Pelicargo Air Freight Booking Platform

Pelicargo is a US-based air freight technology company, created at MIT in 2021 by Jon Acquaviva, Shinji Angata and Edward Wang. It addresses the difficulty airlines and freight forwarders face in matching cargo with available capacity before departure, a process that still relies heavily on phone calls and email.

The Pelicargo platform is a digital air freight sourcing marketplace. Forwarders request spot quotes from 100+ airlines across 600+ destinations, compare fares and transport conditions, book cargo and follow shipments end to end, supported by a concierge team of air freight experts. Customers named on the site include BTX Global Logistics, Arc Air Logistics and SHIPIT Logistics.

• Spot quote shopping: forwarders request and compare air freight rates from 100+ airlines.
• Online booking: cargo of any type can be booked to 600+ destinations from the same screen.
• End-to-end tracking: shipments are followed from booking through delivery.
• Airline capacity matching: airlines fill flights by matching capacity, load and pricing.
• Concierge support: a team of air freight experts assists with sourcing and booking.

A Vietnamese forwarder exporting electronics or e-commerce parcels can compare spot rates across airlines to the US and Europe. A GSA or airline representative can use the marketplace to fill remaining capacity on lanes from Vietnam.

Replaces manual phone and email sourcing with one online workflow. Gives forwarders live spot quotes from 100+ airlines and 600+ destinations to compare in one place. Adds a concierge team of air freight experts for hard-to-place cargo. Combines rate shopping, booking and tracking in a single platform.

Air cargo sales remain heavily manual, and airlines and forwarders are moving to online marketplaces for capacity and pricing. Vietnamese and Southeast Asian forwarders handling e-commerce and electronics exports face the same email-driven quoting and can benefit from comparing many carriers in one platform.

Created at MIT in 2021; address in Cambridge, MA, USA. Seed II round led by MLC Ventures reported in August 2026. ISO 27001 and SOC 2 badges displayed on the website. Over 80 airlines connected, per the About page.