Radar · Transportation and Logistics in London
Best Transportation and Logistics Companies in London, United Kingdom
The 183 best Transportation and Logistics companies in London, United Kingdom in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Associated British Ports.
By Riya SenguptaFinancials
183companies tracked
$3.4Bdisclosed funding
0unicorns
24have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS × LONDON
Our analysis of 50 Transportation and Logistics companies
$12.6b in tracked funding; 85% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2020.
50companies analysed
85%cloud-native stacks
2020funding peak (by rounds)
2008median founding year
49median Fliar Index™
2.3Mcombined LinkedIn audience
59%of audience held by top 3
4companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Transportation and Logistics companies in London
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1st Inrail Provider of repair, maintenance, and installation services for rail industry | — | — | 400 | Stephen Jackson Managing Director | WordPressMySQLPHP+20 | — | — |
| 2 | A-B 24/7 Provider of road freight forwarding services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | aaa freight services AAA Freight Services offers import and export services. | — | — | — | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+16 | — | — |
| 4 | Abellio Operator of rail and bus services for public transportation needs | — | — | — | Paul Martin Co-Founder & Sales Manager | DrupalSentryPHP+17 | — | — |
| 5 | Abellio Operator of buses | — | — | 432 | — | Apple iCloud MailTypeScriptWindows Server+17 | — | 2 awards |
| 6 | Absolutely Provider of courier delivery services | — | — | 99 | George Thompson Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+28 | — | — |
| 7 | Access Self Storage Personal and business storage retailers | — | — | — | Foy Cooley Co-Founder | Apple iCloud MailWindows ServerGoogle Maps+17 | — | 2 expansions |
| 8 | ACM Shipping Group Provider of maritime transportation services | — | — | — | Johnny Plumbe CEO | — | — | — |
| 9 | Acpww Provider of airline cargo management, air charter, and aviation consultancy services | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 launch · 1 expansion |
Top 12 Transportation and Logistics companies in London
#1
Series A · London, England · founded 2020$15Mraised▾
Series A · London, England · founded 2020
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 79how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 20%Funding
top 32%News
top 32%Talent
top 38%Product
top 47%Global
bottom 48%Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Funding: Raised $15.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 1 yrs (2.0/yr) · Last round Series A (Feb 2026)
News: 7 BI events in 12 mo (of 7 tracked, 2 types) · 6 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo · Top themes: Funding, Capital raise
Audience (LinkedIn): 8k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Feb 2026Series A$5M
- Sep 2025Conventional Debt$10M
Founders & team
Investors
Mirova, British International Investment, IFC
Tech stack
AngularCloudflareCloudflare Browser InsightsGoogle WorkspaceHttp/3Typescript
#2
Seed · London, England · founded 2019 · 2 employees$2.5Mraised▾
Seed · London, England · founded 2019 · 2 employees
Operator of charter private aircraft
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 8how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 38%Funding
bottom 43%Global
bottom 30%Market
bottom 9%Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $2.5M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 3 yrs (2.0/yr) · Last round Seed (Dec 2024)
Global: Single-market focus (United Kingdom)
Audience (LinkedIn): 3k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 product launches · 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Dec 2024Seed$947.7K
- Jan 2024Seed$286.9K
- Jul 2023Seed$588.9K
- Feb 2023Seed$301.1K
Founders & team
Investors
Oriensaviation, Sandpipertrust, The Rocky Mountain Adventure Rides, The UK Drone Company
#3
Acquired · London, England · founded 1962 · 1253 employees$2.4Braised▾
Acquired · London, England · founded 1962 · 1253 employees
Port operator
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 57how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 34%News
top 35%Market
top 42%Tech
top 43%Partners
bottom 47%Growth
bottom 42%Funding: Raised $2.4B · 4 rounds over 20 yrs (0.2/yr) · Last round Grant (prize money) (Feb 2016)
News: 11 BI events in 12 mo (of 124 tracked, 10 types) · -35% YoY · 6 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo
Market: 1,253 employees (top 15% of Transportation and Logistics) · Top-5,000,000 web property · 1 contract event in 12 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 61k LinkedIn followers — 2.6% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships (incl. National Wealth Fund) announced in 12 mo
Investors
OMERS Infrastructure, Europa, CPP Investments, Hermes Investment Management, Infracapital
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerApple Icloud MailBootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-Js
#4
Series A · London, England · founded 2021 · 5 employees$21.9Mraised▾
Series A · London, England · founded 2021 · 5 employees
Provider of delivery services transitioning operations to another delivery company. The transition involves transferring customers and deliveries as the other company expands green delivery options. Many drivers and warehouse personnel will join the other company as part of this change. The original company built a service delivering parcels using electric vehicles.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 22how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 33%Funding
top 42%Global
bottom 37%Market
bottom 25%News
bottom 21%Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $21.9M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 5 yrs (0.6/yr) · Last round Series A (Mar 2024)
Global: Investors from 2 countries beyond United Kingdom
Funding rounds
- Mar 2024Series A$10M
- Apr 2022Seed$10.5M
- Jul 2021Seed$1.4M
Founders & team
Investors
Creandum, General Catalyst, Entree Capital, Founder Collective, Voyager
#5
Acquired · London, England · founded 1975 · 756 employees$457.8Mraised▾
Acquired · London, England · founded 1975 · 756 employees
Provider of car rental services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 57how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 25%Customers
top 29%Moat
top 32%Funding
top 35%Patents
top 38%Market
top 42%Tech: 48 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare · Devops: Envoy
Customers: Play-Store rating 4.25★ across 5,888 ratings (2 apps) · Review volume +2% in 6 mo · Marquee-customer mentions: top 7% of tracked companies
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 4/10 · IP moat: 56 patents
Audience (LinkedIn): 24k LinkedIn followers
Founders & team
Investors
The Carlyle Group, Thecarlylegroup.fr
Tech stack
AddtoanyAddtoany Share ButtonsAmazon PayAutoptimizeBootstrapCalendly
#6
Late Stage · London, England · founded 2008 · 2 employees$323.4Mraised▾
Late Stage · London, England · founded 2008 · 2 employees
Passenger rail operators
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 55how this company ranks against its industry peers
Product
top 22%Fin. health
top 27%Innovation
top 36%Funding
top 43%Talent
bottom 49%Tech
bottom 42%Product: 8 distinct product lines · Company stage: PE
Fin. health: Revenue ~$220M
Innovation: 8 product lines
Founders & team
Investors
AXA Investment Managers, AIP Management, Equitix
Tech stack
WixReactGoogle CloudSectigoHstsGoogle Cloud Cdn
#7
Acquired · London, England · founded 2011 · 3950 employees$39.7Mraised▾
Acquired · London, England · founded 2011 · 3950 employees
Provider of bus transporatation services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 60how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 39%Market
top 40%Funding
bottom 46%Global
bottom 32%Tech: 26 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare · Devops: Nginx
Market: 3,950 employees (top 8% of Transportation and Logistics) · Top-5,000,000 web property
Funding: Raised $39.7M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 4 yrs (0.2/yr) · Last round Conventional Debt (Mar 2022)
Funding rounds
- Mar 2022Conventional Debt$39.7M
Investors
HSBC
#8
Public · London, England · founded 2004 · 2881 employees$98.7Mraised▾
Public · London, England · founded 2004 · 2881 employees
Provider of data, information, communications, and asset management and recycling. The business offers physical and virtual data storage along with data digitisation and automation. Secure data erasure, destruction, and information technology asset recycling are also provided. The business delivers services to both public and private sector organisations.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 55how this company ranks against its industry peers
Market
top 33%Tech
top 38%Funding
top 46%Global
bottom 34%Growth
bottom 32%News
bottom 23%Market: 2,881 employees (top 10% of Transportation and Logistics) · Top-5,000,000 web property
Tech: 45 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services · Devops: Nginx
Funding: Raised $98.7M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 11 yrs (0.2/yr) · Last round Post IPO (May 2018)
Audience (LinkedIn): 5k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- May 2018Post IPO$58.7M
- Dec 2015Post IPO$39.9M
Tech stack
AccessibeAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAosBootstrapCdnjs
#9
Acquired · London, England · founded 1999 · 1300 employees$29.4Mraised▾
Acquired · London, England · founded 1999 · 1300 employees
Provider of train based freight forwarding services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 64how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 32%Growth
top 40%Market
top 43%News
top 43%Talent
top 46%Funding
bottom 47%Tech: 38 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services · Devops: Nginx
Market: 1,300 employees (top 15% of Transportation and Logistics) · Top-5,000,000 web property
Audience (LinkedIn): 30k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Dec 2020Grant (prize money)$1.2M
- Sep 2020Grant (prize money)$344.8K
- Jun 2020Grant (prize money)$400.6K
- Mar 2020Grant (prize money)$8.1M
Founders & team
Investors
Gov
Tech stack
Amazon S3Amazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailAxiosCdnjsCloudflare
#10
Funding Raised · London, England · founded 2013$20.6Mraised▾
Funding Raised · London, England · founded 2013
Operator of buses
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 53how this company ranks against its industry peers
Innovation
top 20%Product
top 32%Fin. health
top 38%Growth
top 45%Funding
bottom 45%Market
bottom 37%Innovation: 8 product lines
Product: 8 distinct product lines · Company stage: Conventional Debt
Fin. health: Revenue ~$59.7M · Revenue 2.9x total funding
Audience (LinkedIn): 5k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships · 1 awards · 1 expansions (incl. National Transport Workers' Union (NTWU)) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Aug 2021Conventional Debt$20.6M
Investors
Lombard
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesApache Http ServerFancyboxJqueryJquery Migrate
#11
Seed · London, England · founded 2020 · 6 employees$2.3Mraised▾
Seed · London, England · founded 2020 · 6 employees
Operator of smart trailer parking hub network intended to provide and organize the future of trailer parking. The company's platform designs, finances, installs, and operates smart park and charge hubs for heavy-duty trucks and trailers, that are created using a combination of a booking platform and miniature circuit breakers (MCBs) to offer secure places to park trailers, enabling clients to tackle theft, improve driver well-being and safety and cut out diesel charging.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 4how this company ranks against its industry peers
Patents
bottom 47%Talent
bottom 45%Moat
bottom 42%Funding
bottom 40%Global
bottom 37%Market
bottom 11%Patents: 2 patents matched (strict assignee match) · Latest publication 2025 · 2 distinct CPC technology classes
Talent: 1 named leader on record
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 1/10 · IP moat: 2 patents
Funding rounds
- May 2023Seed$277.9K
- Sep 2022Seed$540.5K
- Apr 2022Seed$654.2K
- Oct 2021Seed$205.7K
Founders & team
Investors
The Summit Group
#12
Funding Raised · London, England · founded 2014$10Mraised▾
Funding Raised · London, England · founded 2014
Offers marine based shipping and trading services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 21how this company ranks against its industry peers
Innovation
top 30%Product
top 36%Tech
bottom 37%Funding
bottom 35%Global
bottom 32%News
bottom 16%Innovation: 3 product lines
Product: 3 distinct product lines · Company stage: Conventional Debt
Tech: 12 technologies across 3/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare · Security: Http/3
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 3 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Apr 2020Conventional Debt$10M
Investors
BREAL Zeta CF
Tech stack
BootstrapUnpkgSelect2Jquery CdnJqueryGoogle Analytics
Funding & investor landscape
$3.4Btotal disclosed funding
18companies funded
46disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Notable founders
Karl Boyce
Co-Founder · Arcrideglobal
Joseph Hurst-Croft
CEO · Arcrideglobal
Michael Thompson
Co-Founder & CEO · Skyfly Technologies
Jaap Rademaker
Co-Founder & CCO · Skyfly Technologies
Tristan Thomas
CEO and Cofounder · Packfleet
Hugo Cornejo
Cofounder · Packfleet
Liam Griffin
Founding Family & Ceo At Addison Lee · Addison Lee
Martin Garratt
CEO · Agility Trains
John Smith
Managing Director · GB Railfreight
Charlie Anderson
CEO · Freightsafe
James Kidwell
CEO · Braemar Seascope
Rashid Aliyev
CEO · Stackt
Prism market signals · United Kingdom · country-scoped Prism corpus, 626,160 docs
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
RESEARCH FROM London · institutions
What London researches in logistics supply chain
Imperial College London and UCL lead London's logistics-supply-chain research, focusing optimistically on electric vehicles and mobility innovations, though concern papers signal a contested undercurrent.
16 papersstance +0.287% breakthrough33% concern
local research themes
Electric Vehicles and InfrastructureTransportation and Mobility InnovationsBiofuel production and bioconversionMicrobial Metabolic Engineering and BioproductionHybrid Renewable Energy SystemsBioenergy crop production and management
top institutions
- Imperial College London11
- University College London3
- City, University of London1
- London Metropolitan University1
- University of London1
Common questions
How many Transportation and Logistics companies are there in London, United Kingdom?
Radar tracks 183 indexable Transportation and Logistics companies headquartered in London, United Kingdom that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Transportation and Logistics companies in London, United Kingdom?
The Transportation and Logistics companies in London, United Kingdom on this list have raised a combined $3.4B in disclosed equity funding across 18 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Transportation and Logistics company in London, United Kingdom?
Associated British Ports is the highest-funded Transportation and Logistics company in London, United Kingdom, with $2.4B in disclosed equity funding.
How many Transportation and Logistics companies in London, United Kingdom are funded?
18 of the 183 Transportation and Logistics companies in London, United Kingdom on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Transportation and Logistics unicorns are there in London, United Kingdom?
None of the Transportation and Logistics companies in London, United Kingdom on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in London, United Kingdom Transportation and Logistics companies?
The most active investors in London, United Kingdom Transportation and Logistics companies on this list include Europa, HSBC, Haatch, 3i Infrastructure, 7percent Ventures.
Riya SenguptaFinancials
Riya reads income statements for fun. She covers the real money in a sector — revenue, growth, who actually earns — and never met a vague claim she didn't want a number for.