Everoad by sennder is a technology company.
Everoad by sennder has raised $21.0M across 2 funding rounds.
Everoad by sennder has raised $21.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
Everoad by sennder has raised $21.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
Everoad by sennder's investors include Alchemist Accelerator, Astanor Ventures, eFounders, Eight Roads Ventures, Founders Fund, Future Shape, General Atlantic, Healthy Ventures, Index Ventures, Pareto Holdings, #SecretFund, Ulu Ventures.
Everoad by sennder is a digital road freight forwarding platform that connects shippers with trucking carriers across Europe, enabling efficient booking, real-time tracking, and cross-border logistics for full truckloads (FTL) and partial shipments.[1][2][3] Originally a standalone French company founded around 2016, it merged with German logistics tech firm sennder in June 2020, becoming "Everoad by sennder" before rebranding to sennder France in February 2021, serving large enterprises and SMBs while solving fragmentation in Europe's traditional trucking industry.[1][2][3][5] The combined entity manages over 35,000 loads monthly, accesses 10,000+ carrier partners, and targets €1bn in annual revenues by 2024, backed by over €120m in funding from investors like Accel, Lakestar, and Scania.[2][3][6]
Everoad emerged in Paris around 2016 as a digital marketplace matching shippers—from multinationals to SMBs—with over 6,000 courier partners for pan-European deliveries, founded by Maxime Legardez (later CEO) and team members like Benjamin Chino (Chief Product Officer).[1][5] It raised $20.7m total, including a $19m Series A in 2017 led by Inventure Partners and Earlybird Venture Capital, with angels like Tony Fadell.[1] Meanwhile, sennder was founded in 2015 in Berlin by David Nothacker (CEO), Julius Köhler, and Nicolaus Schefenacker, building an online platform for booking from a 7,500-truck fleet with real-time tracking; it secured over $100m, including a $70m Series C at $300m valuation in 2019 from Siemens' Next47, Scania, and others.[1][3][4][6]
The pivotal moment came in June 2020 when sennder merged with Everoad, creating "Everoad by sennder" to dominate Europe's digital freight market, expanding to six offices and a 350-person team.[1][2] This was followed by acquiring Uber Freight's European operations in September 2020 and rebranding Everoad to sennder France in 2021, positioning Paris as a tech hub after a $160m Series D.[3]
Everoad by sennder rides the wave of digital transformation in Europe's €300bn+ road freight market, where traditional forwarding is inefficient, opaque, and carbon-intensive, by automating matchmaking and tracking to cut empty runs and emissions.[1][2][4] The 2020 merger timed perfectly with post-COVID supply chain disruptions and e-commerce booms, consolidating fragmented players amid rising demand for on-demand logistics tech.[1][3] Market forces like EU green regulations and carrier digitization favor it, as does competition from players like Uber Freight (whose EU exit sennder capitalized on).[3] It influences the ecosystem by setting standards for transparency and sustainability, attracting talent/investment, and enabling shippers/carriers to scale pan-European operations efficiently.[2][6]
With sennder's full integration absorbing Everoad by 2021, the focus shifts to tech expansion via Series D funds for product development and hiring, potentially hitting €1bn revenue targets amid AI-driven logistics and electrification trends.[2][3] Electrification of fleets, regulatory pushes for net-zero transport, and AI optimization will shape its path, evolving it from forwarder to full logistics ecosystem leader. As Europe's top digital player, its influence could extend to multimodal integration, further consolidating a market ripe for disruption—echoing its merger origins as a blueprint for scale in analog industries.
Everoad by sennder has raised $21.0M across 2 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $19.0M Series A in October 2017.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2017 | $19.0M Series A | Alchemist Accelerator, Astanor Ventures, eFounders, Eight Roads Ventures, Founders Fund, Future Shape, General Atlantic, Healthy Ventures, Index Ventures, Pareto Holdings, #SecretFund, Ulu Ventures, Zigg Capital, Aaron Peterman, Andrew Nutter, Bart Swanson, Benoit Charles- Lavauzelle, Clement Benoit, Frederic Montagnon, Giorgio Riccò, Julien Romanetto, Louis Jonckheere, Michael Benabou, Nicolas Steegmann, Oleg Tscheltzoff, Pieterjan Bouten, Sina Afra, Thibaud Elziere | |
| Jun 1, 2016 | $2.0M Seed | Founders Future |