Local Start-Up Wanting To Be Next Amazon, Secures $2 Million

LONG BEACH, NY — A Long Beach start-up company has completed its seed funding round.

Trellus, which offers same-day local delivery to assist small retail and home-based businesses, secured $2 million from private investors.

The seed funding round closed in four days, according to a release.

Trellus plans to expand operations by launching a local marketplace to rival big box retailers and Amazon.

Adam Haber, CEO and co-founder said in a statement: "Consumer demand for fast and convenient local delivery from their favorite stores is growing, but too many independent retailers lack the ability and resources to compete on time-savings."

The Trellus Marketplace will provide merchants with an easy-to-use e-commerce tool, allowing Trellus to not only deliver products but sell them as well.

Launched in early 2021, Trellus has grown steadily from the startup’s Nassau County headquarters, expanding into Suffolk and Queens, with Brooklyn, Manhattan in the short term.

There are 130 Long Island businesses using Trellus same-day delivery service, florists, toy shops and accountants.

"The proprietary platform and technology we are building is centered around the needs of small and home-based businesses to make online sales and same-day local delivery a simple and efficient process," JR Jensen, Trellus CTO and co-founder, said.

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