Kargo Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 2019

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Private

  • Employees
  • 147

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • Series B

  • Latest Deal Amount
  • $42M

  • Investors
  • 28

Kargo General Information

Description

Developer of a logistics management platform designed to handle supply chain processes. The company features a centralized platform to view shipping and supplier data, incoming and outgoing shipment visibility with real-time verification and monitoring, and measuring the real-time performance of suppliers, enabling various industries such as logistics, automotive, and distribution to save time, gain insight,s and make better business and operational decisions.

Contact Information

Website
www.kargo.ai
Formerly Known As
Cognisense
Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Venture Capital-Backed
Corporate Office
  • 660 York Street
  • Suite 101
  • San Francisco, CA 94110
  • United States
+1 (312)
Primary Industry
Business/Productivity Software
Other Industries
Media and Information Services (B2B)
Logistics
Vertical(s)
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Supply Chain Tech
Corporate Office
  • 660 York Street
  • Suite 101
  • San Francisco, CA 94110
  • United States
+1 (312)

Kargo Timeline

2023202420252026
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Kargo Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Raised to Date Post-Val Status Stage
5. Later Stage VC (Series B) 21-Oct-2025 $42M Completed Generating Revenue
4. Later Stage VC Completed Generating Revenue
3. Later Stage VC (Series A) 02-May-2025 Completed Generating Revenue
2. Early Stage VC (Series A) 07-Mar-2022 $27.9M $33.9M Completed Generating Revenue
1. Seed Round 11-Feb-2021 $6M $6M Completed Generating Revenue
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Kargo Cap Table

Stock # of Shares
Authorized		 Par Value Dividend Rate ($) Original
Issue Price		 Liquidation Liquidation
Pref. Multiple		 Conversion Price % Owned
Series A Plus-2
Series A Plus-1
Series A-3
Series A-2
Series A-1
Seed-3
Seed-2 819,310 $0.000010 $0.07 $0.92 $0.92 1x $0.92 3.62%
Seed-1 1,998,819 $0.000010 $0.16 $2.05 $2.05 1x $2.05 8.83%
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Kargo Comparisons

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HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
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Developer of a logistics management platform designed to handle supply chain processes. The company features a centraliz
Business/Productivity Software
San Francisco, CA
147 As of 2026

Mumbai, India
 

Bangalore, India
 
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Kargo Competitors (12)

One of Kargo’s 12 competitors is Freight Tiger, a Venture Capital-Backed company based in Mumbai, India.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Freight Tiger Venture Capital-Backed Mumbai, India
Instavans Formerly VC-backed Bangalore, India
Cargomatic Formerly VC-backed Long Beach, CA
Shipper (Logistics) Venture Capital-Backed Jakarta, Indonesia
Microshare Venture Capital-Backed Philadelphia, PA
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Kargo Patents

  • 41

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • Total Patents Families

  • 11

    Granted

  • 2

    Pending

  • Expiring in next 12 mo

Kargo Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-20240289572-A1 Forklift-based scanner Inactive 28-Feb-2023
US-11869260-B1 Extracting structured data from an image Active 06-Oct-2022
US-12142048-B2 Freight management systems and methods Active 28-Sep-2021
US-12142049-B2 Freight management systems and methods Active 28-Sep-2021
US-20230098677-A1 Freight management systems and methods Active 28-Sep-2021 G06Q10/0835
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Kargo Signals

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Kargo Investors (28)

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds
Hearst Ventures Corporate Venture Capital Minority
Lightbank (Venture Capital) Venture Capital Minority
Lithos Capital Growth/Expansion Minority
Armada Supply Chain Solutions VC-Backed Company Minority
Avenir Growth Capital Growth/Expansion Minority
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