Donkey
Donkey Trade consolidates small-business orders into full shipping containers, giving buyers access to factory prices regardless of order size. The platform uses AI agents to pull real factory quotes from customs records and delivers a single locked, all-in landed price with tariffs and delivery itemized line by line. Donkey's own staff inspect goods at factories before shipment, and the company remains responsible through delivery to the buyer's dock.
- Commerce & Shopping
- Logistics & Supply Chain
- Artificial Intelligence
- Software Only
- AI Agents
Funding
Raised to date
$500KRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
Founders
Founder details are not available yet.
Product
Problem
Small businesses typically purchase inventory by the pallet from distributors, paying marked-up prices because they cannot fill a full shipping container themselves. Large companies benefit from container-level economies of scale, leaving smaller buyers at a significant cost disadvantage when sourcing goods internationally.
Solution
Donkey Trade consolidates small-business orders into full containers, giving buyers access to factory prices regardless of order size. Users upload a messy buying list of SKUs, quantities, and specs, and instantly receive a single landed price that includes tariffs and delivery. The pricing engine uses AI agents to pull real factory quotes from public customs records and stacks duty line by line, while the final pricing math remains deterministic so the quoted number is the final number. Once the customer signs, the price holds even if costs move, and the company's own staff on factory floors verify what goes into each box before shipment.
Target Audience
Small and mid-sized US businesses that buy inventory by the pallet or container, including wholesalers, distributors, builders, and multi-unit operators in sectors like restaurant supply and construction, who want to transition to container-level purchasing.
Features
- AI agents that read public customs records to identify real factories and retrieve authentic quotes
- Deterministic pricing engine that computes a single all-in landed price, including tariffs and delivery, with no hidden fees
- Price-lock guarantee: once a customer signs, the quoted price holds regardless of upstream cost movements
- Order consolidation engine that packs multiple SKUs into full containers, with a second container stepping in when needed
- On-the-ground verification team stationed at factories to inspect shipments before they leave
- Messy-input-tolerant buying list upload, accepting varied SKU formats, past invoices, or photos of printed sheets
- Standing order capability for monthly repeat purchases at a held price
- Cargo insurance included in the quoted price, with Donkey acting as importer of record