When was SHIPSTA founded?

SHIPSTA was founded in 2015 and raised its 1st funding round 4 years after it was founded.

Where is SHIPSTA located?

SHIPSTA is headquartered in Luxembourg, Luxembourg.

Who is the current CEO of SHIPSTA?

Christian Wilhelm of SHIPSTA. They have also founded 1 company.

How many employees does SHIPSTA have?

As of Aug 31, 2026, the latest employee count at SHIPSTA is 14.

Is SHIPSTA a funded company?

SHIPSTA is a funded company, having raised a total of $10M across 2 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on Jun 21, 2019.

When was the latest funding round of SHIPSTA?

SHIPSTA's latest funding was a $***** Series A round on Mar 31, 2022, with participation from 2 investors.

Where does SHIPSTA rank among its competitors?

SHIPSTA ranks 3rd amongst 26 active competitors, of which 2 are funded. It stands 2nd in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Pentimenti, which secured $913K in Apr, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of SHIPSTA?

SHIPSTA's top competitors include Transporeon, Alpega Group and CargoClix. Among them, Pentimenti secured the most recent funding round in April, 2025.

SHIPSTA - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Cloud based freight forwarding software. It offers solutions to streamline the transportation process. It allows users to find carriers for the adhoc transport. It benchmarks with market data and forecasts to support the decision making process. It offers solutions such as freight rates management, transport management, procurement, freight tendering, spot tendering, freight calculator, and more.

Website: shipsta.com
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Email ID: *****@shipsta.com
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Key Metrics

Founded Year

2015

Location

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$10M in 2 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series A, Mar 31, 2022, $*****

Investors

RTP Global & 6 more

Ranked

3^rd among 26 active competitors

Employee Count

14 as on Aug 31, 2026

Similar Companies

Transporeon & 24 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Freightos (Aug 19, 2024)

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SHIPSTA got acquired by Freightos on Aug 19, 2024.

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SHIPSTA has raised a total funding of $10M over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jun 21, 2019. Its latest funding round was a Series A round on Mar 31, 2022 for $*****. 2 investors participated in its latest round. SHIPSTA has 6 institutional investors and 1 angel investor.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of SHIPSTA:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Mar 31, 2022	5000239	Series A	6845640	9603930	6866670	7773044
Jun 21, 2019	6936269	Seed	8082946	2030331	RTP Global & 1 more	2345507

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The founders of SHIPSTA are Christian Wilhelm, Jurgen Leger, Oliver Ritzmann and Stefan Maratzki. Christian Wilhelm is the CEO of SHIPSTA.

Here are the details of SHIPSTA's key team members:

Christian Wilhelm: Co-Founder & CEO of SHIPSTA.
Jurgen Leger: Co-Founder & Managing Director of SHIPSTA.
Oliver Ritzmann: Co-Founder of SHIPSTA and founder of 1 other company.
Stefan Maratzki: Co-Founder of SHIPSTA and founder of 1 other company.
Contact Info: 1 email address

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SHIPSTA's employee count trend

SHIPSTA has 14 employees as of Aug 26. Here is SHIPSTA's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of SHIPSTA include Transporeon, Alpega Group and CargoClix. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of SHIPSTA, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Transporeon 2000, Ulm (Germany), Acquired	Provider of cloud platform for transportation management, execution, and freight audit	$2.43M	MobilityFund, Future Energy Ventures & 8 others	61/100
2nd	Alpega Group 2017, Zaventem (Belgium), Funding Raised	Offers web-based transportation management solutions	-	Zobito, Castik Capital & 2 others	54/100
3rd	SHIPSTA 2015, Luxembourg (Luxembourg), Acquired	Cloud based freight forwarding software	$10M	Mangrove Capital Partners, 7GC & 5 others	43/100
4th	CargoClix 1999, Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany), Unfunded	Cargo and freight marketplace	-	-	42/100
5th	Winmore 2013, San Francisco (United States), Series B	Cloud-based bid & tender management software for the logisitcs industry	$30.6M	Jackson Square Ventures, B Capital & 1 others	42/100
6th	Pentimenti 2023, Copenhagen (Denmark), Seed	Provider of AI-enabled tender and sales assistance solution for the supply chain	$913K	Ugly Duckling Ventures, Danmarks Eksport og Investeringsfond ... Read more	35/100
7th	TenderEasy 2012, Stockholm (Sweden), Acquired	Freight management tool for transport sourcing and spot bidding	-	7C-Ventures	30/100
8th	Cargoo 2000, Switzerland, Unfunded	Provider of a cloud-based logistics collaborative platform	-	-	29/100
9th	Freightender 2016, Malaga (Spain), Unfunded	Provider of web-based logistics procurement platform	-	-	28/100
10th	Sourcify 2017, Tallinn (Estonia), Unfunded	Cloud-based tender management platform for freight forwarders	-	-	27/100