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Meet Portcast

Portcast develops an AI-powered freight intelligence and supply chain visibility platform for global shippers, freight forwarders, manufacturers and logistics providers. Its software combines container and air-freight tracking, predictive ETA and ETD, risk intelligence, freight cost management, automated freight audit, order intelligence and carrier performance analytics. Portcast connects shipment data with orders, contracts and invoices so operations, procurement and finance teams can identify delays, cost exposure and billing discrepancies earlier. Its data network covers more than 220 carriers and NVOCCs, 12,000 ports and millions of data points each day, with products available through dashboards and APIs.View more

Portcast develops an AI-powered freight intelligence and supply chain visibility platform for global shippers, freight forwarders, manufacturers and logistics providers. Its software combines container and air-freight tracking, predictive ETA and ETD, risk intelligence, freight cost management, automated freight audit, order intelligence and carrier performance analytics. Portcast connects shipment data with orders, contracts and invoices so operations, procurement and finance teams can identify delays, cost exposure and billing discrepancies earlier. Its data network covers more than 220 carriers and NVOCCs, 12,000 ports and millions of data points each day, with products available through dashboards and APIs.

Founded
2017
Company size
11-50 employees
Company stage
Not known
Headquarters
Singapore, Singapore

Why work here

Portcast offers candidates the opportunity to build AI and data products for complex global logistics problems involving shipment prediction, exception management, freight costs and supply-chain risk. Its platform processes millions of data points daily across more than 220 carriers and 12,000 ports, creating substantial data-engineering and machine-learning challenges. Portcast raised a $6.5 million Series A in 2024 and continues to expand products such as AI agents, Cost Management, Risk Intelligence and Order Intelligence. Current technical roles reference Python, Flask, AWS, Docker, Elasticsearch and Spark. Portcast also promotes a remote-first culture, high individual ownership and a steep learning curve within a lean global team.Read more

Portcast offers candidates the opportunity to build AI and data products for complex global logistics problems involving shipment prediction, exception management, freight costs and supply-chain risk. Its platform processes millions of data points daily across more than 220 carriers and 12,000 ports, creating substantial data-engineering and machine-learning challenges. Portcast raised a $6.5 million Series A in 2024 and continues to expand products such as AI agents, Cost Management, Risk Intelligence and Order Intelligence. Current technical roles reference Python, Flask, AWS, Docker, Elasticsearch and Spark. Portcast also promotes a remote-first culture, high individual ownership and a steep learning curve within a lean global team.

Industry
Supply Chain Technology / Freight Intelligence / Enterprise SaaS
Open jobs
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Notable investors
Susquehanna Asia Venture Capital, Hearst Ventures, Signal Ventures, Wavemaker Partners, TMV, Innoport, SGInnovate, Entrepreneur First

Tech stack

Python

Programming Language

Flask

Backend Framework

SQL

Data

Amazon Web Services

Cloud Infrastructure

Amazon SageMaker

Machine Learning Platform

Docker

Containers

Elasticsearch

Search and Analytics

Apache Spark

Data Processing

Git

Developer Tools

React

Frontend Framework

Key people

3 people
Nidhi GuptaCo-founder and Chief Executive OfficerView bio

Co-founder and CEO of Portcast. Before starting the company, Gupta spent about a decade at Deutsche Post DHL in consulting, strategy, sales and business development roles across Asia Pacific. She holds an MBA from IIM Bangalore and a bachelor's degree in Computer Science Engineering and has deep expertise in logistics and supply-chain transformation.

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Lingxiao XiaCo-founder and AdvisorView bio

Co-founder and advisor of Portcast who helped build its early machine-learning and cloud technology. Xia has experience in software engineering, data analytics and AI and previously worked with companies including CompareGlobalGroup and Dragon Law. He holds degrees in Mathematics and Information Engineering and a PhD in Network Information Theory from the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

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Aditya MaruFinance and Strategy DirectorView bio

Leads finance and strategy work at Portcast. Maru has more than a decade of finance, FP&A and business-partnering experience and holds graduate business education from Santa Clara University's Leavey School of Business. His role connects Portcast's product growth with financial planning and commercial decision-making.

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Latest company news

3 stories

Introducing Order Intelligence: Move Beyond Container Tracking to Order-Level Risk

Portcast

Portcast launched Order Intelligence, connecting purchase orders and line items with containers, bookings and shipment ETAs. The product gives planning and logistics teams an order-level view of delays, affected products, quantities and risk instead of requiring container-by-container reconciliation.

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Portcast Recognized in Gartner 2026 Market Guide for Logistics Network Visibility

Portcast

Portcast was listed as a representative vendor in Gartner's 2026 Market Guide for Logistics Network Visibility Solutions, reflecting the market's shift from basic shipment tracking toward predictive visibility, decision support and connected operational workflows.

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Introducing Cost Management: Take Control of Your Freight Spend

Portcast

Portcast launched Cost Management to connect live shipment data with contracts and invoices. The product monitors detention and demurrage exposure, analyzes carrier and lane costs, audits freight invoices and helps procurement teams compare actual allocation and performance with negotiated contracts.

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