Murvah Iqbal

Co-Founder & CEO - Hived

Murvah Iqbal is a British Pakistani entrepreneur and co-founder of Hived, a London-based climate and logistics startup. She started Hived with her co-founder Mathias Krieger to revolutionise the logistics industry, designing a parcel delivery network that is innovative, people-centric and environmentally sustainable. At Hived, Murvah is building the first emission-free parcel delivery network for the mass-market, powered entirely by electric vehicles. Since founding Hived in 2021, she has led the company to 30% month over month revenue growth since inception and secured £14m in funding from investors including Maersk Growth, Planet A, Pale Blue Dot, and Eka Ventures. In 18 months, she has grown HIVED to a head office of 50, shipping for some of the largest international retailers including ASOS and Zara and UK brands such as Candy Kittens and Pip & Nut. Under Murvah’s direction, Hived is pioneering in sustainable parcel delivery at scale and operates one of the largest all electric fleets in the country, with nationwide collection across the UK and delivery to all of Greater London. Murvah was listed in Forbes 30 Under 30 for 2023 and featured in the Salesforce+ series, Ecopreneurs. She also speaks around the world at events including Salesforce Dreamforce 2022 and Micromobility America.  Murvah holds a Bachelor’s degree in Development Economics and International Development from King's College London.