‘Flexport’ a Global Freight Forwarder and Logistics Platform Use Modern Software to Fix the User Experience in Global Trade

Headquarter: San Francisco, California, United States

Founder: Ryan Petersen

Founded: 2013

Type of business: Private

The platform arranges goods to be transported and tracks the inventory in real-time in orders carried by the ocean, air, and road freight, enabling logistics companies to optimize transportation routes and inventory management. It is a licensed customs brokerage and freight forwarder built around a modern web application. Its freight service includes an online dashboard for businesses to easily understand, purchase, manage, and track the services required for global trade. Its logistics experts’ team lets focus on core business by ensuring goods arrive at fulfillment/distribution centers on time and the lowest cost. Flexport’s mission is to fix the user experience in global trade and bring the world free trade through technology.

Flexport still had a record year, working with 10,000 clients to finance and transport goods. The shipping industry is so huge that it’s still only the seventh-largest freight forwarder on its top Trans-Pacific Eastbound leg. The massive headroom for growth and its use of software to coordinate supply chains and optimize routing attracted SoftBank. And Flexport got an investment worth $1 Billion in 2019.

Suprotik Sinha

Suprotik Sinha is the Content Writer with Synkrama Technologies. He writes about technologies and startups in the global enterprise space. An animal lover, Suprotik, is a postgraduate from Symbiosis Institute of Mass Communication (SIMC) Pune. He carries 6+ years of experience in Content Writing, and he also worked in mainstream broadcast media, where he worked as a Journalist with Ibn7 ( now known as News18 India) and Zee Media in Mumbai.