Best Transportation and Logistics Tech Companies in China
The 521 best Transportation and Logistics Tech companies in China in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: DiDi.
China's Transportation and Logistics Tech sector is where the real money is moving right now, and this page ranks the best companies operating in it, ordered by disclosed equity funding and recent funding momentum across 521 tracked firms. Total disclosed funding hits $78.3B, anchored hard by DiDi's $20.8B raise, which alone dwarfs everything else in the cohort. Twenty unicorns have emerged from this field. That's not a small number.
So what's actually driving the pile-on? According to Allied Market Research, the global logistics tech market grows from roughly $7.6B (2017) to a projected $13.0B by 2027 at a 6.5% CAGR, with IoT adoption and the relentless expansion of e-commerce doing most of the heavy lifting. China sits at the center of that trade, and the app-layer data confirms it: median install growth across 691 logistics and transportation apps is running at roughly +20% year-on-year. If you want a sign that user demand is compounding fast, that's it. I'd also flag the regulatory undertow here, because coverage of transport safety incidents, from truck accidents to traffic disasters, is one of the hottest rising themes in the sector right now, and that signals tighter compliance pressure ahead for every company on this list. Investors like Tencent, IDG Capital, and Matrix Partners China are clearly betting the fundamentals hold.
- Ken Research
Our analysis of 233 Transportation and Logistics Tech companies
$68.0b in tracked funding; 94% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Transportation and Logistics Tech companies in China
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Employees | Founder | App-install YoY | Market signals (1y) | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DiDi 🦄 AI-enabled platform for ride-hailing and on-demand services | $20.8B | 32 mo ago | Public | 1 | Liu Qing Co-Founder | +25% | — | — | — |
| 2 | Beijing Xiaoju Technology 🦄 App-based ride-hailing platform & delivery service provider | $17.8B | 101 mo ago | Series G | — | Jean Liu Co-Founder & Director | — | — | — | 1 internship · 1 partnership |
| 3 | Yunmanman 🦄 AI-based freight logistics marketplace | $3.8B | 66 mo ago | Series E | 86 | Zhang Hu Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | JD Logistics Provider of automation tools and solutions for warehouses | $2.5B | 99 mo ago | Public | — | Yui Yu CEO | — | 3 signals ▼82% Earnings · New product · Contracts | — | — |
| 5 | ZTO Express Provider of E-Commerce and Retail logistics platform | $2.4B | 45 mo ago | Public | — | Meisong Lai Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | Lalamove 🦄 Tech company providing on demand delivery solutions | $2.3B | 54 mo ago | Series F | — | Gary Hui Co-Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | Lalamove 🦄 Lalamove is a logistics company that provides on-demand and same-day delivery services. | $2.3B | 54 mo ago | Series F | 249 | — | +39% | 4 signals Announcements | — | 1 expansion |
| 8 | Ofo 🦄 Free-float bicycle rental platform | $1.9B | 99 mo ago | Deadpooled | 2,000 | Dai Wei Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | Full Truck Alliance Tech-enabled freight forwarding service provider | $1.7B | 66 mo ago | Public | 6,795 | Peter Zhang Founder & Chairman & CEO | — | 14 signals ▼30% Earnings · Announcements · Buyback | — | — |
| 10 | UCAR Online platform for booking cab services 72Funding top 27%Market top 28%Global bottom 36%News bottom 27% All 4 signals ▾Fundingtop 27% Markettop 28% Globalbottom 36% Newsbottom 27% Funding: Raised $1.4B across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 11 yrs (0.5/yr) Market: 5,767 employees (top 1% of HealthTech) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 72/100 | $1.4B | 107 mo ago | Public | 5,767 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | Hive Box Offers SaaS-enabled smart locker solutions for logistics | $1.1B | 65 mo ago | Series C | — | Yubin Xu Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | 107 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 12 | Huitongda Provider of logistics services for online businesses | $994M | 60 mo ago | Public | 4,630 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | BEST Provider of tech-enabled logistics and supply chain solutions | $988M | 72 mo ago | Public | 31 | Shao Chou Founder & CEO | — | — | — | 1 partnership |
| 14 | Kuaidi Dache Taxi-booking app with tipping ability | $977M | 132 mo ago | Series D | 51 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | Cao Cao 🦄 Online ride-hailing aggregator | $970M | 57 mo ago | Series B | — | Li Shufu Founder | — | 6 signals Announcements | 94 patents 5G/6G sidelink and broadcast/multicast resource allocation and network coding | — |
| 16 | Dada Group Provider of an hyper local delivery platform | $950M | 67 mo ago | Acquired | 2,631 | Jun Yang Co-Founder | — | — | 2 patents Food processing technology for pork blood and blood‑bean jelly products | — |
| 17 | Mobike 🦄 App-based rental platform offering bicycles | $925M | 101 mo ago | Acquired | 509 | Weiwei Hu Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | G7 Connect 🦄 Provider of SaaS & IoT-enabled logistics cargo tracking solutions | $710M | 52 mo ago | Series D | — | Zhang Jielong Co-Founder & CFO | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | G7 🦄 Provider of AI-based fleet management software | $710M | 52 mo ago | Series D | 1,500 | Lao Zhai Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | Cao Cao Online platform offering ride hailing services | $589M | 57 mo ago | Series D | — | — | — | — | 94 patents 5G/6G sidelink and broadcast/multicast resource allocation and network coding | — |
| 21 | Yimidida 🦄 Online platform providing crowd-sourced eCommerce deliveries | $547M | 75 mo ago | Series D | 16,000 | Yang Xingyun Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | Geekplus 🦄 Provider of robotics solutions for warehouse and logistics automation needs 72Funding top 20%Moat top 26%Innovation top 28%Talent top 28% All 11 signals ▾Fundingtop 20% Moattop 26% Innovationtop 28% Talenttop 28% Markettop 29% Partnerstop 32% Producttop 35% Globaltop 39% Techtop 43% Growthbottom 32% Newsbottom 23% Funding: Raised $532M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 11 yrs (0.6/yr) Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 9/10 · Unicorn rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 72/100 | $532M | 46 mo ago | Public | 567 | Hongbo Li Co-Founder & CTO | — | — | — | 1 expansion · 1 award |
| 23 | GoGoX 🦄 Provider of an app-based platform for goods transportation | $507M | 59 mo ago | Series D | 28 | Nick Kuen-wai Co-Founder | +10% | — | — | — |
| 24 | Hellobike Online car rental platform | $500M | 55 mo ago | Series D | 4,477 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | Fuyou Trucks AI-enabled marketplace for trucking services | $452M | 62 mo ago | Series E | — | Shan Dandan CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | FOR-U Provider of digital logistics solutions for full truckload freight | $432M | 60 mo ago | Public | 644 | Dandan Shan Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | Beijing Tongcheng Bing Technology 🦄 Provider of on-demand hyperlocal delivery services | $345M | 62 mo ago | Public | — | Peng Xue Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | Antwork Provider of drone-based delivery solutions | $319M | 43 mo ago | Series B | 40 | Lei Zhang Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | Yun Qu Na 🦄 Online marketplace for shipper and carrier booking | $300M | 60 mo ago | Series D | 1,500 | Zhou Shihao Founder & CEO | — | — | 193 patents Therapeutic and diagnostic antibodies targeting endocrine and inflammatory proteins | — |
| 30 | Ruqi Mobility AI-based platform providing ride-hailing services with electric fleet | $270M | 35 mo ago | Public | 448 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | Hai Robotics 🦄 Developer of warehouse automation robotics technology | $215M | 48 mo ago | Series D | 1,600 | Shengdong Xu Co-Founder & CTO | — | 8 signals ▲100% Leadership · Contracts · New product | 976 patents Automated warehouse robotics for picking, placing, and storage system integration | — |
| 32 | SAIC Online platform offering car ride-hailing services | $194M | 13 mo ago | Series C | — | Wu Bing CEO | — | 16 signals ▼20% Leadership · Lawsuit · M&A | — | — |
| 33 | DeepWay Manufacturer of electric heavy trucks and related intelligent driving systems 37Funding top 28%Growth top 28%Moat top 31%News top 35% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 28% Growthtop 28% Moattop 31% Newstop 35% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 32% Globalbottom 29% Techbottom 26% Funding: Raised $179M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 4 yrs (0.8/yr) Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100 | $179M | 17 mo ago | Series B | — | Wan Jun CEO | — | 4 signals IPO · Funding | — | — |
| 34 | FineEx E-commerce logistics solution and service provider | $175M | 35 mo ago | Series D | 800 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | VisionNav Provider of AI and cloud driven robotics solutions for logistics | $156M | 49 mo ago | Series C | 500 | Luyang Li Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — | 1 partnership |
| 36 | UISEE Developer of c.loud and AI-enabled solutions for autonomous driving | $154M | 38 mo ago | Public | 500 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | Shenzhen Qianhai Yueshi Information Technology Co Provider of AI, web & IoT-enabled cold storage management solutions | $147M | 35 mo ago | Series B | 150 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | ForwardX Provider of AI-based AMRs for warehouse automation and picking operations | $140M | 35 mo ago | Series C | 300 | Nicolas Chee Founder & CEO ForwardX Robotics | — | — | — | 1 job opening · 2 partnerships |
| 39 | Neolix Developer of AI-enabled autonomous delivery vehicles 60Funding top 19%Moat top 31%News top 36%Market top 38% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 19% Moattop 31% Newstop 36% Markettop 38% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 36% Funding: Raised $126M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 8 yrs (0.6/yr) Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $126M | 4 mo ago | Series D | 160 | Enyuan Yu Founder & CEO | — | 3 signals ▲200% Funding | — | 1 job opening · 1 partnership |
| 40 | DJI 🦄 Manufacturer of camera drones, handheld devices, and related lifestyle technology | $105M | 29 mo ago | Series B | 14,000 | Frank Tao Founder & CEO | +50% | — | 10,015 patents UAV flight control, aerial imaging stabilization, and onboard audio/video processing technologies. | 2 launchs |
| 41 | Quicktron Provider of robotic products and solutions for the logistics industry | $100M | 21 mo ago | Series D | — | Yang Wei Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 42 | Zelos Developer of autonomous logistic vehicles | $100M | 27 mo ago | Series A | 120 | Terry Zhou Managing Director | — | — | — | — |
| 43 | Syrius Robotics Developer of autonomous mobile robots for warehouses | $51M | 35 mo ago | Series B | 200 | Jinbin Liu Co-Founder | — | — | 121 patents Autonomous material‑handling and storage robotics with integrated cleaning, control, and communication systems | — |
| 44 | MINIEYE Developer of intelligent driving, cabin, and vehicle infrastructure cooperative systems | $40M | 31 mo ago | Public | 80 | Liu Guoqing Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 45 | Forvision Developer of smart parking systems and solutions | $33M | 14 mo ago | Seed | 30 | Xin Yonglei CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 46 | Shengsheng Technology Online acoustic and asset vibration monitoring solution for multi-industry applications 62AI top 26%Moat top 31%Funding top 32%Innovation top 40% All 7 signals ▾AItop 26% Moattop 31% Fundingtop 32% Innovationtop 40% Patentstop 44% Marketbottom 43% Globalbottom 40% AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: artificial intelligence, deep learning Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 7 patents rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $23M | 19 mo ago | Series B | 50 | — | — | — | 7 patents Automotive exterior accessories and display backlight modules for vehicle lighting systems | — |
| 47 | ORCA-TECH Manufacturer of unmanned surface vessels for cleaning and leisure applications 48Funding top 29%Moat top 39%Market top 47%Global bottom 36% All 4 signals ▾Fundingtop 29% Moattop 39% Markettop 47% Globalbottom 36% Funding: Raised $22.9M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 9 yrs (0.4/yr) Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · 9 curated direct competitors tracked rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $23M | 3 mo ago | Series B | 70 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 48 | Zhitu Technology Provider of cloud-enabled autonomous trucks for transport & logistics industry | $16M | 13 mo ago | Series B | — | Du Yiguang CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 49 | Jumppoint Provider of integrated logistics, warehousing, and delivery network solutions | $6M | 18 mo ago | Series A | — | Samson Ho Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 50 | Chasing Manufacturer of remotely operated underwater vehicles and related accessories | $4M | 3 mo ago | Series C | — | Johnson Zhang Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
Top 12 Transportation and Logistics Tech companies in China
#1
Series D · Beijing, Beijing · founded 2018 · 160 employees$126.1Mraised▾
Developer of AI-enabled autonomous delivery vehicles. The shuttle features multiple systems including embedded automotive-grade wheel disk brakes, and more. It provides a cloud-based platform that offers features such as vehicle dispatching, condition monitoring, visualization of vehicle status, error warning management, and driving data analysis. It is also equipped with a wide range of sensors to perceive surroundings and perform navigation.
- Feb 2026Series D—
- Oct 2025Series D$600M
- Mar 2024Series C$83M
- Nov 2023Conventional Debt$206K
#2
Series B · Xi An, Shaanxi Sheng · founded 2017 · 70 employees$22.9Mraised▾
Manufacturer of unmanned surface vessels for cleaning and leisure applications. The company provides autonomous boats designed for water surface cleaning, water quality monitoring, and aquatic plant harvesting. It also develops intelligent cruising boats intended for cultural tourism and waterside experiences. The vessels feature autonomous driving capabilities and are designed to create new business opportunities on the water.
- Mar 2026Series B$27.4M
- Jan 2024Series B$14M
- May 2022Series A$7.4M
- Aug 2020Series A$1.4M
#3
DiDi 🦄Public · Beijing, Beijing · founded 2012 · 1 employees$20.8Braised▾
AI-enabled platform for ride-hailing and on-demand services. The platform enables various services for ride-hailing, food delivery, bike-sharing, payment solutions, and more. It also offers various solutions including autonomous driving, traffic management, driver safety management, and more.
- Oct 2023Post IPO—
- Apr 2021Conventional Debt$1.5B
- Jan 2021Series I$300M
- May 2020Series I$500M
#4
Series C · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2018$194.1Mraised▾
Online platform offering car ride-hailing services. The platform offers ride-hailing services for consumers and corporates. Users can book their ride by providing location, passenger details, and more. It offers services like airport transfers, local rides, business visits, conference cars for corporates, and more. It offers features like real-time tracking, variant payment options, insured rides, and more.
- May 2025Series C$179.8M
- Aug 2022Series B$148.3M
- Dec 2020Series A$45.8M
#5
Series C · Shenzhen, Guangdong Province · founded 2000$3.5Mraised▾
Manufacturer of remotely operated underwater vehicles and related accessories. These vehicles support various applications, including aquaculture, hull inspection, emergency rescue, and scientific exploration. The company provides support through forums, news, and user stories. It also offers opportunities to become a dealer and provides related policies.
- Mar 2026Series C$14M
- Aug 2022Series B—
- Apr 2019Series A$3M
- 2017Seed$500K
#6
Series B · Beijing, Beijing · founded 2002$179.2Mraised▾
Manufacturer of electric heavy trucks and related intelligent driving systems. The company provides electric trucks designed for various logistical needs, including long-haul, port operations, and mountainous terrains. These vehicles incorporate intelligent systems to aid with driver safety, fleet management, and operational efficiency. The company also offers after-sales support, including remote diagnostics and emergency services.
- Dec 2024Series B$102.8M
- Mar 2023Series A$112M
- Aug 2022Series A$67.3M
#7
Seed · Suzhou, Jiangsu · founded 2017 · 30 employees$33.4Mraised▾
Forvision develops solutions for smart parking. Offers products such as automated parking assistance and smart parking systems with features including parking control, low-speed emergency braking, blind spot detection, low speed driving auxiliary function, driver assistance, and more. Additionally, it is developing low-speed automated driving and intelligent parking lot management systems.
- Apr 2025Seed—
#8
Series B · Suzhou, Jiangsu · founded 2019$15.6Mraised▾
Provider of cloud-enabled autonomous trucks for transport & logistics industry. The company offers self-driving vehicles for ports & warehouses. It helps in managing transportation operations. It includes operational scheduling, health monitoring, and maintenance services.
- May 2025Series B$13.8M
- Nov 2021Series B$15.6M
#9
Series D · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2014$100Mraised▾
Provider of robotic products and solutions for the logistics industry. It offers hardware, control-based software, and autonomous mobile robots. They offer an autonomous robot that assists in moving items in warehouses and factories. Their software solutions assist users with simulation and warehouse management.
- Sep 2024Series D$100M
#10
Series G · Haidian, Beijing · founded 2012$17.8Braised▾
App-based ride-hailing platform & delivery service provider. Passengers can schedule a ride by providing the details including pick-up/drop-off location, time & number of passengers, as well as, make payments via the app. Their app is available for Android devices.
- Dec 2017Series G$4B
- Apr 2017Series G$5.5B
- Aug 2016Series F—
- Jun 2016Series F$4.5B
#11
Series B · Haidian, Beijing · founded 2018 · 50 employees$22.9Mraised▾
Online acoustic and asset vibration monitoring solution for multi-industry applications. It develops acoustic monitoring solutions for the Internet of Things. Its core technology relies on noise in mechanical motion in real time. The collected data is stored in a diagnostic database which then uses artificial intelligence and deep learning to diagnose the same in an unknown working environment. The products include whistle monitoring, fault monitoring, and low altitude monitoring that offers features such as tools to capture the illegal whistle vehicle in real time and generate images or video transmissions to the background management platform for providing evidence of violations, real-time monitoring, and detection of faults in large equipment and tools for identifying and locating the target vehicles and low-altitude aircraft in the controlled area.
- Nov 2024Series B—
- Dec 2023Series B$13.9M
- Jan 2023Series B—
- Oct 2020Series A$9M
#12
Public · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2002$2.4Braised▾
Provider of E-Commerce and Retail logistics platform. It offers express delivery as its core business, integrating cross-border, express, commerce, cloud warehouse, aviation, cold chain, finance, intelligence, Tuxi community life services, and Zhongkuai digital marketing A comprehensive logistics service enterprise integrating ecological sectors. ZTO Express is the first in the industry to open inter-provincial network shuttle buses, implement and improve the paid delivery mechanism, optimize the secondary transfer fee settlement system, and launch a national network shareholding system.In 2022, the company recorded annual revenues of $5.26B and a net profit of $1B.
- Aug 2022Post IPO$870M
- Dec 2021Post IPO—
- May 2020Post IPO$1.4B
- May 2018Post IPO$100M
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Transportation and Logistics Tech 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 China
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 575 China-affiliated papers.
- Dalian Maritime University23
- Tsinghua University15
- North China Electric Power University12
- Southeast University12
- Civil Aviation Flight University of China12
- Scheduling (production processes)3→14
- Supply chain optimization2→7
- Supply chain management1→5
- Scalability1→4
- Truck2→4
- Scheduling (production processes)19→33
- Public transport2→7
- Production (economics)3→7
- Joint (building)1→5
- Automotive engineering4→8
- Supply chain management6→8
Where logistics supply chain is researched across China
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 China
China logistics supply chain patent filing is accelerating — 195 filings from 313 assignees (2016–2025), led by CRRC Qiqihar Rolling Stock, Qiqihar Railway Rolling Stock, Yunnan Lifan Junma Vehicles; annual filings 9→16.
- CRRC Qiqihar Rolling Stock23
- Qiqihar Railway Rolling Stock18
- Yunnan Lifan Junma Vehicles17
- CSR NO 27 Rolling Stock16
- China INT Marine Containers15
- CRRC Meishan10
- CRRC Shandong10
- Travelsky TECH9
Common questions
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.