Independent Nigeria · May 2026
Independent covered the same shipping outlook, emphasizing MSME-led export growth, social commerce, and Topship's integrated air, sea, and land freight platform.
Flexport for African Merchants - Building the OS for Global Logistics
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Updated Jul 29, 2026
Overview
Topship is a Lagos-based YC W22 logistics and shipping platform for African businesses and individuals. It focuses on local and international parcel, cargo, and freight delivery, plus embedded shipping APIs, shop-and-ship, sea freight, and frozen-food logistics [Topship; YC; TechCrunch]. Public sources disagree slightly on founding year (2020 vs. 2021); YC and TechCrunch describe it as founded in 2020, while some company directories list 2021.
Primary product
An AI-assisted, API-enabled shipping platform for local and international parcel, cargo, and freight delivery.
Founded
2020
Headquarters
Lagos, Nigeria
Team size
11-50 employees
Work style
Flexible
Industry
Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
Sub-industry
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