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Best Transportation and Logistics Companies in Shanghai, China

The 44 best Transportation and Logistics companies in Shanghai, China in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: China Eastern Airlines.

44companies tracked
$12.5Bdisclosed funding
0unicorns
13have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS × SHANGHAI

Our analysis of 200 Transportation and Logistics companies

$33.9b in tracked funding; 79% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.

200companies analysed
79%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
1unicorns
2002median founding year

Ranked: Best Transportation and Logistics companies in Shanghai

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageFounderFoundedTech stackPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1China Eastern Airlines
Provider of travel services
$8.2B70 mo agoPublicXulun Ma
CEO
1988Apple iCloud MailVideoJSBootstrap+12——
2J&T Jitu Express
Provider of delivery, multi modal freight forwarders, and cross-border logistics services
$3.5B57 mo agoPublicJet Lee Lee
Co-Founder & CEO
2015Apple iCloud MailChart.jsanime.js+9——
3Anneng
Logistics service provider for LTL deliveries
$620M66 mo agoAcquired—2010NginxHammer.jsZepto+2——
4Zhengming Sh
Road freight transportation company
$81M105 mo agoDeadpooled—1994—52 patents
Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics
—
5Shangqiao Logistics
Provider of trucking services in China
$51M81 mo agoDeadpooled—2016———
6Weijie City Distribution
Provider of warehousing, storage, and logistics services
$32M78 mo agoSeries BWang Qi
CEO
2014———
7Shanghai Zhi Rent Logistics Technology
Provider of car rental services
$26M31 mo agoSeries CLi Xuejun
CEO
2018NginxOpenRestySwiper+1——
8Newrizon
Provider of trucking services
$15M35 mo agoSeries BHuang Chendong
Founder & Chairman
2020———
9Shanghai Yanxi Import and Export
Provider of warehousing services
$12M88 mo agoSeries A—2014———

Top 12 Transportation and Logistics companies in Shanghai

#1
Series C · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2018
$25.9Mraised
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Provider of car rental services

Funding rounds
  • Jan 2024Series C—
  • Jan 2022Series B$17.3M
  • Aug 2020Series A$8.6M
  • Aug 2019Series A—
Founders & team
Li XuejunCEO
Investors
Qianjiang Motorcycle, Xuzhou Runhui, Beijing Liandong Tianyi Technology, Shenzhen Huayi Capital Holdings, Jintong Zhihui Investment Management, Western Advantage Capital Investment
Tech stack
JqueryNginxOpenrestySwiper
#2
Public · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2015 · 400000 employees
$3.5Braised
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Provider of delivery, multi modal freight forwarders, and cross-border logistics services

Funding rounds
  • Nov 2021Series C$2.5B
  • Aug 2021Series C$250M
  • Apr 2021Series C$2B
Founders & team
Jet Lee LeeCo-Founder & CEOTony ChenCo-Founder
Investors
Boyu Capital, Hillhouse, HSG, Temasek, D1 Capital Partners, Focustar Capital
Tech stack
Animate.CssAnime.JsAosApple Icloud MailAzureAzure Front Door
#3
Series B · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2020 · 120 employees
$14.6Mraised
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Provider of trucking services

Funding rounds
  • Sep 2023Series B—
  • Feb 2023Series B$14.6M
  • Nov 2021Series B—
  • Aug 2021Series A—
Founders & team
Huang ChendongFounder & Chairman
Investors
NIO Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Hengju Group, CCV Capital, Qiyuan Capital, Luminous Ventures
#4
Public · Minhang, Shanghai · founded 1988 · 75277 employees
$8.2Braised
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China Eastern Airlines is a Chinese airline headquartered in Shangai, China. The company provides passenger transportation and cargo transportation services to clients with its own fleet of mostly Boeing & Airbus planes. It is wholly owned by the China Eastern Airlines Group, a state-owned enterprise. In 2023, the company recorded annual revenues of $8.02B and a net loss of $3.99B.

Funding rounds
  • Oct 2020Post IPO$4.6B
  • Jul 2018Post IPO$1.9B
  • Jul 2016Post IPO$1.3B
  • Apr 2013Post IPO$367M
Founders & team
Xulun MaCEO
Investors
Ctrip, Juneyao Airlines, Shanghai Jiushi Group, China Life Investment, China Guoxin Holding, Enticon
Tech stack
Alibaba Cloud CdnApple Icloud MailAxiosBabelCore-JsEnvoy
#5
Acquired · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2010 · 3563 employees
$620Mraised
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ANE operates distribution centres and franchised stores for smaller "less-than-a-truckload" deliveries of goods between 15 kg (33 lb) to 3 tonnes. Has established a robust national delivery network through self-operated sorting centers, contracted line-haul trucks and franchised pickup-and-delivery stores. The company currently has about 5,000 franchised stores nationwide. Is one of the fastest growing chinese companies in logistics space.

Funding rounds
  • Feb 2021Series F—
  • Jan 2020Series F$300M
  • Jan 2016Series E$150M
  • Jun 2015Series D$170M
Investors
Centurium Capital, Warburg Pincus, Sequoia Capital China, CDH, The Carlyle Group, Goldman Sachs
Tech stack
Hammer.JsHstsJquerySwiperZepto
#6
Deadpooled · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2016 · 12000 employees
$50.9Mraised
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Shangqiao Logistics is a provider of trucking services in China. Through a fleet of mostly leased vehicles and through partners, the company offers LTL trucking services, auto transportation, warehousing, and more. Additionally, the company also offers air freight transportation services.

Funding rounds
  • Nov 2019Series A$14.3M
  • Aug 2018Series A$36.6M
Investors
QC Capital, CIMC Vehicles, Topband, Qianhai Ark Asset Management, Fortune Capital, Shenzhen Capital Group
#7
Series B · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2014
$32.2Mraised
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Provider of warehousing, storage, and logistics services

Funding rounds
  • Feb 2020Series B$14.1M
  • Mar 2019Conventional Debt—
  • Jun 2018Series B$18.1M
  • Dec 2016Series A—
Founders & team
Wang QiCEO
Investors
Falcon, China Resources, SPD Silicon Valley Bank, Sinovation Ventures, SAIF, Deyi Capital
#8
Deadpooled · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 1994 · 532 employees
$80.8Mraised
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Road freight transportation company

Funding rounds
  • Nov 2017PE$60.8M
  • Aug 2013PE$20M
Investors
Sino-Ocean, Cathay Capital, Sino-Ocean Capital, Sequoia Capital, Shanghai Zimi Investment Development, Wuhan Science and Technology Investment
#9
Series A · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2014 · 1200 employees
$11.9Mraised
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Operator of an e-commerce platform designed to provide building materials to Africa. The company develops self-operated supply chain and logistics system to provide users with comprehensive building materials and product solutions for housing, home appliances and furniture, enabling users to purchase home supplies with a great quality in an efficient manner.

Funding rounds
  • Apr 2019Series A$11.9M
  • 2018Series A—
Investors
China Growth Capital, Aplus Capital, Gobi Partners
#10
Series C · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2007 · 100 employees
—raised
▾

Provider of rail operation and maintenance services

Funding rounds
  • Dec 2020Series C—
Investors
Addor Capital, Green Pine Capital Partners, Shenzhen Guozhong Venture Capital Management
#11
Public · Pudong, Shanghai · founded 1961 · 21609 employees
—raised
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In 2022, the company recorded annual revenues of $58.34B and a net profit of $16.42B

Investors
Europa, Qingdao Port International, Hidden Hill Capital, Spinnotec
Tech stack
All In One SeoAngularAnime.JsAnt DesignBabelBaidu Analytics (百度统计)
#12
Late Stage · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 1999 · 12592 employees
—raised
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Shanghai Yunda Express is a provider of transportation and logistics services. The company specializes in express delivery throughout China. Additionally, the company also offers services for reverse logistics, warehousing, project logistics, and more.

Funding rounds
  • Apr 2020Post IPO—
Investors
Alibaba, Puhua Capital, Legend Capital, Oriental Fortune Capital, Fosun Capital, V Fund
Tech stack
NginxSwiperVue.Js

Funding & investor landscape

$12.5Btotal disclosed funding
9companies funded
20disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Bell Capital2 rounds
Fengyun Capital2 rounds
Hidden Hill Capital2 rounds
Legend Capital2 rounds
Addor Capital1 rounds
Alibaba1 rounds
Anqing New Energy Investment1 rounds
Aplus Capital1 rounds
Apricot Capital1 rounds
Beijing Liandong Tianyi Technology1 rounds

Notable founders

Li Xuejun
CEO · Shanghai Zhi Rent Logistics Technology
Jet Lee Lee
Co-Founder & CEO · J&T Jitu Express
Tony Chen
Co-Founder · J&T Jitu Express
Huang Chendong
Founder & Chairman · Newrizon
Xulun Ma
CEO · China Eastern Airlines
Wang Qi
CEO · Weijie City Distribution
Luo Brown
Co-Founder · Shanghai Jiedong Network Technology
Yijun Zhang
Co-Founder · Shanghai Jiedong Network Technology
Prism market signals · China · country-scoped Prism corpus, 4,066,308 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 IN SHANGHAI · Mobility

How research on Logistics Supply Chain in Shanghai is moving

A read on the academic research around Logistics Supply Chain in Shanghai — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 46 papers.

46 papers · stance +0.48 · 16% breakthrough · 16% concern
breakthrough · advancement · concern
top institutions
  • Shanghai University11
  • Shanghai Maritime University11
  • Shanghai Jiao Tong University8
  • Shanghai Electric4
  • University of Shanghai for Science and Technology3
leading researchers
Lu Zhen · Shuaian Wang · Dan Zhuge · LE Mei-lon · Nengling Tai · Wentao Huang
prism intelligence · tone & topics
76% positive · 11% critical tone
BusinessTransportationFinanceEnergySupply Chain ManagementHealthcare
▲ Breakthroughs7 · 15%
▲ 0%→22% share
0 median citations86% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are rising (0%→22% of field), led by Reinforcement learning.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Reinforcement learning2
  • Service management2
  • Software deployment2
  • Scheduling (production processes)1
  • Container (type theory)1
Landmark A data-driven system for cooperative-bus route planning based on generative adversarial network and metric learning · 16 cites
◆ Advancements30 · 65%
▼ 90%→52% share
▼0.6× share momentum0 median citations50% since 2021mostly methods-led
Advancements are cooling (90%→52% of field), led by Mathematical optimization.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Mathematical optimization2→3
Landmark Service Region Design for Urban Electric Vehicle Sharing Systems · 248 cites
▼ Concerns7 · 15%
▲ 10%→19% share
▲1.9× share momentum0 median citations71% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns are rising (10%→19% of field), led by Supply chain management.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Supply chain management1→3
Landmark What Car for Car-Sharing? Conventional, Electric, Hybrid or Hydrogen Fleet? Analysis of the Vehicle Selection Criteria f · 30 cites

Common questions

How many Transportation and Logistics companies are there in Shanghai, China?
Radar tracks 44 indexable Transportation and Logistics companies headquartered in Shanghai, China that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Transportation and Logistics companies in Shanghai, China?
The Transportation and Logistics companies in Shanghai, China on this list have raised a combined $12.5B in disclosed equity funding across 9 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Transportation and Logistics company in Shanghai, China?
China Eastern Airlines is the highest-funded Transportation and Logistics company in Shanghai, China, with $8.2B in disclosed equity funding.
How many Transportation and Logistics companies in Shanghai, China are funded?
9 of the 44 Transportation and Logistics companies in Shanghai, China on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Transportation and Logistics unicorns are there in Shanghai, China?
None of the Transportation and Logistics companies in Shanghai, China on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Shanghai, China Transportation and Logistics companies?
The most active investors in Shanghai, China Transportation and Logistics companies on this list include Bell Capital, Fengyun Capital, Hidden Hill Capital, Legend Capital, Addor Capital.
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