Hemera Group

What Hemera Group does

Hemera Group (legal entity: Hemera International Pte Ltd., DBA Hemera Global) is a privately held global trade, finance, and advisory firm headquartered in Singapore, with operating entities in India (Gurugram), Germany (Hamburg), and Hong Kong. Founded in 2010, the company serves governments, corporates, multilaterals, and MSMEs across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East through an integrated five-service platform: Commodity Trading (agricultural products, ferrous and non-ferrous metals, energy, and chemicals), Distribution (multimodal logistics across sea, air, road, and rail), Global ECA (export credit agency-backed financing, including as official representative of Hamburg Commercial Bank in Asia), Trade Finance (structured buyer and supplier credit, cross-border capital access), and Global Advisory (strategic, operational, and policy consulting).

The underlying technology is positioned as a multimodal logistics coordination and trade finance structuring platform, with proprietary features spanning integrated freight management, ECA-backed financing structures, and real-time pricing intelligence for commodity sourcing. The company does not disclose APIs, SDKs, or named AI/ML components. Distribution is conducted through direct enterprise field sales, advisory-led engagement, and strategic channel partnerships with financial institutions (notably HCOB and Trade Credit Partners) and energy suppliers (SOCAR, BAPCO). Pricing is quote-based and project-tailored with no public tiers, and revenue is generated primarily through transaction fees on commodity and finance flows plus professional services fees on advisory mandates. Headcount is 11-50 employees and revenue is not publicly disclosed.

Name

Hemera Group

Legal name

Hemera International Pte Ltd.

Website

https://hemeraglobal.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hemera Group is a Singapore-headquartered private trade, finance, and advisory firm operating across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. It serves governments, corporates, multilaterals, and MSMEs with commodity trading, multimodal logistics, ECA-backed financing, trade finance, and strategic advisory services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Gurugram

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Commodity Trading: Revenue generated from sourcing and supplying essential commodities like agri-products, metals, and energy across global markets with pricing intelligence and regulatory compliance.
2. Trade Finance Facilitation: Structured funding solutions providing liquidity-driven growth through buyer and supplier credit structures, advisory-driven financial structuring, and cross-border capital access.
3. ECA Financing: Export Credit Agency-backed financing solutions for infrastructure, industrial modernization, and cross-border trade through partnerships with European commercial banks.
4. Distribution and Logistics: Revenue from managing complex supply chains, freight coordination, warehousing, and ensuring timely delivery through trusted logistics partnerships.
5. Global Advisory Services: Strategic, operational, and policy advisory services to governments and corporates across sectors for growth optimization and risk mitigation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Hemera Group is a global trade, finance, and advisory firm that sources and supplies essential commodities (agricultural products, metals, energy, chemicals), structures trade finance and Export Credit Agency (ECA)-backed financing for cross-border capital imports, manages multimodal supply chain distribution, and provides strategic and policy advisory to governments and corporates. The firm operates across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, leveraging its official Asia representation of Hamburg Commercial Bank and partnerships with energy suppliers and trade credit providers.

Product overview

Hemera Group is a globally-positioned trade, finance, and advisory firm operating across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. The company offers an integrated suite of services comprising Commodity Trading (agricultural products, metals, energy, chemicals), Distribution (multimodal logistics and supply chain management), Global ECA (export credit agency-backed financing), Trade Finance (structured funding and capital access), and Global Advisory (strategic and policy consulting). These services are designed to work together to enable enterprises and institutions to navigate complex cross-border trade and secure capital for growth.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• SOCAR (State Oil Company of Azerbaijan)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnergy supplier partnership for crude oil and natural gas supply through top suppliers including SOCAR, BAPCO, and suppliers from Indonesia and Australia.
• BAPCO (Bahrain Petroleum Company)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for energy sourcing and supply chain management serving high-demand economies.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Cargill: Largest privately held US agricultural commodity trader and processor with deep global origination and trade finance capabilities. Overlaps with Hemera's agri-commodity trading vertical (cotton, soybeans, wheat, sugar) but operates at vastly greater scale and breadth.
• Adani Enterprises: Indian conglomerate with commodity trading (agri, metals, energy), infrastructure, and trade finance operations across Asia and Africa. Comparable to Hemera in geographic focus and integrated trade-plus-capital model, though vastly larger and diversified.
• Louis Dreyfus Company: Global merchant and processor of agricultural commodities with extensive origination in emerging markets. Directly comparable to Hemera's agri-commodity trading and emerging-market focus, though larger and more vertically integrated.
• Reliance Global: Indian conglomerate with energy, petrochemicals, and commodities trading operations spanning Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. Comparable to Hemera's energy and chemicals trading vertical and its Asia-Middle East trade flow exposure.

Direct peers

• Trafigura: One of the world's largest privately held commodity traders, active across metals, energy, and agri commodities with global origination and trade finance capabilities. Closely comparable to Hemera in multi-commodity breadth and B2B cross-border deal flow, though materially larger in scale.
• BB Energy: Independent global oil and petroleum products trader with strong Middle East and Asia presence. Directly comparable to Hemera's energy trading vertical and supplier-side relationships with national oil companies.
• Gunvor Group: Independent global commodity trader headquartered in Geneva with strong oil, gas, and metals trading across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Comparable to Hemera in cross-continental footprint, multi-commodity breadth, and reliance on bank-led trade finance partnerships.
• Vitol: World's largest independent energy trader with a growing metals and agri footprint and integrated trade finance operations. Highly comparable to Hemera's combined commodity trading and capital structuring model, but at vastly greater scale.
• Mercuria Energy Trading: Privately held global commodity trader covering energy, metals, and agri with significant Asian operations and integrated trade finance. Closely comparable mid-sized peer with similar cross-border trade and capital structuring mandate.
• XCO Group: Mid-sized independent commodity trader and supply chain manager focused on agri, metals, and energy across Asia, Europe, and Africa. Closely comparable in scale, multi-commodity breadth, and integrated trade-plus-finance positioning.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/HemeraGroup

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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