Leta - About the company
Leta is a seed company based in Nairobi (Kenya), founded in 2021. It operates as a Provider of AI & web-based transportation management solutions. Leta has raised $8M in funding from investors like Speedinvest, 4Di Capital and Verdant Frontiers. The company has 1641 active competitors, including 138 funded and 125 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Einride, Ripplr and Turvo.
Company Details
Provider of AI & web-based transportation management solutions. The company offers solutions for managing last-mile delivery and freight transportation operations. It includes load optimization, route optimization, delivery management, and customer engagement.
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2021
Location
Nairobi, Kenya
Stage
Seed
Total Funding
$8M in 3 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
28th among 1641 active competitors
Employee Count
55 as on May 31, 2026
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Leta's funding and investors
Leta has raised a total funding of $8M over 3 rounds. Its first funding round was on Feb 01, 2016. Its latest funding round was a Seed round on Feb 27, 2025 for $*****. 3 investors participated in its latest round. Leta has 11 institutional investors and 1 angel investor.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Leta:
Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb 27, 2025 | 9753312 | Seed | 7535894 | 2608760 | 7416653 | 5107991 |
Nov 22, 2022 | 3590530 | Seed | 3237471 | 9687793 | 4315256 | |
Feb 01, 2016 | 1652354 | Grant (prize money) | 6813742 | 6644005 | 4330836 |
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Leta's founders and board of directors
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Leta has 55 employees as of May 26. Here is Leta's employee count trend over the years:
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Leta's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Leta include Einride, Ripplr and Turvo. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Leta, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Provider of electric and autonomous freight transportation solutions | $865M | 73/100 | ||
2nd | Provider of distribution and logistics services for multiple industry verticals | $123M | 72/100 | ||
3rd | Turvo 2014, San Mateo (United States), Acquired | Provider of a cloud and AI-based collaborative logistics platform | $85M | 71/100 | |
4th | Freight Tiger 2014, Mumbai (India), Series C | Provider of a digital freight network and transportation management system | $57.7M | 69/100 | |
5th | Optimal Dynamics 2014, New York City (United States), Series C | Developer of a decision automation platform for the truckload industry | $94.8M | 64/100 | |
6th | Alvys 2020, Solana Beach (United States), Series B | Developer of transportation management system software for logistics operations | $77M | 63/100 | |
7th | Super Dispatch 2013, Kansas City (United States), Seed | End-to-end transport management solutions for the car hauling industry | $1.95M | 63/100 | |
8th | Descartes 1981, Waterloo (United States), Public | Provider of cloud-based solutions for logistics and supply chain management | - | 63/100 | |
9th | RoseRocket 2015, Toronto (Canada), Series B | Provider of cloud-based transportation management system | $69M | 62/100 | |
10th | McLeod Software 1985, Birmingham (United States), Unfunded | Provider of transportation management software solutions for carriers, brokers, 3PL providers, and shippers | - | - | 62/100 |
28th | Provider of AI & web-based transportation management solutions | $8M | 54/100 |
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Leta's Investments and acquisitions
Leta has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
Reports related to Leta
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News related to Leta
Media has covered Leta for a total of 3 events in the last 1 year, 2 of them have been about company updates.
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Kenyan logistics startup Leta expands into Ghana after $5m fundingDisruptafrica•Jul 15, 2025•Leta, Speedinvest, Equator, Google
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Kenyan startup Leta expands to Ghana with AI tool for delivery cost reductionTechpoint.Africa•Jul 10, 2025•Leta
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Leta expands to Ghana after $5M seed round, marking its seventh African market entry.Innovation-village•Jul 10, 2025•Leta, Speedinvest
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Leta, a Kenyan logistics startup has secured $5 million in seed fundingTechgist Africa•Mar 30, 2025•Leta, Speedinvest, Equator
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Google, Speedinvest back Kenya’s Leta, which uses AI to make logistics cheaperTechCrunch+•Mar 18, 2025•Leta, Speedinvest, Equator
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Leta Raises $5 Million to Scale AI-Powered Logistics Platform Across AfricaTechMoran•Mar 18, 2025•Leta, Speedinvest, Google, Equator and 1 other
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Australian Japanese partners execute R&D Project Agreement to develop safe and efficient solutions for industrial scale shipping of CO2Cyprus Shipping News•Aug 25, 2023•Future Energy Exports, JX Nippon Mining & Metals, Letaustralia, Mitsui OSK Lines and 2 others
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Leta, a Kenyan supply chain and logistics SaaS provider, raises $3M to scale in AfricaTechCrunch+•Nov 22, 2022•LETA, 4Di Capital, Chandaria Capital, Chui Ventures and 4 others
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Supply chain and logistics focused Leta receives $3 million investmentegirisim•Nov 22, 2022•Leta, 4Di Capital, Chandaria Capital, Chui Ventures and 4 others
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