CarGo, the brainchild of Lindisfarne College students Armaan Kumar and Keaton Pitcher, is envisioned as an integrated rideshare and app system offering same-day and even one-hour delivery for products from local businesses.

“Essentially, it’s for goods delivery,” they say. Mitchell Hageman hears how two boys from Hawke’s Bay intend to take their vision to Silicon Valley heights.

With their yin and yang, dynamic duo skillsets, students Armaan Kumar and Keaton Pitcher are matching their tech and entrepreneurial prowess to have a crack at one of the most lucrative yet untouched markets in New Zealand.

Despite being in its infancy, their business concept, “CarGo,” blew away Hawke’s Bay Young Enterprise Scheme judges, earning them a $500 prize and a spot on about 30 businesses mailing lists.

CarGo intends to tap into high demand for short-distance local deliveries in New Zealand, utilising a ridesharing app system similar to the likes of Uber and Delivereasy.

The crowd-sourced delivery platform is designed to provide rapid, on-demand delivery services. The app will connect businesses and individuals with a network of independent drivers, offering same-day and one-hour delivery options.

“The goal is pretty much to allow businesses to provide their customers with same-day delivery because that’s something we’ve found there is huge demand for, especially overseas,” Pitcher said.

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