FJ Labs

FJ Labs is a venture capital firm based in New York, founded in 2015 by Fabrice Grinda. The firm is stage-agnostic, focusing on marketplaces and consumer-facing startups, with a particular emphasis on sectors such as B2B, B2C, financial services, mobile technology, advertisement technology, e-commerce, food technology, gaming, health technology, real estate technology, restaurant technology, ridesharing, SaaS, and virtual reality. FJ Labs invests primarily in seed and Series A rounds, with an investment range between $50,000 and $5,000,000. The firm has backed notable companies including Alibaba Group, Beepi, BrightRoll, Betterment, ADORE ME, and Earnest.

Matias Barbero

Venture Capital

Zineb Belghiti

Analyst

Camila Bustamante

Investor

William Guillouard

Operating Partner

Arne Halleraker

Partner

Erez Kalir

Venture Partner

Chris Keshian

Investor

Ariel Lebowits

CFO

Jose Marin

Founding Partner

Anshul Ruparell

Founder

Luke Skertich

Investor

Andrea Xu

Investor

Past deals in Transportation

Haul

Seed Round in 2022
Operator of an on-demand job platform intended to redefine the traditional truck-driving employment model. The company connects pre-qualified truck drivers to truck fleets for CDL jobs while offering several services including automated and streamlined compliance, price transparency, coverage, and benefits for drivers, enabling commercial truck drivers to find jobs easily and truck fleets to connect to professional drivers.

Loadsmart

Series D in 2022
Loadsmart, Inc. operates an online platform designed to streamline the logistics process for shippers and carriers. Founded in 2014 by Felipe Capella and Ricardo Salgado, the company is headquartered in New York, with an additional office in Chicago. The platform offers users the ability to obtain real-time, bookable rates, facilitating efficient interactions between shippers and carriers. It allows shippers to quickly move freight and helps carriers optimize their capacity by keeping trucks full. Loadsmart's service includes features for obtaining quotes, booking trucks, and tracking freight from pickup to delivery, thereby enhancing the overall efficiency of the shipping process.

Dott

Series B in 2022
Dott is a micro-mobility company based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, specializing in shared e-scooters and e-bikes for short-distance travel. Founded in 2018, Dott aims to provide convenient and sustainable transportation alternatives within urban environments. The company has assembled a team of experienced professionals from the mobility and technology sectors in Europe. Recently, Dott secured an initial investment of €20 million to support its growth and expansion efforts.

Yassir

Series A in 2021
Yassir Inc. is a transport service based in Algiers, Algeria, founded in 2016. The company operates a mobile application that enables users to book drivers for on-demand transportation, ensuring safe travel. In addition to ride-hailing services, Yassir's platform also offers food delivery options, allowing users to order meals conveniently. The application serves as a multisided marketplace, combining technology with everyday activities, and provides additional services such as grocery delivery and banking applications. Yassir aims to enhance users' lifestyles by facilitating mobility and access to essential services through its innovative platform.

Veo

Series A in 2021
Developer of a bike-share application designed to provide affordable, environmentally friendly transportation, especially in and around universities with dense student populations and strong bike access. The company's reservation platform recommends the nearest available bike and permits to reserve a bike before pickup and collect payment automatically to help people reduce their carbon footprint, enabling riders to see all available bikes and their locations within the community.

Trella

Venture Round in 2021
Trella is a platform that connects shippers to carriers. Trella offers services and technology to empower drivers, improve their efficiency, boost their earnings and utilization as well as creating job opportunities. Trella aims to reduce costs for shippers, introduce a transparent pricing structure and provide them with a more reliable source of carriers. All the while allowing them to track their shipments in real-time as well as report key insights on their transportation trends and performance.

Letz

Series A in 2021
Letz is a corporate transport company based in São Paulo, Brazil, founded in 2019. The company specializes in providing safe and comfortable transportation services for workers, facilitating daily commutes between home and the workplace. Letz operates an online platform that connects self-employed drivers with individuals seeking transportation. Its services include professional drivers, fixed travel routes, and the flexibility to update or cancel rides, ensuring convenience and security for employees.

Dott

Series B in 2021
Dott is a micro-mobility company based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, specializing in shared e-scooters and e-bikes for short-distance travel. Founded in 2018, Dott aims to provide convenient and sustainable transportation alternatives within urban environments. The company has assembled a team of experienced professionals from the mobility and technology sectors in Europe. Recently, Dott secured an initial investment of €20 million to support its growth and expansion efforts.

Moova

Corporate Round in 2021
Moova SAS is a technology-driven company based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, that specializes in urban logistics solutions. Founded in 2018, Moova operates a digital platform designed to connect E-Commerce and retail businesses with independent couriers, known as "Moovers," who use various modes of transportation, including bicycles, motorcycles, and vans, to facilitate deliveries. The platform captures idle logistic capacity, transforming it into efficient and cost-effective shipping options. It offers features such as route optimization, real-time tracking, and electronic proof of delivery, enabling clients to enhance their sales operations and improve customer satisfaction. By streamlining last-mile logistics, Moova is contributing to the growth of the E-Commerce sector in Latin America.

Loadsmart

Series C in 2020
Loadsmart, Inc. operates an online platform designed to streamline the logistics process for shippers and carriers. Founded in 2014 by Felipe Capella and Ricardo Salgado, the company is headquartered in New York, with an additional office in Chicago. The platform offers users the ability to obtain real-time, bookable rates, facilitating efficient interactions between shippers and carriers. It allows shippers to quickly move freight and helps carriers optimize their capacity by keeping trucks full. Loadsmart's service includes features for obtaining quotes, booking trucks, and tracking freight from pickup to delivery, thereby enhancing the overall efficiency of the shipping process.

Busbud

Series C in 2020
Busbud, Inc. is an online platform that specializes in inter-city bus travel booking services. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Montreal, Canada, the company allows travelers to search, compare, and book bus tickets for various destinations both domestically and internationally. Busbud aggregates schedules, prices, and amenities from numerous bus operators, providing valuable travel information through its website and mobile application. Users can explore over 10,000 cities in 89 countries, with options available in multiple languages and currencies. The platform aims to enhance the travel experience by offering comprehensive details about bus services, including reviews and service classes, while ensuring customer support is available around the clock.

Lime

Venture Round in 2020
Lime is a company focused on providing sustainable transportation solutions to address the first and last mile mobility challenges in urban areas. It offers an array of smart mobility options, including electric scooters and bikes, designed to be affordable and convenient for users while minimizing their carbon footprint. Lime collaborates with cities to deploy its fleet, which features electric kick-scooters and bikes equipped with GPS and self-activating locks, ensuring reliable access for riders. Through its services, Lime aims to encourage a shift in transportation behavior, promoting a greener future for urban mobility.

Leaf Logistics

Series A in 2020
Leaf Logistics Inc. operates a freight contracting platform that facilitates a multi-party network connecting shippers, carriers, brokers, and logistics service providers. Founded in 2017 and based in New York, the company employs predictive analytics and artificial intelligence to enhance the management of transportation logistics. Its platform enables users to secure future transportation capacity, rates, and services through binding, tradeable contracts called Leaf Forward contracts. This innovative approach allows for improved service and cost predictability, helping participants to plan and execute logistics more effectively. Leaf Logistics was previously known as Logistics Exchange Inc. before rebranding in March 2019.

Dray Alliance

Series A in 2020
Dray Alliance is a technology company focused on transforming the drayage trucking industry by providing a digital platform that simplifies and streamlines container delivery. Its platform connects shippers, carriers, and truckers in real time, enhancing transparency and predictability in the delivery process. By standardizing drayage rates, the company eliminates haggling, allowing for more efficient pricing. Dray Alliance also employs data-driven insights to check container availability, optimize return trips, and conduct performance reviews and random inspections of truckers. This approach not only fosters accountability among draymen but also enables import and export shippers to better plan and manage the transportation of goods from ports to warehouses. Overall, Dray Alliance seeks to reduce friction and improve the efficiency of container trucking operations.

Shyft

Series A in 2020
Shyft, LLC is a mobility technology company that specializes in relocation management solutions for corporations and relocation management companies. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Petaluma, California, with an additional office in Belgrade, Serbia, Shyft provides a mobile application that simplifies the employee moving process, enabling individuals to relocate anywhere in the world. The company offers a unique Lump Sum Marketplace Platform designed to enhance the experience of transferees from initial inquiry to final invoice. Over 300 moving companies across more than 68 countries utilize Shyft's innovative technology and customer service solutions to efficiently manage leads and bookings, aiming to deliver a seamless and stress-free relocation experience. Shyft's team comprises industry experts with extensive experience, positioning the company as a transformative force in the moving and relocation sector.

Freightwalla

Series A in 2019
Freightwalla is an international freight forwarder that offers a comprehensive digital platform for managing global logistics operations. The platform provides various online tools, including instant quotations for shipments, shipment planning, digital workflow management, and real-time tracking. It also features online document management, sailing schedules, and smart reporting, which enhance transparency and efficiency in the supply chain process. By streamlining logistics operations, Freightwalla enables businesses to optimize their end-to-end costing and improve overall visibility in the shipping and logistics industry.

Moova

Seed Round in 2019
Moova SAS is a technology-driven company based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, that specializes in urban logistics solutions. Founded in 2018, Moova operates a digital platform designed to connect E-Commerce and retail businesses with independent couriers, known as "Moovers," who use various modes of transportation, including bicycles, motorcycles, and vans, to facilitate deliveries. The platform captures idle logistic capacity, transforming it into efficient and cost-effective shipping options. It offers features such as route optimization, real-time tracking, and electronic proof of delivery, enabling clients to enhance their sales operations and improve customer satisfaction. By streamlining last-mile logistics, Moova is contributing to the growth of the E-Commerce sector in Latin America.

Yassir

Seed Round in 2019
Yassir Inc. is a transport service based in Algiers, Algeria, founded in 2016. The company operates a mobile application that enables users to book drivers for on-demand transportation, ensuring safe travel. In addition to ride-hailing services, Yassir's platform also offers food delivery options, allowing users to order meals conveniently. The application serves as a multisided marketplace, combining technology with everyday activities, and provides additional services such as grocery delivery and banking applications. Yassir aims to enhance users' lifestyles by facilitating mobility and access to essential services through its innovative platform.

Auro

Venture Round in 2019
Auro Travel is The largest fleet of private vehicles in Spain. they offer a car service with driver, legal, professional, serious, discreet and tailored. they know that this is a very personal service and that is why they adapt to your needs, whatever you want. Booking with us is having the guarantee that everything will be fine.

Dott

Series A in 2019
Dott is a micro-mobility company based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, specializing in shared e-scooters and e-bikes for short-distance travel. Founded in 2018, Dott aims to provide convenient and sustainable transportation alternatives within urban environments. The company has assembled a team of experienced professionals from the mobility and technology sectors in Europe. Recently, Dott secured an initial investment of €20 million to support its growth and expansion efforts.

FretLink

Series B in 2019
FretLink is a web-based platform established in 2015 and located in Paris, France, that connects shippers with transportation companies to enhance logistics efficiency. The platform serves as a marketplace where shippers can organize and track their freight while enabling carriers to report their available transport capacity and receive appropriate orders. By pooling shipments and utilizing backloads, FretLink optimizes transportation activities, offering advantages to all participants in the supply chain. The service provides greater visibility and facilitates smoother logistics processes, allowing industrial shippers to manage their operations more effectively.

Lime

Series D in 2019
Lime is a company focused on providing sustainable transportation solutions to address the first and last mile mobility challenges in urban areas. It offers an array of smart mobility options, including electric scooters and bikes, designed to be affordable and convenient for users while minimizing their carbon footprint. Lime collaborates with cities to deploy its fleet, which features electric kick-scooters and bikes equipped with GPS and self-activating locks, ensuring reliable access for riders. Through its services, Lime aims to encourage a shift in transportation behavior, promoting a greener future for urban mobility.

Lime

Series A in 2019
Lime is a company focused on providing sustainable transportation solutions to address the first and last mile mobility challenges in urban areas. It offers an array of smart mobility options, including electric scooters and bikes, designed to be affordable and convenient for users while minimizing their carbon footprint. Lime collaborates with cities to deploy its fleet, which features electric kick-scooters and bikes equipped with GPS and self-activating locks, ensuring reliable access for riders. Through its services, Lime aims to encourage a shift in transportation behavior, promoting a greener future for urban mobility.

Dott

Series A in 2018
Dott is a micro-mobility company based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, specializing in shared e-scooters and e-bikes for short-distance travel. Founded in 2018, Dott aims to provide convenient and sustainable transportation alternatives within urban environments. The company has assembled a team of experienced professionals from the mobility and technology sectors in Europe. Recently, Dott secured an initial investment of €20 million to support its growth and expansion efforts.

Moova

Seed Round in 2018
Moova SAS is a technology-driven company based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, that specializes in urban logistics solutions. Founded in 2018, Moova operates a digital platform designed to connect E-Commerce and retail businesses with independent couriers, known as "Moovers," who use various modes of transportation, including bicycles, motorcycles, and vans, to facilitate deliveries. The platform captures idle logistic capacity, transforming it into efficient and cost-effective shipping options. It offers features such as route optimization, real-time tracking, and electronic proof of delivery, enabling clients to enhance their sales operations and improve customer satisfaction. By streamlining last-mile logistics, Moova is contributing to the growth of the E-Commerce sector in Latin America.

Leaf Logistics

Seed Round in 2018
Leaf Logistics Inc. operates a freight contracting platform that facilitates a multi-party network connecting shippers, carriers, brokers, and logistics service providers. Founded in 2017 and based in New York, the company employs predictive analytics and artificial intelligence to enhance the management of transportation logistics. Its platform enables users to secure future transportation capacity, rates, and services through binding, tradeable contracts called Leaf Forward contracts. This innovative approach allows for improved service and cost predictability, helping participants to plan and execute logistics more effectively. Leaf Logistics was previously known as Logistics Exchange Inc. before rebranding in March 2019.

Mandaê

Series B in 2018
Mandaê Serviços de Consultoria em Logística LTDA provides air logistics services for packing and delivery. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in São Paulo, Brazil.

Busbud

Series B in 2018
Busbud, Inc. is an online platform that specializes in inter-city bus travel booking services. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Montreal, Canada, the company allows travelers to search, compare, and book bus tickets for various destinations both domestically and internationally. Busbud aggregates schedules, prices, and amenities from numerous bus operators, providing valuable travel information through its website and mobile application. Users can explore over 10,000 cities in 89 countries, with options available in multiple languages and currencies. The platform aims to enhance the travel experience by offering comprehensive details about bus services, including reviews and service classes, while ensuring customer support is available around the clock.

Lori Systems

Seed Round in 2018
Lori Systems Corp. develops, owns, and operates a logistics platform that helps to connect transport with cargo. It serves transporters and cargo owners. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Nairobi, Kenya with additional offices in Mombasa, Kenya; Kampala, Uganda; and Lagos, Nigeria.

Lori Systems

Seed Round in 2017
Lori Systems Corp. develops, owns, and operates a logistics platform that helps to connect transport with cargo. It serves transporters and cargo owners. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Nairobi, Kenya with additional offices in Mombasa, Kenya; Kampala, Uganda; and Lagos, Nigeria.

Cabin

Seed Round in 2017
Cabin Technologies, Inc. offers overnight bus rides between the two cities with private cabins to passengers. The company offers hospitality transportation services for travelling upto 500 miles in the united States. It provides amenities, which include private cabins, attendants, two pieces of luggage, nighttime tea, morning coffee, ear plugs, and free Wi-Fi. Cabin Technologies, Inc. was formerly known as SleepBus Inc. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Cibeles Comfort Cars

Venture Round in 2017
Cibeles Comfort Cars offers all types of transport activities for people with and without drivers.

Bus.com

Series A in 2017
Bus.com is a bus rental platform that allows its clients to plan and book group transportation online. Its web app makes it easy to organize, book, join and enjoy bus trips. T The company was founded by travel industry veterans and built with startup hustle. Its headquarters is located at Montreal, Quebec.

Cibeles Comfort Cars

Seed Round in 2017
Cibeles Comfort Cars offers all types of transport activities for people with and without drivers.

Gestaxi

Seed Round in 2017
agency, comprehensive taxi management, financing, purchase and sale of taxi licenses, insurance, taxi driver training, credits, taxi, and workshops

Flexport

Series B in 2016
Flexport, Inc. is a global freight forwarder and logistics platform that provides online customs brokerage and freight forwarding services. Established in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company offers a comprehensive online dashboard that enables businesses to understand, purchase, manage, and track the necessary services for global trade. Its offerings include customs brokerage services such as clearances, bonds, product classification, and government agency filings, alongside freight forwarding options encompassing ocean freight, air freight, and trucking. Additionally, Flexport provides supply chain services that cover cargo insurance, quality inspections, warehousing, product sourcing, and trade finance. By leveraging modern software, Flexport aims to enhance the user experience in global trade, helping logistics companies optimize transportation routes and manage inventory effectively.

Cargomatic

Convertible Note in 2016
Cargomatic, Inc. is an online platform that facilitates real-time connections between shippers and pre-screened carriers, primarily serving customers in Southern California. Launched in early 2014 and based in Venice, California, the company enables shippers to submit loads and quickly locate nearby trucks to meet their logistics needs. Since its inception, Cargomatic has successfully expedited tens of thousands of deliveries across California, Chicago, and metropolitan New York. As a subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming Inc., Cargomatic focuses on providing an efficient and responsive network for local truck availability.

Flexport

Series A in 2015
Flexport, Inc. is a global freight forwarder and logistics platform that provides online customs brokerage and freight forwarding services. Established in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company offers a comprehensive online dashboard that enables businesses to understand, purchase, manage, and track the necessary services for global trade. Its offerings include customs brokerage services such as clearances, bonds, product classification, and government agency filings, alongside freight forwarding options encompassing ocean freight, air freight, and trucking. Additionally, Flexport provides supply chain services that cover cargo insurance, quality inspections, warehousing, product sourcing, and trade finance. By leveraging modern software, Flexport aims to enhance the user experience in global trade, helping logistics companies optimize transportation routes and manage inventory effectively.

Homer Logistics

Seed Round in 2015
Homer Logistics Inc. operates an online third-party delivery platform that focuses on providing delivery-as-a-service for restaurants. Established in 2014 and based in New York, the company leverages technology to enhance the efficiency of local, final-mile deliveries. By utilizing mobile tracking, routing, and communication, Homer optimizes delivery routes, enabling the delivery of more orders over shorter distances. The platform also employs algorithms to predict delivery patterns and manage a controlled fleet of delivery personnel, which not only reduces delivery costs but also allows businesses to outsource their delivery operations effectively. This approach enables merchants to focus on their core competencies while relying on Homer for their delivery needs in urban areas.

Stratim

Series B in 2015
Stratim Systems Incorporated operates an intelligent logistics platform designed to modernize and streamline fleet operations for transportation companies. Founded in 2014 and based in San Francisco, the company provides a suite of software applications that enable clients to create an integrated logistics ecosystem. This platform allows users to automate logistics requests, coordinate tasks, and analyze data to generate actionable insights. Stratim offers three main product lines: the STRATIM Platform, which centralizes logistical operations; the STRATIM Exchange, which facilitates real-time vendor connections; and the STRATIM Marketplace, enabling transactions between fleet owners and vendors. As a subsidiary of KAR Auction Services since 2018, Stratim aims to enhance operational efficiency and improve mobility experiences within the transportation sector.

Uber

Venture Round in 2015
Uber Technologies, Inc. is a technology company that operates a mobile application connecting consumers with independent drivers for ridesharing services, as well as facilitating food delivery through its Eats segment. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in San Francisco, Uber has expanded its operations to over 600 cities worldwide, serving customers across North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company has diversified its offerings into five segments: Rides, Eats, Freight, Other Bets, and Advanced Technologies Group. The Rides segment enables users to request rides from a variety of vehicle types, while the Eats segment allows for restaurant discovery and food delivery. The Freight segment connects carriers with shippers for logistics services. Uber is also focused on developing autonomous vehicle technology through its Advanced Technologies Group. By leveraging its platform, Uber aims to enhance urban mobility and deliver innovative transportation solutions globally.
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