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Best Logistics Tech Companies in Hamburg, Germany

The 64 best Logistics Tech companies in Hamburg, Germany in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Flowfox.

64companies tracked
$16.8Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
13have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · LOGISTICS TECH × HAMBURG

Our analysis of 150 Logistics Tech companies

$21.5b in tracked funding; 93% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2022.

150companies analysed
93%cloud-native stacks
2022funding peak (by rounds)
15unicorns
2017median founding year
111kcombined LinkedIn audience
44%of audience held by top 3
3companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best Logistics Tech companies in Hamburg

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageFounderFoundedTech stackRecent signals
1Flowfox
Provider of automated container management solutions
14Funding bottom 49%Talent bottom 49%Global bottom 39%Market bottom 28%
All 4 signals ▾
Fundingbottom 49%
Talentbottom 49%
Globalbottom 39%
Marketbottom 28%
Funding: Raised $7.3M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 3 yrs (0.3/yr)
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 14/100
$7M17 mo agoSeries AMartin Orthen
Co-Founder
2018——
2SeaRoutes
Provider of a web tool to calculate distance and routes for voyage planning
$3M55 mo agoSeedPierre Garreau
Co-Founder & CEO
2019WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+15—
3Dropp
Offers a web-based platform providing last-mile delivery services
$2M56 mo agoAcqui-HiredAlessa Vogler
Co-Founder
2021——
4NÜWIEL
Developer of electric bike trailers for last-mile cargo transportation
$2M47 mo agoSeedRabbiosi Sandro
Co-Founder & CEO
2015WordPressPleskMySQL+18—
5NautilusLog
Provider of cloud-based shipping management app
$1M39 mo agoSeries ASven Hamer
Founder
2016——
6Closelink
Provider of a marine lubricant procurement platform
$1M85 mo agoSeedTobias Schumacher
Co-Founder
2016WebflowVercelLeadfeeder+10—
7Movemates
On-demand transportation for household goods
$148K108 mo agoSeedKonstantin Singer
Founder & CEO
2016——
8xChange
Online platform facilitating the buying and selling of shipping containers
—65 mo agoSeries AJohannes Schlingmeier
Co-Founder & Managing Director
2015WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+30—

Top 12 Logistics Tech companies in Hamburg

#1
Series A · Hamburg, Hamburg · founded 2018 · 19 employees
$7.3Mraised
▾

Provider of automated container management solutions. It helps carriers to save working time and cost. Automated container release enables information exchange and payment processing.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 14how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
bottom 49%
Talent
bottom 49%
Global
bottom 39%
Market
bottom 28%
Funding: Raised $7.3M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 3 yrs (0.3/yr) · Last round Series A (Jan 2025)
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Global: Investors from 3 countries beyond Germany
Audience (LinkedIn): 6k LinkedIn followers — 5.3% of this cohort's audience
Hiring (LinkedIn): 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Quality Assurance Engineer / Software-Qualitätssicherung
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2025Series A$7.3M
  • Jul 2023Seed—
Founders & team
Martin OrthenCo-Founder
Investors
Signal Group, MobilityFund, theDOCK, TecPier, IFB Innovationsstarter, Neuhauss Capital
#2
Seed · Hamburg, Hamburg · founded 2015 · 26 employees
$2Mraised
▾

Developer of electric bike trailers for last-mile cargo transportation. Its features include smart sensors for automatic acceleration and braking, the ability to switch between handcart and cycling modes, double brakes, and integrated suspensions to safely transport fragile and heavy goods. It caters to the retail, courier, and public sectors. Its clients include UPS, IKEA, Dott, and Airbus.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 3k LinkedIn followers — 2.7% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Jul 2022Seed$2M
  • Jan 2022Grant (prize money)$55.7K
  • Feb 2020Grant (prize money)$2.4M
  • Jun 2019Grant (prize money)$56.8K
Founders & team
Rabbiosi SandroCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
EIT InnoEnergy, EIC Fund, Europa, Elemental, Heartbeat Investments, Startup Autobahn
Tech stack
BootstrapBorlabs CookieGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Tag ManagerHstsJquery
#3
Series A · Hamburg, Hamburg · founded 2016 · 15 employees
$1.2Mraised
▾

Provider of cloud-based shipping management app. Its features include event-based tracking and reporting, a collaboration between ship and onshore members, ship inventory and inspection management, consolidation of logbook data such as weather, cargo, and route information, and management of crew tasks.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 3k LinkedIn followers — 2.7% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2023Series A—
  • Feb 2021Seed$1.2M
  • Apr 2019Seed—
Founders & team
Sven HamerFounderOtto KlemkeFounder
Investors
TecPier, Dettmer Group, NBank Capital, IFB Innovationsstarter, German Accelerator
#4
Seed · Hamburg, Hamburg · founded 2019 · 18 employees
$2.7Mraised
▾

Provider of a web tool to calculate distance and routes for voyage planning. Its web-based app enables users to compute routes by either searching and selecting ports and cities or directly by clicking somewhere on the globe. It provides detailed route information from port to port, sea to port, or door to door along with the forecasted weather data and bunkering costs.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 6k LinkedIn followers — 5.5% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2021Seed$1.5M
  • Aug 2021Grant (prize money)$1.3M
  • Aug 2021Grant (prize money)$1.2M
Founders & team
Pierre GarreauCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Europa, OHB Venture Capital, Team ABC Ventures, CMA CGM, WSB Beteiligungs, ZEBOX
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsGoogle Analytics
#5
Acqui-Hired · Hamburg, Hamburg · founded 2021 · 52 employees
$2.3Mraised
▾

Offers a web-based platform providing last-mile delivery services. The company offers same-day & last-mile delivery services e-commerce packages. It also offers storage, fulfillment, order delivery, and returns services.

Funding rounds
  • Oct 2021Seed$2.3M
Founders & team
Alessa VoglerCo-Founder
Investors
Kima Ventures, Atlantic Labs, Collective Ventures Gmbh
#6
Seed · Hamburg, Hamburg · founded 2016 · 19 employees
$1.1Mraised
▾

Provider of a marine lubricant procurement platform. This platform automates data collection, offers analytics tools, and facilitates informed decision-making for procurement teams. It enables proactive planning to optimize lifting volume and prioritize by demand and supply. The platform also includes an integrated ordering process, comprehensive data aggregation, and integrated supplier communication. Real-time reporting on vessel, supplier, port, and product levels enhances operational transparency. Seamless integration with existing systems is supported. The platform aims to improve efficiency and generate cost savings for shipping companies and lubricant suppliers.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • May 2019Seed$1.1M
Founders & team
Tobias SchumacherCo-FounderEike LawatschCo-Founder & Head Of ProductPhilippe LavardeCo-Founder & CEO & MD
Investors
Next Logistics Accelerator, TecPier, F-LOG Ventures, IFB Innovationsstarter
Tech stack
CloudflareGoogle AnalyticsGoogle WorkspaceHstsJqueryJquery Cdn
#7
Seed · Hamburg, Hamburg · founded 2016 · 2 employees
$147.5Kraised
▾

Movemates provides an online booking platform for requesting transport service for bulky household items. Customers can request a booking by providing pickup and destination address, number and size of items to be moved. The app calculates the price of service based on these parameters and displays it for the user. As of February 2017, Movemates is available in Hamburg.

Funding rounds
  • 2017Seed$147.5K
Founders & team
Konstantin SingerFounder & CEO
Investors
Next Commerce Accelerator, LE CAMP
#8
Series A · Hamburg, Hamburg · founded 2015 · 37 employees
—raised
▾

Online platform facilitating the buying and selling of shipping containers. It provides a service for retailers to find and purchase containers. The platform offers transparent pricing and availability. Payment options include credit card, ACH, bank transfer, and PayPal.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 29k LinkedIn followers — 26.1% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2020Series A—
Founders & team
Johannes SchlingmeierCo-Founder & Managing DirectorChristian RoeloffsCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Point Nine, Piton Capital, OMERS, Isomer Capital, BCG
Tech stack
Alpine.JsAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare Turnstile
#9
Seed · Hamburg, Hamburg · founded 2013 · 44 employees
—raised
▾

Cloud based shipping management platform for online retailers. The platform provides solutions such as returns management, automated creation and printing of shipping labels, automatic shipment tracking across parcel services, and more. It also provides integration with the e-commerce marketplace platform.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Sep 2018Seed—
  • Nov 2017Seed—
Investors
StartupCon, EIT Digital, EnjoyVenture, K-Invest
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailBootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementDivi
#10
Seed · Hamburg, Hamburg · founded 2017 · 6 employees
—raised
▾

Online booking marketplace for short distance haulage of cargo. The solution helps in managing drayage transports. It includes booking, contractual network for transporters, access to shipment status, estimated live arrival times, freight document management, etc.

Funding rounds
  • Dec 2017Seed—
Founders & team
Paul HeidickerCo-Founder & CTO
Investors
Next Commerce Accelerator, IFB Innovationsstarter
#11
Series A · Hamburg, Hamburg · founded 2009 · 49 employees
—raised
▾

Hanseaticsoft provides cloud-based management solutions for shipping companies. Its flagship product Cloud Fleet Manager offers organization portal, operation, inspection reports, disturbance reports, fleet tracking, crewing and purchase modules for shipping companies.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 3k LinkedIn followers — 3.2% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 2 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2017Series A—
Founders & team
Alexander BuchmannFounder & CEO
Investors
Lloyd's Register
Tech stack
AzureGatsbyHstsImgixMicrosoft 365Netlify
#12
Seed · Hamburg, Hamburg · founded 2014 · 5 employees
—raised
▾

ShelfSailor is an online peer-to-peer marketplace that users looking for storage space with homeowners willing to rent out their additional space. Users can find nearby space owners, connect with them and book the service through platform. Charges a service fee of 20% on rent. Storage service availed through platform is insured.

Funding rounds
  • Jan 2017Seed—
  • Jul 2016Angel—
Founders & team
Lukas RansmayrCo-Founder & Managing PartnerFlorian DahmsCo-Founder & CTOMiriam BundelCo-Founder
Investors
Startupbootcamp

Funding & investor landscape

$16.8Mtotal disclosed funding
7companies funded
13disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
IFB Innovationsstarter7 rounds
Europa3 rounds
TecPier3 rounds
F-LOG Ventures2 rounds
German Accelerator2 rounds
Maritime Data Systems2 rounds
Next Commerce Accelerator2 rounds
Next Logistics Accelerator2 rounds
Atlantic Labs1 rounds
BCG1 rounds

Notable founders

Martin Orthen
Co-Founder · Flowfox
Rabbiosi Sandro
Co-Founder & CEO · NÜWIEL
Sven Hamer
Founder · NautilusLog
Otto Klemke
Founder · NautilusLog
Pierre Garreau
Co-Founder & CEO · SeaRoutes
Alessa Vogler
Co-Founder · Dropp
Tobias Schumacher
Co-Founder · Closelink
Eike Lawatsch
Co-Founder & Head Of Product · Closelink
Konstantin Singer
Founder & CEO · Movemates
Johannes Schlingmeier
Co-Founder & Managing Director · xChange
Christian Roeloffs
Co-Founder & CEO · xChange
Paul Heidicker
Co-Founder & CTO · Forward
Prism market signals · Germany · country-scoped Prism corpus, 2,309,745 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Logistics Tech coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH SIGNALS · Germany

How research on Logistics & Supply Chain Tech is moving in Germany

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 169 Germany-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
201620222026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and steady — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 28% → 29% across 2016–2026.
top research entities
  • RWTH Aachen University17
  • Technical University of Munich16
  • Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V.12
  • Technische Universität Berlin8
  • Universität Hamburg6
leading researchers
Markus Lienkamp · Walther, Grit · M. Maciejewski · Zardoshti Zadeh Yazdi, Mohammad · Joschka Bischoff · Asvin Goel · Michael Schneider · Klaus Bogenberger
▲ Breakthroughs33 · 20%
▼ 19%→18% share
▼0.9× share momentum2 median citations55% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are cooling (19%→18% of field), led by Fleet management.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Fleet management3→6
Landmark An Exact Method for Vehicle Routing and Truck Driver Scheduling Problems · 72 cites
◆ Advancements82 · 49%
▲ 50%→51% share
▲1.0× share momentum3 median citations62% since 2021mostly methods-led
Advancements are rising (50%→51% of field), led by Fleet management.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Fleet management13→18
  • Supply chain optimization2→7
  • Electrification1→4
  • Truck4→6
  • Service (business)4→6
Newly emergingScheduling (production processes) 0→7
Landmark Simulation of City-wide Replacement of Private Cars with Autonomous Taxis in Berlin · 289 cites
▼ Concerns23 · 14%
▲ 12%→15% share
▲1.2× share momentum3 median citations65% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns are rising (12%→15% of field), led by Transport engineering.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Transport engineering1→5
  • Fleet management2→5
Landmark Impact of vehicle automation and electric propulsion on production costs for mobility services worldwide · 71 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Germany

Where logistics supply chain is researched across Germany

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.

Munich18 · +0.36
Hot · Fleet managementOpportunity · Linear programming
Aachen17 · +0.21
Hot · Fleet managementOpportunity · Renewable energy
Berlin12 · +0.60
Hot · Fleet managementAdvancing · Scheduling (production processes)Opportunity · Supply chain management
Karlsruhe5 · +0.48
Stuttgart5 · +0.72
Jülich/Bonn5 · +0.14
Hot · Fleet management
PATENT SIGNAL · Germany

Who's filing logistics supply chain patents in Germany

Germany logistics supply chain patent filing is cooling — 167 filings from 298 assignees (2016–2025), led by Telair INT, Airbus Operations, Airbus; annual filings 20→16.

167 filings298 assigneespeak 30/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
  • Telair INT66
  • Airbus Operations56
  • Airbus24
  • Wittenstein18
  • Deutsche POST18
  • Knorr Bremse Systeme16
  • Huber Thomas16
  • Siemens16

Common questions

How many Logistics Tech companies are there in Hamburg, Germany?
Radar tracks 64 indexable Logistics Tech companies headquartered in Hamburg, Germany that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Logistics Tech companies in Hamburg, Germany?
The Logistics Tech companies in Hamburg, Germany on this list have raised a combined $16.8M in disclosed equity funding across 7 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Logistics Tech company in Hamburg, Germany?
Flowfox is the highest-funded Logistics Tech company in Hamburg, Germany, with $7.3M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Logistics Tech companies in Hamburg, Germany are funded?
7 of the 64 Logistics Tech companies in Hamburg, Germany on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Logistics Tech unicorns are there in Hamburg, Germany?
None of the Logistics Tech companies in Hamburg, Germany on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Hamburg, Germany Logistics Tech companies?
The most active investors in Hamburg, Germany Logistics Tech companies on this list include IFB Innovationsstarter, Europa, TecPier, F-LOG Ventures, German Accelerator.
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