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Best Transportation and Logistics Tech Companies in Rotterdam, Netherlands

The 53 best Transportation and Logistics Tech companies in Rotterdam, Netherlands in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Shypple.

53companies tracked
$55Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
12have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS TECH × ROTTERDAM

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.

233companies analysed
94%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
26unicorns
2017median founding year

Ranked: Best Transportation and Logistics Tech companies in Rotterdam

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageFounderFoundedTech stackRecent signals
1Shypple
Provider of cloud-based freight platform
$32M59 mo agoSeries AMustafa Yanik
Managing Director Air Freight
2016WebflowGSAPHubSpot Chat+19
2Check
App-based platform offering electric-scooter sharing services
$11M53 mo agoSeries BMarco Knitel
Managing Director & Cofounder
2019WordPressPleskMySQL+181 expansion
3Umob
Mobility-as-a-Service platform providing way to travel through their app
$6M13 mo agoSeries ABibi Jorissen
Co-Founder & CEO
2021WordPressMySQLPHP+212 job openings
4Ease2pay
Travel related payment processing solution for businesses
$2M66 mo agoPublicGijs Lookeren Campaign
Co-Founder
2013WordPressMySQLPHP+27
5BAQME
App-based platform for renting electric cargo bikes
$1M43 mo agoSeedSouren Arakelian
Co-Founder
2021WordPressMySQLPHP+16
6Macomi
AI-enabled software platform offering planning, simulation, and optimization solutions for rail operators
$1M57 mo agoFunding Raised2011
7Simply Deliver
Provider of solutions for managing delivery operations
$572K68 mo agoAcquired2017WordPressMySQLPHP+34
8GreenRoutes
Provider of AI-powered route optimization solution
$473K49 mo agoSeedRamy Salem
Co-Founder and CTO
2019

Top 12 Transportation and Logistics Tech companies in Rotterdam

#1
Series A · Rotterdam, South Holland · founded 2021
$6.3Mraised

Mobility-as-a-Service platform providing way to travel through their app. Users can sign up, book, and pay for rides directly through the app without any extra fees. Their app is available for both Android and iOS devices.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 3k LinkedIn followers — 6.3% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 2 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +2
Funding rounds
  • Jun 2025Series A$4M
  • Oct 2023Series A$6.3M
  • 2022Seed
Founders & team
Bibi JorissenCo-Founder & CEO
Tech stack
AdjustAzureCore-JsElementorFont AwesomeHello Elementor
#2
Series A · Rotterdam, South Holland · founded 2016 · 124 employees
$32.2Mraised

Shypple provides a cloud-based freight platform for end-to-end freight services. It calculates routing options, allows comparison of prices from different carriers and optional services like insurance, pre-carriage, and post-carriage. Shypple also offers real-time tracking of shipments through a dashboard and a payment dashboard to manage invoices.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 8k LinkedIn followers — 18.7% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Aug 2021Series A$21.8M
  • Apr 2021Series A$8.5M
  • Sep 2018Seed$2M
  • Feb 2018Seed
Founders & team
Mustafa YanikManaging Director Air Freight
Investors
Dutch Founders Fund, Newtownpartners, BOM, InnovationQuarter, DutchBasecamp, Nordic Impact Ventures
#3
Series B · Rotterdam, South Holland · founded 2019 · 107 employees
$11.3Mraised

App-based platform offering electric-scooter sharing services. The platform enables users to find, book, unlock the vehicle by using the mobile application. It offers faetures like variant payment options, eco-friendly rides, etc. At the end of the ride, users need to place the vehicle at the mentioned service area. The mobile application is available for both Android and iOS platforms.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers — 9.1% of this cohort's audience · 44 engagements/post (2.2× cohort median)
Activity: 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2022Series B$11.3M
Founders & team
Marco KnitelManaging Director & Cofounder
Investors
Slingshot, Ponooc, Move Energy
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesAnimate.CssApple PayCloudflareCore-Js
#4
Seed · Rotterdam, South Holland · founded 2021 · 9 employees
$1.4Mraised

App-based platform for renting electric cargo bikes. Users can rent bikes through the app by providing location, personal details, and more. Bikes can be located through the app, unlocked, ridden, and then park in legal parking zones at the end of the ride. Their app is available for both Android and iOS devices.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers — 3.8% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Fleet Agent
Activity: 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2022Seed$1.4M
Founders & team
Souren ArakelianCo-FounderBerenice Van GesselCo-Founder & InvestorSven VelthuisCo-Founder
Investors
High Rise Ventures
#5
Funding Raised · Rotterdam, South Holland · founded 2011
$1.1Mraised

AI-enabled software platform offering planning, simulation, and optimization solutions for rail operators. The company develops "Macomi platform" that provides machine learning-enabled business analytics solutions to optimize the business of rail operators. Rail genie offers simulation planning software for rail logistics to manage operations and maintenance. Staff genie offers a workforce planning tool for organization and more. It offers features like data interoperability, flexibility to access multiple scenarios, etc.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 580 LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2021Grant (prize money)$422.3K
  • Nov 2017Grant (prize money)$88.7K
  • Jan 2017Grant (prize money)$80.8K
  • Sep 2016Grant (prize money)$465K
Investors
Europa, PortXL
#6
Public · Rotterdam, South Holland · founded 2013 · 7 employees
$1.6Mraised

Travel related payment processing solution for businesses. Provides mobile payment platform that allows users to book, park, charge, and pay for various services such as electricity, water, and overnight stays. Offers mobile payment platform for shared services in transport through major developments in the field of IoT, mobile payments and energy. Application is made available on Android and iOS platforms.

Funding rounds
  • Jan 2021Post IPO$1.6M
Founders & team
Gijs Lookeren CampaignCo-FounderJan BorghuisCo-Founder
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesAngularApache Http ServerAstraContact Form 7Cookieyes
#7
Seed · Rotterdam, South Holland · founded 2019 · 4 employees
$473.1Kraised

Provider of AI-powered route optimization solution. The platform offers automated route planning for employee transportation. The clients should import the data, select, optimize, and check the data for route optimization.

Funding rounds
  • Jun 2022Seed$473.1K
Founders & team
Ramy SalemCo-Founder and CTOYousry SalemCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Graduate Ventures
#8
Acquired · Rotterdam, South Holland · founded 2017 · 11 employees
$572.1Kraised

Provider of solutions for managing delivery operations

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 5k LinkedIn followers — 12.7% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2020Grant (prize money)$572.1K
Investors
Europa
Tech stack
Animate.CssAnime.JsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementContact Form 7Cookieyes
#9
Deadpooled · Rotterdam, South Holland · founded 2013 · 6 employees
$19Kraised

Saddl is a web-based platform which helps businesses to ship products tailored to the likings of customer. It offers two services: Spencer which allows businesses to deliver anything in under 60 minutes. Products are sourced from local shops and delivered by local bike messengers to the customers. The other one is Laundr - an on-demand dry-cleaning service. Users can request for this service via the app or online.

Funding rounds
  • Oct 2014Seed$19K
Founders & team
Max SchulkensCo-FounderGeorge AnkomahCo-FounderDavid AsabinaCo-Founder
Investors
Startupbootcamp
#10
Acqui-Hired · Rotterdam, South Holland · founded 2018 · 20 employees
raised

Provider of sports news, articles, and betting prediction insights. The company delivers content related to sports, including football, biathlon, and other popular pastimes. It offers articles that explore sports history, rules, and cultural significance. The company also provides insights and analyses intended to inform betting decisions.

Funding rounds
  • Jul 2021Seed
Investors
Alfa Laval, PortXL
#11
Seed · Rotterdam, South Holland · founded 2018
raised

WhaleWashing is a provider of in-water hull cleaning, scansion, and diagnostic services. It claims to build a car-wash an automated machine operating in the water and removing the bio-fouling encrusted on the hull of the vessels.

Funding rounds
  • Feb 2018Seed
Founders & team
Stefano PeruzziCo-FounderGuido BardelliCo-Founder
Investors
PortXL
#12
Seed · Rotterdam, South Holland · founded 2013 · 9 employees
raised

4shipping provides an online platform to connect boat owners and operators with shippers. Boat owners need to specify capacity details of their boat on the platform to receive suitable offers. If there is a shipping request, the boat operator can bid discreetly on the platform. Shippers create a load request and select an offer from available bids. The platform can also be used for monitoring the status of freight and communicate with the boat operator. It charges a commission of 1% on each transaction from the carrier.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 648 LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2017Seed
Founders & team
Jan SnoeijFounder
Investors
PortXL
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpOceanwpGoogle Tag Manager For WordpressElementor

Funding & investor landscape

$55Mtotal disclosed funding
9companies funded
15disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
PortXL6 rounds
Europa2 rounds
Alfa Laval1 rounds
Antler1 rounds
BOM1 rounds
Dutch Founders Fund1 rounds
DutchBasecamp1 rounds
Graduate Ventures1 rounds
High Rise Ventures1 rounds
InnovationQuarter1 rounds

Notable founders

Bibi Jorissen
Co-Founder & CEO · Umob
Mustafa Yanik
Managing Director Air Freight · Shypple
Marco Knitel
Managing Director & Cofounder · Check
Souren Arakelian
Co-Founder · BAQME
Berenice Van Gessel
Co-Founder & Investor · BAQME
Gijs Lookeren Campaign
Co-Founder · Ease2pay
Jan Borghuis
Co-Founder · Ease2pay
Ramy Salem
Co-Founder and CTO · GreenRoutes
Yousry Salem
Co-Founder & CEO · GreenRoutes
Max Schulkens
Co-Founder · Saddl
George Ankomah
Co-Founder · Saddl
Stefano Peruzzi
Co-Founder · WhaleWashing
Prism market signals · Netherlands · country-scoped Prism corpus, 226,216 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 · Netherlands

How research on Logistics & Supply Chain Tech is moving in the Netherlands

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 66 Netherlands-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
201920222025
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and steady — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 23% → 23% across 2019–2025.
top research entities
  • Delft University of Technology34
  • Eindhoven University of Technology7
  • Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research5
  • University of Groningen3
  • Rutgers Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights3
leading researchers
Gonçalo Homem de Almeida Correia · Javier Alonso–Mora · Oded Cats · Daniela Rus · Alex Wallar · Konstanze Winter · Bart van Arem · Bruno F. Santos
Breakthroughs13 · 20%
▲ 0%→35% share
7 median citations62% since 2021mostly methods-led
Fleet management research is surging — scheduling and supply chain optimization papers now dominate 35% of breakthrough output.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Fleet management6
  • Scheduling (production processes)4
  • Supply chain optimization3
  • Routing (electronic design automation)3
  • Idle2
Landmark Vehicle Rebalancing for Mobility-on-Demand Systems with Ride-Sharing · 73 cites
Advancements41 · 62%
▲ 0%→59% share
3 median citations49% since 2021mostly methods-led
Fleet management advancements intensified sharply — papers more than doubled from 4 to 10, driving 59% field-share.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Fleet management4→10
Landmark A Railway Timetable Rescheduling Approach for Handling Large-Scale Disruptions · 190 cites
Concerns9 · 14%
▲ 0%→6% share
29 median citations33% since 2021mostly empirical
Transport engineering concerns are rising — fleet management and service reliability flagging across 15 combined papers at 6% field-share.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Transport engineering6
  • Fleet management5
  • Service (business)4
  • Reservation2
  • Biofuel1
Landmark Cost optimization of biofuel production – The impact of scale, integration, transport and supply chain configurations · 192 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Netherlands

Where logistics supply chain is researched across Netherlands

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.

Delft39 · +0.49
Hot · Fleet managementAdvancing · Service (business)Opportunity · Scheduling (production processes)
Eindhoven7 · +0.64
Advancing · Fleet managementOpportunity · Energy management system

Common questions

How many Transportation and Logistics Tech companies are there in Rotterdam, Netherlands?
Radar tracks 53 indexable Transportation and Logistics Tech companies headquartered in Rotterdam, Netherlands that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Transportation and Logistics Tech companies in Rotterdam, Netherlands?
The Transportation and Logistics Tech companies in Rotterdam, Netherlands on this list have raised a combined $55M in disclosed equity funding across 9 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Transportation and Logistics Tech company in Rotterdam, Netherlands?
Shypple is the highest-funded Transportation and Logistics Tech company in Rotterdam, Netherlands, with $32.2M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Transportation and Logistics Tech companies in Rotterdam, Netherlands are funded?
9 of the 53 Transportation and Logistics Tech companies in Rotterdam, Netherlands on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Transportation and Logistics Tech unicorns are there in Rotterdam, Netherlands?
None of the Transportation and Logistics Tech companies in Rotterdam, Netherlands on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Rotterdam, Netherlands Transportation and Logistics Tech companies?
The most active investors in Rotterdam, Netherlands Transportation and Logistics Tech companies on this list include PortXL, Europa, Alfa Laval, Antler, BOM.
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