TTrucksters
Trucksters is a Madrid-based digital road-freight operator that moves full-truckload (FTL) long-haul cargo across Europe using an AI- and optimisation-driven driver relay system, where drivers swap trailers at midpoints so shipments travel roughly twice as fast while drivers return home daily. Founded in 2018, it operates corridors across Spain, France, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Poland and the UK, and has expanded into refrigerated transport via the acquisition of Nova Gandía. It closed a €33M Series B in June 2023 backed by Continental's CVC arm, Volvo Group Venture Capital, the EIB and FondICO, with a stated ambition to become Europe's first electric long-haul operator.
SectorsLogistics, Road Freight / Trucking, Supply Chain, Mobility, AI & Optimisation, Sustainability
Start-up MapMobility & Logistics › Freight & cargo tech
Founders
G
Gabor Balogh
Co-founder & Head of Growth
L
Luis Bardají Izard
Co-founder & CEO
R
Ramón Castro Neira
Co-founder & Chief Product Officer
Global models 5
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$1.2BComparable
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Was a digital full-truckload freight network that used optimisation software to price and route shippers' loads across carriers; it shut down in 2023.
$1.1BComparable
SSennder
Germany · www.sennder.com ↗
A European digital road-freight operator that moves shippers' full-truckload cargo on long-haul corridors across Europe with its own tech platform and carrier network, the closest match to Trucksters.
$400MComparable
FFlock Freight
United States · www.flockfreight.com ↗
A tech-enabled road-freight operator that uses optimisation algorithms to consolidate and route shipments on trucks, earning per load from shippers.
$400MComparable
LLoadsmart
United States · loadsmart.com ↗
A digital road-freight operator that uses AI pricing and matching to move shippers' full-truckload cargo, charging per shipment.
$350MComparable
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Investors 20
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BBig Sur Ventures
www.bigsurventures.vc
TThe Valley Venture Capital
thevalley.es
KKibo Ventures
kiboventures.com
BBonsai Partners
www.bonsaipartners.com
A
AXIS
axispart.com
EEuropean Investment Bank
www.eib.org
CCentro para el Desarrollo Tecnológico y la Innovación
www.cdti.es
MMetavallon VC
AAPX
S
Sacha Michaud
AAmplifier VC
A
AWASI
CContinental Corporate Venture Capital
F
Felipe Navío
G
Grupo Undanet
I
IESE G8i
J
Juan Urdiales
T
Telmo Pérez
VVolvo Group Venture Capital
Á
Ángel Mayoral
Funding rounds 4
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead |
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| 2023-06-12 | Series B | €33M |
Lead not disclosed
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| 2021-07-13 | Series A | €14.3M |
Kibo Ventures
+9 more
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| 2020-11-14 | Seed (estimated) | €900K |
The Valley VC
+7 more
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| 2019-06-24 | Seed | €850K |
Big Sur Ventures, Metavallon VC
+3 more
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News 2
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| 2026-10-02 |
VDS 2026 anuncia su agenda: más de 600 ponentes y 17 unicornios se darán cita en Valencia ↗
El Español
2026-10-02 |
| 2023-06-12 |
Trucksters closes €33m Series B backed by Continental, Volvo and the EIB ↗
The Loadstar
2023-06-12 |