Radar · Freight Forwarders in Switzerland
Best Freight Forwarders Companies in Switzerland
The 64 best Freight Forwarders companies in Switzerland in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Swisspod Technologies.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
64companies tracked
$13Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
2have raised
Sources & further reading
- ResearchAndMarkets.com
- futuremarketinsights.com
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · FREIGHT FORWARDERS × SWITZERLAND
Our analysis of 100 Freight Forwarders companies
$9.9b in tracked funding; 81% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2021.
100companies analysed
81%cloud-native stacks
2021funding peak (by rounds)
1unicorns
2001median founding year
1.8Mcombined LinkedIn audience
92%of audience held by top 3
5companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Freight Forwarders companies in Switzerland
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Market signals (1y) | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swisspod Technologies Provider of rail freight forwarding services | $13M | 6 mo ago | Seed | Cyril Denereaz Co-Founder & CTO | 2019 | Webflow EcommerceWebflowStripe+14 | — | — |
| 2 | Imagine Cargo Provider of truck transportation, logistics, and cargo services | $10K | 142 mo ago | Seed | Mika Koopmann Co-Founder | 2010 | — | — | — |
| 3 | Hupac Group Provider of transportation and logistics services | — | 45 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 1967 | Apache HTTP ServerGoogle Font APIjQuery+4 | — | 1 expansion |
| 4 | MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company Provider of maritime shipping services | — | 89 mo ago | Funding Raised | Gianluigi Aponte Founder | 1970 | SitecoreApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+20 | 24 signals ▲26% Announcements · Contracts · Leadership | — |
| 5 | deugro Provider of air & ocean freight forwarding services | — | 91 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 1924 | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+24 | 9 signals ▲800% Leadership · Announcements | — |
| 6 | Amberg Loglay Company that specializes in engineering logistics and offers innovative, sustainable solutions for large… | — | — | Unfunded | — | 2015 | — | — | 1 launch |
| 7 | AMT SA Provider of integrated transport, logistics, marine, personnel, and support services | — | — | Unfunded | Michel Dubois Chief Executive Officer | 1999 | WordPressMySQLPHP+23 | — | — |
| 8 | AsstrA International transport and logistics company providing cargo transportation services by road, air, railway… | — | — | Unfunded | — | 1993 | Google MapsYouTubeBootstrap+23 | — | — |
Top 5 Freight Forwarders companies in Switzerland
#1
Seed · Monthey, Valais · founded 2019 · 16 employees$13Mraised▾
Seed · Monthey, Valais · founded 2019 · 16 employees
Provider of rail freight forwarding services
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 9k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Nov 2025Seed$13M
- Feb 2022Seed—
- Dec 2021Seed—
Founders & team
Investors
Seldor Capital, Polysys Industries, ACE & Company, Hurbig Ventures, Silicon Roundabout Ventures, Keiretsu Forum
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare TurnstileGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font ApiGoogle Hosted LibrariesGoogle Tag Manager
#2
Seed · Zurich, Zurich · founded 2010$10Kraised▾
Seed · Zurich, Zurich · founded 2010
ImagineCargo is a sustainable logistics company offering worldwide logistics and cargo services with a focus on sustainability. They connect cycle couriers with high-speed passenger trains to reduce CO2 emissions by up to 99%. They provide an integrated platform of cycle logistics operators in Switzerland and Germany for end-to-end e-commerce fulfillment.
Funding rounds
- Aug 2014Seed$10K
Founders & team
Investors
Venture Kick, Climate KIC, APX
#3
Funding Raised · Chiasso, Ticino · founded 1967 · 239 employees—raised▾
Funding Raised · Chiasso, Ticino · founded 1967 · 239 employees
Provider of transportation and logistics services
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 17k LinkedIn followers · 127 engagements/post (2.3× cohort median)
Activity: 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Investors
Europa
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerGoogle Font ApiGoogle Hosted LibrariesGoogle WorkspaceHstsJquery
#4
Funding Raised · Geneva, Geneva · founded 1970 · 1750 employees—raised▾
Funding Raised · Geneva, Geneva · founded 1970 · 1750 employees
MSC (Mediterranean Shipping Company) is a provider of maritime shipping services. Through its own fleet, the company offers maritime container transportation services. Additionally, the company also offer air and rail freight forwarding services.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 1.6M LinkedIn followers — 87.3% of this cohort's audience
Founders & team
Investors
Europa
Tech stack
AkamaiAkamai MpulseAlpine.JsApple Icloud MailAzureAzure Front Door
#5
Funding Raised · Pfaffikon, Zurich · founded 1924 · 1089 employees—raised▾
Funding Raised · Pfaffikon, Zurich · founded 1924 · 1089 employees
Provider of air & ocean freight forwarding services
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 50k LinkedIn followers — 2.8% of this cohort's audience · 99 engagements/post (1.8× cohort median)
Investors
Europa
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerBootstrapBorlabs CookieElementorFont AwesomeGeneratepress
Funding & investor landscape
$13Mtotal disclosed funding
2companies funded
2disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Polysys Industries1 rounds
Notable founders
Cyril Denereaz
Co-Founder & CTO · Swisspod Technologies
Denis Tudor
Co-Founder & CEO · Swisspod Technologies
Mika Koopmann
Co-Founder · Imagine Cargo
Ville Heimgartner
Co-Founder & CEO · Imagine Cargo
Gianluigi Aponte
Founder · MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company
Soren Toft
Chief Executive Officer · MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company
Prism market signals · Switzerland · country-scoped Prism corpus, 716,742 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Freight Forwarders coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
RESEARCH SIGNALS · Switzerland
How research on Logistics & Supply Chain Tech is moving in Switzerland
A read on the academic research around Logistics & Supply Chain Tech — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 32 Switzerland-affiliated papers.
top research entities
- ETH Zurich9
- École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne7
- Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology5
- Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology2
- Swiss Federal Railways1
leading researchers
Sebastian Hörl · Kay W. Axhausen · Claudio Ruch · Jan Hakenberg · Miloš Balać · Gustav Nilsson · Nikolas Geroliminis · Francesco Ciari
▲
Breakthroughs5 · 16%
0%→0% share
6 median citations60% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are cooling (0%→0% of field), led by Fleet management.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Fleet management3
- Nash equilibrium2
- Operator (biology)2
- Electric vehicle2
- Dynamic pricing2
Landmark A Column Generation Algorithm for a Rich Vehicle-Routing Problem · 125 cites
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Advancements18 · 56%
0%→0% share
3 median citations56% since 2021mostly methods-led
Advancements are cooling (0%→0% of field), led by Service (business).
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Service (business)1→4
Newly emergingPublic transport 0→5
Landmark Autonomous Vehicle Fleet Sizes Required to Serve Different Levels of Demand · 248 cites
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Concerns2 · 6%
0%→0% share
56 median citations0% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns are cooling (0%→0% of field), led by Propulsion.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Propulsion1
- Automation1
- Production (economics)1
- Electric vehicle1
- Transport engineering1
Landmark Impact of vehicle automation and electric propulsion on production costs for mobility services worldwide · 71 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Switzerland
Where logistics supply chain is researched across Switzerland
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Zurich9 · +0.54
Lausanne8 · +0.49
Common questions
How many Freight Forwarders companies are there in Switzerland?
Radar tracks 64 indexable Freight Forwarders companies headquartered in Switzerland that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Freight Forwarders companies in Switzerland?
The Freight Forwarders companies in Switzerland on this list have raised a combined $13M in disclosed equity funding across 2 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Freight Forwarders company in Switzerland?
Swisspod Technologies is the highest-funded Freight Forwarders company in Switzerland, with $13M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Freight Forwarders companies in Switzerland are funded?
2 of the 64 Freight Forwarders companies in Switzerland on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Freight Forwarders unicorns are there in Switzerland?
None of the Freight Forwarders companies in Switzerland on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Switzerland Freight Forwarders companies?
The most active investors in Switzerland Freight Forwarders companies on this list include Europa, ACE & Company, APX, Amalfi Capital Management, Climate KIC.
Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
Rohit lives in the feed. He covers what's moving right now — the funding rounds, launches and shifts breaking across the trade press — and ties them back to where the sector is heading.