AnyVan

Industry: Logistics Technology
Founders: Angus Elphinstone
Invested: 2012
Location: London, United Kingdom
Status: Partially Exited

AnyVan was founded in 2009 to revolutionise the “man & van” market by making larger‐item transport affordable, efficient and greener. Celeres became the sole capital provider in 2012, backing the team’s vision to scale across Europe, and in 2022 the business was acquired by the private equity firm Vitruvian Partners.

As of 2024, AnyVan has served over four million customers through a network of 90,000 transport partners, employing 250 people across Europe. Its proprietary dynamic pricing engine offers real‐time quotes by leveraging excess capacity, making it one of the only platforms in Europe to instantly price and fulfill large-item moves.

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