Best Cold Chain Logistics Companies in United States
The 197 best Cold Chain Logistics companies in United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Lineage.
Ranked by disclosed equity funding and recent momentum, this directory covers 197 Cold Chain Logistics companies across the United States, tracking $7.3 billion in total disclosed capital. One number dominates that pool immediately: Lineage alone accounts for $6.7B of it. That's not a rounding error, that's concentration. CSafe ($176M) and AeroSafe Global ($174M) are the next meaningful names, with everyone else trailing well behind.
The market underneath these companies is growing fast enough to demand attention. The global cold chain logistics market sat at roughly $293.8B in 2022 and is forecast to reach $1,245.2B by 2033, a CAGR near 12.87%. Pharmaceutical demand is a primary driver, and as shown in 2018 research, temperature integrity failures carry direct public health consequences, which is why regulatory pressure keeps tightening on operators you'll find in this list. So if you're evaluating players here, the funding gap between Lineage and the rest of the field tells you something real about where consolidation already happened.
Ranked: Best Cold Chain Logistics companies in United States
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founded | Founder | Tech stack | Market signals (1y) | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ACE Provider of air freight trucking, general and specialized warehousing services | — | — | 32 | 2000 | Carl Wallace Owner | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | AcuTemp AcuTemp is a thermal management company providing products and services to meet customer needs in temperature… | — | — | 29 | 1989 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | Aegis Logistics Group Provider of comprehensive transportation and cold chain logistics solutions for high-value and time-critical… | — | — | 18 | 2016 | Daniel Scherrer Founder + President | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Agile Cold Storage Provider of temperature controlled warehousing services | — | — | 41 | 2020 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+23 | — | — | 3 expansions · 1 award |
| 5 | Agro Merchants Group Provider of freight forwarding, warehousing, packaging, and transportation solutions for agribusinesses and… | — | — | 633 | 2013 | Carlos Rodriguez CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | AIP Provider of warehousing, transportation, and trans loading services for food products | — | — | 13 | 1982 | Charles Kantner Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | AKIPowerTech Economical 24/7 temperature monitoring solutions for critical food cooling equipment | — | — | — | 2016 | Bob Sucaet Founder & Owner | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | allecap transportation Allecap Transportation is a trucking company that works with all steamship lines and railroads. | — | — | 6 | 2006 | — | — | — | — | — |
Top 12 Cold Chain Logistics companies in United States
#1
Acquired · Novi, Michigan · founded 2012 · 8546 employees$6.7Braised▾
Lineage is a global leader in the temperature-controlled logistics industry, offering innovative cold storage and transportation solutions. They provide integrated solutions for cold storage warehousing and have a strong presence in the industry.
- Dec 2022Series D$700M
- Jan 2022PE$1.7B
- Mar 2021PE$1.9B
- Jul 2018PE$700M
#2
Series A · Round Rock, Texas · founded 2020 · 20 employees$3.7Mraised▾
Provider of temperature controlled trucking transportation services
- Aug 2024Series A$3.7M
- Apr 2022Seed$550K
- Jun 2021Seed$1M
#3
Series F · Rochester, New York · founded 1995 · 108 employees$173.6Mraised▾
Provider of cold-chain logistics services to the bio-pharma industry. It builds customized solutions that ensure the safe delivery of temperature-sensitive biopharmaceuticals with proprietary packaging, logistics and operational services.
- Aug 2023Series F$78M
- Sep 2020Series F$47.5M
- Jul 2019Series E$31.5M
- Apr 2018Series D$5.6M
#4
Acquired · Downers Grove, Illinois · founded 1974 · 4099 employees$8.6Mraised▾
Provider of marketing analytics, packaging, supply chain management and logistics services
- Aug 2023Grant (prize money)$791K
- Jan 2022Grant (prize money)$7.8M
- Feb 2017Grant (prize money)$2.6K
#5
Acquired · Durham, North Carolina · founded 1974 · 9000 employees$141Mraised▾
Global CDMO providing integrated drug development, clinical trials, and manufacturing services. They offer comprehensive contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) and contract research organization (CRO) solutions to accelerate drug development journeys. Their capabilities span small and large molecules, advanced therapies like viral vectors, cell therapy, and mRNA, and steriles. Services include clinical trial services, clinical packaging, labeling, logistics, and commercial services. They focus on innovative solutions, digital enablement, and supply chain strategies for risk mitigation. They provide end-to-end solutions across all phases of development, from early-stage R&D to commercial manufacturing, with a global network of sites and scientific expertise. They aim to simplify and accelerate the journey to market, offering integrated offerings and digital platforms for collaboration and transparency.
#6
Series E · Dayton, Ohio · founded 2012 · 134 employees$175.8Mraised▾
Provider of temperature-sensitive shipping and packaging solutions
- Jan 2021Series E—
- Oct 2016Series D$175.8M
- 2016Series D—
#7
Seed · Austin, Texas · founded 2021$3.8Mraised▾
Provider of on-demand warehousing marketplace. The company offers a marketplace for users to search and book cold storage warehouses. Users can search warehouses, schedule, and upload inventories through the platform. It also provides services like picking, packing, inspections, labeling, and inbound and outbound operations.
- May 2023Seed$3.8M
#8
Seed · Jacksonville, Florida · founded 2021 · 13 employees$2Mraised▾
Provider of cold storage solutions for meat, produce, seafood, and packaged goods. The company offers modern cold storage infrastructure utilizing technology to optimize space and efficiencies. It supports the efficient movement of food through strategically located facilities. The company provides services for frozen produce, meat, packaged goods, poultry, and seafood.
- Jun 2023Seed$2M
#9
Funding Raised · Tempe, Arizona · founded 2023 · 4 employees$256Kraised▾
Provider of refrigerated container solutions for perishable goods logistics. This system allows for the efficient transport of smaller, diverse perishable loads within a single truck, eliminating the need for full-truckload shipments. Individual temperature and environmental controls are maintained for each container, ensuring product quality and traceability throughout the supply chain. The modular design optimizes space utilization and reduces overall logistics costs. This solution benefits both producers and consumers by enabling direct farm-to-consumer delivery of smaller, specialized harvests.
- Dec 2023Grant (prize money)$256K
#10
Series B · Elizabeth, New Jersey · founded 1957 · 177 employees$21Mraised▾
Provider of temperature controlled warehousing, distribution and transportation services
#11
Late Stage · Edison, New Jersey · founded 1990 · 450 employees$8.2Mraised▾
Provider of cold chain packaging, refrigerants, and temperature monitoring solutions. It specializes in temperature-controlled packaging, offering services from needs assessment to package qualification. Its materials and processes encompass converting EPS, fabricating boxes, manufacturing phase change materials, and producing temperature monitors. The company provides package testing, temperature mapping, thermal equipment qualification, shipping lane mapping, and CFD modeling and thermal simulation. It serves the pharmaceutical, food and beverage, retail, and cannabis industries, offering solutions such as insulated shipping containers, gel packs, and data loggers. The company also provides recycling and reuse programs.
- Dec 2005Post IPO$1M
- Apr 2005Post IPO$1.3M
- Dec 2003Post IPO$1.6M
- Sep 2003Venture Debt$369.2K
#12
Acquired · Edgerton, Kansas · founded 2016$10Mraised▾
Coldpoint is a company that specializes in cold storage and logistics solutions. They offer a 632,000SF cold storage facility that provides flexibility and cost-saving efficiencies for storing and boxing products. They also provide temperature-controlled cold storage facilities in the Logistics Park Kansas City.
- Jun 2016Series A$10M
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