# FourKites, Inc.

> FourKites is a Chicago-based enterprise software company that tracks roughly 3.2 million shipments a day across road, rail, ocean, air and last mile. Founded in 2014 by Matt Elenjickal, it pioneered applying SaaS to GPS and ELD telematics to give the world's largest shippers real-time visibility into where their freight actually is. Today the company is reinventing itself around AI: an Intelligent Control Tower and a 'Digital Workforce' of named AI agents that don't just show what is happening in a supply chain but decide and act on it.

- **Founded:** 2014
- **Headquarters:** Chicago, Illinois, United States
- **Founders:** Mathew Elenjickal (Founder & CEO), Arun Chandrasekaran (Co-founder (per third-party records; unverified by company))
- **Team size:** 500+ employees globally (Chicago HQ plus Amsterdam, Munich, Chennai and Singapore)
- **Products:** Intelligent Control Tower, Dynamic Ocean, Dynamic Yard, YardWorks AI / AutoGate AI, Appointment Manager
- **Notable:** FreightWaves FreightTech 25 - seven consecutive years, Gartner Magic Quadrant Leader for Real-Time Transportation Visibility Platforms - four consecutive years, Reached unicorn (~$1B) valuation in roughly 8 years

## Products & services

- **Intelligent Control Tower** — Central platform for real-time, multi-modal supply chain visibility and orchestration.
- **Dynamic Ocean** — End-to-end international ocean shipment visibility, built on the Haven acquisition.
- **Dynamic Yard** — Yard management system that acts as the Control Tower's facility twin.
- **YardWorks AI / AutoGate AI** — AI and computer-vision tools that automate yard operations and gate check-in, cutting check-in from 10+ minutes to under 2.
- **Appointment Manager** — Dock and site calendar scheduling for shippers and carriers.
- **Order Intelligence Suite** — Single-pane view of the full order lifecycle via order, shipment and inventory digital twins.
- **Loft** — AI orchestration platform (2026) connecting internal enterprise systems with network intelligence; foundation for the Digital Workforce.
- **Digital Workforce** — Named AI agents - Tracy (carrier comms), Sam (supplier documents), Alan (scheduling), Polly (proof of delivery), Cassie (customer alerts) and Sophie (AI developer agent).

## Achievements

- FreightWaves FreightTech 25 - seven consecutive years
- Gartner Magic Quadrant Leader for Real-Time Transportation Visibility Platforms - four consecutive years
- Reached unicorn (~$1B) valuation in roughly 8 years
- Fast Company 2023 Best Workplace for Innovators
- Forbes America's Best Startup Employers 2024
- Coverage of ~98% of world ocean traffic

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Launched Loft, an AI orchestration platform, plus Sophie, an AI developer agent that turns natural-language requirements into production automations.
- **2026-02** — Axios reported SAP made an acquisition offer of roughly $600M (unconfirmed by FourKites).
- **2025-05** — Released AI and computer-vision capabilities - YardWorks AI, AutoGate AI and the Alan scheduling agent - to automate yard and gate logistics.
- **2022-09** — Closed Series D extension financing led by Mitsui & Co., following $30M in August.

## Links

- Website: https://www.fourkites.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fourkites-inc/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/FourKites
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCa4TqhcFRi8HZLiItrlOU4A
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FourKites

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Last updated: 2026-06-09