Shippingbo Secures Main Capital Backing for EU Expansion

Private equity moves into French logistics tech. Shippingbo, the Toulouse-based provider of unified logistics management software, has secured growth funding from Main Capital Partners to fuel its European expansion and buy-and-build strategy. For a sector where fragmentation remains the enemy of efficiency, this marks a calculated bet on consolidation.

Founded in 2016 by Marc Heiricher, Shippingbo has built what the market calls a “unified platform”—cloud-based software combining Order Management (OMS), Warehouse Management (WMS), and Transport Management (TMS) in one system. The company serves around 1,000 customers across consumer goods, third-party logistics, sports, leisure, and food sectors, with clients including Venom, Teddy Smith, Weber Industries, DHL, Deret, and Stef.

Why Main Capital Backed Shippingbo

Main Capital Partners, a Netherlands-based PE firm specializing in software and mid-market growth, sees Shippingbo as a platform play in Europe’s fragmented logistics software landscape. The deal represents Main’s third French platform investment in 2025, following the opening of its Paris office in February. Jonas Kruip, Co-Head France at Main Capital, pointed to supply chains becoming “more digital, data-driven, and customer-centric” as the driver for integrated OMS-WMS-TMS solutions.

Shippingbo’s 80-person team operates primarily in France but has been expanding into Spain, Belgium, and Switzerland. The Main Capital investment will fund product innovation, partner ecosystem development, and strategic acquisitions to strengthen the company’s position as a European logistics platform. Management, led by founder Heiricher, retains significant ownership and operational control.

The Buy-and-Build Playbook

Marc Heiricher was explicit about the strategy: “This partnership validates our vision and will provide us with new resources to continue innovating internally, strengthen our partner ecosystem, and roll out a Buy & Build strategy to reinforce our position as an established unified logistics platform.” Translation: Shippingbo plans to acquire complementary logistics software providers to expand its functional coverage and geographic reach.

This mirrors moves across European B2B software, where vertical integration and consolidation are accelerating. For e-commerce brands and 3PLs managing omnichannel fulfillment, having Order, Warehouse, and Transport systems that actually talk to each other isn’t a luxury—it’s table stakes. Shippingbo’s pitch is that they’ve solved that integration problem natively, rather than through bolt-on acquisitions. Now, with Main Capital’s backing, they’ll test whether that platform can absorb external products without losing coherence.

European logistics software remains highly localized, with regional players dominating specific markets. If Shippingbo executes its M&A strategy effectively, it could emerge as one of the few pan-European platforms in this space. The alternative is watching larger players—or US-based competitors—consolidate the market instead.