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Flexport
Pre-IPOOTC.FLECurrent

Flexport

Modern Freight Forwarder

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Foundation year: 2013

About

Total Funding

$2.4B


Flexport is a digital customs brokerage and freight forwarder and bills itself as the "operating system for global trade". Flexport's platform connects all parties in a trade, including importers, exporters, trucking companies, ocean carriers, airlines, and customs agencies, among others. The platform additionally claims to allow customers to track their cargo in real-time, create alerts, receive quotes, and get inventory visibility. Through its Freight Forwarders, the company provides customer service that aims to help customers navigate shipping and to ensure that cargo arrives on time.

Flexport serves more than 10,000 clients and suppliers across 112 countries. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in San Francisco, California. Notable investors include DST Global, S.F. Express, and Founders Fund.


Number of employees

1001 - 5000


Headquarters

San Francisco CA, US

 

Investors

A-Grade Investments

Airbnb, Flexport, Casper, Vicarious, Victorious, BitGo, Product Hunt, EasyPost

Alrai Capital

Grab, Flexport, Knotel, Quanergy Systems, Industrious

Bloomberg Beta

Flexport, Knotel, Domino Data Lab, Fieldwire

Cherubic Ventures

Flexport, Bungalow, Stratifyd

DST Global

Market Kurly, Spotify, DoorDash, Robinhood, Wish, Nubank, Flexport, Rappi, Deliveroo, Chime

First Round Capital

Flexport, AppNexus, Blue Apron, Clover Health, Fab, Roblox, Earnest, Warby Parker, Boxed, LendingHome

Founders Fund

Lyft, SpaceX, Spotify, Airbnb, Palantir Technologies, Stripe, Wish, Compass, Just, Flexport

MacroVentures

Flexport

SF Express

Flexport

SoftBank Vision Fund

Grab, DoorDash, View, Flexport, Rappi, Nuro, Uber Advanced Technologies Group, Automation Anywhere, Zymergen, Fair

Susa Ventures

Flexport, LendUp, Policygenius

Y Combinator

Airbnb, DoorDash, Instacart, Stripe, Flexport, Rappi, Ginkgo Bioworks, Coinbase, Convoy, Machine Zone