# Daniel Sokolovsky

> Daniel Sokolovsky is a Los Angeles-based logistics entrepreneur, co-founder and former CEO of AxleHire, now Jitsu, and co-founder and CEO of Warp. His career spans student food delivery, batched parcel delivery, and software-coordinated middle-mile freight. He studied applied mathematics at UC Berkeley and grew up around a family courier business in Southern California.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and CEO at Warp; Co-Founder and former CEO of AxleHire, now Jitsu
- **Organizations:** Warp, Jitsu (formerly AxleHire), Berkeley Delivers
- **Education:** Studied Applied Mathematics; degree award not independently verified, University of California, Berkeley
- **Known for:** Co-founded AxleHire, the parcel-delivery business renamed Jitsu in 2024., Co-founded Warp, a middle-mile freight technology company., Named in Supply & Demand Chain Executive’s 2025 Pros to Know list.

## Career timeline

- **2013** — Operated Berkeley Delivers, a food delivery business for the Berkeley community.
- **2014** — Submitted a public SEC comment seeking clarity on equity crowdfunding for Berkeley Delivers.
- **2015** — Co-founded AxleHire with Peter Wysinski.
- **2021** — Co-founded Warp with Troy Lester.
- **2022** — Warp emerged from stealth with a $2.4 million seed round led by Bee Partners.
- **2024** — AxleHire rebranded as Jitsu.
- **2025** — Warp announced a $10 million Series A led by Up.Partners and Blue Bear Capital.
- **2026** — Warp launched Concourse for scheduled mall-store replenishment; Sokolovsky published columns on mall logistics and supply-chain resilience.

## Achievements

- Co-founded AxleHire, the parcel-delivery business renamed Jitsu in 2024.
- Co-founded Warp, a middle-mile freight technology company.
- Named in Supply & Demand Chain Executive’s 2025 Pros to Know list.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Published a logistics-resilience checklist in American Journal of Transportation on March 24.
- **2026-03** — Published an article on mall supply-chain constraints in Total Retail on March 17.
- **2026-02** — Warp announced Concourse, a scheduled replenishment service for mall retailers, on February 11.
- **2025-06** — Warp announced its $10 million Series A and plans for a robotic cross-dock.

## Links

- Website: https://www.danielsokolovskywarp.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielsokolovsky/

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