Freightera Logistics

Freightera Logistics Inc.
Company typePrivate Company
IndustryLogistics
FoundedMay, 2014 (May, 2014)
FounderEric Beckwitt
Headquarters
Vancouver
,
Canada
Areas served
Canada, United States
Products
  • Freightera Marketplace,
  • Go Green: Low Emission Freight Marketplace,
  • Link2Rail
Websitewww.freightera.com

Freightera Logistics Inc. is a Vancouver-based business to business (B2B) online freight marketplace[1] that allows businesses to get road or rail transport quotes from North American carriers, and make direct shipment bookings.[2][3]

History

The company was founded by its CEO Eric Beckwitt (a former GIS analyst) and his wife, Zhenya Beck in May 2014.[4]

The company began operations by connecting freight trucks with businesses across Canadian routes but later grew to include rail services and lower energy emission carriers certified by the joint USA–Canada environment-friendly SmartWay program.[5][6]

As of 2019, the company serves 9,000 business and 800 carriers across 16 billion North American routes.[4][3]

Funding

In 2016, the company raised C$2.1 million in funding via Robson Capital and angel investors in California. In 2018 the company received another undisclosed seven-figure investment from Silicon Valley–based Decathlon Capital Partners.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ "Freightera Logistics Secures Investment From Decathlon Capital Partners". Transport Topics. 2019-02-04. Retrieved 2019-04-11.
  2. ^ "Freightera Has a Plan to Become the Amazon of the Freight Industry". Canadian Shipper. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
  3. ^ a b "Green freight guru grows low-emissions marketplace". FreightWaves. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
  4. ^ a b "Talking With Zhenya Beck". Totalprestige Magazine. 2018-05-15. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
  5. ^ ElDeeb, Leena (2017-11-16). "Freightera: How An Asthmatic Child Inspired A Green Startup". progrss. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
  6. ^ "Freightera: Where shipping becomes online shopping". Truck News. 2018-02-15. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
  7. ^ "Term Sheet -- Friday, July 15". Fortune. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
  8. ^ FinSMEs (2019-01-24). "Freightera Logistics Receives Investment from Decathlon Capital Partners". FinSMEs. Retrieved 2019-03-27.