Passport
Passport provides global shipping and compliance services for e-commerce brands, enabling over 1,300 merchants to sell in 180+ countries. The company has raised $54M in funding and employs 303 people.
The growth story
Passport grew from 145 to 303 employees between 2023 and 2026, raising $54M along the way, most recently a Series B in November 2024.
About
Passport offers two main services: parcel shipping with regulatory compliance and a turnkey solution for global commerce. Its customers are e-commerce brands looking to expand internationally while managing costs and delivery expectations.
The company has grown to 303 employees and raised $54M in a Series B round in late 2024. Its services support merchants like Comfrt, HexClad, and Ridge, helping them access markets worldwide.
Founders and leadership
Operations is the largest function at Passport, with 30 employees. The company is led by a team that includes investors like April Underwood and FJ Labs.
The Passport org chart
Alex Yancher (Co-Founder, CEO) leads 59 mapped leaders with 4 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Operations 58 (+2% YoY), Engineering 37 (+6% YoY), Sales 31 (-9% YoY), Customer Success and Support 23 (+5% YoY), Information Technology 19 (+58% YoY), Administrative 15 (+25% YoY).
Talent flow
Passport recruits heavily from logistics firms like Coyote Logistics and Flock Freight, with 6 and 5 hires respectively. Alumni often move to roles in logistics and marketing, with OpenBorder being a top destination.
Most common previous employers of Passport staff: Coyote Logistics (6), Flock Freight (5), Brand Access, a Passport Global company (5), UPS (4), EY (4), Pantry (3). Former Passport employees most often moved to OpenBorder (4), Experience Media Studios (2), Trend Marketing (1), Factored (1), OFX (1), M13 (1).
Alumni worth knowing
The Passport mafia
Passport alumni have founded 7 companies, including Prax Health and VIPA Academy, which employ 14 and 8 people respectively.
7Heather Wake, was Consultant & Advisor until 2020Mostafa Ezzat, was General Manager - Emerging Brands until 2024Anissa Jemal, was Lead Corporate Recruiter until 2022Craig Walsey, was Head of Business Development until 2025Saura Johnston, was Enterprise Account Executive until 2024
Jose Lozada Diaz, was Coordinador de operaciones until 2026Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 69% direct, 6% search, 2% social, 1% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Passport: Customer Service (94), Microsoft Excel (91), Leadership (87), Microsoft Office (84), Communication (76), Teamwork (72), Project Management (71), Management (58).
Where the team actually sits
Passport people are concentrated in California, United States (17), Ontario, Canada (13), Peru (8), United States (6).
Search footprint
Passport attracts about 1,813 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $13K a month if bought through ads. It gained 734 ranking keywords and lost 528 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.20 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 1.90 / 5
- Senior management
- 1.90 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 5.00 / 5
Frequently asked
Passport has 303 employees as of September 2026.
Passport has raised $54M in total, most recently a Series B round in November 2024.
Passport was founded in 2017 by Alex Yancher.
Alex Yancher (Co-Founder, CEO) sits at the top of Passport's reporting structure, with 4 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Passport staff are Coyote Logistics (6 people), Flock Freight (5 people), Brand Access, a Passport Global company (5 people).
Former Passport employees most often move to OpenBorder (4), Experience Media Studios (2), Trend Marketing (1).
At least 7 companies have a founder who previously worked at Passport, including Prax Health, VIPA Academy, Empire Hire.
Passport attracts about 1,813 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $13K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Passport staff are Customer Service, Microsoft Excel, Leadership, Microsoft Office, Communication.
Passport staff are concentrated in California, United States (17), Ontario, Canada (13), Peru (8).
Passport has about 58 people in Operations, up 2% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Passport has about 37 people in Engineering, up 6% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 179 current and 117 former Passport profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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