UAE-based digital freight platform Transportr has completed an undisclosed AED eight-figure seed funding round led by the VC arm of Abu-Dhabi-based private investment firm Ittihad International Investment, Ittihad Ventures Holding, and their industrial arm Industrial Capital Group, according to a pressrelease. The funding will be used mainly for running the current operations of the company, and to kickstart expansion, Transportr CEO Hassan Khazem (Linkedin) told Enterprise Logistics.

What's next? Transportr is currently preparing for its Series A funding round to be used for boosting the expansion and company’s growth in the UAE this year, and their expansion into Saudi Arabia at the next stage, Khazem told us. The startup later plans to expand further into the GCC and MENA region, the release states.

About the startup: Transportr is a multimodal digital freight platform offering freight services, including land, road, sea, rail and air, in addition to warehousing, and material handling. The startup connects shippers and carriers across industries with end-to-end services to make the movement of goods more efficient. Transportr received USD 2.7 mn seed funding back in 2022 from Ittihad Ventures Holding and Industrial Capital Group, Khazem confirmed.

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