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RTI Blockchain develops smart packaging software, providing a platform that manages and tracks load carriers through secure transactions. This system enhances logistical processes by offering more than a standard SaaS solution, integrating expert guidance to optimize operations and ensure transparency within supply chains. The company’s core capability lies in reinforcing expertise for efficient and accountable asset management.
Milou Klooster, one of the founders, established RTI Blockchain in 2010. Her inspiration for creating the company stemmed from her extensive background as a fifth-generation stewardess, an experience that highlighted the critical need for improved load carrier management within complex logistical networks. This personal insight formed the foundational idea for the company's innovative approach.
Companies seeking to improve the efficiency and oversight of their reusable packaging and load carriers constitute RTI Blockchain's primary customer base. The company envisions a future where its comprehensive platform fosters sustainable and transparent supply chain management, empowering businesses to achieve greater operational effectiveness and accountability beyond mere transaction recording.
RTI Blockchain has raised $3.0M across 1 funding round.
RTI Blockchain has raised $3.0M in total across 1 funding round.
RTI Blockchain has raised $3.0M in total across 1 funding round.
RTI Blockchain's investors include Atlantic Bridge, Borski Fund, Earlybird Venture Capital, Seroba Life Sciences.
RTI Blockchain is a Dutch technology startup headquartered in Delft that develops a blockchain-powered dashboard for managing reusable transport items (RTIs), such as crates, pallets, and packaging in supply chains.[1][2][3][5] It serves logistics companies in sectors like fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), AGF (fruits and vegetables), retail food, and non-food, solving inefficiencies in RTI tracking, inventory balances, cost management, and compliance with upcoming mandatory registration laws by providing real-time insights, reducing errors, and replacing paper-based EDI systems with APIs.[1][2][3] The platform promotes sustainability by encouraging reusable packaging over single-use, minimizing empty kilometers, and enabling CO2 tracking, with strong growth evidenced by a €2.5 million investment in December 2023 from logistics experts, tech developers, and Borski Fund to fuel international expansion.[2]
RTI Blockchain emerged from a family business background, with founders Milou Klooster and Yves du Bois connecting through YES!Delft's validation lab program, where they identified blockchain's potential to address RTI management challenges in supply chains.[1] Klooster and du Bois, leveraging practical experience in complex logistics, partnered with Blocklab (fully owned by the Port of Rotterdam) to validate the concept via a proof-of-concept, transforming traditional RTI tracking into a digital, decentralized solution.[1] Early traction came from focusing on the grocery sector, with ambitions to set industry standards; by 2023, they secured €2.5 million in funding, marking a pivotal milestone for scaling their dashboard technology.[1][2]
RTI Blockchain rides the wave of blockchain's evolution from cryptocurrency hype to practical supply chain decentralization, addressing RTI market pain points like poor visibility and waste amid rising sustainability mandates.[1][4] Timing aligns with EU pushes for circular economies and load carrier regulations, plus post-2023 logistics disruptions favoring digital twins and real-time data.[2][4] Market forces like FMCG's shift to reusables (targeting 10 trillion movements by 2025) and investor confidence (€2.5M round) bolster it, while partnerships (e.g., Circular Plastics Alliance, Port of Rotterdam) amplify ecosystem influence by standardizing APIs and sharing supply chain knowledge.[1][2][4]
RTI Blockchain is poised to dominate digital RTI management as regulations enforce tracking and sustainability goals intensify, potentially expanding beyond Europe via its 2023 funding for international growth and API-driven interoperability.[2][3] Trends like AI-enhanced logistics, full circular plastics integration, and cross-industry adoption (e.g., non-FMCG) will shape its path, evolving it from a Dutch scaleup to a global standard-setter in blockchain supply chains—reinforcing its origins as a practical disruptor in an inefficient market.[1][4]
RTI Blockchain has raised $3.0M across 1 funding round. Most recently, it raised $3.0M Seed in December 2023.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 2023 | $3M Seed | — | Atlantic Bridge, Borski Fund, Earlybird Venture Capital, Seroba Life Sciences | Announced |
