What it sells
Flexport for Africa - Digital Freight forwarder and Customs Broker.
Business model breakdown
Buyer: who owns the budget?
UnverifiedLogistics or supply chain manager at the importing company.
Workflow: what inputs become what output?
Customer books air or ocean shipments on a platform, invites suppliers and buyers, manages documents, tracks cargo in real time; SEND handles customs clearance, trucking and warehousing; syncs with SAP, Salesforce, QuickBooks.
Economics: what it saves and how it charges
Freight forwarding and customs brokerage margin on air, ocean and inland transport, plus supply chain finance.
Distribution: how it reaches customers
Demo-led (Book a Demo) with free signup available; own platform and consolidator/trucking partners.
Funding history and coverage
| Round date | Stage | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Y Combinator Winter 2020 | — | Y Combinator | ycombinator.com |
Profiles summarize public reporting and company websites. Business-model notes are MaxBC's reading of that material, not confirmed facts; unknowns are left blank rather than guessed. Updated 2026-10-12.