Rouvia
Entrepreneur First '21Berlin, DE · Founded 2021 · 7 known investors
rouvia runs an online platform for booking and tracking rail freight, where shippers can compare routing options, reserve cargo capacity, and follow shipments from a dashboard. The service targets companies looking to shift freight off trucks and onto rail to lower both transport costs and emissions.
Also known as Forwardize · rouvia
Founders & leadership
Rouvia was founded in 2021 by Benjamin Noyan and Fuad Becirbasic.
Investors · 7
Also in the syndicate · 6
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Rouvia is a Berlin-headquartered logistics technology company founded in 2021 that operates a multimodal logistics platform. The software consolidates road, rail and shipping/inland waterway networks into one system for transport planning and procurement, with the stated aim of removing planning silos and creating end-to-end transparency across cross-border freight movements.
According to the company's own overview, the product serves logistics teams moving goods across borders. Route planning is driven by an algorithm that calculates transport times and costs as well as the cost of empty kilometres and CO2 emissions, so freight forwarders and logistics managers can compare options on both cost and sustainability criteria. Capital raised in the 2022 seed round was earmarked for further expansion of this platform.
The company is classified in the software industry and is described as private and independent, with a registered address at Franz-Klühs-Straße 7, 10969 Berlin, Germany.
Founding story
The sources state only that Rouvia was founded in Berlin in 2021; no account of the founding circumstances is given.
Business model
Rouvia supplies transport planning and procurement software to logistics teams and freight forwarders, integrating multiple carriers and transport modes into a single planning system. The sources do not describe pricing or contract structure.
Traction
The sources report no customer, volume or revenue figures. Startbase described Rouvia as a Berlin start-up raising EUR 2.9 million in 2022, and the VentureDeal-sourced profile records total funding of at least $3.1 million from one round.
Latest developments
The most recent event documented in the sources is the seed financing round dated 30 November 2022 and publicised by CMS on 25 January 2023, intended to fund expansion of the multimodal platform.
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Market position
Positioned by its CEO as a digital freight solution connecting all means of transportation with a focus on sustainable transport. The company is one of several Berlin logistics software startups; Instafreight, whose founders invested in the seed round, operates a comparable transport-chain platform.
Rouvia's stated distinguishing feature is the combination of multiple transport modes (road, rail, shipping/inland waterway) in a single planning and procurement system, together with algorithmic accounting for empty-kilometre costs and CO2 emissions rather than transport time and price alone.
Technology
The platform connects all modes of transport in one integrated system. An algorithm calculates transport times and costs alongside the costs of empty kilometres and CO2 emissions to support route selection.
Go-to-market
Logistics teams, freight forwarders and logistics managers handling cross-border goods movements.
Geography
Headquartered in Berlin, Germany, with a focus on cross-border transport; sources do not specify operating markets beyond this.
History
Founded in Berlin in 2021, Rouvia announced a EUR 2.9 million seed financing round on 30 November 2022, backed by Cavalry Ventures and Dynamo Ventures with participation from several logistics business angels; the round was publicised by its legal adviser CMS in January 2023. Investors listed on the VentureDeal-sourced profile also include Entrepreneur First, Angel Invest Ventures and Prequel Ventures. The last recorded transaction is the November 2022 round.
Risks & controversies
No risks, disputes or controversies are reported in the available sources.
Compiled by commissioned research from 5 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 · 1
launches, deals, and filingsRouvia announced a seed financing round of EUR 2.9 million (recorded as a $3,050,000 venture equity round in the VentureDeal database) to expand its multimodal logistics platform. Cavalry Ventures and US logistics-focused investor Dynamo Ventures participated, alongside business angels including Flexport founder Philipp Ortwein and Instafreight founders Maximilian Schäfer and Markus Doetsch. Law firm CMS advised Rouvia on the round.
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Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
▸Research sources · 5
primary sources listed
- Rouvia - Tech Company Profile - Gaebler.com Venture Capital Databasegaebler.com · web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Rouvia do?
- Berlin-based logistics startup operating a multimodal transport planning and procurement platform connecting road, rail and water.
- Who founded Rouvia?
- Rouvia was founded by Benjamin Noyan, Fuad Becirbasic in 2021.
- Who are Rouvia's investors?
- Rouvia's investors include Entrepreneur First.
- Where is Rouvia headquartered?
- Rouvia is headquartered in Berlin, DE.