Rail-Flow closes Series A of €12.5 million – more speed, reliability, and scalability for rail freight

Frankfurt (Germany), 3 December 2025 – Rail-Flow, a leading transport management platform for rail freight and intermodal logistics, has closed a €12.5 million Series A financing round. The round was led by Trill Impact and Bonsai Partners, with participation from Climentum Capital, several business angels, and existing VC investors Rethink Ventures and Futury Capital.

In an environment shaped by efficiency pressures, skilled labor shortages, and rising demands for climate-friendly logistics, we are sending a clear signal: we are strengthening our capital base, accelerating innovation—especially AI-driven—and expanding our international presence. Our goal is to further simplify access to rail and shift significantly more transports to rail through digital, scalable solutions.

Transport management platform as the ERP of rail logistics

Rail-Flow digitizes the core processes of railway undertakings, intermodal operators, freight forwarders, and shippers as an ERP—from sales and procurement through contract, order, and transport management to invoicing. In addition, the Rail-Flow Marketplace provides an integrated digital sales and procurement channel that increases transparency, utilization, and collaboration across the ecosystem.

Three growth pillars

With the new financing, we are focusing on three immediately effective areas:

• AI-driven platform intelligence: fewer manual interventions in order management and invoicing, improved data quality, real-time status and more accurate ETAs, predictive issue detection, and automated task orchestration for a faster return to plan.

• International expansion: entry into selected European and non-European markets with local integrations.

• Scalability and stability: strengthening team and capital base for enterprise implementations at large customers.

As a result, we expect an expanded integration ecosystem, stronger network effects, and greater scalability in collaboration.

A shared course with tangible impact

We are increasing the speed of product development, raising service reliability, and moving even closer to the markets—both nationally and internationally. For our customers, this means predictable platform evolution, sustainable process reliability, and noticeable relief in day-to-day operations. At the same time, we are consolidating our role as a technological leader in the digitalization of rail freight and as a driver of CO₂ reduction through modal shift to rail.

Strong development in recent years

Rail-Flow has doubled its revenues annually in recent years, significantly strengthened its intermodal capabilities through the merger with Simply Deliver, and grown to a team of 170 employees.

Voices from management and investors

Dominik Fürste, Co-CEO and Co-Founder of Rail-Flow:
“This financing round marks the start of a new growth phase powered by AI innovation and international expansion—with the goal of making rail freight more efficient, transparent, and sustainable.”

Osman Akdemir, Co-CEO and Co-Founder of Rail-Flow:
“With native AI, we are taking our transport management platform to the next level: orchestrating workflows, anticipating decisions, and automating routines. This enables faster bookings, streamlined order flows, and full transparency—from offer to invoicing.”

Marcel Hoeke, CFO of Rail-Flow:
“We have delivered reliably in recent years—the confidence of international investors confirms the enormous potential in a market that has catching-up to do and is ready for transformation.”

Alexander Hedderich, Chairman of the Advisory Board:
“Rail-Flow is at the forefront of modernizing European rail logistics. With strong investors and a proven management team, the company is ideally positioned to make rail freight more competitive, more digital, and more sustainable.”

Jaime Ruiz Anton, Principal at Bonsai Partners:
“Rail-Flow sets a new standard for digital efficiency in rail logistics—and makes a direct contribution to Europe’s climate and sustainability goals.”

Special thanks also go to our lawyers, Kristian Lutz and Niko Wengenmayr (VOY law firm), whose commitment and clarity were instrumental in supporting this round.

You can find the press release on the closing of the financing round here: