How Padi Works
How It Works

From separate trips
to one smart route.

Padi is pre-launch. Here's what's happening now, what we're building, and how the platform will work when it goes live.

Nigerian business owners handing parcels to a dispatch rider
Now — Pre-launch
Next — Route planning
Launch — Live pooling
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Now — Pre-launch

Businesses and riders join the waitlist

Before Padi launches, we're collecting route data from businesses and riders across Lagos. We need to understand where delivery demand is highest before we build the routes.

What you do now

  • Tell us your pickup area and delivery destinations
  • Share how often you send or receive deliveries
  • We map the demand and plan accordingly
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Next — Route analysis

Padi identifies the highest-demand corridors

Once enough businesses and riders have joined, we use their location and route data to identify which delivery corridors have the highest pooling potential — where multiple businesses consistently send goods toward the same area.

What happens next

  • Route corridors are mapped and scored
  • Areas with highest demand are prioritised for launch
  • Riders are matched to high-demand zones
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Launch — Live pooling

Padi launches on the first active routes

The platform goes live in areas where the demand is strong enough. Businesses submit deliveries, Padi groups those headed the same direction, and riders pick up multiple packages in a single planned run.

How pooling works

  • Business submits a delivery request
  • Padi groups it with others on the same route
  • Rider picks up all packages and delivers them
  • Each business pays only their share of the cost

Route pooling logic

Business A — Yaba → Lekki
Business B — Ikeja → Lekki
Business C — Surulere → Lekki
↓ Padi groups same-direction deliveries
1 Rider · 3 packages · → Lekki
↓ Cost split 3 ways
Each business: ~₦1,200 instead of ₦3,500
Common questions

What people ask us.