Best Transportation and Logistics Companies in Colorado, United States
The 121 best Transportation and Logistics companies in Colorado, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: ModivCare.
Our analysis of 50 Transportation and Logistics companies
$13.3b in tracked funding; 94% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Transportation and Logistics companies in Colorado
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ModivCare Provider of logistics and transportation services 80Customers top 17%Tech top 23%Market top 25%Funding top 30% All 11 signals ▾Customerstop 17% Techtop 23% Markettop 25% Fundingtop 30% Producttop 35% Fin. healthtop 41% Moattop 47% Talentbottom 49% Growthbottom 47% Globalbottom 37% Newsbottom 23% Customers: Play-Store rating 4.52★ across 29,362 ratings (3 apps) · Review volume +302% in 6 mo Tech: 53 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Alb, Amazon Cloudfront rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 80/100 | $225M | 360 mo ago | Public | Heath Sampson Chief Executive Officer | 1986 | WordPressMySQLPHP+16 | — | — |
| 2 | All Aboard America Holdings Public transport service provider | $209M | 90 mo ago | Acquired | — | 2012 | WordPressMySQLPHP+13 | — | — |
| 3 | Fly Cos Airport providing flight services, parking, security, retail, food, and lounge access | $88M | 177 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 1998 | — | — | — |
| 4 | Cicada Logistics Provider of logistics and delivery services | $24M | 27 mo ago | Series B | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | Flydenver Just a moment... | $13M | 177 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 1998 | WordPressAlgoliaMySQL+29 | — | 1 expansion |
| 6 | Denney Transport Provider of refrigerated truckload services | $5M | 170 mo ago | Funding Raised | Michael Denney President & CEO | 1994 | — | — | — |
| 7 | STI Transportation company specializing in delivering refined fuels 62Innovation top 27%Patents top 29%Moat top 41%Talent bottom 49% All 6 signals ▾Innovationtop 27% Patentstop 29% Moattop 41% Talentbottom 49% Fundingbottom 45% Globalbottom 29% Innovation: 147 patents (top 14% of patent-holders) · 64 filings since 2022 vs 64 in 2017-21 Patents: 147 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 64 filings since 2022 vs 64 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $2M | 24 mo ago | Funding Raised | Elmedin Selimovic Founder & CEO | 2005 | — | 147 patents Commercial trailer cargo bodies, composite panels, and utility line integration systems | — |
| 8 | Nautilus Sailing Sailing school focused on providing training and certifications | $50K | 69 mo ago | Seed | Tim Geisler Owner | 2011 | WordPressMySQLPHP+21 | — | — |
Top 10 Transportation and Logistics companies in Colorado
#1
Series B · Golden, Colorado$24.1Mraised▾
Provider of logistics and delivery services
#2
Funding Raised · Commerce City, Colorado · founded 2005$1.9Mraised▾
Selimovich Transport, Inc is a company based in Denver, CO that specializes in delivering refined fuels to multiple states in the American West region since 2005. They prioritize safety, reliability, and customer satisfaction in providing quality trucking services.
- Jun 2024Conventional Debt$1.9M
#3
Acquired · Lakewood, Colorado · founded 2012 · 1062 employees$209Mraised▾
Public transport service provider
- Dec 2018Conventional Debt$184M
- Dec 2016Conventional Debt$25M
#4
Funding Raised · Colorado Springs, Colorado · founded 1998 · 67 employees$88.3Mraised▾
Airport providing flight services, parking facilities, security services, food and retail options, and lounge access. It offers traveler information, flight status updates, and details on destinations served. The airport facilitates maintenance requests and ensures web accessibility, adhering to non-discrimination and privacy policies. It also provides resources for ADA compliance and operates a parking membership program.
- Sep 2011Grant (prize money)$9.2M
- Sep 2011Grant (prize money)$401.1K
- Aug 2011Grant (prize money)$7.6M
- Aug 2011Grant (prize money)$15M
#5
Public · Denver, Colorado · founded 1986 · 20000 employees$225Mraised▾
Provider of logistics and transportation services
- 1996PE—
- 1996Conventional Debt$225M
#6
Funding Raised · Denver, Colorado · founded 1998 · 1286 employees$13.4Mraised▾
Just a moment...
- Sep 2011Grant (prize money)$13.4M
#7
Funding Raised · Commerce City, Colorado · founded 1994 · 73 employees$5Mraised▾
Provider of refrigerated truck transport services catering to the refrigeration and transportation industry. The company offers refrigerated freight, refrigerated truckloads, interstate freight carrier services, delivery services and other related services to its clients.
- Mar 2012Conventional Debt$5M
#8
Seed · Crested Butte, Colorado · founded 2011$50Kraised▾
Operator of an offshore sailing school intended to help people go on sailing adventures. The company's platform specializes in week-long live-aboard sailing courses offered on monohulls or catamarans with programs that include visiting islands, reefs, anchorages, and white sand beaches among others, enabling individuals to learn or indulge in their passion for sailing.
#9
Late Stage · Aurora, Colorado · founded 1983 · 38 employees—raised▾
Provider of airport parking and shuttle services Intended to serve customers in Tulsa, Houston and Denver. The company operates multi-story parking facilities that offer a variety of services including electric vehicle charging stations, angled parking, luggage weight station, frequent parker program and headlight restoration, enabling clients to receive parking and auto detailing in a convenient way at competitive costs.
- Sep 2021PE—
#10
Deadpooled · Conifer, Colorado · founded 1989—raised▾
Provider of self storage services
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Transportation and Logistics coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
How research on Logistics & Supply Chain Tech is moving in the United States
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 637 United States-affiliated papers.
- Purdue University West Lafayette28
- Georgia Institute of Technology21
- National Laboratory of the Rockies20
- Idaho National Laboratory18
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology16
- Fleet management16→21
- Scalability4→9
- Key (lock)1→6
- Supply chain management1→4
- Automotive engineering1→4
- Supply chain management5→21
- Scheduling (production processes)8→22
- Sustainability1→11
- Supply chain risk management1→10
- Electric vehicle3→11
- Supply chain management2→11
- Fleet management16→24
- Transport engineering3→10
- Supply chain optimization4→9
- Sustainability1→5
Where logistics supply chain is researched across United States
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.
Who's filing logistics supply chain patents in the United States
United States logistics supply chain patent filing is accelerating — 946 filings from 617 assignees (2016–2025), led by Amsted RAIL, Crown Equip, UBER Technologies; annual filings 68→95.
- Amsted RAIL93
- Crown Equip69
- UBER Technologies65
- Kochanowski George E49
- Miner Enterprises37
- Bendix Commercial Vehicle System35
- R & L Carriers29
- Strong Force VCN Portfolio 201923
Common questions
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