Shipa

Shipa

Global e-commerce logistics with API integration

Overview

Shipa provides integrated logistics solutions for e-commerce, combining freight, fulfillment, delivery, and returns into a single platform accessible via APIs and web interfaces. It handles end-to-end shipping across 100+ countries with options like on-demand, same-day, next-day, and cross-border deliveries. Merchants can get freight quotes, book shipments, and track deliveries through one digital experience backed by a global network and technology. The goal is to simplify and scale online selling by offering reliable, transparent logistics that help merchants reach customers worldwide.

About Shipa

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

Industries

Data & Analytics

Enterprise 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.com updated 2026-08-05 still markets full-stack shipping, fulfillment, and last-mile delivery.
  • Developer Center updated 2026-03-03 shows active API product maintenance across Delivery and Ecommerce.
  • shipafreight.com updated 2026-08-08 still lists active routes across India, China, UAE, and the US.

What critics are saying

  • Shipa Freight remains a digital freight arm of Agility, limiting standalone strategic control.
  • Freight forwarding is brutally price-competitive; iContainers-style platforms compress margins by 2026.
  • Any Agility capital shift away from Shipa would immediately weaken product development and global coverage.

What makes Shipa unique

  • Agility’s 100-country network and Shipa’s APIs create end-to-end logistics integration.
  • Shipa Freight and iContainers merged in 2022, combining digital forwarding and white-label B2B services.
  • Shipa Delivery and Shipa Ecommerce expose REST APIs for orders, labels, tracking, and returns.

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Funding

Total Funding

$100M

Above

Industry Average

Funded Over

1 Rounds

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Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

1%

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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