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Cargoplug Logistics
Techstars '24Lekki, NG · Founded 2013 · 12 employees on LinkedIn · 1 known investors
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Cargoplug (formerly Jand2Gidi) is a logistics company that facilitates international shipping and trade across Africa, connecting individuals and businesses for domestic and international shipments. The company provides logistics services to simplify shipping and make global trade accessible.
Also known as Cargo Plug · CargoPlug · CARGOPLUG LOGISTICS LIMITED · Jand to Gidi · Jand2Gidi
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Company profile
researched Sep 2026Cargoplug, formerly Jand2Gidi, is a tech-enabled logistics company handling international and domestic shipping for individuals and businesses, with Nigeria at the centre of its network. Its services cover imports into Nigeria from China, Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom; exports worldwide from Lagos; nationwide deliveries from Lagos to other Nigerian states; relocation and haulage ("Movers"); and a "Shop-4-Me" service in which the company places orders with online stores on a customer's behalf and delivers the goods to their door in Nigeria.
Customers can obtain instant shipping estimates, create shipments online and track parcels in real time from pickup to final delivery. Air freight from the UK to Nigeria is offered across tiers ranging from a Standard service (5kg minimum, 7-10 working days, from £5 flat) to Cargoplug Fastest (1kg minimum, 1-2 working days, from £119.60 flat), alongside monthly sea freight with 4-6 week transit. Standard service from the USA to Nigeria is priced from $14.19 per kg with 7-10 working day transit, with monthly sea freight taking 7-8 weeks; lanes from Turkey (5-7 working days) and China (10-12 working days) are quoted on request. A separate business offering, Cargoplug Business, bundles these logistics services for corporate shippers and includes APIs for systems integration and workflow automation.
The company has built proprietary technology in-house, including customer dashboards and shipping APIs that integrate with global platforms. It operates under the internal core values framework "RICE" (Reliable, Intelligent, Customer-focused, Exciting).
Founding story
Co-founders Kikelomo Fola-Ogunniya and her partner Ama started the business after being unable to find a reliable way to ship purchases from the UK to Nigeria for themselves. They began as a bootstrapped side hustle operating out of the trunks of their cars during lunch breaks from their jobs in the oil industry, under the name Jand to Gidi.
Business model
Cargoplug sells cross-border and domestic freight and parcel delivery, quoting per-kilogram or flat rates by lane and service speed, and supplements transport with concierge purchasing (Shop-4-Me), relocation and haulage. A business-facing arm serves company shippers and exposes APIs so customers can integrate booking and tracking into their own systems.
Revenue comes from shipping charges set by route and service tier, quoted as flat starting prices or per-kilogram rates (for example, from £5 flat on UK-Nigeria Standard and $14.19 per kg on USA-Nigeria Standard), with sea freight and certain lanes priced on quotation.
Traction
The company's site states that more than 250 businesses use Cargoplug Business, and published testimonials include customers and corporate partners describing three- and four-year-plus relationships. Some employees have been with the company for years, with several approaching a decade of tenure.
Latest developments
The company completed a rebrand from Jand2Gidi to Cargoplug, which is signposted on its homepage, and incorporated CARGOPLUG LOGISTICS LIMITED in the United Kingdom on 27 January 2025.
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Market position
Cargoplug positions itself as a tech-enabled logistics provider connecting African businesses and consumers to global markets, with a multi-lane network into Nigeria from the UK, US, China, Canada and Turkey and outbound export service from Lagos.
Differentiators cited include in-house proprietary technology (dashboards and shipping APIs), tiered delivery speeds on the UK-Nigeria lane ranging from 1-2 working days to 7-10 working days, published per-kilogram and flat-rate pricing, and adjacent services such as Shop-4-Me purchasing assistance and domestic relocation and haulage.
Technology
Cargoplug has developed proprietary technology in-house, including user dashboards and shipping APIs that integrate with global platforms. Its customer-facing tools provide instant shipping quotes, online shipment creation and real-time parcel tracking from pickup to delivery, while its business APIs are positioned for systems integration, workflow unification and process automation.
Go-to-market
Individual consumers shipping personal purchases and parcels to and from Nigeria, diaspora senders, people relocating within Nigeria, and businesses requiring recurring import, export and nationwide distribution, including merchants who integrate shipping via API.
Geography
Operations centre on Nigeria, with domestic delivery from Lagos to other states and inbound lanes from the United Kingdom, United States, China, Canada and Turkey, plus worldwide export from Lagos. A UK registered office is located at Unit 111, 6 Wadsworth Road, Perivale, Greenford, UB6 7JJ.
History
The business launched as Jand to Gidi, a cross-border shopping-and-shipping side venture, and later rebranded as Cargoplug, expanding into a full international logistics company serving shipments from virtually any country to Nigeria and vice versa. Its founders have run the partnership for 13 years, tracking financials from the outset and continuing through economic fluctuations, the COVID-19 pandemic and technology shifts. A UK entity, CARGOPLUG LOGISTICS LIMITED, was incorporated on 27 January 2025 with a registered office in Perivale, Greenford, and is classified under SIC 52290, other transportation support activities.
Compiled by commissioned research from 8 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Timeline · 2
launches, deals, and filingsA UK private limited company, CARGOPLUG LOGISTICS LIMITED (company number 16208865), was incorporated on 27 January 2025 with a registered office in Perivale, Greenford, and SIC code 52290 (other transportation support activities). Company status is listed as Active.
The company, originally launched as Jand to Gidi, now operates as Cargoplug; the rebrand is announced on its homepage.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
▸Research sources · 8
primary sources listed
- Cargoplug Logisticsgetcargoplug.com · web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Cargoplug Logistics do?
- Tech-enabled logistics company shipping cargo and parcels between Nigeria and global markets, formerly known as Jand2Gidi.
- Who are Cargoplug Logistics's investors?
- Cargoplug Logistics's investors include Techstars.
- Where is Cargoplug Logistics headquartered?
- Cargoplug Logistics is headquartered in Lekki, NG.