On May 2-3, we’re going to host the EU-Startups Summit in Barcelona. It will be the 6th edition of our annual flagship event – and with over 1,200 startup founders and investors from across Europe also our biggest one so far! Today we’re excited to announce another highlight and three additional speakers:
Fretlink Co–Founder & CEO Paul Guillemin, Ontruck Co-Founder & CMO Gonzalo Parejo, and Jeppe Høier, the Venture Partner of Maersk Growth, will join us for a panel discussion about the future of the transportation/logistics market!
The Ontruck and Fretlink founders are just perfect for this discussion, since both are innovating and growing rapidly in this field. Below you’ll find a bit more info regarding both startups:
Ontruck provides regional road goods transportation services relying on technology to offer a management system for immediate loads and transparent prices. Ontruck connects companies with a wide network of professional drivers, with the goal of providing a reliable and efficient delivery service, and with the possibility of consulting the status of every shipment in real-time. Hauliers can receive and accept loads via a free app as they desire, in a way that can fill up the space in their vehicles and increases their income. Ontruck is headquartered in Madrid, has an office in London, and has raised €36.2 million within three funding rounds.
FretLink was founded in 2015 in Paris with the goal to disrupt and digitalize road transportation in Europe. It’s a new type of SaaS marketplace connecting thousands of transportation companies with companies that need to send big piles of stuff. Paul and the fast-growing Fretlink team already raised €6 million in 2017 from Daphni, Elaia Partners et Breega Capital. Since its launch, Fretlink works with 300 regular clients, with a great part of TOP500 European shippers, manages to build network counts 5 000+ regional, reliable and connected carriers. Today, 25% of current lines managed by Fretlink are international.
If we already sparked your interest for the upcoming EU-Startups Summit, make sure to secure your ticket now!
As in the previous years, we’ll showcase a selection of Europe’s hottest startups (incl. a big pitch competition) and come together to learn from some of the most successful European entrepreneurs of our time. You can expect huge list of exciting speakers, many high-profile investors, great networking opportunities and much more.
That being said, it would be awesome to meet you at the 2019 edition of the EU-Startups Summit on May 2-3 in Barcelona. More info can be found here (page will be updated on a weekly basis) and in the video below!