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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.

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Gordon DownesCo-Founder and CEO
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Mehru AnandVP of Engineering
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Karina CooperVP of Commercial

Investors · 10

Also in the syndicate · 2

CMA-CGMHapag-Lloyd

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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.