Best Transportation and Logistics Tech Companies in New Zealand
The 97 best Transportation and Logistics Tech companies in New Zealand in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Unleashed Software.
Ranked by disclosed equity funding and recent momentum, this directory covers 97 Transportation and Logistics Tech companies operating out of New Zealand, a market where total disclosed capital sits at a modest $44M and zero unicorns have emerged yet. So what does that tell you? It tells you this is still early-stage territory, with Unleashed Software leading the pack at $17M raised, Parkable at $9M, and Coretex at $8M. The global sector these companies are competing into is worth tracking: Allied Market Research puts the transportation and logistics tech market at roughly $7.6B in 2017 and forecasts $13.0B by 2027, a 6.5% CAGR driven by IoT adoption and the relentless expansion of e-commerce.
I'd note the app-layer signal here is real. Across 691 logistics and transportation apps, median install growth is running at roughly 20% year-over-year, which means end-user demand is outpacing what the funding totals alone suggest. Investors like Movac, Icehouse Ventures, and New Zealand Growth Capital Partners are the ones placing bets in this space, and the thematic coverage around transport safety and traffic incidents is intensifying alongside regulatory scrutiny. The capital is thin relative to global players like DHL or UPS, but the growth curve is the same one every serious logistics market eventually rides.
- 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 New Zealand
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unleashed Software Inventory management software | $17M | 104 mo ago | Acquired | P Sukumaran Co-Founder | 2009 | Cart FunctionalityBootstrapEmotion+32 | — |
| 2 | Parkable App-based P2P marketplace for parking spaces | $9M | 54 mo ago | Series A | Toby Littin Chief Executive Officer | 2015 | SanityApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+26 | — |
| 3 | Coretex Fleet management and business intelligence | $8M | 84 mo ago | Acquired | Mark Giles Co-Founder | 2015 | Apple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365Salesforce+13 | — |
| 4 | Mooven AI & SaaS-driven traffic congestion management solution for the transport industry | $4M | 60 mo ago | Series A | Micah Gabriels Chief Executive Officer | 2018 | Framer SitesInstatusReact+19 | 2 job openings |
| 5 | International Telematics Integrated fleet management solutions | $2M | 176 mo ago | Seed | Dean Marris Co-founder | 2003 | — | — |
| 6 | Merlot Operation planning and crew management suite for airlines operator | $2M | — | Acquired | Kerry Mcintosh Co-Founder | 2008 | SalesforceWindows ServerMicrosoft ASP.NET+5 | — |
| 7 | MarginFuel AI-enabled price optimization solutions for car rental operators | $565K | 102 mo ago | Seed | — | 2014 | — | — |
| 8 | UrbanSherpa On demand delivery of anything | $333K | 126 mo ago | Seed | Brian Dewil Founder & CEO | 2015 | — | — |
| 9 | Mevo On-demand electric car rental company | $203K | 95 mo ago | Seed | — | 2014 | EmotionNginxSwiper+19 | — |
Top 12 Transportation and Logistics Tech companies in New Zealand
#1
Acquired · Auckland, Auckland · founded 2009 · 192 employees$17.5Mraised▾
Unleashed Software provides platform to manage inventory for the small, medium and enterprise market. Offers features for tracking through serial number, up to date sales margins, currency conversion, Bill of materials and more. Offers businesses sales data analysis based on transactions across warehouses. Partners with many online accounting, point-of-sale, e-commerce and mobile job management software such as Xero, Magento, Quickbook, Vend etc. to form a complete end-to-end business management solution.
- Oct 2017Series C$5M
- May 2016Series B$3M
- Jun 2015Series B$3.5M
- Oct 2013Series A$4M
#2
Series A · Auckland, Auckland · founded 2015 · 63 employees$8.7Mraised▾
App-based P2P marketplace for reserving parking spaces. The app enables parking space owners to list their parking spaces on their platform and prospective parkers to search, discover & book parking spaces in real-time. The app also offers management functionalities for parking owners. Its mobile app is available for iOS & Android devices.
- Dec 2021Series A$3.2M
- Dec 2021Conventional Debt—
- Aug 2019Series A$2.9M
#3
Acquired · Auckland, Auckland · founded 2015 · 160 employees$8.3Mraised▾
Coretex develops and supplies fleet management solutions to transport operators. Formed from the merger of International Telematics and Imarda, Coretex’s solutions include the ibright system and the i360 Action Engine. ibright system is a single platform telematics solution that provides intelligence about fleet movements and individual assets. ibright is utilized by customers operating fleets of refrigerated assets, trucks, tractors, dry vans and rail assets.
- 2019Series A—
- Aug 2017Series A$4.3M
- Oct 2015Series A$4M
#4
Series A · Auckland, Auckland · founded 2018 · 23 employees$3.6Mraised▾
AI & SaaS-driven traffic congestion management solution for the transport industry. It allows them to manage traffic disruption with real-time visibility of road congestion, including travel times & queue lengths. It also provides traffic insights & SMS alerts when traffic congestion increases beyond KPIs.
- Jun 2021Series A$3.6M
#5
Seed · Auckland, Auckland · founded 2003$2.3Mraised▾
International Telematics provides fleet management and vehicle telematics solutions. Offers 'ibright system', an integrated hardware & software solution that provides fleet management and individual asset tracking. The solution uses a combination of machine-to-machine communications, GPS, cellular networks, Bluetooth, and accelerometer technologies to gather critical fleet operational information and presents it back to stakeholders via its web platform & mobile apps for drivers. In May 2015, the company merged with 'Imarda' to create ‘Coretex’.
- Oct 2011Seed$2.3M
#6
Acquired · Auckland, Auckland · founded 2008 · 94 employees$2Mraised▾
Merlot provides cloud-based operation planning and crew management suite for airlines operator. It provides features like route planning, network planning, schedule management, crew management, crew rostering, crew select, crew house, crew following and crew payroll management, aircraft following, flight log management, ground operation management, MEL tracking, aircraft performance management, weight & balance. Some notable customers are Kam Air, Westjet Encore, Allegiant Air, Malanda Airlines and Sriwijaya
- Seed$2M
#7
Seed · Wellington, Wellington · founded 2014 · 17 employees$565.1Kraised▾
MarginFuel provides cloud-based AI-enabled pricing optimization & analytics solution to car rental operators. The solution provides market & competitor intelligence, demand forecasting, channel price optimization, and pricing analytics. Clients include Ace Rentals Cars, Bargain Rentals, and Jucy Rentals.
- Dec 2017Seed$565.1K
#8
Seed · Auckland, Auckland · founded 2015$333.1Kraised▾
UrbanSherpa is a concierge service providing on demand pick-up and delivery of any item. Users can request for coffee or pick-up or delivery of documents, small parcels, etc. Order can be placed online and also tracked in real-time. Also provides delivery services for local businesses.
- Nov 2015Seed$333.1K
#9
Seed · Wellington, New Zealand · founded 2014 · 36 employees$203.3Kraised▾
Mevo is an app-based platform that provides electric cars for rents. Users can see nearby available electric cars & can book via the app. Virtual keys are available within the app to unlock the car. After rides, users have to park the car in its home place & plug the charger back in to end the ride. Fleet contains electric Audi A3 e-tron cars. Users can choose a membership plan depending upon the usage. Rental rates range from $11/hr to $23/hr. Cars can be rented to a maximum of 3 days. Also provides car-sharing solutions to businesses. Partnered with Audi & powered by Meridian Energy.
- Jul 2018Seed$203.3K
#10
Series A · Auckland · founded 2020 · 6 employees—raised▾
SaaS-based Platform offering compliance management solutions for the aviation industry. Product features include work management, document authoring, safety management, auditing tools, job management, asset and personnel management, report generation, and more. Clients of the company include Refractus, Hamilton Airport, Southland Helicopters LTD, and more.
- Jan 2026Seed—
#11
Acquired · Auckland, Auckland · founded 2011 · 350 employees—raised▾
Provider of cloud-based software for inventory and order management solutions. The software integrates with accounting, sales, and other business platforms. It offers tools for managing purchasing, warehouse operations, and manufacturing processes. The platform provides features such as reporting, order management, and electronic data interchange.
- Sep 2019Series A—
#12
Public · Auckland, Auckland · founded 2000 · 354 employees—raised▾
Electronic logging solutions for commercial trucking compliance
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
Common questions
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