Ogalo offers a transportation and logistics brokerage platform that connects shippers and receivers, recommending optimal delivery methods based on both cost and environmental impact. Their smart shipping engine aims to increase delivery transparency, reduce urban congestion, and lower greenhouse gas emissions within the transportation sector.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
E-commerce businesses often struggle with the complexities of managing shipments across various carriers, leading to inefficiencies and increased costs. Selecting the optimal delivery method while considering both cost and environmental impact can be challenging and time-consuming.
Solution
Ogalo provides a smart shipping platform that simplifies parcel delivery for online stores and businesses. The platform integrates directly with e-commerce platforms and both national and local carriers. Ogalo's decision-making engine analyzes delivery requests to optimize the shipping process, evaluating multiple providers and services based on price, delivery time, and environmental impact. The system automates the selection of the most efficient solution from pickup to final delivery, plans the logistics, and shares tracking information with customers.
Target Audience
Ogalo primarily targets e-commerce businesses and online stores that require an efficient solution to manage local, provincial, and national shipments.
Features
- Integration with e-commerce platforms via API for automated delivery request creation
- Decision-making engine that optimizes delivery based on price, speed and environmental impact
- Automatic carrier selection based on pre-defined criteria
- Support for local, provincial, national, and international shipments
- Integration with national carriers such as Purolator, UPS, FedEx, and Canada Post, as well as local carriers like Nationex, Canpar, DHL, and GLS
- Automatic address correction to prevent missed deliveries
- Customer notifications and package tracking
- Option to prepare customs documents for international shipments