FreightHub
Forto | Global shipping made easy
Berlin, Germany · Founded 2016 · $80.0M raised
- Headquarters
- Berlin
- Founded
- 2016
- Business Model
- B2B
- Website
- freighthub.com
- Total Funding
- $80.0M
- Last Round
- $30.0M Series BMar 2024
- Rounds
- 3
About
FreightHub was Europe's first fully digital freight forwarder, founded in Berlin in 2016 by Ferry Heilemann and Michael Wax. The company built a web-based platform offering real-time tracking, price transparency, and seamless booking for sea, air, and rail container shipping between Europe, Asia, and the United States — replacing the opaque, paper-based processes of traditional freight forwarding with a digital interface. FreightHub raised $50M+ in funding from investors including Northzone, Rider Global, and Mubadala before rebranding to Forto in April 2020 to reflect its expanded ambition beyond digital freight forwarding toward end-to-end supply chain digitization.
Summary
FreightHub is a Logistics company based in Berlin, Germany, founded in 2016. It has raised $80.0M in total across 3 rounds, most recently a $30.0M Series B round in Mar 2024. Investors include Northzone, Cherry Ventures and Rider Global.
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