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Northwind

Route planning that learns from your drivers.

Porto, PortugalLogistics & AIEst. 2024Team from 4 countries
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Northwind · 60secInês Carvalho, Co-founder & CEOWatch real pitches on the feed →
What we do

Delivery fleets lose hours every day to routes planned on paper and in spreadsheets. Northwind watches how your drivers actually drive, then plans tomorrow's routes from today's real roads: traffic, loading times, the gate that is always closed after six.

StageSeed
Founded2024
HQPorto, Portugal
CategoryLogistics & AI
CustomersDelivery fleets, 10 to 500 vans
Team4 founders and builders
The ask

What we are raising.

Example data
€1.5MSeed round · 10% equity · 24 months of runway
Committed 40%Target €1.5M
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  • Engineering50%
  • Go-to-market in Spain and Germany35%
  • Operations15%
Instrument
Priced seed round
Lead
In conversation
Close
Q1 2027
Traction · updated daily

Live metrics.

Example data
140Fleets on Northwind↑ from 90 in August
€310KAnnual recurring revenue↑ 18% month on month
21%Fewer kilometres per route
112%Net revenue retention
5Months to pay back a customer
3Countries with paying fleets
ARR · last 12 months€310K
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Northwind

Route planning that learns from your drivers.

Seed round · Lisbon Edition 20261 / 9
Problem

Every van wastes an hour a day.

  • Routes are planned in spreadsheets and on paper.
  • Planning tools ignore what drivers already know about the road.
  • Late deliveries cost fleets customers, not just fuel.
Northwind2 / 9
Solution

Routes planned from real roads.

  • Learns from GPS traces of your own drivers.
  • Plans tomorrow's routes in minutes, not hours.
  • Re-routes live when a stop runs late.
Northwind3 / 9
How it works

Three steps. No new hardware.

  • Connect the telematics or phones your drivers already use.
  • Northwind learns your roads, stops and loading times.
  • Dispatchers approve the plan, drivers get it on their phone.
Northwind4 / 9
Market

Europe's last mile is still on paper.

600K+delivery vans in our first three markets
€2.4Bserviceable market
€90Mour target in 3 years
Northwind · example figures5 / 9
Traction

140 fleets. €310K ARR.

140fleets
18%monthly growth
112%net retention
Northwind · example figures6 / 9
Business model

SaaS, per van.

  • Starter: free for up to 5 vans.
  • Fleet: €39 per van per month.
  • Enterprise: custom, with on-site onboarding.
Northwind7 / 9
Team

Four people, four countries.

  • Inês, CEO: ran dispatch for a 300-van fleet.
  • Jonas, CTO: built routing engines at scale.
  • Amara, Product: mobile apps for field teams.
  • Liam, Growth: sold software to logistics in Ireland and the UK.
Northwind8 / 9
The ask

€1.5M seed, 24 months.

  • 40% of the round already committed.
  • Spain and Germany in 2027.
  • Meet us at startup table 4, KAIS, 9 November.
Northwind9 / 9
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RFRibeira FoodsNPNorte ParcelKFKleinfrachtLCLiffey CouriersAGAtlas Groceries

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STStartalystLisbon Edition · table 4TPTelematics partnerGPS dataPPPayments partnerBilling
News from the week

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Find us

Where we are this week.

KAIS · Santos
9 November · KAIS, LisbonStartup table 4 · on stage at 19:00 · meeting room until midnight
Directions
HeadquartersPorto, Portugal

Two hours north by train. Customers in Portugal, Ireland and Spain.

Web Summit · 10 to 12 November

Around the venue all week. Book a slot above.

The team

Four people, four countries.

Fictional people
ICPortugalInês CarvalhoCo-founder & CEO

Ran dispatch for a 300-van fleet before she started building the tool she wanted.

JWGermanyJonas WeberCo-founder & CTO

Built routing engines that plan thousands of stops a day.

AONigeriaAmara OkaforHead of Product

Designs the driver app. Has ridden along on more routes than anyone on the team.

LBIrelandLiam ByrneHead of Growth

Sold software to logistics companies in Ireland and the UK for eight years.

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