Provides a digital freight forwarding platform that enables businesses to compare quotes from over 30 shipping lines, book shipments, and track cargo through a centralized dashboard. By streamlining the shipping process, it reduces the time spent searching for rates and monitoring shipments, helping customers save over 30,000 hours annually while securing up to 90% of bookings at the lowest market prices.
Funding
$1.7M raised to dateRaised 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.
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Product
Problem
Businesses face challenges in the freight forwarding industry due to the time-consuming process of comparing quotes from multiple shipping lines and the complexity of tracking cargo. This often leads to wasted time, increased costs, and a lack of transparency in the shipping process.
Solution
Nowlun provides a digital freight forwarding platform that streamlines the shipping process, enabling businesses to compare quotes from over 30 shipping lines, book shipments, and track cargo through a centralized dashboard. The platform offers instant quotes, allowing users to quickly assess and compare options. By consolidating these functions, Nowlun reduces the manual effort required to manage shipments, providing transparency and control over the entire process from price comparison to customs clearance and inland trucking. The platform also offers real-time updates via WhatsApp and email, ensuring users can proactively manage their shipments based on live data.
Target Audience
Nowlun primarily targets businesses in the Middle East involved in import and export, seeking to streamline their logistics operations and reduce shipping costs.
Features
- Instant quote comparison from over 30 shipping lines
- Online booking for FCL and bulk shipments
- Real-time shipment tracking via a centralized dashboard
- Inland trucking and customs clearance services
- Mobile application for shipment management
- Integration with WhatsApp and email for shipment updates
- Data-driven insights for informed decision-making