# Jeff Tan

> James Jefferson "Jeff" Tan is the COO and co-founder of Expedock, a San Francisco-based company that grew out of his firsthand experience managing freight operations in the Philippines and Shanghai. Before building software for forwarders, he handled the practical consequences of fragmented paperwork and disconnected systems across more than 100,000 international shipments. Expedock began by applying AI and human oversight to freight documents, raised a $13.5 million Series A in 2022, and has since expanded toward tech-enabled workforce augmentation. Tan and his co-founders were named to the 2023 Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list in Industry, Manufacturing & Energy.

- **Role:** COO & Co-Founder at Expedock
- **Organizations:** Expedock, CNT Worldwide Transport, StartX, Applica Data Services
- **Nationality:** Filipino
- **Education:** BS, Information Technology Entrepreneurship and Computer Science, Ateneo de Manila University, Participating Founder, P24, StartX, Xavier School
- **Known for:** Co-founded Expedock after working directly in international freight operations., Handled or led operations spanning more than 100,000 international shipments before Expedock., Helped grow Expedock through a $4 million seed round and a $13.5 million Series A.

## Career timeline

- **2014** — Recognized as a Harvard Social Innovation Collaborative Global Trailblazer.
- **2015** — Received Xavier School's Gawad Uliran Award for an innovative project and began work on Applica, a college-application project.
- **Pre-2019** — Worked as Freight Manager and Tech Lead at CNT Worldwide Transport, leading operations in the Philippines and Shanghai and gaining experience across more than 100,000 international shipments.
- **2019** — Co-founded Expedock with King Alandy Dy, Rui Aguiar and Jig Young.
- **2020** — Graduated from Ateneo de Manila University with a major spanning Information Technology Entrepreneurship and Computer Science.
- **2021** — Expedock raised a $4 million seed round after developing AI-assisted freight-document workflows.
- **2022** — Expedock announced a $13.5 million Series A led by Insight Partners after reporting 12x growth in 2021.
- **2023** — Tan and his Expedock co-founders joined the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list in Industry, Manufacturing & Energy.
- **2024** — Joined StartX as a participating founder and served as a Digital AI panelist at the One ASEAN Startup Award pre-event in Manila.
- **2025** — Marked Expedock's fifth anniversary while continuing as COO and co-founder.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Expedock after working directly in international freight operations.
- Handled or led operations spanning more than 100,000 international shipments before Expedock.
- Helped grow Expedock through a $4 million seed round and a $13.5 million Series A.
- Named with Expedock's co-founders to Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2023 in Industry, Manufacturing & Energy.
- Selected as a participating founder in StartX's P24 cohort.
- Served as a Digital AI panelist at the 2024 One ASEAN Startup Award Philippine pre-event.

## Latest updates

- **2025-02** — Publicly marked Expedock's five-year anniversary and described the company's journey as only beginning.
- **2024-11** — Promoted Expedock's virtual executive-assistant offering as a way for leaders to delegate administrative work and spend more time with customers.
- **2024-04** — Appeared as a Digital AI panelist at the One ASEAN Startup Award Philippine pre-event in Manila.
- **2024** — Joined StartX as a participating founder in its P24 cohort.

## Links

- Website: https://www.expedock.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jefftan97
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/ExpedockAI
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Expedock/

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Last updated: 2026-09-27