LogChain

What LogChain does

LogChain is a digital trade infrastructure company founded in 2019 that provides a modular, API-ready platform for digitising cross-border trade documentation and workflows. Originally headquartered in Singapore and relocating its global headquarters to the Liverpool City Region in the UK by 2026, the company serves global enterprises, government agencies, logistics providers, and SMEs engaged in international trade, addressing an environment where 28.5 billion documents are still processed on paper annually and a single shipment can involve 30+ touchpoints and 50+ documents. Its core technology connects existing enterprise systems — ERP, logistics, customs, and finance — via APIs or gateways in under one week, delivering workflow automation, end-to-end encryption, immutable audit trails, role-based access control, and compliance-ready reporting without requiring system replacement. An upcoming add-on module called Cerberus, co-developed with IBM, adds post-quantum cryptographic security to the platform.

The company operates a subscription-based platform revenue model supplemented by enterprise implementation and professional services, with a risk-free pilot program serving as the primary entry point for enterprise and government buyers. Its go-to-market combines direct enterprise field sales targeting C-suite executives, operations leaders, and trade transformation teams with government and regulatory partnerships, including endorsement from the UK Business and Trade Secretary and active engagement in the UK-Southeast Asia digital trade corridor. Notable commercial proof points include powering the world's first fully digitalised goods shipment from the UK to Singapore in September 2023, plus named pilot deployments with Jaguar Land Rover, Celtic Renewables, Singapore Airlines, SAESL, Big C, and GLF. Disclosed funding totals $500,000 (seed, Deepbridge Capital, 2021), with an additional planned £4 million UK investment tied to the Liverpool relocation, and the company has established technology partnerships with IBM, Microsoft, and AWS.

Name

LogChain

Legal name

LogChain

Website

https://thelogchain.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

LogChain provides a modular, API-ready digital trade platform that connects existing ERP, logistics, customs, and finance systems to digitise cross-border documentation and workflows. It serves global enterprises, governments, and logistics providers via subscription and pilot-based engagements.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Trade Documentation Software

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (51821)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Trade Finance & Supply Chain Tokenization (invoices, bills of lading, provenance) (FSAPAIAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Interoperability & Integration Middleware (ERP/core banking connectors, messaging, APIs, cross-chain to permissioned) (FSAPAIAL), Supply Chain & Inventory/Warehouse Receipt Tokenization (FSADAEAH)

Keywords

• Trade digitalisation platform
• Supply chain documentation
• Logistics workflow automation
• Cross-border trade compliance
• Trade finance interoperability

Headquarters

HQ city

Liverpool

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Operations

Revenue model

1. Platform Subscription and Licensing: LogChain provides its digital trade platform as a subscription-based solution, integrating with existing enterprise systems (ERP, logistics, customs, finance) through APIs or gateways. The platform delivers efficiency gains, paper reduction, and compliance benefits on a recurring basis.
2. Enterprise Implementation and Professional Services: The company provides implementation services including discovery, integration, onboarding, and evaluation phases. This includes a structured 8-hour discovery, sub-1-week implementation, and 30-day evaluation period.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

LogChain provides a digital trade technology platform that connects existing enterprise systems across trade, finance, logistics, and customs via APIs and gateways. It automates handoffs, approvals, and documentation workflows, delivering end-to-end encryption, immutable audit trails, and compliance reporting to replace paper-based shipping and trade documentation. The platform integrates in under one week, delivers measurable ROI within 30 days, and supports interoperable digital trade across borders and partners without requiring system replacement.

Product overview

LogChain offers a single unified digital trade platform that digitizes shipping and supply chain documentation, replacing paper-based processes with secure digital trade documents. The core platform provides interoperability, automation, and encryption across trade, finance, logistics, and customs systems. An upcoming add-on security module called Cerberus (built with IBM) will add post-quantum cryptographic protection to the platform. The platform is modular, API-ready, and built for interoperability, connecting data across systems, borders, and partners without requiring a full rebuild.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Cerberus: Post-quantum security stack built with IBM, designed for post-quantum security, tamper-proof compliance, and total resilience for supply chains.

Products and services

• LogChain Platform A digital trade technology platform for enterprises, governments, and logistics providers that connects existing ERP, logistics, customs, and finance systems via APIs or gateways to digitise trade documentation, automate workflows, and secure cross-border transactions. Replaces paper-based processes with end-to-end encryption, immutable audit trails, role-based access, and built-in compliance reporting.
• Cerberus An add-on post-quantum security stack built with IBM that layers tamper-proof compliance and total resilience onto the LogChain platform for protecting sensitive supply chains against future cryptographic threats.

Quantifiable outcome

• 90% paper reduction
• +8 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• UK GovernmentcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 February 2026UK Business and Trade Secretary Peter Kyle and Liverpool Mayor Steve Rotheram publicly endorsed LogChain's relocation to the UK. The UK government backed trade digitalisation pilots that delivered 67% productivity gains and 40% reduced shipment times. The move leverages the UK's Electronic Trade Documents Act 2023 and positions LogChain within the UK-Southeast Asia digital trade corridor.
• IBMcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2025LogChain was selected for the IBM Z ScaleUp Program, a global initiative for high-impact platforms that drive tech-for-good. The collaboration includes IBM Hyper Protect and AI tools, enabling LogChain to scale securely and reduce shipment times by up to 40%. Additionally, IBM and LogChain are co-developing 'Cerberus', a post-quantum security stack for supply chain protection.
• Singapore AirlinescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partner in the digital trade ecosystem supporting interoperability across aviation and logistics supply chains. Singapore Airlines participated in the world's first fully digitalised goods shipment and ongoing UK-Southeast Asia trade digitalisation initiatives.
• SAESL (Singapore Aerospace Engineering Limited)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-development partner in digital trade initiatives. SAESL CEO Simon Middlebrough has provided endorsement of LogChain's leadership and change management capabilities in supply chain transformation.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Wave BL: Wave BL operates a blockchain-based digital bill of lading platform for the shipping industry. It is the most direct competitor to LogChain's digital trade document offering, with comparable cross-border focus and electronic document transfer functionality.
• essDOCS: essDOCS provides electronic trade document solutions including electronic bills of lading and other shipping documents. It targets similar maritime and trade finance customers with document-digitisation workflows that directly overlap with LogChain's platform.
• Bolero International: Bolero offers electronic trade document management and digital trade finance solutions, including electronic bills of lading. It targets banks, corporates, and logistics providers with interoperability ambitions similar to LogChain's.
• CargoX: CargoX provides a blockchain-based platform for transferring shipping documents, particularly bills of lading. It is a direct competitor in the digital trade document space and shares LogChain's cross-border interoperability thesis.
• Komgo: Komgo is a consortium-backed trade finance platform connecting banks, corporates, and inspection bodies. It competes with LogChain in digitising cross-border trade workflows and shares the network-effect thesis for trade digitisation.
• Contour (formerly Voltron): Contour operates a digital trade finance network built on R3 Corda, enabling banks and corporates to issue and exchange digital letters of credit. It is a direct peer in cross-border trade digitisation with similar bank-led interoperability ambitions.

Emerging players

• Enigio (trace:original): Enigio's trace:original platform creates negotiable digital original documents, including electronic bills of lading. It is an emerging competitor with narrower focus but overlapping technology for digital trade document transfer.

Broad incumbents

• Infor Nexus (formerly GT Nexus): Infor Nexus is a large, established supply chain visibility and finance network operated by Infor. It overlaps with LogChain's trade and logistics use cases but serves a broader enterprise customer base with deeper ERP integration.
• Tradeshift: Tradeshift is a large supply chain and trade finance platform serving global enterprises with invoice automation and supply chain finance. It overlaps with LogChain in digitising cross-border trade but operates at significantly greater scale with broader functionality.
• Flexport: Flexport is a digital freight forwarder offering end-to-end logistics and trade documentation. While its core is forwarding, its document and customs digitisation capabilities overlap with LogChain's trade documentation thesis and represent a potential adjacent competitor as it broadens its platform.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/thelogchain

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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