Mumbai-based supply chain startup, Elixia Tech Solutions, has announced the launch of its WhatsApp-driven, end-to-end tech-powered logistics marketplace, ‘Elixia Connect’.
According to a press release from the company, this will provide shippers and transporters with a common platform to interact and negotiate to meet their on-ground logistics requirements.
Available in nine languages, including English, Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada & Bengali, the cloud-based mobile application provides better visibility and control over logistics processes.
Sanket Sheth, Founder, Elixia Tech, said, “We aim to make Elixia Connect the ‘Go-To’ application for all transportation needs across all segments and sectors of logistics and supply chain, including cold chain. Our mission is to be the perfect solutions provider for all shippers and transporters of all scales and sizes and bring in uniformity in terms of digitalisation when it comes to managing day-to-day logistics operations.”
In addition to this, the company has also tied up with 50 GPS vendors through API integrations for shipment tracking. The application also comes with an inbuilt e-way bill module helping you generate, extend and retrieve e-way bills for all trips on a single platform.
Previously, in September 2021, it raised $1 million in a pre-Series A funding round led by Rajasthan Venture Capital Fund (RVCF) and other angel investors, which will be used to scale up the application.
The funds will also be utilised for the business expansion. At present, the company has a client base consisting of FMCG and pharmaceutical brands across India along with Australia, Brazil, Portugal and Cairo, Egypt.
With the infusion of these funds, the company intends to enter the Middle East, including Dubai, Qatar, other UAE nations, and eastern nations such as Singapore, Vietnam, and the Philippines, within the next year.
It also plans to enter the European, North American and other mature markets in the long term. To achieve this, it plans to raise another $8-10 million in April 2022. Apart from expansion, these funds will also be utilised to cover other modes of transportation.
Starting with air, the company plans to cover rail and sea through its tracking technology. “When we consider air, we have good opportunities to get into aviation through drone delivery,” the founder added.
The company intends to begin testing the drones in April and continue until the third quarter of FY23. It plans to launch the service in the European and North American markets starting in Q4 FY23, he added.