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Cloud-based integration platform connecting software systems across supply chains for seamless data sharing and logistics processes.
Chain.io has raised $21.0M across 3 funding rounds.
Key people at Chain.io.
Chain.io has raised $21.0M in total across 3 funding rounds.
Founded in 2017 by CEO Brian Glick, Philadelphia-based Chain.io provides a cloud-based integration platform that connects disparate software systems across global supply chains to enable seamless data sharing. The enterprise SaaS company facilitates smoother global freight movement by automating critical logistics processes, including purchase orders, invoicing, freight visibility, and payments to reduce friction. Operating within the logistics sector, the platform plugs into legacy systems to serve a diverse client base featuring ten of the world’s largest freight forwarders, retailers, manufacturers, and logistics providers. The organization has raised $18 million in total venture capital funding, highlighted by an $11 million Series A round in 2022 amid global supply chain disruptions. Following a $5 million seed round in the spring of 2021, the company expanded its workforce from 16 to nearly 50 employees by the following year.
# Chain.io: Supply Chain Integration Platform
Chain.io is a cloud-based integration platform that connects shippers, logistics service providers, and software vendors across the global supply chain.[1][5] Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the company solves a critical operational problem: the friction and inefficiency created when supply chain teams must manually integrate dozens of disconnected systems—from modern APIs to legacy systems dating back decades.[2][7]
The platform addresses a fundamental pain point in logistics. Supply chain professionals waste significant time, energy, and resources managing one-to-one integrations between transportation management systems (TMS), enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, customs software, rate management platforms, and other specialized tools.[2] Chain.io eliminates this friction by providing a single network where data flows seamlessly between systems, allowing logistics teams to focus on moving freight and serving customers rather than managing integrations.[2][5]
Chain.io emerged from 15 years of direct experience in the supply chain visibility space.[2] The founding team worked extensively with large global retailers, freight shippers, logistics providers, and software vendors, witnessing firsthand the operational drag caused by fragmented technology ecosystems. They recognized a critical market need: as new supply chain technologies proliferated rapidly, the ability to connect these innovations to existing systems—including 30-year-old legacy infrastructure—became essential.[2]
This insight drove the company's founding mission: to develop an integration platform that would enable shippers, logistics providers, software vendors, and ultimately end consumers to align around the successful movement of freight and associated business processes.[2]
Chain.io distinguishes itself through several key advantages:
Chain.io operates at the intersection of two powerful trends: digital transformation in logistics and the rise of supply chain visibility as a competitive advantage.[1][2]
The logistics sector faces mounting pressure from both market demand and regulatory requirements for enhanced emissions tracking, real-time visibility, and operational transparency.[1] Simultaneously, environmental impact is increasingly driving shipper behavior—from purchasing decisions through routing optimization—making emissions data and sustainability metrics critical business inputs.[1] Chain.io's integration capabilities enable logistics companies to embed cutting-edge tools (like carbon accounting platforms) directly into their existing workflows, rather than forcing teams to toggle between multiple systems.[1]
The company also addresses a structural inefficiency in the software ecosystem: the proliferation of point solutions that solve specific logistics problems but create integration nightmares. By serving as the connective tissue between these specialized platforms and legacy systems, Chain.io reduces the total cost of ownership for supply chain technology stacks and accelerates the adoption of innovation across the industry.[6]
Chain.io is well-positioned to capture significant value as supply chain digitalization accelerates. The company's focus on solving a universal pain point—system integration—gives it a defensible position across multiple customer segments: freight forwarders, shippers, 3PLs, and software vendors all benefit from its network effects.
Looking ahead, Chain.io's influence will likely expand as sustainability becomes non-negotiable in supply chains. The company's ability to integrate emissions platforms like Lune directly into transportation management systems demonstrates how it can serve as the infrastructure layer enabling the next generation of supply chain innovation.[1] As regulatory requirements tighten and shipper expectations evolve, platforms that make it frictionless to adopt new capabilities—whether sustainability tools, visibility solutions, or automation technologies—will become increasingly indispensable.
The broader trend favoring Chain.io: enterprises are moving away from monolithic, all-in-one supply chain platforms toward modular ecosystems of best-of-breed solutions. Chain.io's role as the integration backbone positions it to benefit from this architectural shift for years to come.
Chain.io has raised $21.0M in total across 3 funding rounds.
Chain.io's investors include High Alpha, Celesta, EVE Atlas, Fontinalis Partners, Grand Ventures, Refinery Ventures, Revolution, Mercury Fund, Waybury Capital, Tim Streit, Engage, Kamal Vasagiri.
Key people at Chain.io.
Chain.io has raised $21.0M across 3 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $11.0M Series A in May 2022.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2022 | $11M Series A | High Alpha | Celesta, EVE Atlas, Fontinalis Partners, Grand Ventures, Refinery Ventures, Revolution, Mercury Fund, Waybury Capital | Announced |
| Apr 16, 2021 | $5M Venture Round | TIM Streit, Mercury Fund | Engage, Kamal Vasagiri | Announced |
| Apr 1, 2021 | $5M Series U | Grand Ventures, Mercury Fund | High Alpha, Refinery Ventures, Revolution, Engage, Honeywell Ventures | Announced |
