Acquisition
Apr 2025Nuvocargo acquired Merge Transportation, an intra-U.S. 3PL, and said the whole team would join Nuvocargo to expand the platform across North America.
SourceRadically simplifying cross-border logistics between USA & Mexico
Company research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 29, 2026
Overview
AI-native 4PL/logistics company focused on North American freight, especially US-Mexico cross-border shipping. Nuvocargo combines managed transportation, freight brokerage, customs brokerage, and AI-enabled operations to reduce freight spend, improve service levels, and automate end-to-end load execution.
Primary product
Nuvo AI / NuvoOS AI freight execution platform for North American freight
Founded
2019
Headquarters
New York, New York, United States
Team size
51-200
Industry
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
Sub-industry
Cross-border freight logistics, digital freight forwarding, and customs brokerage
Offices
New York City, NY
Mexico City, Mexico
Laredo, TX
Business model
4PL
freight brokerage
customs brokerage
managed transportation
3PL
Funding
Stage
Series B
Total raised
$74.4M
Latest round
Series B · Jun 2023
Latest amount
$36.5M
Jun 2023 · QED Investors
Dec 2021 · Tiger Global Management
Apr 2021 · QED Investors
Apr 2020 · NFX and ALLVP
Jan 2018 · Y Combinator
People & investors
Leadership
Founder & CEO
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Operating Officer
VP of Research & Development
VP of Operations
VP of Growth & Business Development
VP of Marketplace
Head of Brokerage & GTM
Head of Customs
Head of Legal and Compliance
Founders
Co-founder and advisor
Investors
ALLVP
Amador Holdings
Clocktower Ventures
David Velez
Dropbox co-founders
Federico Ranero
FJ Labs
Flexport Fund
Hi Ventures
Karim Atiyeh
Magma Partners
Maya Capital
Michael Ronen
NFX
One Way Ventures
Platzi co-founders
QED Investors
Raymond Tonsing
Replit co-founders
Satya Patel
Sebastian Castro
Tiger Global Management
Tresalia Capital
Y Combinator
Work & culture
Customer-first, high-velocity, feedback-rich, and ownership-oriented; the company emphasizes bilingual cross-border teamwork, continuous learning, and a strong performance culture with shout-outs, cultural awards, and explicit values around velocity, excellence, resourcefulness, and acting like an owner.
Compensation
Compensation appears performance-based: Nuvocargo uses biannual impact assessments, labor-market benchmarking in the U.S. and Mexico, and pay-for-performance rewards with compensation adjustments and promotions tied to measurable impact.
Benefits
Udemy access for self-learning
clear career ladders
1:1 coaching and mentoring
performance-based compensation adjustments
promotions tied to impact
Product & market
Pricing
Quote-based managed logistics/4PL service; not sold as standalone SaaS
Differentiators
- —AI agents automate quoting, negotiation, booking, dispatch, tracking, exceptions, auditing, and payments
- —NuvoOS is a proprietary system built for North American freight
- —Deep specialization in US-MX-CAN cross-border freight
- —Licensed customs brokerage on both sides of the US-Mexico border
- —Bilingual operations teams and on-the-ground presence in New York, Mexico City, and Laredo
- —4PL service model with one partner / one bill / one control tower
- —Carrier QuickPay within 48 hours for a 3% fee
- —Zero-risk pilot that can start with as few as 10 loads
- —Customs clearance speed claims up to 40% faster
- —Freight spend reduction claims of 7-20% in year one
Technology
NuvoOS
Nuvo AI
Ruby on Rails
JavaScript
Python
SQL
Snowflake
HubSpot
Salesforce
Zendesk
Looker
Tableau
Power BI
Greenhouse
Carta
Ramp
Deel
Notion
Zapier
NetSuite
Customers
Home Depot
Kimberly-Clark de México
Corona/Mansfield
North American manufacturers
retailers
distributors
Competitors
Flexport
C.H. Robinson
Echo Global Logistics
Zencargo
Coyote Logistics
Forto
Shippabo
GlobalTranz Enterprises
Ascent Global Logistics
Freightos
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
$10M-$20M
Estimated monthly visits
10.9K
Signals & risks
Acquisition
Oct 2025Nuvocargo acquired Mentum, a YC-backed AI agent startup, to accelerate AI-agent development inside NuvoOS and strengthen its R&D organization.
SourceLatest news
FreightWaves · Mar 2026
Announces Nuvo AI, an AI-native freight execution engine that automates large portions of freight execution and targets shippers rather than brokers.
FreightWaves · Oct 2025
Covers the acquisition of Mentum and how its AI-agent expertise will be used to accelerate NuvoOS and logistics automation.
FreightWaves · Apr 2025
Covers Nuvocargo's acquisition of Merge Transportation to add intra-U.S. freight capability and broaden North America coverage.
Fast Company · Mar 2025
Profiles Nuvocargo as No. 30 on Fast Company's World's 50 Most Innovative Companies list and cites growth, customers, and automation gains.
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