SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan 23, 2025--
Burq, a leader in modern last-mile delivery solutions, has unveiled a suite of groundbreaking features and a refreshed brand identity poised to redefine delivery across industries like grocery, floral, and retail. With tailored solutions that scale with businesses, a unified network of providers, and cutting-edge analytics, Burq is making it easier for brands to deliver faster, more reliable service while optimizing their operations and customer experiences.
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A Proven Track Record of Growth
With over $100 million worth of items delivered and nationwide coverage, Burq has demonstrated its ability to drive impact at scale. Businesses have saved thousands of hours each month on operations and increased customer satisfaction by 72% by leveraging Burq's suite of products. These achievements underscore the company’s focus on helping businesses of all sizes achieve measurable results through innovative delivery solutions.
Driving Impact Across Industries Head-On
Burq’s solutions are built to empower businesses by addressing their unique challenges and enabling them to scale seamlessly. With demand for same-day delivery growing 40% year-over-year, Burq’s new features address critical pain points like coverage gaps and operational inefficiencies. From expanding delivery networks to providing actionable insights, Burq’s tools are helping businesses grow revenue, improve operational efficiency, and deliver exceptional customer experiences.
“With these innovations, we’re not just improving delivery — we’re setting a new standard for customer experience and scalability across industries,” said Salman Habib, Co-Founder of Burq. “Whether it’s ensuring fast, reliable delivery for grocery orders or creating a branded experience for retailers, our platform enables businesses to grow with confidence.”
Key Features Driving Transformation:
A Unified Brand for Industry-Specific Solutions
As part of its growth, Burq has refined its branding and messaging to better serve its diverse customer base. The refreshed website and logo align with Burq’s commitment to clarity, innovation, and trust, while also addressing the specific needs of different industries. “Our branding evolution isn’t just about a new look; it’s about speaking directly to the businesses we support,” said Shaban Habib, Co-Founder of Burq. “From grocery to pharmacy and beyond, our messaging reflects our deep understanding of each vertical’s needs, allowing us to connect more effectively with our customers and provide tailored solutions.”
Powerhouse Backing
Burq’s growth is supported by esteemed investors, including Village Global, the venture firm backed by entrepreneurs like Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos and Reid Hoffman, and Mantis, the venture firm founded by Grammy-winning artists The Chainsmokers. Other notable backers include Origin Ventures, BDMI, and One Way Ventures, demonstrating strong confidence in Burq’s mission to transform the last-mile delivery industry.
Looking to the Future
As Burq looks toward 2025, its platform aims to set new benchmarks for operational excellence, anticipating a future where delivery is instantaneous, seamless, and entirely data-driven. With cutting-edge tools, a refreshed brand, and a clear focus on empowering businesses across industries, the company is positioned to lead the delivery space into the future.
To learn more about Burq’s solutions and see what’s new, visit www.burqup.com.
About Burq
Burq is a leading provider of last-mile delivery solutions, helping businesses of all sizes streamline operations, scale their services, and enhance the customer experience. With customizable workflows, a vast delivery network, and innovative tools, Burq is the partner businesses trust to expand their reach and deliver success.
Burq Launches Last-Mile Delivery Innovations to Transform Grocery, Retail, and Beyond in 2025. (Photo: Business Wire)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran wants to negotiate with Washington after his threat to strike the Islamic Republic over its bloody crackdown on protesters, a move coming as activists said Monday the death toll in the nationwide demonstrations rose to at least 544.
Iran had no immediate reaction to the news, which came after the foreign minister of Oman — long an interlocutor between Washington and Tehran — traveled to Iran this weekend. It also remains unclear just what Iran could promise, particularly as Trump has set strict demands over its nuclear program and its ballistic missile arsenal, which Tehran insists is crucial for its national defense.
Meanwhile Monday, Iran called for pro-government demonstrators to head to the streets in support of the theocracy, a show of force after days of protests directly challenging the rule of 86-year-old Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Iranian state television aired chants from the crowd, who shouted “Death to America!” and “Death to Israel!”
Trump and his national security team have been weighing a range of potential responses against Iran including cyberattacks and direct strikes by the U.S. or Israel, according to two people familiar with internal White House discussions who were not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.
“The military is looking at it, and we’re looking at some very strong options,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One on Sunday night. Asked about Iran’s threats of retaliation, he said: “If they do that, we will hit them at levels that they’ve never been hit before.”
Trump said that his administration was in talks to set up a meeting with Tehran, but cautioned that he may have to act first as reports of the death toll in Iran mount and the government continues to arrest protesters.
“I think they’re tired of being beat up by the United States,” Trump said. “Iran wants to negotiate.”
He added: “The meeting is being set up, but we may have to act because of what’s happening before the meeting. But a meeting is being set up. Iran called, they want to negotiate.”
Iran through country's parliamentary speaker warned Sunday that the U.S. military and Israel would be “legitimate targets” if America uses force to protect demonstrators.
More than 10,600 people also have been detained over the two weeks of protests, said the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency, which has been accurate in previous unrest in recent years and gave the death toll. It relies on supporters in Iran crosschecking information. It said 496 of the dead were protesters and 48 were with security forces.
With the internet down in Iran and phone lines cut off, gauging the demonstrations from abroad has grown more difficult. The Associated Press has been unable to independently assess the toll. Iran’s government has not offered overall casualty figures.
Those abroad fear the information blackout is emboldening hard-liners within Iran’s security services to launch a bloody crackdown. Protesters flooded the streets in the country’s capital and its second-largest city on Saturday night into Sunday morning. Online videos purported to show more demonstrations Sunday night into Monday, with a Tehran official acknowledging them in state media.
In Tehran, a witness told the AP that the streets of the capital empty at the sunset call to prayers each night. By the Isha, or nighttime prayer, the streets are deserted.
Part of that stems from the fear of getting caught in the crackdown. Police sent the public a text message that warned: “Given the presence of terrorist groups and armed individuals in some gatherings last night and their plans to cause death, and the firm decision to not tolerate any appeasement and to deal decisively with the rioters, families are strongly advised to take care of their youth and teenagers.”
Another text, which claimed to come from the intelligence arm of the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, also directly warned people not to take part in demonstrations.
“Dear parents, in view of the enemy’s plan to increase the level of naked violence and the decision to kill people, ... refrain from being on the streets and gathering in places involved in violence, and inform your children about the consequences of cooperating with terrorist mercenaries, which is an example of treason against the country,” the text warned.
The witness spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity due to the ongoing crackdown.
The demonstrations began Dec. 28 over the collapse of the Iranian rial currency, which trades at over 1.4 million to $1, as the country’s economy is squeezed by international sanctions in part levied over its nuclear program. The protests intensified and grew into calls directly challenging Iran’s theocracy.
Nikhinson reported from aboard Air Force One.
In this frame grab from video obtained by the AP outside Iran, a masked demonstrator holds a picture of Iran's Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi during a protest in Tehran, Iran, Friday, January. 9, 2026. (UGC via AP)
In this frame grab from footage circulating on social media from Iran shows protesters taking to the streets despite an intensifying crackdown as the Islamic Republic remains cut off from the rest of the world in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026.(UGC via AP)
In this frame grab from footage circulating on social media from Iran showed protesters once again taking to the streets of Tehran despite an intensifying crackdown as the Islamic Republic remains cut off from the rest of the world in Tehran, Iran, Saturday Jan. 10, 2026. (UGC via AP)
