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trebu

trebu.io

Trebu uses AI to automate transportation assignment workflows from WhatsApp, email, and existing logistics systems.

HQMexico City, Mexico City, Mexico
Employees1-50
Jobs checked 5d ago
Specialization
Data Engineering
Business
Software Applications
Market
Transportation
Ecosystem
Applications
Customers
Enterprises
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Organization type
Commercial Company
Ecosystem
Applications
Business
Software Applications
Specialization
Data Engineering
Market
Transportation
Customers
Enterprises
Delivery models
Hosted Software
Revenue models
Subscription
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Not classified
Latest equity round
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About

Trebu builds AI-powered logistics automation software for shippers, third-party logistics providers, and carriers. Its platform converts WhatsApp messages and emails into structured transportation data, helps teams find and assign available units, and differentiates itself by integrating with existing workflows, TMSs, spreadsheets, email, and WhatsApp rather than requiring customers or partners to adopt another platform.

Market

Trebu competes in vertical logistics-operations and freight-automation software, focusing on converting unstructured WhatsApp and email communications into structured orders, carrier availability, and assignment decisions. Its differentiation is a lightweight, AI-driven layer that works with existing communication channels and TMS/spreadsheet processes—without requiring customers or suppliers to adopt another platform—whereas the closest alternatives generally emphasize broader freight-forwarding automation, carrier management, dispatch orchestration, or enterprise logistics automation.

Target Customers

Trebu targets logistics operators—especially shippers, 3PLs, freight brokers, and transport carriers—in emerging markets and the US–Mexico cross-border corridor. Its likely buyers are logistics, dispatch, and transportation-operations managers at companies ranging from small businesses to large corporate fleets that coordinate orders and carrier availability through WhatsApp, email, TMSs, or spreadsheets.

At a Glance

Problem

Trebu addresses the slow, fragmented process by which logistics companies receive transport orders and match them with available carriers. Requests and availability often arrive as unstructured WhatsApp messages and emails, forcing teams to read, re-enter, reconcile, and follow up on information manually. The result is slower response times, capture errors, poor visibility into assigned and pending loads, and missed opportunities to make additional assignments.

The clearest use case is a logistics broker receiving a shipment request by email or WhatsApp, then needing to find a suitable truck quickly. Trebu targets the resulting economic leakage in operational throughput and fleet utilization: more completed assignments can increase sales, while better visibility can reveal routes with revenue potential and units that would otherwise remain empty.

Product / Service

Trebu is a B2B subscription SaaS product positioned as an AI layer for logistics operations. It transforms WhatsApp and email messages into structured operational data, captures transport orders, queries carrier availability, suggests load assignments, and automatically confirms recurring shipments. It connects to a company's existing email, WhatsApp, TMS, spreadsheets, or other current workflow rather than requiring customers or carriers to adopt a new platform.

The output is a centralized dashboard showing carrier availability, assigned and pending loads, and the reasons for outstanding assignments. By automating data capture and communication, Trebu aims to increase assignment capacity, improve operational visibility, reduce human entry errors, and give logistics teams faster, more precise decisions; the company says implementation can be completed in days with dedicated support.

Market

Trebu competes in logistics and supply-chain software, specifically AI-enabled workflow automation for freight and transport operations. Its initial focus is emerging markets and the US–Mexico cross-border region, with the company based in Mexico. The practical status-quo alternatives are manual WhatsApp/email coordination, spreadsheets, and incumbent TMS workflows; Caplight also lists Drumkit, Wove, and Vectrix as comparable companies.

The available evidence indicates that Trebu is an early-stage private company rather than pre-revenue: it was founded in 2022, has a reported four-person team, and a third-party profile says it reached $440,000 in revenue in 2025. Funding figures vary across databases—one source reports $500,000 raised and another reports $1 million total—while Caplight records a $500,000 seed round led by Y Combinator, alongside investors including Latitud, Nazca, Blue Zone Ventures, and Mountain Partners. No customer-count or retention metrics are disclosed in the reviewed evidence.

Founders & Leadership

Daniel Akle CarranzaFounder
CEO
Antonio LongoriaFounder
Mechanical Engineer

Funding History

2022-XX (month undisclosed)
Seed$500K

Y Combinator

Recent News

2026-01-26product_launch
Trebu positions its assistant for peak-season carrier assignment

Trebu’s LinkedIn post addressed peak-season shortages of available transporters and described its assistant as able to query carriers, structure their responses, and help assign loads during high-pressure periods.

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Business Model

Trebu monetizes as a paid B2B SaaS product for shippers, 3PLs, and carriers; a third-party listing reports pricing starting at $29 per month. The official site also describes rapid implementation and dedicated technical support, but does not publish a fuller pricing schedule.

Products

AI-powered logistics order intake from WhatsApp and emailTransport search, carrier availability management, and automated unit assignmentOperational dashboard for assigned, pending, and available loadsAutomated recurring-shipment confirmation and assignment recommendations

Tech Stack

Artificial intelligence for message interpretation and data extractionWhatsApp integrationEmail integrationTMS and spreadsheet workflow integrationWebhooks/API for logistics tendering

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