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FreightMate

“Can ex-Flexport operators build an AI-native automation layer that displaces manual data entry across freight forwarding and trucking back offices?”

Founded2024
HQBellevue, WA, United States
Total raised$5M
Latest roundSeed
IndustryVertical SaaS / Trucking

The story

Freightmate AI (operated by Payload Innovations) was founded in 2024 by ex-Flexport employees Bryan Lacaillade and Yingwei Zhao to automate freight forwarding and trucking back-office workflows. The product line consists of FreightMate (the trucking ops/dispatch app at freightmateapp.com) and Docmate (document ingestion / AP automation at freightmate.ai). The company is in early-stage seed mode and currently a workflow / TMS-adjacent SaaS — it does not appear to embed any payments, banking, lending, or other regulated financial products in its own app.

Last 12 months

2025-03

Flexport files lawsuit alleging source-code theft against Freightmate AI founders.

Product timeline

2024

Freightmate AI founded by Bryan Lacaillade (CEO) and Yingwei Zhao (COO), both former Flexport employees, to automate trucking/freight forwarding workflows.· pivot

2025

Flexport sues founders alleging theft of source code and 70,000+ confidential documents; Freightmate denies the claims.· pivot

2025

Raised $5M seed round.· pivot

The stack

1 layer disclosed in FreightMate’s embedded-finance stack

Unified APIs

Apideck

Accounting gap: none

FreightMate — frequently asked

Where is FreightMate headquartered?

FreightMate is founded in 2024 and headquartered in Bellevue, WA, United States.

How much funding has FreightMate raised?

FreightMate has raised $5M in total (latest round: Seed).

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