# Terminal49

> Terminal49 is a San Francisco Bay Area logistics software company that tracks ocean shipping containers in real time. It pulls status data directly from every major ocean carrier and every marine terminal in the US and Canada, standardizes it, and delivers it through a single dashboard and a developer-friendly API. Importers, freight forwarders, and drayage operators use it to know where their containers are, catch holds and delays early, and avoid demurrage and per-diem fees that pile up when boxes sit too long.

- **Founded:** 2015
- **Headquarters:** Berkeley, California, United States
- **Founders:** Akshay Dodeja (Co-Founder & CEO), Philipp Gutheim (Co-Founder)
- **Team size:** ~13 employees
- **Products:** Shipment Visibility Dashboard, Container Tracking API, DataSync & Integrations, North American Intermodal Rail Visibility
- **Notable:** Tracks over one million shipping containers for hundreds of customers., Integrated with all major ocean carriers and every marine terminal in the US and Canada., Raised $6.5M Series A in January 2023, bringing total funding to about $8.7M.

## Products & services

- **Shipment Visibility Dashboard** — A single dashboard to track all shipments and containers, with a risk engine that flags holds, early/late arrivals and potential demurrage, plus daily email digests of containers that need attention.
- **Container Tracking API** — A real-time shipment and container tracking API sourcing data directly from ocean carriers and US/Canada terminals through one integration, built for developer-friendly workflow automation.
- **DataSync & Integrations** — Connectors that push standardized shipment data into existing systems such as SAP, Descartes, CargoWise, Power BI, Azure and Snowflake.
- **North American Intermodal Rail Visibility** — Tracking that extends beyond the ocean leg to follow containers on North American intermodal rail from port to inland destination.

## Achievements

- Tracks over one million shipping containers for hundreds of customers.
- Integrated with all major ocean carriers and every marine terminal in the US and Canada.
- Raised $6.5M Series A in January 2023, bringing total funding to about $8.7M.
- Extended coverage to North American intermodal rail visibility.
- Counts Wayfair, Mazda USA and Hillebrand among its customers.

## Latest updates

- **2023-01** — Closed a $6.5M Series A led by Stage 2 Capital and co-led by Grand Ventures; Dan Heck joined the board.
- **2023-03** — Launched North American intermodal rail visibility, extending tracking past the ocean leg to inland destinations.
- **2023-06** — Published a conversation with CEO Akshay Dodeja on how AI is reshaping logistics and supply chain management.

## Links

- Website: https://terminal49.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/terminal49
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/terminal_49

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