Project44, a leader in supply chain visibility, announced on March 1 a new partnership with ZEBOX, an international center for acceleration and innovation in logistics and Industry 4.0. The project44 platform will make its network and technology available to startups participating in Zeebox programs. This partnership is part of project44’s commitment to collaborate with supply chain companies to identify common challenges, empower new entrepreneurs and build a venture capital model for their industry.

In the transportation and logistics sector, effective supply chain management is essential. Digitizing the supply chain brings better traceability of goods through real-time tracking throughout the supply chain, the project44 advanced predictive visibility platform was designed with this objective in mind.

The project44 cloud platform.

Jett McCandless founded Project44 in Chicago in 2014 and is currently the CEO. The following year, he launched the beta version of the platform that focused on LTL trucking. The acquisition of GateHouse Logistics in 2018 allows him to become the leading global visibility platform enabling companies to increase operational efficiency, reduce costs, improve shipping performance. Its teams are located in the United States, Latin America and Europe.

Project44 now supports all modes of transportation and shipment types, including air, parcel, last mile, less-than-truckload, less-than-truckload, consolidated, full truckload, rail, intermodal and ocean.

Zebox.

Founded in 2018 in Marseille by Rodolphe Saadé, CEO of the CMA CGM Group, a global leader in shipping and logistics, ZEBOX is an international incubator and gas pedal dedicated to projects driving technological innovations for transport, logistics, mobility and Industry 4.0. Currently led by Massimo Magnifico, a supply chain engineer and startup incubator management expert, ZEBOX enables startups to grow through digitization, automation and sustainability by leveraging new technologies including AI, IoT, Big Data and robotics.

Since its inception, the incubator has supported over 55 startups and relies on a network of academic and corporate partners, including BNP Paribas, Centrimex, CEVA Logistics, EDF Archipel Guadeloupe, GTT, Infosys, and now project44.

In the United States, ZEBOX is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, the first 5G smart city in the U.S. and an ideal melting pot for startups at the forefront of robotics, augmented reality, artificial intelligence and autonomous mobility. ZEBOX also operates an incubation center in the Caribbean region, in Guadeloupe.

Zeebox’s specialized support for startups focuses on two areas of expertise with high disruptive potential: industry 4.0 on the one hand, and transport, logistics and mobility on the other, which is also addressed by project 44.

The project 44-Zebox partnership: creating the next generation of supply chain start-ups

Startups can bring real added value and disrupt a market that has long been dominated by a few giants. Project44 will make its network and technology available to start-ups participating in ZEBOX programs. This partnership signifies the commitment of project44, ZEBOX and their partners to collaborate with established supply chain companies to identify common challenges, empower new entrepreneurs and build a corporate venture model for their industry. Jett McCandless, founder and CEO of project44 states:

“At project44, we are proud to help ZEBOX create the next generation of supply chain startups. We feel a responsibility to pay it forward for entrepreneurs and represent our hometown of Chicago, a global center of innovation in the logistics industry. We look forward to welcoming the founders of ZEBOX to our expanded team and introducing them to partners, advisors and investors who have been critical to our own journey.”

Charley Dehoney, Vice President of ZEBOX America, adds:

“With a strong interest in supply chain visibility optimization topics and as a long-time fan of project44, it is an honor to welcome them to ZEBOX. Project44 is the connective tissue of the global supply chain and a great source of expertise, ideas and data for startups. They are the perfect partner for ZEBOX.”

ZEBOX intends to build a truly global network of supply chain innovators, and will soon announce the addition of various locations.

Translated from Protect 44 s’associe à ZEBOX pour créer la nouvelle génération de start-ups de la supply-chain.