Starboard develops AI bots that automate real-time shipment processing, invoice reconciliation, and quote generation for freight forwarders, enhancing operational efficiency. By integrating live email and API data from over 75 shipping lines and 300 airlines, Starboard enables teams to focus on strategic tasks while improving quoting speed and accuracy.
Funding
$5.5M 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
Freight forwarders often face operational inefficiencies due to manual processing of shipments, invoices, and quote generation, leading to delays, errors, and increased costs. Managing communications and data across numerous shipping lines and airlines further complicates the process.
Solution
Starboard offers AI-powered automation solutions designed to streamline operations for freight forwarders. The platform uses AI bots to automate real-time shipment processing, invoice reconciliation, and quote generation. By integrating live email and API data from over 75 shipping lines and 300 airlines, Starboard enables freight forwarding teams to focus on strategic tasks, improve quoting speed and accuracy, and reduce operational costs. The system also provides a client portal for shippers and importers to manage shipments and purchase orders across multiple freight forwarders and shippers.
Target Audience
The primary target audience includes freight forwarders seeking to improve operational efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance customer service, as well as shippers and importers looking for a centralized platform to manage their global trade activities.
Features
- AI bots for automated shipment processing, invoice reconciliation, and payment follow-up
- Quote tool that analyzes quote requests and pricing parameters to generate winning quotes
- Client portal for shippers/importers to manage shipments and POs
- Live email integration and real-time API data feed from shipping lines and airlines
- AI-enabled marketing campaigns to engage new clients
- Real-time visibility, invoice reconciliation, and vendor scoring for shippers/importers