Ninja Delivery
The business, the turning points, and the decisions behind them.
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01 / WHAT IT BUILT
What the company did
Ninja Delivery was a Canadian ultra-fast grocery delivery startup promising 10-minute deliveries. Launched in Waterloo, Ontario in 2021 by co-founder and CEO Wesley Yue, it served customers through micro-fulfillment 'dark stores' stocked with 1,300+ products — fresh produce, meat, alcohol, health and household items — with free delivery on orders over $10, operating daily until 2am. In March 2022, six months after launch, it raised C$2.8 million from Lachy Groom, Flexport, and Contrary Capital to expand across Ontario and British Columbia, with 80+ employees and a proprietary dispatch algorithm powering e-bike couriers.
02 / FAILURE REASONS
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03 / EVENT HISTORY
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- Launched
Ninja Delivery launched in Waterloo, Ontario, promising 10-minute grocery deliveries from micro-fulfillment dark stores.
- Raised C$2.8M and expanded
In March 2022 the company raised C$2.8M from Lachy Groom, Flexport, and Contrary Capital, expanded into Toronto, and planned 10 more markets with 80+ employees.
04 / CONTEMPORARY REBUILD ASSESSMENT
Difficulty of rebuilding this project today
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05 / CAUSAL CHAIN / AFTERMATH
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