Vectrix, an Antwerp-based logistics software startup, has secured $1.3 million in seed funding to scale its AI-driven transport order entry product. The company targets a routine but costly task: retyping shipment requests from emails, attachments and ERP exports into transport management systems. Vectrix argues that this work slows operations, increases error rates and is increasingly hard to staff.
Funding round
The round was led by RDY Ventures, with Seeder Fund, PMV and Germany’s Prequel Ventures joining as participants. Vectrix said the financing will support hiring, product development and a broader European go-to-market during 2026. The startup is also planning deeper integrations with transport management systems to speed up deployment for new customers.
What the platform does
Vectrix positions its software as a pre-TMS layer that converts unstructured inbound requests into structured, validated order entries. The company says processing time can drop from around eight minutes per order to about two minutes, while keeping a human reviewer in the loop. As the system ingests more transactions, it is designed to learn from feedback and flag inconsistencies, such as mismatched capacity assumptions or incorrect temperature requirements for pharma loads.
Market problem in the back office
In large transport organisations, administrative teams may process hundreds to thousands of orders per day, often filling roughly 35 data fields for each request. Small mistakes at this stage can cascade into service failures, from the wrong equipment assignment to missed handling instructions. Vectrix says its approach aims to reduce that risk by applying customer-specific rules and documented operating procedures before the order reaches the TMS.
Early traction and expansion plans
Founded in 2024 by CEO Dimitri Allaert and CTO Ben Selleslagh, Vectrix reports that it has processed more than 25,000 orders, translating into an estimated 2,500 hours saved for customers. The company says a pilot at logistics provider H. Essers has been completed and is being rolled out across transport departments, and it recently added Nick Pelicaen to its management team. With the new capital, Vectrix plans to double its seven-person team in 2026 and expand first into Germany, the Netherlands and the UK, with Germany described as a key priority.
Vectrix’s seed round highlights ongoing investor appetite for pragmatic AI tools that slot into existing enterprise logistics stacks rather than replacing them. The company’s next hurdle is operational: converting pilots into repeatable rollouts across varied workflows while maintaining transparent, human-controlled decision making. If it can scale internationally, Vectrix could become a reference case for “automation layer” software in transport operations.