# Jordan Graft

> Jordan Graft is the founder and CEO of Highway, a Dallas-based freight technology company he started in 2022 to solve carrier identity and fraud in trucking. A three-time CEO before 40, he previously led TriumphPay to become the largest payer of freight invoices in the US, co-founded the software shop CrateBind, and worked in private equity at TA Associates and investment banking at J.P. Morgan. Highway coined the category of Carrier Identity and now partners with the largest US freight brokerage, C.H. Robinson.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Highway
- **Organizations:** Highway, TriumphPay, CrateBind, TA Associates, J.P. Morgan
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BBA, Finance and Economics, Baylor University
- **Known for:** Founded Highway and created the 'Carrier Identity' product category in freight, Three-time CEO before the age of 40, Grew TriumphPay into the largest payer of freight invoices in the United States

## Career timeline

- **2010** — Graduated from Baylor University with a BBA in Finance and Economics
- **2010s** — Investment analyst at J.P. Morgan in New York City
- **2010s** — Investment professional at private equity firm TA Associates in Boston
- **2010s** — Co-founded CrateBind, a Dallas software and IT consulting firm; self-taught in six programming languages
- **2018** — Became CEO of TriumphPay
- **2021** — Grew TriumphPay into the largest payer of freight invoices in the US before departing
- **2022** — Founded Highway, creating the Carrier Identity category
- **2025** — Highway raised strategic growth equity led by FTV Capital with Lead Edge Capital
- **2025** — Highway partnered with C.H. Robinson on carrier identity and fraud prevention

## Achievements

- Founded Highway and created the 'Carrier Identity' product category in freight
- Three-time CEO before the age of 40
- Grew TriumphPay into the largest payer of freight invoices in the United States
- Co-founded CrateBind, which built more than fifty custom applications across industries
- Secured a partnership with C.H. Robinson, the largest US freight brokerage
- Raised strategic growth equity led by FTV Capital with Lead Edge Capital in 2025

## Latest updates

- **2025-08** — Highway announced a strategic growth equity investment led by FTV Capital with participation from Lead Edge Capital.
- **2025** — Highway and C.H. Robinson announced a partnership on carrier identity protection and fraud prevention.

## Links

- Website: https://highway.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jordangraft
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/qualifycarriers
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jG5g5NtbHqQ

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Last updated: 2026-07-16