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Flexport funding, valuation and investors
Digital freight forwarder modernizing global trade logistics.
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Funding, valuation & investors
Answer-first snapshotLatest funding
Series E
$935M · February 2022
Latest known valuation
$8B+
Series E · February 2022
Total disclosed equity funding
$935M
Excludes debt, grants, acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO proceeds.
Current status
private
growth
Overview
Flexport is a technology-enabled freight forwarder that provides cloud-based logistics software for importers and exporters, combining customs brokerage, ocean/air freight, and supply-chain visibility in a single platform.
Why Flexport is interesting
Flexport tried to software-ize freight — still a key supply-chain tech reference amid reshoring and American Dynamism themes.
Product & use cases
Technology-enabled freight forwarder with cloud logistics software for customs, ocean/air freight, and supply-chain visibility.
- Import/export freight forwarding with digital tracking
- Customs brokerage automation
- Supply-chain visibility for importers and exporters
Key facts
- Series E (Feb 2022): $935M at $8B+ co-led by a16z (/fund/andreessen-horowitz) and MSD Partners; Founders Fund (/fund/founders-fund), DST, SoftBank Vision Fund participated (Flexport blog)
- Co-investors not in VCT directory: MSD Partners, DST Global, SoftBank Vision Fund, Shopify
- Product: cloud-based freight forwarding with customs, ocean/air, and supply-chain visibility
Funding history (newest first)
Series E
2022-02 $935M Valuation: $8B+Source: Read source · flexport.com
Investors in our directory
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Competitive landscape
Edge: Software-first freight forwarding — digitizing paper-based global trade logistics at scale.
Global trade logistics remains largely paper-based. Flexport's $935M Series E (2022) at $8B+ made it a supply-chain tech reference, though 2023 layoffs and leadership changes tested the model.
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Flexport (legacy forwarders) incumbent
Traditional freight forwarders with less software.
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Project44 adjacent
Supply-chain visibility; Flexport combines forwarding + software.
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Freightos adjacent
Digital freight marketplace; different model.
Notable stories
- Flexport CEO Ryan Petersen became a vocal advocate for supply-chain digitization during pandemic port congestion (Flexport blog).
Industries
Market / IPO context
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