Xeneta
Xeneta operates a freight rate benchmarking platform for ocean and air shipping, analyzing over 400 million contracted container rates across 160,000 global trade routes. The Oslo-based company has raised $137M, most recently in a Series D round in September 2022.
The growth story
Xeneta grew from 84 to 236 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $137M along the way, most recently a Series D in September 2022.
About
Xeneta provides a data platform that tracks and analyzes freight rates for shipping companies and logistics providers. Its customers use the platform to benchmark their contract rates against market averages and historical trends across global trade routes.
The company has scaled to 236 employees, with engineering as its largest function. Its $137M in funding includes a Series D round in 2022, led by investors including Apax Digital and Creandum.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Xeneta's largest function, with 36 employees. The company spans three offices in Oslo, New York, and Hamburg, with a median employee tenure of 2 years.
The Xeneta org chart
Patrik Berglund (CEO & Co-founder) leads 59 mapped leaders with 8 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Information Technology 56 (+8% YoY), Engineering 46 (+2% YoY), Customer Success and Support 25 (+9% YoY), Sales 23 (+5% YoY), Operations 12 (+20% YoY), Marketing 10 (+11% YoY).
Talent flow
Xeneta recruits heavily from logistics and shipping firms, with Kuehne+Nagel and Maersk among its top talent sources. Its alumni frequently move to logistics tech companies like Transporeon and ESW.
Most common previous employers of Xeneta staff: Amazon (5), Kuehne+Nagel (5), A.P. Moller - Maersk (4), Container xChange (4), Pearson (4), eeSea (4). Former Xeneta employees most often moved to ESW (4), emnify (2), ScaleupXQ (2), Ardoq (2), Transporeon (2), Gelato (2).
Alumni worth knowing
The Xeneta mafia
Xeneta alumni have founded 12 companies, including Scrimba (83 employees) and ScaleupXQ (35 employees). Several startups focus on logistics and shipping, reflecting Xeneta's industry expertise.
13Per Borgen, was Frontend developer until 2016Lars Johan Bjørkevoll, was Chief Growth Officer - CGO until 2017Chris Moen, was Head of Marketing and Communications until 2014Andreas Roos, was VP Sales until 2018Thomas Sorbo, was Chief Business Development Officer (CBDO) & Co-Founder until 2021Milan Đokić, was Business Development Representative until 2025
Miloš Z., was Enterprise Business Development Representative until 2025
Martin Higgs, was Director of Sales Development until 2023
Bartosz Smólczyński, was CFO until 2018
Fernando Nikolić, was Director, Demand Generation until 2021
Patrick Arvia, was Senior Customer Success Manager until 2026
Te-Bin, Chen 陈德斌, was Commercial Director APAC until 2025
Edvard Nore, was Sales Growth Manager until 2018Web traffic
Traffic mix: 0% direct, 0% search, 0% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Xeneta: Microsoft Office (71), Python (Programming Language) (71), Microsoft Excel (71), Teamwork (59), Leadership (57), Project Management (57), Communication (56), Data Analysis (56).
Where the team actually sits
Xeneta people are concentrated in Oslo, Norway (70), Norway (18), England, United Kingdom (16), Hamburg, Germany (14). 4 offices on record.
Search footprint
Xeneta attracts about 3,799 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $43K a month if bought through ads. It gained 1,614 ranking keywords and lost 837 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.20 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.30 / 5
- Senior management
- 2.90 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.80 / 5
Frequently asked
Xeneta has 236 employees as of September 2026.
Xeneta has raised $137M in total, most recently a Series D round in September 2022.
Xeneta was founded in 2012 by Patrik Berglund.
Patrik Berglund (CEO & Co-founder) sits at the top of Xeneta's reporting structure, with 8 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Xeneta staff are Amazon (5 people), Kuehne+Nagel (5 people), A.P. Moller - Maersk (4 people).
Former Xeneta employees most often move to ESW (4), emnify (2), ScaleupXQ (2).
At least 12 companies have a founder who previously worked at Xeneta, including Scrimba, ScaleupXQ, Breyta.
Xeneta attracts about 3,799 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $43K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Xeneta staff are Microsoft Office, Python (Programming Language), Microsoft Excel, Teamwork, Leadership.
Xeneta staff are concentrated in Oslo, Norway (70), Norway (18), England, United Kingdom (16).
Xeneta has about 56 people in Information Technology, up 8% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Xeneta has about 46 people in Engineering, up 2% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 197 current and 237 former Xeneta profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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