Apukuski raises seed round led by Gorilla Capital for big and bulky delivery

What's the deal? ApukuskiDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, a platform standardising second-hand logistics for large goods, has raised a seed round led by Gorilla CapitalDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, with participation from Sofokus VenturesDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → and angel investors Tero LehtonenDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → and Laura Vatanen. It marks the 63rd investment from Gorilla Capital Fund IIIDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →.

What's the endgame? Big and bulky items — furniture, appliances, and other large goods — sit in an awkward gap: too big for parcel couriers, too complex for traditional freight. Apukuski offers a single platform with instant fixed pricing and minute-accurate scheduling that plugs directly into e-commerce checkouts and marketplace listings.

How does it work? The company owns no vehicles and employs no drivers, coordinating a vetted network of transport partners as the technology layer. Its prediction engine estimates job duration with over 95% accuracy, feeding that pricing and scheduling into second-hand and circular trade.

Why now? Apukuski already has traction: more than 2,000 customer reviews averaging 4.9 out of 5, a Net Promoter Score of 92, and active integrations with marketplaces and retail chains across Europe. The team spent three years running its own moving company before building the platform.

"We didn't build Apukuski on startup hype, but on real execution, data, and hard-earned domain expertise," said founder and chief executive officer Arttu Hilli.

Investor view: "What stood out with Apukuski is that Arttu and his team spent three years running their own moving company before building the platform," said Risto Rautakorpi, partner at Gorilla Capital. He added that the firm looks for teams that "combine deep domain understanding with the ability to learn directly from their customers and turn that into execution."

The signal: As circular and second-hand trade grows across Europe, the logistics layer for large goods remains fragmented and manual. Asset-light platforms that standardise pricing and scheduling — and connect directly to marketplaces — are positioning to capture that gap.

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