Wakeo
Wakeo is a SaaS platform for real-time visibility into multimodal transport flows, used by shippers, freight forwarders and carriers. The Paris-based company has 62 employees and raised $33M, most recently in a Series B in December 2023.
The growth story
Wakeo grew from 22 to 62 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $33M along the way, most recently a Series B in December 2023.
About
Wakeo sells software that tracks shipments across sea, air, rail and road transport modes. Its machine learning algorithms predict arrival times and flag delays, helping logistics companies manage exceptions and improve customer service. Customers include Air Liquide, Gefco and Faurecia.
The company raised $33M in a Series B round in December 2023, with investors including 360 Capital and SAP.iO. With 62 employees, Wakeo has built a team focused on sales, which is its largest function at 10 staff.
Founders and leadership
Wakeo's largest function is sales, with 10 employees. The company has a median tenure of 1 year, suggesting a relatively young and fluid organization. Leadership includes founders with backgrounds in logistics and technology.
The Wakeo org chart
Julien Cote (CEO & Co-founder | Ex Forbes 30 Under 30 Entrepreneur) leads 32 mapped leaders with 10 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 18 (+6% YoY), Sales 9 (-18% YoY), Information Technology 7 (+40% YoY), Business Development 6 (+20% YoY), Customer Success and Support 4 (+100% YoY), Product Management 4 (0% YoY).
Talent flow
Wakeo hires from a mix of tech companies like PlayPlay and AssoConnect, and top schools including Stanford University and EDHEC Business School. Alumni have gone on to roles at Upply, Indy and Siemens Energy.
Most common previous employers of Wakeo staff: PlayPlay (3), AssoConnect (2), Stanford University (2), Edmond de Rothschild (2), Internest (acquired by EVA) (1), Tie Break (1). Former Wakeo employees most often moved to Upply (3), Indy (2), OVNI Capital (1), Prewave (1), Kaluza (1), Siemens Energy (1).
Alumni worth knowing
The Wakeo mafia
Wakeo alumni have founded 4 companies, including Profilr (8 staff) and TRUST OR (2 staff). These startups focus on areas like consulting and professional services.
4Weiwei CHEN, was Global Account Manager until 2023Shpresa Gashi, was Transport Visibility Consultant until 2025Nalamaharadjan DOURE, was Lead QA until 2025Web traffic
Traffic mix: 0% direct, 0% search, 0% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Wakeo: English (23), Microsoft Office (22), Project Management (21), Management (20), Microsoft Excel (19), SQL (17), JavaScript (16), Communication (16).
Where the team actually sits
Wakeo people are concentrated in Île-de-France, France (22), Greater Paris Metropolitan Region (15), France (9), Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France (5).
Search footprint
Wakeo attracts about 53 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $0K a month if bought through ads. It gained 7 ranking keywords and lost 3 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.30 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 4.00 / 5
- Senior management
- 4.20 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.50 / 5
Frequently asked
Wakeo has 62 employees as of September 2026.
Wakeo has raised $33M in total, most recently a Series B round in December 2023.
Wakeo was founded in 2016 by Loïc MARZIN, Julien Cote.
Julien Cote (CEO & Co-founder | Ex Forbes 30 Under 30 Entrepreneur) sits at the top of Wakeo's reporting structure, with 10 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Wakeo staff are PlayPlay (3 people), AssoConnect (2 people), Stanford University (2 people).
Former Wakeo employees most often move to Upply (3), Indy (2), OVNI Capital (1).
At least 4 companies have a founder who previously worked at Wakeo, including Profilr, TRUST OR, Shpresa Gashi Consulting.
Wakeo attracts about 53 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $0K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Wakeo staff are English, Microsoft Office, Project Management, Management, Microsoft Excel.
Wakeo staff are concentrated in Île-de-France, France (22), Greater Paris Metropolitan Region (15), France (9).
Wakeo has about 18 people in Engineering, up 6% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Wakeo has about 9 people in Sales, down 18% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 54 current and 106 former Wakeo profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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