Logistics supply chain

Nowports

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Founded 2018Origin source ↗Checked 2026-09-15

Overview

Nowports is the first digital Freight Forwarder shipping ocean containers to and from Latin America. One out of every two containers gets lost or delayed due to miscommunication and lack of management. The platform reduces human mistakes to 0% and saves up to 40% of delays with Nowports models and algorithms. Nowports assist companies so moving ocean containers is fast, simple and secure.

Company description As recorded 2026-11-08
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Logistics supply chainMarketplaceBusinessesMid marketTransaction fee

Founders & team

550team members reported
Source-reported As recorded 2026-09-15

Founded 2018 · Source

Origins

Alfonso (Poncho) and Maxi met in 2017 at a summer Bootcamp at Stanford University. During that Bootcamp, they both worked together in a competition, and as a result, they built a great relationship. Some time later, Maxi relocated to Kansas City to work as a freight forwarder for one of the largest forwarding groups in the world. There, Maxi was able to learn and understand the Logistics industry. Alfonso has been involved in the Forwarding industry since childhood, given that his family owned a traditional freight forwarding company in Mexico.Alfonso and Maxi realized that the Logistics industry in Latin America had been fine and was ripe for an innovative solution.At that moment, two geeky founders were born! Alfonso and Maxi started Nowports, building the first MVP within a few weeks. Once the MVP was built, they rapidly acquired the first customers, and a few weeks later, Y Combinator invited them to join the Winter 2019 batch.

Founder account As recorded 2026-09-15

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Y Combinator

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Last website check2026-11-11
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Maturity: Not assessed · 3 of 6 areas documented

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