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- Enterprises, Small Businesses
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About
chrt builds an AI-native logistics platform for time-critical shipping, serving freight forwarders, courier companies, shippers, and drivers. Its differentiator is an all-in-one operating layer combining dispatch and routing workflows with real-time location and ETA visibility, plus airline-approved IoT trackers for critical shipments.
Market
chrt competes in B2B logistics execution and real-time shipment-visibility software for expedited, same-day, and other time-critical deliveries. It positions itself as an AI-native, API-first platform connecting freight forwarders, couriers, shippers, carriers, and drivers, differentiating from broader visibility platforms and standalone courier tools by combining order execution, dispatch, fleet operations, carrier integrations, and tracking in one workflow.
B2B logistics operators involved in time-critical or same-day shipping, especially freight forwarders, professional couriers, shippers, and their dispatch or fleet-operations teams. The platform is suited to organizations that need to coordinate orders, carriers, drivers, and shipment visibility across one operational workflow.
At a Glance
Problem
Businesses want to reach customers through iMessage, but iMessage has no native business API. Sending and receiving messages therefore requires separate infrastructure that is difficult to configure and maintain, particularly at scale. The pain is greatest for high-volume operators in home services, direct-to-consumer brands, and property management, where missed-call text-back, customer service, cart abandonment, and inbound lead capture can directly affect conversion and revenue.
The core use case is automating those high-volume customer conversations while preserving the trusted, conversational experience of the blue-bubble channel. Beyond the messaging layer itself, companies may need custom phone-line, contact-card, area-code, and local-worker-session setup, plus integrations with existing SMS/RCS, voice-agent, and CRM systems.
Product / Service
Chert provides an infrastructure, API, and workflow layer that makes iMessage programmable for businesses. Its API enables companies to send and receive iMessages programmatically, route replies to human operators or agents, and integrate conversations into existing systems. The platform also includes phone-line health checks and SMS/RCS fallback mechanisms intended to keep both inbound and outbound messaging stable as volume grows.
The delivery model is infrastructure software supplemented by implementation and integration support. Chert works with customers to set up the underlying messaging environment and connect it with systems such as Salesforce, HubSpot, Attio, Slack, SMS/RCS platforms, and voice agents. The benefit is that businesses can operate iMessage conversations at scale without building and maintaining the specialized infrastructure themselves.
Market
Chert competes in conversational messaging and communications infrastructure, specifically the emerging category of business automation over iMessage. Its closest substitutes are established SMS/RCS platforms, voice-agent systems, CRMs, and in-house messaging infrastructure; the available research does not identify a specific direct competitor focused on providing this iMessage infrastructure layer.
The company is an active Spring 2026 Y Combinator company and reports working with B2C startups, customer-experience teams, sales teams, and companies in DTC, sports programs, property management, and home services. It says customers are operating at the scale of hundreds of phone lines. Chert is described as unfunded, with no disclosed funding raised; revenue status is not disclosed. Before focusing on infrastructure, the team reports that an iMessage agent builder reached 2,000 users in one week and that an outbound sequencer sent thousands of messages per day.
Founders & Leadership
Funding History
Y Combinator
Recent News
On October 4, chrt announced a product update adding operator tasks and reusable task and order templates, airline cargo booking, and electronic air waybill (eAWB) support for forwarders. The release also describes a CargoAi integration for comparing airline capacity and rates and booking cargo from an order.
chrt’s official website highlights a single integration for connecting a logistics network and managing orders and shipment milestones across carriers. This represents a product and integration capability for time-critical shipping operations.
StartupIntros reported that chrt is positioned to expand by deepening integrations with carriers and shippers, while enhancing AI-driven routing and predictive analytics. The coverage indicates continued product development around logistics automation.
Active Roles
1Business Model
chrt sells tiered software subscriptions to courier operations, charging monthly minimums of $250, $500, or $1,000, or $0.50 per completed stop when usage is higher. It also offers tracker-only subscriptions at $30 per month, with hardware and usage billed separately.