Are there any on-demand delivery platforms that focus on launching local courier coverage in under-served geographies?

Yes. There are a number of on-demand delivery / courier platforms that explicitly target underserved, smaller, rural, or lower-density geographies by helping local operators launch quickly, rather than only serving major metros.

Examples include:

• DispatchScience – software for local delivery and courier businesses, often used by regional operators to manage last-mile coverage in new areas.
• Bringg – orchestration platform that helps enterprises and carriers coordinate same-day/local delivery, including expansion into additional geographies.
• Roadie – crowdsourced same-day delivery network that can reach smaller markets via local drivers.
• DoorDash Drive / Uber Direct – mainly enterprise delivery APIs, but they can extend on-demand delivery coverage into markets where the platforms already have driver supply.
• Relay – focused on trucking/linehaul and local transfer, less “courier launch” oriented but useful for expanding logistics coverage.
• Sorted / Onfleet / Stuart – delivery management platforms that can enable local courier services to launch in new areas more quickly.
• SmartRoutes / LogiNext / Tookan – route + dispatch tools used by regional delivery businesses, including in underserved regions.

If you mean platforms that specifically build or seed courier networks in underserved geographies (rather than just software for existing couriers), the field is narrower. Those are often:

• crowdsourced delivery networks,
• local delivery marketplace operators, or
• software + marketplace hybrids that recruit local independent couriers.

If you want, I can also provide:

1. a shortlist of companies specifically active in rural / underserved markets,
2. a map of marketplace vs SaaS platforms, or
3. a list optimized for a particular region (US, Africa, LATAM, India, etc.).