SEND was reported to be in the final stages of an acquisition transaction to expand into additional West African markets.
SourceFlexport for Africa - Digital Freight forwarder and Customs Broker.
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
SEND is a Nigerian YC W20 logistics startup that acts as a digital freight forwarder and customs broker for Africa, offering a software-driven supply-chain operating system for shipping cargo by air and ocean, customs clearance, trucking, warehousing, document management, tracking, and supply-chain financing.
Primary product
Digital freight forwarding and customs brokerage platform for Africa
Founded
2017
Headquarters
Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria
Team size
11-50 employees
Industry
Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
Sub-industry
Digital freight forwarding / customs brokerage / freight management software
Offices
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Business model
Stage
seed
Total raised
$250K
Latest round
Non-equity Assistance · Oct 2021
Latest amount
$100K
Leadership
Founder / CEO
Co-founder & Head of Commercial Operations
Godwin Eyo
Customer Experience Partner
Founders
Co-founder
Public material describes a small, ambitious engineering team focused on shipping quickly without sacrificing stability, using CI/CD discipline and strong testing to reduce bugs and keep building.
Compensation
No public salary bands were found. Public hiring references indicate full-time roles in Nigeria, including at least one on-site customer-facing opening.
Pricing
Quote-based freight forwarding and customs brokerage; public pricing is not disclosed.
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Estimated revenue
$500K-$1M (GetLatka estimated 2024 ARR at $654.6K)
Estimated monthly visits
44.8K
SEND was reported to be in the final stages of an acquisition transaction to expand into additional West African markets.
SourceThe company said it would need to raise over $10m in equity and debt to fund expansion, while operating in a market constrained by port delays and logistics fragmentation.
SourceGulf Africa Review · May 2023
Summarized SEND’s planned expansion into East and Southern Africa and described its digital freight-forwarding and customs-brokerage platform.
The Africa Report · May 2023
Reported expansion plans into Kenya, Uganda, and South Africa, plus discussion of needing fresh capital and the operational challenges of African logistics.
Disrupt Africa · Mar 2023
Reported 220% year-on-year customer growth and that SEND was in the final stages of an acquisition transaction to expand into additional West African markets.
Technext · Feb 2021
Reported seed funding from Uncovered Fund, following an earlier $150K seed round associated with Y Combinator.