Porter
Porter is a logistics platform that connects small businesses with drivers for goods transport in India. It serves over 2 million small businesses and 300,000 drivers monthly across 30+ Indian cities and a few other countries, having completed 200 million trips since its 2014 founding.
The growth story
Porter grew from 1,806 to 4,353 employees between 2022 and 2026, raising $357M along the way, most recently a Series Unknown in September 2025.
About
Porter operates a marketplace that matches small and medium businesses needing to move goods with available drivers and vehicles. The platform focuses on simplifying logistics for India's MSME sector, which often lacks access to reliable transport options.
The company has raised $357 million from investors including Kedaara Capital and Elev8 Venture Partners. Its workforce of 4,353 employees suggests significant operational scale, though recent headcount growth data is unavailable.
Founders and leadership
Engineering makes up Porter's largest department with 68 employees. The Bengaluru-based company has a median employee tenure of 2 years, indicating moderate turnover in its operations-heavy workforce.
The Porter org chart
Uttam Digga (Co-Founder & CEO) leads 58 mapped leaders with 38 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
- Vice President (Single threaded leader) - Light & Frequent Categories (2 wheeler to LCV)Executive
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Operations 1,293 (+26% YoY), Customer Success and Support 587 (+21% YoY), Administrative 457 (-9% YoY), Business Development 392 (0% YoY), Engineering 237 (-19% YoY), Sales 198 (+13% YoY).
Talent flow
Porter recruits heavily from Indian logistics and tech companies, with Swiggy, Urban Company, and Ola being top talent sources. Its alumni frequently move to Amazon, Uber, and Blinkit, suggesting Porter serves as a talent pipeline for India's gig economy sector.
Most common previous employers of Porter staff: Swiggy (24), Urban Company (15), Ola (15), BYJU'S (13), Amazon (13), Flipkart (12). Former Porter employees most often moved to Amazon (19), Uber (15), Blinkit (11), Rapido (10), Flipkart (9), Swiggy (8).
Alumni worth knowing
The Porter mafia
Porter alumni have founded 26 companies, including logistics startups like Truckzzy and Typo. Pazago, founded by a Porter alum, has grown to 67 employees in the supply chain software space.
27Varun Varma, was Head - Revenue until 2015Nikhil Agrawal, was Product Manager Intern until 2015Anshul Goyal, was Business Head, House Shifting until 2022Pankaj Thakur, was Senior Product Manager until 2022Jainam Talsania, was Growth Product Manager until 2023Nelluri Tirupati Rao, was Operations Manager until 2019
Rahul Massey, was Senior HR Manager until 2018
Navneet T., was Business Associate until 2024
Ian Jason Creado, was Business Associate - Demand until 2021
Sudhansu Behera, was Central Strategy & Operations - Supply until 2017
Saurabh Jain, was Senior Software Engineer until 2015
Yash Lunkad, was Digital marekting intern until 2022
Saket Thapliyal, was Senior Software Developer until 2021
Shubham Gupta, was Product Manager until 2022
Rohit Saily, was Head- EV fleet supply (Trucks) until 2025
Nitesh Shende, was Vice President Of Product Management until 2022
Mahidhar Reddy Kothapalli, was Lead Product Manager until 2022
Ian Creado, was Business Associate - Demand until 2020
Kunal Patel, was EV Head- PAN India until 2024
Dhairya Patel, was Software Engineer until 2022
Tanishq Sharma, was Expansion Manager until 2023
Mohd Ayan, was Trainee Business Associate until 2025
Himanshu Mishra, was Vice President - On Demand Business until 2021
Prabhakaran Melkudi, was Sr. Business Executive - Online Reputation Management until 2023
Anika Sharma, was Marketing Manager until 2025
Sumanpreet Singh, was Senior Software Development Engineer until 2018
Krishna Mehta, was Manager - Strategy & Marketing until 2023Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 57% direct, 30% search, 4% social, 2% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Porter: Communication (485), Microsoft Excel (484), Customer Service (380), Microsoft Office (378), Leadership (350), Problem Solving (327), Sales (307), Team Management (299).
Where the team actually sits
Porter people are concentrated in Karnataka, India (316), Maharashtra, India (65), Uttar Pradesh, India (21), Delhi, India (19). 10 offices on record.
Search footprint
Porter attracts about 861 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $9K a month if bought through ads. It gained 1,108 ranking keywords and lost 873 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.20 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.30 / 5
- Senior management
- 2.90 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.30 / 5
Frequently asked
Porter has 4,353 employees as of September 2026.
Porter has raised $357M in total, most recently a Series Unknown round in September 2025.
Porter was founded in 2014 by Uttam Digga, Vikas Choudhary, Pranav Goel, Gargi Gupta, Debayan Deb.
Uttam Digga (Co-Founder & CEO) sits at the top of Porter's reporting structure, with 38 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Porter staff are Swiggy (24 people), Urban Company (15 people), Ola (15 people).
Former Porter employees most often move to Amazon (19), Uber (15), Blinkit (11).
At least 26 companies have a founder who previously worked at Porter, including Typo, Pazago, KYZO (Khidki Homes).
Porter attracts about 861 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $9K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Porter staff are Communication, Microsoft Excel, Customer Service, Microsoft Office, Leadership.
Porter staff are concentrated in Karnataka, India (316), Maharashtra, India (65), Uttar Pradesh, India (21).
Porter has about 1,293 people in Operations, up 26% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Porter has about 587 people in Customer Success and Support, up 21% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 592 current and 847 former Porter profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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