Human first
Technology is a means, never the message. We measure ourselves by conversations started and doors opened.
About ZIPIEE
We're on the side of the independent shop.
Europe's high streets are built by independent shops: the bakery, the bookseller, the florist that give a town its character. ZIPIEE exists to help them compete, connect and stay open, with technology that does the work and then gets out of the way.
Why we exist
Independent shops do everything. We take one thing off their plate.
An independent owner is the buyer, the marketer, the bookkeeper and the person behind the counter. Keeping a window display fresh and a Google Business Profile accurate is a job in itself, and it's usually the job that slips.
ZIPIEE brings those together into one calm app, paired with an e-ink or LED display that brings a shop's best offer to the street. And because we believe the future of local commerce is people, not platforms, our consumer app sends shoppers to the door rather than into a marketplace.
Quietly capable
The best tool is the one you forget you're using. We'd rather be invisible and indispensable than flashy.
Local by design
We are starting local in Germany and growing city by city, getting it right for every high street.
From the founders
A message from us three.
We are three founders helping independent retailers thrive in a challenging local and global economy and a fast-moving world. We believe ZIPIEE gives independent retailers the edge, and as we keep building, we will keep helping them grow. We are building sustainable technology, sustainable high streets, and sustainable small business.
Conor-James, Jens-Fabian & Asad, founders of ZIPIEE
The company
Built by The JCM Group GbR.
ZIPIEE is the product; The JCM Group GbR is the company behind it, based in Germany and focused on building sustainable business.
Want to be part of it?
Whether you run a shop or just love your local one, we'd like to hear from you.