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Shipa

Global e-commerce logistics with API integration

Overview

Shipa provides integrated e-commerce logistics by combining freight, fulfillment, delivery, and returns into a single platform that connects to merchant systems via APIs and web interfaces. It supports end-to-end shipping across 100+ countries with on-demand, same-day, next-day, and cross-border options. The platform lets merchants obtain quotes, book shipments, track deliveries, and manage returns through a unified digital experience backed by a global logistics network. Its goal is to simplify online selling by delivering reliable, scalable, and transparent logistics that help merchants reach customers worldwide and manage shipping efficiently.

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About Shipa

Simplify's Rating
Why Shipa is rated
C+
Rated C on Competitive Edge
Rated B on Growth Potential
Rated C on Differentiation

Industries

Data & AnalyticsEnterprise Software

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

Early VC

Total Funding

$100M

Headquarters

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Founded

2016

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What believers are saying

  • Shipa opened two Dubai fulfillment centers, expanding capacity for GCC e-commerce demand.
  • Shipa launched new logistics content and Shipa Insights, signaling active product and market development.
  • The 2022 iContainers merger expanded reach and supports more online freight bookings globally.

What critics are saying

  • Shipa remains a branded arm of Agility, limiting standalone control and exit optionality.
  • Competitors can replicate APIs and fulfillment; Shipa lacks clear proprietary moat beyond logistics execution.
  • If Agility reallocates capital after the 2022 iContainers merger, Shipa's growth engine stalls.

What makes Shipa unique

  • Shipa combines freight, fulfillment, delivery, and returns through APIs across 100+ countries.
  • Agility backs Shipa with a digital freight stack and e-commerce fulfillment centers in Dubai.
  • The Shipa Freight and iContainers merger created one of the top-five digital forwarding platforms.

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Funding

Total Funding

$100M

Above

Industry Average

Funded Over

1 Rounds

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Growth & Insights and Company News

6 month growth

-2%

1 year growth

0%

2 year growth

0%
Google
Aug 14th, 2023
Global Chemical Logistics Market Is Set To Grow Consistently Reaching $317.88 Billion By 2027 As Per The Business Research Company's Chemical Logistics Global Market Report 2023

Similarly, Agility logistics and Shipa have jointly launched an express road freight network, bolstering customers' LTL and FTL options and streamlining export processes.

Shipa
Feb 10th, 2023
Shipa Delivery Scoops Another Prestigious Award

Middle East-based logistics company Shipa Delivery has been named “The Most Efficient Last Mile Operator 2022” by the London-based Business Tabloid magazine.

Industry Advise
Jan 30th, 2023
News | Mirantis Acquires Shipa, an Application Management Startup | Industry Advise

Shipa’s technology will be integrated into Mirantis’ Lens application to manage Kubernetes clusters.

DevContentOps Magazine
Jun 3rd, 2022
Shipa Ecommerce launches Shipa Insights

Shipa, a cloud-native application API provider, has launched Shipa Insights.

Air Cargo World
Apr 25th, 2022
Shipa Ecommerce merges with iContainers

Shipa Freight, the Dubai-based digital freight forwarding arm of Kuwait-based Agility, is merging with Agility-owned online platform iContainers to expand their digital forwarding reach.

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