Kamion was founded by Berkay Adlim in 2020.

Who are Kamion's investors?

Kamion's investors include Cathexis Ventures, Metis Ventures, MyAsiaVC, Soma Capital, Y Combinator, Asymmetry Ventures, Sandhill (ex Stonks), Unpopular Ventures.

Where is Kamion headquartered?

Kamion is headquartered in Istanbul, TR.

Kamion

YC S22

Istanbul, TR · Founded 2020 · 35 employees · 8 known investors

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Kamion operates a mobile platform connecting shippers and carriers, offering both contracted and spot freight transportation. The platform leverages technology to optimize logistics processes for Turkish transport operators and companies.

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Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S22)

Kamion was founded in 2020 by Berkay Adlim.

Berkay Adlim Founder & CEOBerkay Adlim holds a BS in Industrial Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and an MS in Applied Analytics from Columbia University, with a background in logistics. He is the founder and CEO of Kamion, a logistics platform operating in the MENA region.

Investors · 8

Cathexis Ventureslisted by Cathexis VenturesHouston · $250K – $1Mvia Mark Friday · inferred

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Metis Ventureslisted by Metis VenturesLondon · $3.3M

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MyAsiaVClisted by MyAsiaVCSeattlevia Aabhas Khanna · inferred

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Soma Capitallisted by Soma CapitalSacramento · $100K – $300K

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Y Combinatorlisted by Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K

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Asymmetry VenturesreportedRichmond · $125K – $500K

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Sandhill (ex Stonks)reportedSan Francisco

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Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

Undisclosed amountSEEDDec 2022 · 2 sources
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The YC application· Summer 2022 batch

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What they told YC

What is your company going to make? Please describe your product and what it does or will do.: The founders connect shippers needing full truck load services with carriers, including small trucking companies and owner-operators, using software, data science, and process design. They build software to handle recurring tasks such as invoicing, payments, and document and shipment tracking, and plan to use their data for pricing and personalized load recommendations as they scale.

Summarized from the founders' answers on their Y Combinator profile.

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FetchFetch operates a marketplace connecting people with nearby trucks available for rental through a mobile app, offering on-demand booking and smartphone-based access as an alternative to traditional rental services.

SkydropXSkydropX provides shipping automation software for e-commerce and retail businesses in Mexico, handling label generation, tracking, delivery time estimation, and return management across the fulfillment process.

CaliiCali is an e-commerce platform serving customers in a Spanish-speaking market, offering delivery services with promotional incentives.

Companies working in the same space as Kamion.

Legal entities · 1

corporate structure

Kamion, Inc.

In the news

Kamion Funding | $2.4-3M Revenue | Complete Analysis | Extruct AIextruct.ai · Dec 2022

Kamion: Uber for Trucks for the Turkish Marketycombinator.com · Jun 2022

Frequently asked questions

What does Kamion do?: Kamion operates a mobile platform connecting shippers and carriers, offering both contracted and spot freight transportation. The platform leverages technology to optimize logistics processes for Turkish transport operators and companies.
Who founded Kamion?: Kamion was founded by Berkay Adlim in 2020.
Who are Kamion's investors?: Kamion's investors include Cathexis Ventures, Metis Ventures, MyAsiaVC, Soma Capital, Y Combinator, Asymmetry Ventures, Sandhill (ex Stonks), Unpopular Ventures.
Where is Kamion headquartered?: Kamion is headquartered in Istanbul, TR.