8 Logistics App Business Success Stories [2024]

Pat Walls

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Updated: November 19th, 2023

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Here are some real life success stories of starting a logistics app business:

1. Marine Digital ($6K/year)

Ivan, the founder of Marine Digital, came up with the idea to create a modern digital service in the marine industry after seeing how outdated and inefficient the industry was during his work in banking, IT, and logistics. With the support of APX VC Fund and a pivot in his business, Ivan and his team developed a fuel optimization system that has garnered interest from clients and generated €60K in revenue from pilot projects. Now, they are launching the production of their digital twin in the EU, with plans for worldwide mass-market scaling in the future.

How much they make: $6K/year
How much did it cost to start: $1M
Current team size: 12

I Built A Technology For Marines With 2,300+ Active Contacts [From Germany]

Marine Digital is a deep-tech company that aims to make modern instruments of decarbonization available for the mass market and has made massive progress in performance digital twin cost reduction (10 times lower than the average market cost), providing opportunities for non-giant marine companies to use it, with 3 pilots earning about €60k.

About

Ivan started Marine Digital about 4 years ago

Revenue

Ivan grew the business to $500/month

Costs

It cost Ivan $1000000 to start the business

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2. WebXpress ($1M/year)

How much they make: $1M/year
Current team size: 81

This SaaS tracks 5m truck shipments per month, $1m in ARR across 100 enterprise customers

WebXpress, a Mumbai-based SaaS provider for transportation and logistics, has over 10,000 daily users in 8 countries in SE Asia, the Middle East, and Africa, with 80+ customers and 5+ million transactions handled daily.

About

Apurva started WebXpress over 20 years ago

Revenue

Apurva grew the business to $83.3K/month

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5. Amazon

Online shopping from the earth's biggest selection of books, magazines, music, DVDs, videos, electronics, computers, software, apparel & accessories, shoes, jewelry, tools & hardware, housewares, furniture, sporting goods, beauty & personal care, broadband & dsl, gourmet food & just about anything else.

How much they make:
Where they're located: Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Current team size: 1
Website traffic: 2.65B/month

So... can you actually make money with a logistics app business?

Of course. There are millions to be made in this industry.

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Research real, profitable businesses and see exactly how much money they make.
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7. Amazon.ca: Low Prices – Fast Shipping – Millions of Items

Where they're located: Glendale, California, USA
Website traffic: 181M/month

8. Shopify

We’re not just an ecommerce software, Shopify is the best ecommerce platform that has everything you need to sell online, on social media, or in person.

Where they're located: Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Website traffic: 58.9M/month