One of the largest in the world, India’s logistics sector plays a crucial role in the country’s economic growth. Due to companies in cities like Bengaluru transforming the industry by leveraging leading-edge technology to automate and streamline operations, the market is projected to reach $380 billion by 2025. These are the companies in Bengaluru driving the industry forward.
Top Logistics Companies in Bengaluru to Know
- Quick Ride
- Magenta Mobility
- Rapido
- Ripplr
- Agraga
- BlackBuck
- Ninjacart
Top Logistics Companies in Bengaluru
Ripplr is a retail technology platform offering distribution-as-a-service. With a goal to digitize the distribution industry, Ripplr is connecting logistics, distribution and retail intelligence to manage demand and inventory for both brands and retailers. Employees work on-site at the company’s headquarters in Bengaluru.
Neovia Logistics provides mission-critical logistics support and solutions that incorporate automation and AI. Founded in 1987, Neovia offers wraparound logistics services, including service parts logistics, finished goods distribution, inbound logistics, inventory optimization and technology solutions. Neovia is based in Irving, Texas, and has a facility in Bengaluru.
Vahak is a digital transportation company that connects shoppers and load providers with carriers. Through its platform, users can view listings of transport businesses and lorry owners while also booking transportation for road haulage services. Transporters can also access other services such as GPS, insurance, free medical e-consultations and more. Vahak employees work on-site at the company’s headquarters in Bengaluru.
Founded in 2015, BlackBuck is an Indian trucking platform bringing offline operations, online. The company aims to be a pioneer in its industry, leveraging technology to solve the critical pain points of truckers at scale. Managing over 30 percent of the country’s truckers, BlackBuck’s small team works from its on-site office in Bengaluru.
Magenta Mobility is an electric mobility solutions platform that aims to decarbonize freight transportation across India through its development of an electric ecosystem. Headquartered in Bengaluru, Magenta boasts a list of multinational clients, including Amazon, Flipkart and Porter.
Swiggy is an on-demand food ordering and delivery platform with no minimum order requirement. With its recent development, Swiggy Genie, Swiggy users can now also send parcels, documents and homemade meals. Operating in 500 cities across India, Swiggy has an employee base of over 5,000.
Shiprocket helps online retailers ship their products, communicate with customers and meet their marketing and fulfillment needs through its all-in-one, end-to-end enablement platform. The platform hosts more than 250,000 users and is consistently doubling the number of transactions it enables year over year. Shiprocket has more than 45 warehouses across the country and employs nearly a thousand people.
Customers must often deal with inefficiencies across the logistics life cycle. That’s why Agraga set out to create flexible and formidable supply chains and a digital ecosystem that bends to meet customer needs. Based in Bengaluru, Agrara does business globally and is currently working to expand its reach.
The Denmark-based logistics powerhouse Maersk has operated in India for more than 20 years, serving 15 main ports and operating 45 inland acceptance depots across the country. The company has an office in Bengaluru with a sizable local staff.
Arrow Electronics connects its customers around the world with electronic components as well as enterprise IT solutions. The company also provides manufacturers and suppliers across the global electronics landscape with logistics and supply chain services. For example, Arrow Electronics offers forward fulfillment and warehouse storage capabilities.
Motive uses artificial intelligence and IoT hardware to create productivity and security automation for driver safety, maintenance, compliance and vehicle tracking. It serves more than 120,000 businesses across industries that include logistics, trucking, oil and construction.
Global logistics brand DHL has a presence in more than 220 countries around the world. It offers services ranging from shipping and transportation to supply chain solutions and e-commerce logistics. In India, DHL employs more than 14,000 people across 142 warehouses, offices and cross docks. Founded in 1969, DHL is now part of Deutsche Post DHL Group.
Alstom develops and markets transportation solutions, including trains, metros, and monorails. It also provides turnkey systems, infrastructure and digital mobility for the transportation industry. In India, the company has six industrial sites and two major engineering centers and is working to strengthen its local sourcing and supply chain ecosystem.
Rapido is on a mission to revolutionize the way people commute through its app-based ride-hailing service. The platform enables users to book rides as well as other services like two-wheeler, three-wheeler and four-wheeler transportation. Founded in 2014, Rapido operates in over 100 cities across India and expands its services frequently.
Ninjacart builds reliable, cost-effective and high-speed logistics infrastructure to reduce food wastage in the supply chain. Using in-house applications that drive end-to-end operations, Ninjacart is equipped to move fresh produce from farmers to retailers and businesses across seven cities, every day, in less than 12 hours.
Quick Ride is a rideshare app designed to provide a quick, simple, secure and cashless way to travel by allowing users to carpool with friends, neighbors and colleagues. The Quick Ride team works on-site at the company’s office in Bengaluru.
Hitachi Rail is a British transportation company that designs and builds trains, signaling systems and digital technology for urban, mainline and freight railways. Hitachi Rail employs 24,000 people across 50 countries, and maintains two office locations in Bengaluru.
Third party logistics firm CEVA Logistics offers supply chain solutions for medium to large national and multinational companies around the world. It has more than 1,000 facilities in 170 countries. In India, CEVA has 75 locations in 35 different cities, comprising almost 3 million square feet of warehouse space.
Rapyuta Robotics is on a mission to help businesses automate logistics and nurture empowerment through human-robot symbiosis. It says it aims to automate “dirty, dull and dangerous work,” like warehouse picking, so humans can take on more creative and intellectually stimulating work. The multinational company has employees working in both its Japan and India offices.
DP World opened a technology center in Bengaluru in 2022, where employees work on product and project management, automation and UX Design. The Dubai-based company operates in 74 countries on six continents, providing end-to-end supply chain solutions to customers around the world. Founded in 2005, DP World employs more than 100,000 people.
Cleo’s software products like the Cleo Integration Cloud helps trucking and logistics companies scale their businesses and meet customer demand. Founded in 1976 and headquartered in Rockford, Illinois, the company maintains five campuses on several continents. Its Bengaluru office is in the Leela Palace.
