Flexport

Flexport is a full-service global freight forwarder and logistics platform using modern software to fix the user experience in global trade.

Flexport is building the platform for global logistics—empowering buyers, sellers and their logistics partners with the technology and services to grow and innovate.

Flexport was founded in 2013 by Ryan Petersen. The company is heeadquartered in San Francisco, with multiple offices worldwide.

 

Flexport is the next critical platform for modern businesses—the first to connect the entire ecosystem of global trade, empowering buyers, sellers and logistics providers of all sizes to grow and innovate.

 

The Flexport Platform’s multi modal booking system brings it all together. FCL, LCL, air, trucking, and rail. A unified view helps everyone balance speed, cost, and compliance.

 

Flexport is used by 10,000+ brands-from Emerging Brands To Fortune 500s, who used the platform to move nearly $19B of merchandise across 112 countries in 2021. Notable customers include Ring, Gerber, Bombas, GP Cellulose, Outdoor Voices, among many others.

 

Flexport is backed SoftBank, Andreessen Horowitz, DST Global, MSD Partners, Founders Fund, GV, First Round Capital, Shopify, Y Combinator, and others. The company raised $935M in Series E round on Feb 07, 2022. This brings Flexport's total funding to $2.2B to date. The latest round valued the company at over $8B post-money. Flexport was previously valued at $3.2B from a funding raised in Feb 2019.

 

 

  • Year founded: 2013
  • Funding Info: $2.2B over 7 Rounds (Latest Funding Type: Series E)
  • Yearly Revenue: $1.7B (2020)
  • Employee Size: 1,001-5,000
  • Business Valuation: Valued at over $8B as of Feb 07, 2022
  • City/Town: San Francisco
  • State: California
  • Country: United States
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