NYSHEX
Founded 2015 · 10 known investors
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NYSHEX provides a platform for ocean freight management that tracks rate movements, capacity, carrier behavior, volumes, and costs to help shippers control cost, service, and risk across their ocean freight portfolios. It consolidates fragmented carrier and market data and includes benchmarking and freight rate risk hedging through a cleared exchange.
Founders & leadership
NYSHEX was founded in 2015 by Gordon Downes.
Investors · 10
How we know: Alpine Meridian's portfolio page · open dataset · 5k.vc investor directory · Not right? Tell us
How we know: Blumberg Capital's portfolio page · funding news · blumbergcapital.com · Not right? Tell us
How we know: Community Access Fund's portfolio page · Not right? Tell us
How we know: NewRoad Capital Partners, LLC's portfolio page · Not right? Tell us
How we know: Saints Capital's portfolio page · Not right? Tell us
How we know: freightwaves.com · open dataset · 5k.vc investor directory · Not right? Tell us
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Also in the syndicate · 2
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements- Undisclosed amountSeries BSep 2022Source ↗
- Undisclosed amountSeries AAug 2017
CMA-CGM, GE Ventures, Goldman Sachs, Hapag-Lloyd
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Frequently asked questions
- What does NYSHEX do?
- NYSHEX provides a platform for ocean freight management that tracks rate movements, capacity, carrier behavior, volumes, and costs to help shippers control cost, service, and risk across their ocean freight portfolios. It consolidates fragmented carrier and market data and includes benchmarking and freight rate risk hedging through a cleared exchange.
- Who founded NYSHEX?
- NYSHEX was founded by Gordon Downes in 2015.
- Who are NYSHEX's investors?
- NYSHEX's investors include Alpine Meridian, Blumberg Capital, Community Access Fund, NewRoad Capital Partners, LLC, Saints Capital, Tribeca Early Stage Partners, GE Ventures, Goldman Sachs.


