Shipper Funding, Investors & Competitors

Descartes Systems Group provides a software solution that allows users in the shipping industry to communicate with one another. Its core product is the Global Logistics Network, which is best understood as transaction-driven. Descartes charges clients to send/receive messages, data, and documents on the GLN. Customers typically contract for a monthly minimum over a multiyear period. The GLN platform allows Descartes to upsell additional software modules as well, typically provided via a software-as-a-service model.

ElasticRun is a rural logistics platform extending FMCG distribution, e-commerce delivery, and financial services to underserved areas in India. Bengaluru-headquartered and founded in 2016, it leverages a network of 100,000 Kirana stores for last-mile fulfillment. Partnerships with Hindustan Unilever and Amazon India enable hyperlocal inventory and data-driven marketing insights for rural consumers.

Bringg is a SaaS platform for last-mile delivery management, helping retailers and logistics providers plan, automate, and optimize fulfillment and delivery operations across a network of drivers and fleets. Founded in 2013 by Lior Sion and Raanan Cohen, the company is co-headquartered in Chicago and Tel Aviv, with an additional office in London. Its customers include Walmart, Albertsons, AutoZone, and Coca-Cola, which use the platform to add new fulfillment channels while controlling delivery costs.

Manhattan Associates provides software that helps users manage their supply chains, inventory, and omnichannel operations. Customers are generally retailers, wholesalers, manufacturers, and logistics providers. The company was founded in 1990 and serves more than 1,200 customers worldwide.

GigaCloud Technology Inc provides end-to-end and B2B e-commerce solutions for large parcel merchandise. Its B2B e-commerce platform, which is referred to as the GigaCloud Marketplace, integrates everything from discovery, payments, and logistics tools into one easy-to-use platform. It offers online and offline integrated cross-border transaction and delivery services for furniture and large merchandise. Its marketplace seamlessly connects manufacturers in Asia with resellers in the U.S., Asia, and Europe to execute cross-border transactions with confidence, speed, and efficiency. It offers a truly comprehensive solution that transports products from the manufacturer's warehouse to end customers, all at one fixed price. It earns the majority of its revenue from the United States.

GuoChuang Software Co Ltd provides data intelligence products and services. It mainly operates three business segments: digital applications, digital products, and digital operations. The Digital applications segment provides data intelligence industry software products and IT solutions and services to customers in industries such as operators, energy, transportation, government, and enterprises. The Digital products segment is engaged in developing and applying Battery Management Systems, energy storage BEMS, smart energy storage systems, assisted driving and autonomous driving domain controllers, and other integrated hardware and software data intelligent products; and the Digital operations segment builds and operates a smart logistics cloud platform.

New Trend International Logis-tech Co Ltd provides logistics system integration services. It provides warehousing, distribution and logistics automation systems and services. It offers logistics software, including warehouse control system, warehouse management system, data acquisition, and monitoring system, logistics management integration platform, transportation management system, and picking management system. It provides production planning, design, system integration, software development, equipment customization; and after-sales service, and a series of services. Its automatic logistics systems are mainly used in tobacco, cold chain, new energy vehicles, medicine, machinery manufacturing, airports, retail chains, e-commerce and food and beverage industries.

Tecsys Inc is engaged in the development and sale of enterprise supply chain management software for distribution, warehousing, transportation logistics, point-of-use, and order management. It also provides related consulting, education, and support services. The company serves healthcare systems, services parts, third-party logistics, retail, and general wholesale distribution industries. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from the United States and also has a presence in Canada, Europe, and other regions.

Logory Logistics Technology Co Ltd is a full-link digital freight service provider in China. The company provides a series of digital freight services and solutions for all participants in the freight industry such as logistics companies and cargo owners, as well as truckers in both inter-city and intra-city road freight transportation.

Opter AB is a modern transport management system for the entire process from orders and transport planning to invoicing and settlement.

Trade Window Holdings Ltd develops and commercializes technology solutions that provide international trade participants with a secure platform and tools to establish trust and trade globally in an efficient manner across interconnected networks. The company's platform Cube connects the commercial, financial, logistics, and government data silos that make up interanational supply chains.

Peregrine.ai is a Berlin-based edge AI provider for transportation data processing. Its software runs on vehicles to generate real-time insights for safety, mapping, and infrastructure from telematics. Optimized for embedded systems, it minimizes cloud dependency and emissions. Founded in 2020, Peregrine.ai licenses to telematics firms and serves logistics and urban planning sectors across Europe.

Cart.com is an Austin-headquartered provider of end-to-end commerce and logistics solutions unifying operations for B2C and B2B brands across sales channels. The platform supports multichannel fulfillment through a nationwide network of warehouses, AI-powered optimization, and data science teams serving thousands of mid-market and enterprise customers spanning consumer goods and industrial sectors.

Motive is a San Francisco-headquartered fleet management platform founded in 2013. The company integrates AI dashcams, GPS telematics, ELDs, and compliance tools for 100,000+ vehicles in trucking, construction, oil and gas, and agriculture. Motive's platform automates safety coaching, maintenance scheduling, and spend management, reducing accidents by 50% for clients through real-time analytics and predictive insights.

ShipBob is a cloud-based logistics and fulfillment platform built for small and medium-sized e-commerce businesses, offering inventory management, order tracking, and analytics alongside a global network of fulfillment centers. Founded in 2014 through Y Combinator and based in Chicago, the company expanded from 10 to more than 24 facilities across the U.S., Canada, U.K., Ireland, and Australia, giving merchants a unified view of orders, inventory, and shipments across sales channels. It supports omnichannel offerings such as two-day shipping on marketplaces including Walmart Marketplace.

SendCloud is a Netherlands-based all-in-one shipping platform for e-commerce retailers. The Eindhoven-headquartered service integrates with carriers like PostNL, DHL, and UPS, enabling quick connections in about five minutes. It automates label generation, tracking, returns, and analytics, serving over 20,000 webshops across Europe to reduce shipping costs and improve delivery experiences.

Full Truck Alliance Co Ltd, through its subsidiaries, provides comprehensive services for shippers and truckers through its mobile and website platforms. Its principal operations are in the People's Republic of China. The group derives its revenues principally from shippers and trucker's use of its platforms in connection with freight matching services and value-added services.