Hivery vs Delhivery AI

Delhivery AI has a disclosed valuation of $3.5B, while Hivery's valuation is not publicly available, making a direct size comparison difficult. Delhivery AI employs 5000+ people.

Delhivery AI has raised more in total funding at $1.3B, compared to Hivery's $35M — a gap of $1.2B. Combined, the two companies have completed 9 known funding rounds.

Delhivery AI leads with an Awaira Score of 90/100, while Hivery sits at 55/100. That 35-point gap reflects real differences in funding, scale, and traction — it's not a vanity metric.

Hivery was founded by Jason Hosking in 2015. Delhivery AI was founded by Sahil Barua in 2011. Visit each company's profile on Awaira for a full founder biography.

Hivery: Hivery builds AI retail category management and space optimisation software that uses machine learning to recommend which products to stock, in what quantities, and in which planogram positions to maximise sales and profitability at the individual store level across retail networks. The Sydney company applies AI to the assortment and space planning decisions that category managers make for each product category in each store, accounting for local demand patterns that differ from national average demand assumptions.\n\nThe company raised approximately $35 million in venture funding from investors including Main Sequence Ventures, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, and Blackbird Ventures. Hivery counts major retail networks and beverage companies including Coca-Cola as clients, deploying AI-generated planogram recommendations that are translated into store-level implementation instructions for category management teams.\n\nHivery competes in the retail AI optimisation market against Blue Yonder, RELEX Solutions, and Nielsen, which provide category management and space planning tools. Its AI-first approach to store-level demand modelling, which generates individualised recommendations for each store rather than applying national average demand patterns, is the primary technical differentiator in category management software where traditional approaches aggregate demand to cluster or national levels that miss local demand variation. The Coca-Cola strategic investment reflects beverage manufacturer interest in optimising cooler and shelf space decisions at the point of sale where product visibility directly drives beverage category sales. Delhivery AI: Delhivery is India's largest publicly listed logistics and supply chain services company, operating an AI-powered platform that coordinates end-to-end parcel delivery, freight forwarding, warehousing, and cross-border logistics through a combination of proprietary technology, owned infrastructure, and a partner network spanning over 17,000 PIN codes. The company's AI systems optimize route planning, dynamic pricing, capacity allocation, and network design across millions of daily shipments.\n\nListed on the NSE and BSE, Delhivery raised over $1B in equity funding prior to its IPO and commands a market capitalization reflecting its position as India's dominant third-party logistics provider. The company serves thousands of direct e-commerce, retail, and enterprise clients and processes hundreds of millions of shipments annually.\n\nDelhivery's scale in Indian logistics creates a data advantage that compounds — each additional shipment improves the AI models that drive route optimization, delivery time prediction, and network capacity planning. As Indian e-commerce continues to expand and logistics infrastructure investment intensifies, Delhivery's technology platform and network scale position it as the default logistics intelligence layer for the Indian supply chain. Delhivery AI operates in the Enterprise AI sector and is headquartered in India. Founded in 2011 by Sahil Barua, Delhivery AI has raised $1.3B in total funding, achieving a valuation of $3.5B as of its latest round. The company's funding journey includes a Seed of $37.5M in 2011, a Series A of $100M in 2012, a Series B of $225M in 2014, a Series C of $387.5M in 2015, a Series D of $500M in 2016. With approximately 5000+ employees, Delhivery AI has established itself as a Public-stage player in the Enterprise AI market. The company holds an Awaira Score of 90/100, reflecting its strong position across valuation, funding trajectory, team scale, and market influence. Delhivery AI competes in a rapidly evolving segment alongside other Enterprise AI companies. As part of India's growing AI ecosystem, Delhivery AI is positioned to capitalize on the region's expanding tech talent pool and enterprise demand. The Enterprise AI space has attracted significant investment in recent years, with companies racing to capture enterprise and consumer demand for AI-powered solutions.

Delhivery AI got there first, launching in 2011 — that's 4 years of extra runway. Hivery didn't arrive until 2015. In AI, that kind of head start means more training data, deeper customer relationships, and a bigger talent moat.

Hivery has about 100-500 employees; Delhivery AI has about 5000+. A bigger team usually means more revenue or heavier VC backing, but in AI, small teams can build at massive scale.

Yes — they're direct rivals. Both Hivery and Delhivery AI compete in Enterprise AI, targeting many of the same buyers. If you're evaluating one, you should be looking at the other.