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20351 event
  1. 2035Capability
    Envisions logistics transactions available via APIs or voice, with global shipping automated and reliable
    “Everything should be available via APIs or voice.” 30:31
    Unverified1 source· Talk
20268 events
October
  1. Oct 19, 2026Initiative
    Global trade integrations
    Verified1 source· Job posting· archived
  2. Oct 7, 2026Initiative
    Developer platform
    Verified1 source· Job posting· archived
September
  1. Sep 11, 2026Initiative
    Omnichannel fulfillment
    Verified1 source· Job posting· archived
August
  1. Aug 19, 2026Initiative
    Applied AI for shipment operations
    Verified1 source· Job posting· archived
  2. Aug 6, 2026Initiative
    Supply Chain Operating System
    Verified1 source· Job posting· archived
  3. Aug 6, 2026Initiative
    Unified trucking platform
    Verified1 source· Job posting· archived
June
  1. Jun 23, 2026Initiative
    AI-powered freight operating system
    Verified1 source· Job posting· archived
  2. Jun 3, 2026Initiative
    Autonomous freight rates and booking
    Unverified1 source· Job posting· archived
20257 events
November
  1. as of Nov 2025Capability
    Gives non-engineers one day a week for 90 days to learn AI skills
    Gives non-engineers one day a week for 90 days to learn AI skills
    “you get one day a week for 90 days” 9:38
    Unverified1 source· Talk
    4 more capabilities
    • as of Nov 2025Customers can ask questions in natural language and get graphs, charts, and tables
      Unverified1 source
    • as of Nov 2025Selects container routes and contracts to balance shipping cost and transit time
      Unverified1 source
    • as of Nov 2025Uses AI to automate logistics work and help create parsers for complex shipping contract spreadsheets
      Unverified2 sources
    • as of Nov 2025Helps companies ship cargo by air, ocean, truck, and rail, with the aim of delivering on time and at lower cost
      Unverified1 source
  2. as of Nov 2025Capability
    Detects unhappy customers from messages and alerts the frontline person's manager
    Detects unhappy customers from messages and alerts the frontline person's manager
    “We've trained a model to detect unhappy customers from the way they message us.” 17:41
    Unverified1 source· Talk
July
  1. as of Jul 2025Capability
    Its founder became a major importer of medical hot tubs and e-bikes.
    “one of the top importers of medical hot tubs” 15:06
    Unverified1 source· Talk
20241 event
  1. reported 2024-04Capability
    Uses software to help freight managers handle operations more efficiently
    “Flexport’s idea was: why don’t we have a software team build software to help the people managing the freight?” 14:39
    Unverified1 source· Talk
20183 events
  1. as of Aug 2018Capability
    A SQL-queryable database identifies tariff impacts for each customer within minutes
    “within five minutes and one SQL query, we're able to tell every customer exactly who's affected and by how much” 35:11
    Unverified1 source· Talk
  2. as of Aug 2018Capability
    Structures freight handoff data into a platform for the parties in a shipment chain
    “we're taking all that data, structuring it, and creating a platform” 1:35
    Unverified1 source· Talk
  3. as of Aug 2018People
    Ryan Petersen is CEO at Flexport
    “My CEO and business partner” 23:08
    Unverified1 source· Talk
20141 event
  1. 2014Founded
    Ryan Petersen founded Flexport
    “He went through YC in 2014” 0:36
    Verified2 sources· Talk
20131 event
  1. as of Oct 2013Capability
    Licensed U.S. customs brokerage using a web dashboard to organize import documents and file customs entries electronically
    “the first licensed U.S. customs brokerage built around a modern web application” 19:52
    Unverified1 source· Talk
Undated10 events
  1. undatedBuilt
    Flexport built Flexport API
    Unverified1 source· Job posting· archived
    8 more projects
  2. undatedBuilt
    Flexport built Ops Tech freight operating system
    Unverified1 source· Job posting· archived
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