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WareIQ
YC S20Bengaluru, IN · Founded 2019 · 50 employees · 14 known investors
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WareIQ provides a fulfillment platform that connects e-commerce merchants' sales channels to a distributed warehouse network in India. The platform automatically routes orders to the nearest warehouse with inventory and selects appropriate carriers for delivery to customers.
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Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S20)
WareIQ was founded in 2019 by Harsh Vaidya and Aayush Mattoo.
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Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements- Undisclosed amountseedOct 2020
Emles Venture Advisors, FundersClub, Pioneer Fund, Soma Capital, YC
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Company profile
researched Aug 2026WareIQ operates an on-demand fulfillment network combined with a central software platform that e-commerce sellers use to run their fulfillment operations. Merchants connect their sales channels to the platform and place inventory in the network; when an order arrives on any connected channel, WareIQ's decision engine allocates it to the nearest warehouse holding the relevant stock and selects a courier partner to pick and deliver the shipment to the end customer. The stated aim is to let brands offer shipping speeds comparable to Amazon Prime.
The company also offers Inventory LogIQ, an AI-based inventory planning product for multi-channel consumer brands, presented under its own domain (inventorylogiq.com). Inventory LogIQ dynamically segments SKUs to determine placement locations and accounts for demand and procurement lead-time uncertainty in order to automate three plan types: liquidation plans for slow-selling items contributing to inventory bloat, replenishment plans for fast-selling items at risk of stock-outs, and network optimization plans that position products across locations to reduce shipping times and last-mile costs. The product supports integrations with major ERP systems, D2C stack tools and accounting software.
Founding story
Co-founder and CEO Harsh Vaidya holds a bachelor's degree in engineering from NIT and began his career at Capillary Technologies, later spending more than eight years in corporate strategy and market expansion roles, most recently on product strategy and operations at Pitney Bowes. Co-founder Aayush Mattoo is described as an entrepreneur focused on supply chain dynamics.
Business model
WareIQ provides fulfillment infrastructure and software to e-commerce sellers, combining warehousing and courier allocation services with a platform layer that manages multi-channel order and inventory operations, plus an AI inventory planning product sold to consumer brands.
Traction
The company reported a team size of 50 and stated that its Inventory LogIQ model was trained on data from over 500 brands.
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Market position
WareIQ combines an on-demand warehouse network with the software tools an online seller needs in a single platform, using automated warehouse and courier allocation to support fast delivery promises. For Inventory LogIQ, the company cites a team drawn from supply chain and data science backgrounds at Pitney Bowes, Walmart and Delhivery with experience managing over $20 billion in annual GMV, and a model trained on more than 500 brands.
Technology
The platform includes a decision engine that assigns each incoming order to the nearest warehouse holding the inventory and picks a courier partner for pick-up and delivery. Inventory LogIQ applies AI to segment SKUs and model demand and procurement lead-time uncertainty, generating liquidation, replenishment and network optimization plans; the company states the model was trained on data from more than 500 brands across verticals and market segments, and that the product integrates with major ERPs, D2C stack tools and accounting software.
Go-to-market
E-commerce sellers and multi-channel consumer brands in India, including direct-to-consumer brands managing inventory and shipping across several sales channels.
Geography
Headquartered in Bengaluru, India, serving e-commerce companies in India.
History
WareIQ was founded in 2019 and participated in Y Combinator's Summer 2020 batch, with Aaron Epstein as primary partner. It later launched Inventory LogIQ, an AI inventory planning product for multi-channel consumer brands.
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Key figures
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Timeline · 2
launches, deals, and filingsWareIQ launched Inventory LogIQ, an AI-enabled inventory planning product for multi-channel consumer brands that automates liquidation, replenishment and network optimization plans.
WareIQ was part of Y Combinator's Summer 2020 batch, with Aaron Epstein as primary partner.
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- WareIQ: Amazon-prime like logistics for eCommerce companies in India | Y Combinatorycombinator.com · web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does WareIQ do?
- WareIQ runs an on-demand e-commerce fulfillment network and software platform for online sellers in India.
- Who founded WareIQ?
- WareIQ was founded by Harsh Vaidya, Aayush Mattoo in 2019.
- Who are WareIQ's investors?
- WareIQ's investors include Emles Venture Partners, FundersClub, Kube VC, Maiora Rebel Ventures, Pioneer, Rebel Fund, Soma Capital, Y Combinator and 5 more.
- Where is WareIQ headquartered?
- WareIQ is headquartered in Bengaluru, IN.