Rail-Flow Receives €12.5 Million Funding Boost

Rail-Flow, a transport management platform for rail freight and intermodal logistics, has completed a Series A funding round of €12.5 million. The round was led by Trill Impact and Bonsai Partners, with participation from Climentum Capital as well as several business angels and existing VC investors Rethink Ventures and Futury Capital.

(Frankfurt/Main) “The investment marks the beginning of a new growth phase in which we combine AI innovation and international expansion to make rail freight transport more efficient, transparent, and sustainable,” said Dominik Fürste, co-founder & co-CEO of Rail-Flow, emphasizing the company’s ambition to strengthen its technological leadership while expanding internationally.

Rail-Flow’s platform acts as an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system for logistics related to rail and digitizes sales, order-to-cash, and fleet management processes for railway companies, intermodal operators, freight forwarders, and shippers. Together with the Rail-Flow Marketplace, the company provides an integrated digital sales and procurement channel that increases transparency, utilization, and collaboration across the entire rail logistics ecosystem.

Alexander Hedderich, chairman of the advisory board, highlighted the strategic significance of the company: “Rail-Flow is at the forefront of modernizing European rail logistics. Supported by experienced investors and with a proven management team, the company is well-positioned to make rail freight transport more competitive, digital, and sustainable.”

Investment in Three Key Growth Pillars

In recent years, Rail-Flow has doubled its revenues annually, strengthened its intermodal capabilities through the merger with Simply Deliver, and grown to a team of 170 employees.

The funds from the Series A will be used to accelerate innovation and strengthen three key growth pillars:

1. AI-driven platform intelligence – Embedding AI into the Transport Management System (TMS) to reduce manual interventions in order processing and invoicing, improve data quality, refine real-time transport status and estimated time of arrival (ETA), predict problems before they occur, and trigger the right actions to return to plan faster.
2. International expansion – Entry into selected European and non-European markets with localized integrations.
3. Scalability and stability – Expanding the team and capital base to support scaled rollouts with clear milestones and service level agreements (SLAs), enabling large customers to standardize processes, reduce service costs, and ensure reliable schedules.

“By integrating AI directly into our transport management platform, we can make planning smarter, execution faster, and operations more reliable, providing our customers with the digital speed, efficiency, and transparency they need for sustainable logistics. Together with our investors, we are ready to lead this transformation and make rail the backbone of future-proof logistics in Europe and beyond,” emphasized Rail-Flow co-founder & co-CEO Osman Akdemir, highlighting the strategic focus behind this step.

CFO Marcel Hoeke added: “We have consistently delivered over the past years, and this trust from international investors demonstrates the significant potential in a market that lags behind other transport modes but is ready for transformation.”

Regarding the partnership, Alexander Domin, partner at Trill Impact Advisory and head of Trill Impact Ventures, commented: “From our perspective, Rail-Flow is transforming rail freight transport by eliminating inefficiencies and unlocking access through digital innovation. Their platform helps build a more inclusive and sustainable infrastructure by enabling a broader range of stakeholders to benefit from environmentally friendly transport modes and increasing the volume of goods transported via climate-friendly rail. This aligns closely with Trill Impact’s mission to support scalable solutions that contribute to resilient and future-proof logistics systems. We are very excited to support Rail-Flow on its further journey.”

Setting a New Standard for Digital Efficiency

“Rail-Flow sets a new standard for digital efficiency in rail logistics,” said Jaime Ruiz Anton, principal at Bonsai Partners. “We are proud to support a company that not only enhances the competitiveness of rail freight transport but also directly contributes to Europe’s climate and sustainability goals.”

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