Watco - About the company
Watco is an acquired company based in Pittsburg (United States), founded in 1983. It operates as a Provider of transportation and supplychain services. Watco has raised $600M in funding. The company has 1377 active competitors, including 39 funded and 234 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like United Parcel Service, TVS Supply Chain Solutions and Mahindra Logistics.
Company Details
- Website
- watco.com
- Email ID
- *****@watco.com
- Phone Number
- +1 **********
Key Metrics
Founded Year
1983
Location
Pittsburg, United States
Stage
Acquired
Total Funding
$600M in 3 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
5th among 1377 active competitors
Employee Count
2,490 as on Aug 31, 2026
Investment & Acquisitions
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Exit Details
Acquired by Wind Point Partners (Feb 08, 2005)
Watco's acquisition details
Watco got acquired by Wind Point Partners on Feb 08, 2005.
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Watco's funding and investors
Watco has raised a total funding of $600M over 3 rounds. Its first funding round was on Aug 26, 2008. Its latest funding round was a PE round on Jun 17, 2025 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Watco has 3 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Watco:
Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 17, 2025 | 3226514 | PE | 8890314 | 9185106 | 9519097 | 5816510 |
Sep 12, 2009 | 1885370 | Grant (prize money) | 2290313 | 2551504 | 1345366 | |
Aug 26, 2008 | 1450133 | Grant (prize money) | 3417094 | 4491198 | 7383733 |
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Watco's founders and board of directors
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Watco has 2,490 employees as of Aug 26. Here is Watco's employee count trend over the years:
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Watco's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Watco include United Parcel Service, TVS Supply Chain Solutions and Mahindra Logistics. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Watco, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | United Parcel Service 1907, Atlanta (United States), Public | Package delivery company | - | 68/100 | |
2nd |  TVS Supply Chain Solutions 1995, Chennai (India), Public | Provider of end-to-end supply chain services | $577M | 67/100 | |
3rd | Mahindra Logistics 2009, Mumbai (India), Public | Provider of integrated supply chain and mobility solutions | $33.1M | 65/100 | |
4th | Trafigura 2009, Amsterdam (Netherlands), Funding Raised | Provider of commodity trading and logistics services | - | 60/100 | |
5th |  Watco 1983, Pittsburg (United States), Acquired | Provider of transportation and supplychain services | $600M | 58/100 | |
6th | C.H. Robinson Worldwide 1905, Eden Prairie (United States), Public | Provider of third-party logistics and supply chain management services | - | - | 59/100 |
7th | Safexpress 1997, Gurugram (India), Unfunded | Provider of logistics and supply-chain services offering transportation, warehousing, 3PL, consulting solutions | - | - | 58/100 |
8th |  DB Schenker 1872, Essen (Germany), Acquired | Provider of transport, logistics, supply chain, and freight management solutions | - | 58/100 | |
9th |  OMNIA Partners 2011, Franklin (United States), Seed | Provider of procurement and supply chain management services | - | 55/100 | |
10th |  LightSource 2021, San Francisco (United States), Series C | Provider of supply chain management services | $33M | 53/100 |
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Watco's Investments and acquisitions
Watco has acquired Colossal Tranport. Watco has not made any investments as of now.Reports related to Watco
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News related to Watco
Filter this listMedia has covered Watco for a total of 2 events in the last 1 year, 1 of them has been about partnerships.
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Borderlands Mexico: Cargo theft surges in Q3 as criminals adopt new tacticsFreightWaves•Sep 28, 2025•Watco, Colossal Tranport
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Regulators Approve Watco's Acquisition of Great Lakes Central RailroadTrainland Trolley & Train Museum•Sep 01, 2025•Watco, Great Lakes Central Railroad
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BNSF aims to grow carload traffic with rail service upgradesFreightWaves•Jul 22, 2025•BNSF Railway, Genesee and Wyoming, TNW, Watco
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Watco receives investment of more than $600 million from Duration Capital PartnersTrainland Trolley & Train Museum•Jun 18, 2025•Watco,
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Regulators Pause Watco's Great Lakes Central AcquisitionTrainland Trolley & Train Museum•Jun 02, 2025•Watco, Great Lakes Central Railroad
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Blue Ridge Southern back on rails, restoring lifeline to area businessesThemountaineer•Mar 27, 2025•Watco
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Watco acquires Michigan railroad Great Lakes CentralFreightWaves•Mar 07, 2025•Watco, Great Lakes Central Railroad
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Watco Expands Customer Network and Maximizes Freight Capacity With Blue YonderBusiness Wire•Dec 17, 2024•Watco, Blue Yonder
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