Haven Inc. is a company that automates logistics for ocean freight companies. Based in Singapore, San Francisco and Basel, it manages a freight rate and logistics for large international supply chains. Haven is considered one of the pioneers of the digital revolution in shipping logistics.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
History
Matt Tillman, a serial tech entrepreneur, had the idea for a freight and logistics platform in 2014, when he tried to book space on a container vessel to ship a truck. He created a reverse auction over email, treating all freight forwarders the same, and realized that the process could be automated. Tillman met with Jeff Wehner, who had worked in supply chain at Apple and Nest. They concluded that the traditional carrier-forwarder-shipper procurement structure was not the best model for shippers in terms of price discovery and booking. Together with Renee DiResta, they founded Haven Inc.[1][7]
Acquisition
FourKites®, a supply chain visibility platform, announced in April 2021 its acquisition of Haven, Inc., and introduction of Dynamic Ocean, a next-generation visibility solution that redefines end-to-end management for international ocean shipments.
References
- ^ a b "Special Coverage: The application of technology in ocean freight". American Shipper. September 20, 2016.
- ^ "Logistics tech firms look to curb disruption, not disrupt industry". JOC. August 19, 2016.
- ^ "Haven raises $11 million for its ocean freight booking platform". Venture Beat. May 4, 2016.
- ^ "More SDCE 100 Recipients" (PDF). SDCE. 2017.
- ^ Manaadiar, Hariesh (2020-07-05). "Product Review : Haven Inc's TMS for global shippers". Shipping and Freight Resource. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
- ^ "FourKites Acquires Haven, Inc., and Introduces Dynamic Ocean, the Next-Generation, End-to-End Platform for International Ocean Shipment Visibility". finance.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
- ^ "Venture capitalists have found another trillion dollar market to upend: shipping". Quartz. April 20, 2017.
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