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Best Transportation and Logistics Tech Companies in Hamburg, Germany

The 95 best Transportation and Logistics Tech companies in Hamburg, Germany in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: FREE NOW.

95companies tracked
$224.2Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
22have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS TECH × HAMBURG

Our analysis of 50 Transportation and Logistics Tech companies

$6.7b in tracked funding; 100% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2020.

50companies analysed
100%cloud-native stacks
2020funding peak (by rounds)
5unicorns
2018median founding year
514kcombined LinkedIn audience
81%of audience held by top 3
2companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best Transportation and Logistics Tech companies in Hamburg

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundEmployeesFoundedFounderTech stackRecent signals
125ways
Integrated platform for multi-modal mobility solution
2017Vincent Oswald
Co-Founder & CPO
2AERQ
Platform specialized in digital cabin solutions for commercial airlines and offer innovative solutions for…
1772019Son Pak
Managing Director
WebflowSalesforceYouTube+15
3Albis Marine Performance
Provider of AI-enabled vessel performance analysis and monitoring solutions
132022
4atudo
App-based platform offering comprehensive driver assistance services
2013Matthias Eifrig
Managing Director
WordPressMySQLPHP+18
5becker marine systems
Becker’s reliable rudder systems are first choice for luxury yachts and super tankers as well as mega…
2301946Dirk Lehmann
Managing Director
TYPO3 CMSApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+5
6BOXXPORT
Online marketplace for shipping containers
2018Jan Frahnert
Advisory Board Member & Founder
Cart FunctionalityTypeScriptGoogle Maps+23
7Cargobiz.com
A reverse auction-based platform connecting cargo brokers and carriers
2000Sigmund Herzog
CEO
8Cargonexx
Cloud based transportation management platform
102015WebflowAmazon Web ServicesMicrosoft Advertising+12

Top 12 Transportation and 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
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
Series B · Hamburg, Hamburg · founded 2013 · 98 employees
$72Mraised

Provider of software for shared mobility operators to manage vehicle fleets. The platform supports bike and car sharing, pre-booking, and multimodal services. It helps operators deliver user experiences, improve operational efficiency, and maximize revenue per vehicle. The software offers features such as fleet management, user support, and payment methods. It also provides tools for user pricing, marketing initiatives, and vehicle connectivity.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 45how this company ranks against its industry peers
Moat
top 31%
Customers
top 32%
Funding
top 38%
Product
top 40%
Growth
top 48%
Tech
top 50%
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn · 9 curated direct competitors tracked
Customers: App rating 3.9★ (12,880 reviews) · Marquee-customer mentions: top 30% of tracked companies
Funding: Raised $72.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 13 yrs (0.2/yr) · Last round Series B (Oct 2022)
Audience (LinkedIn): 19k LinkedIn followers — 3.7% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships (incl. public transit operators (Deutsche Bahn, TfL, regional Verkehrsverbünde)) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2022Series B$11.9M
  • Sep 2019Series B$30M
  • Sep 2018Series B$30.1M
  • Oct 2017Series B
Investors
German Startups Group, ResearchGate, TA, Partech Partners, ppitoncap.com, Piton Capital
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare TurnstileCookiebot
#3
Acquired · Hamburg, Hamburg · founded 2009 · 67 employees
$79.5Mraised

App-based ride-hailing and multi-category vehicle sharing platform. Users can find and book their ride by providing the pickup and drop location, vehicle type, and more. It also has several features like live tracking of the ride, shares the live location to friends and families, pre-booking of taxies, and more. Also, it offers electric kick scooter sharing, car-sharing services, and more. The mobile app is available for both Android and iOS devices.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 55how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 12%
Customers
top 22%
Moat
top 31%
Global
top 33%
Talent
top 33%
Product
top 36%
Tech: 53 technologies across 7/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon Ses · Devops: Envoy
Customers: Play-Store rating 4.33★ across 386,402 ratings (2 apps) · Review volume +6% in 6 mo · Marquee-customer mentions: top 30% of tracked companies
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn · 9 curated direct competitors tracked
Audience (LinkedIn): 72k LinkedIn followers — 14.0% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 partnerships · 1 awards (incl. Greek Football Federation) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2014Series B
  • Jan 2014Series B$28.9M
  • Feb 2013Series B$30.6M
  • Mar 2012Series A$17M
Founders & team
Jaume NavasMarc BergCEOThomas ZimmermannCEO
Investors
Union Square Ventures, Accel, Atomico, Phenomen Ventures, KDDI Open Innovation Fund, Hikari Tsushin
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon SesAmazon Web ServicesApolloApple Icloud MailCdnjs
#4
Acquired · Hamburg, Hamburg · founded 2009 · 81 employees
$47.3Mraised

Mytaxi is a smartphone application developed by Intelligent Apps to enable a direct connection between passenger and taxi driver. The company switched from fixed fee to marketplace model in Jan 2014, where drivers choose the percentage revenue per journey to give over. Every driver using Mytaxi has the ability to become a contractor and earns customer ratings based on service. Passenger can track the taxi’s arrival and see the driver details in the app.The given peer-to-peer connection between passenger and driver enables for a transparent taxi ordering process. Connects 35.000+ taxis with 7 million users in more than 40+ German cities. Daimler acquired 15% stake in 2012. In September 2014, Mytaxi's 100 percent share was acquired by the sub company of moovel GmbH (Daimler AG). In July 2016, Hailo announced that it has sold 60% of its company to Mercedes-Benz owner Daimler, and Hailo will merge its and rebrand its operations under MyTaxi. MyTaxi acquired the 100% of Greek taxi-hailing app Taxibeat for 40M Euro.

Funding rounds
  • Aug 2013Series C
  • Feb 2013Series B$30.6M
  • Jan 2012Series B$16.7M
  • 2010Seed
Investors
Kfw, Car2go, T.Capital, Union Square Ventures, KDDI Open Innovation Fund, Vectr Ventures
Tech stack
ContentstackNode.JsReactNext.JsVercelOnetrust
#5
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
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
#6
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
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
#7
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
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
#8
Acquired · Hamburg, Hamburg · founded 1994 · 66 employees
$2.9Mraised

Provider of cloud-driven predictive maintenance and analytics solutions for the aviation industry. It provides analytics for aircraft maintenance, repair, overhaul, cabin designs and modification, material pooling, and others. It also provides technical support for flying operations such as AOG (aircraft-on-ground) services, financial services, logistics support, and consulting & training courses.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 314k LinkedIn followers — 61.1% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 product launches · 3 partnerships · 2 expansions (incl. Air India) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jun 2021Grant (prize money)$176.6K
  • Oct 2020Grant (prize money)
  • Apr 2020Grant (prize money)$2.5M
  • Jan 2018Grant (prize money)$241.2K
Founders & team
Johannes BussmannCEOJoerg SperiCEO & Managing Director
Investors
Europa, The Philippines
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAws Certificate ManagerCore-JsEtracker
#9
Seed · Hamburg, Hamburg · founded 2019 · 16 employees
$885Kraised

Parking collision-avoidance system for the aviation industry. It provides a parking aid that can be installed temporarily on the aircraft & will monitor the area around the aircraft while it is moving & give the ground support team a warning if a high collision risk appears. It helps to reduce the risk of hangar rash.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers
Hiring: 2 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +2 · hiring: Manufacturing & Field Deployment Technician, Electricalian / Automotive Mechatronics Working Student / Intern Operations
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2022Seed$780K
  • Sep 2021Seed$105K
Founders & team
Andrew MoakesCo-Founder & Chief Product OfficerAlexander KasinecCo-FounderAmos SmithCo-Founder
Investors
Berkeley SkyDeck, IFB Innovationsstarter, German Accelerator, Starburst, Plug and Play Tech Center
#10
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
#11
Acquired · Hamburg, Hamburg · founded 2013 · 19 employees
$4.5Mraised

HAPPYCAR is an online metasearch platform for car rental services. Users need to input their location & date of requirement on the platform then generates search results from different partners available there. Users can choose the option that best suits their needs from this result & book via their platform.

Funding rounds
  • Oct 2016Series A$2.9M
  • Oct 2015Series A$1.6M
Founders & team
Robert SchutzeCEO
Investors
NWZ Digital, Creathor Venture, HR Ventures, TruVenturo, Capnamic Ventures, Global Founders Capital
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Browser InsightsGoogle WorkspaceHstsHttp/3Priority Hints
#12
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

Funding & investor landscape

$224.2Mtotal disclosed funding
14companies funded
30disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
IFB Innovationsstarter9 rounds
Europa5 rounds
German Accelerator3 rounds
Next Logistics Accelerator3 rounds
TecPier3 rounds
F-LOG Ventures2 rounds
Freigeist Capital2 rounds
KDDI Open Innovation Fund2 rounds
Maritime Data Systems2 rounds
MobilityFund2 rounds

Notable founders

Martin Orthen
Co-Founder · Flowfox
Jaume Navas
· FREE NOW
Marc Berg
CEO · FREE NOW
Rabbiosi Sandro
Co-Founder & CEO · NÜWIEL
Sven Hamer
Founder · NautilusLog
Otto Klemke
Founder · NautilusLog
Pierre Garreau
Co-Founder & CEO · SeaRoutes
Johannes Bussmann
CEO · Lufthansa Technik
Joerg Speri
CEO & Managing Director · Lufthansa Technik
Andrew Moakes
Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer · Evitado Technologies
Alexander Kasinec
Co-Founder · Evitado Technologies
Alessa Vogler
Co-Founder · Dropp
Prism market signals · Germany · country-scoped Prism corpus, 188,094 docs

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

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
Fleet management breakthroughs are rising — papers doubled from 3 to 6 in German logistics research.
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
Scheduling (production processes) newly emerged with 7 papers; supply chain optimization tripled from 2 to 7.
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
Transport engineering concerns intensified sharply — papers quadrupled from 1 to 5 in German institutions.
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 Transportation and Logistics Tech companies are there in Hamburg, Germany?
Radar tracks 95 indexable Transportation and Logistics Tech companies headquartered in Hamburg, Germany that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Transportation and Logistics Tech companies in Hamburg, Germany?
The Transportation and Logistics Tech companies in Hamburg, Germany on this list have raised a combined $224.2M in disclosed equity funding across 14 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Transportation and Logistics Tech company in Hamburg, Germany?
FREE NOW is the highest-funded Transportation and Logistics Tech company in Hamburg, Germany, with $79.5M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Transportation and Logistics Tech companies in Hamburg, Germany are funded?
14 of the 95 Transportation and Logistics Tech companies in Hamburg, Germany on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Transportation and Logistics Tech unicorns are there in Hamburg, Germany?
None of the Transportation and 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 Transportation and Logistics Tech companies?
The most active investors in Hamburg, Germany Transportation and Logistics Tech companies on this list include IFB Innovationsstarter, Europa, German Accelerator, Next Logistics Accelerator, TecPier.
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