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The PODFather: Funding, Investors & Team (Sep 2026)

The PODFather is a pay-as-you-go proof-of-delivery software service designed for companies that need to obtain a signature from their end-customers in order to invoice a job. In the transportation industry, paperwork is often lost, leading to a loss of income of around 6%. By digitizing paperwork, The PODFather ensures that all jobs are properly invoiced. ThePODFather.com is a platform where delivery jobs can be entered or uploaded, and then assigned to drivers through a simple drag and drop interface. Drivers receive job details through a companion app on their mobile device or ruggedized PDA. They can complete job details, take photos if necessary, have the end-customer sign the screen of the PDA, and have all the job information automatically sent back to the website.

www.thepodfather.com Edinburgh, United Kingdom 11-50 employees
B2B Enterprise Software Mobile Software
Total raised
$4.4M
Rounds
1
Latest
Undisclosed round
Apr 2025

The PODFather has raised $4.4M across 1 funding round on record, the most recent an undisclosed round of $4.4M announced in Apr 2025.

That round is in line with the $4.0M median round size for United Kingdom companies tracked on FundedIQ over the last two years.

The PODFather Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$4.4M
across 1 round on record
Funding rounds on record
1
Latest funding round
Undisclosed round
$4.4M in Apr 2025
Employees
11-50
reported band
Headquarters
Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Latest funding round on record: Apr 2025.

The PODFather Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Undisclosed round
$4.4M

The PODFather Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
Alastair Broom
Founder

No contact details are on record for this team yet.

The PODFather Funding in Context

Segment
Companies
Median round
5,273
$4.0M

The PODFather's latest round of $4.4M is in line with the median round in United Kingdom. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.

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The PODFather Funding FAQs

What does The PODFather do?

The PODFather is a pay-as-you-go proof-of-delivery software service designed for companies that need to obtain a signature from their end-customers in order to invoice a job. In the transportation industry, paperwork is often lost, leading to a loss of income of around 6%. By digitizing paperwork, The PODFather ensures that all jobs are properly invoiced. ThePODFather.com is a platform where delivery jobs can be entered or uploaded, and then assigned to drivers through a simple drag and drop interface. Drivers receive job details through a companion app on their mobile device or ruggedized PDA. They can complete job details, take photos if necessary, have the end-customer sign the screen of the PDA, and have all the job information automatically sent back to the website.

How much funding has The PODFather raised?

The PODFather has raised $4.4M across 1 round on record. The most recent is an undisclosed round of $4.4M announced in Apr 2025.

When did The PODFather last raise funding?

The PODFather's most recent funding round on record is an undisclosed round of $4.4M, announced in Apr 2025.

Who founded The PODFather?

FundedIQ lists Alastair Broom (Founder) at The PODFather.

Where is The PODFather headquartered?

The PODFather is based in Edinburgh, United Kingdom.

How many employees does The PODFather have?

The PODFather is in the 11-50 employee band.

About FundedIQ's The PODFather Funding Data

FundedIQ tracks announced funding rounds and refreshes this profile every week. Round dates, stages and amounts are normalised to a single format, converted to US dollars, and de-duplicated: two records of the same round announced days apart are merged, and two genuinely different rounds are kept apart on the amounts they disclose. Amounts shown are the disclosed figures only — a round announced without a number is listed and excluded from the total rather than estimated.

Employee counts are reported bands, not exact headcounts. Founder and executive names carry the job title on record. Anything we do not hold for The PODFather is left off this page rather than filled in.

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