We built the logistics platform we wished existed.
Fleetbase was born out of frustration. The logistics software market was dominated by expensive, closed-source platforms that locked operators into long contracts, charged per driver, and made customization impossible without paying for professional services. Developers who wanted to build on top of logistics infrastructure had nowhere to start — and operators who needed flexibility were forced into static systems with high monthly subscriptions and no way to adapt.
We believed there was a better way — a fully open-source logistics platform built for both developers and operators alike. One that developers could extend without months of custom development time, and that operators could deploy, own, and adapt without vendor lock-in, per-seat pricing, or black boxes.
That platform is Fleetbase. Founded in 2018 in Singapore, open-sourced in 2022.
Our mission
“To democratize logistics technology by building open-source infrastructure that gives every business the tools to operate with the efficiency and intelligence of the world's best logistics companies — without vendor lock-in, without prohibitive costs, and without compromise.”
How we operate
Fleetbase is led by two founders who built the platform from the ground up and stay hands-on with every part of the business — engineering, product, customer relationships, and partnerships. We've grown a powerful company largely on our own, and we're intimately involved in the operators and businesses running on Fleetbase day to day.
We've taken a bootstrapped path — that means we move on our own conviction and timeline — but it doesn't mean we work alone. We have full-time engineering, customer support, and DevOps teams behind us, delivering the SLAs, custom development, and operational depth our enterprise customers rely on. The founders set the direction and stay close to every decision; the team makes it happen at scale.
What this means in practice:
- Direct access to the founders. Above the standard support tiers, the founders are personally reachable. Bug reports, feature requests, and partnership conversations land with the people who actually built the platform.
- A real team behind every release. Engineering, customer support, and DevOps work full-time on Fleetbase. Enterprise customers get dedicated support, custom development, and the same operational depth they'd expect from any commercial platform.
- A roadmap that reflects what operators need. We say “no” to features that don't fit, and “yes” to small, unglamorous fixes that make a real difference for the businesses already on the platform.
- A platform that stays open and self-hostable. The core remains AGPL-3.0 — the foundation operators trust us on.
If you're interested in investing in our team, our mission, or Fleetbase as a platform, we're open to investment opportunities and strategic partnerships. Read our investor page or explore the partner program to start the conversation.
What we believe
These are the principles that guide every product decision, every line of code, and every interaction with our community.
Open by default
Every line of Fleetbase is open source. We believe software that runs critical business operations should be inspectable, modifiable, and owned by the people who use it — not locked inside a vendor's black box.
Built for everyone
The best logistics technology should not be reserved for companies with eight-figure IT budgets. Fleetbase is designed to give a 10-vehicle courier operation the same capabilities as a 10,000-vehicle enterprise fleet.
Community first
Fleetbase is shaped by the people who use it. Our roadmap is driven by community feedback, our extensions marketplace is built by contributors, and our Discord is where real product decisions get made.
Data sovereignty
Your logistics data is yours. Fleetbase can be self-hosted on your own infrastructure, giving you complete control over where your data lives and who can access it.
Pragmatic over perfect
We ship fast, iterate based on real operator feedback, and prioritize features that solve real problems over features that look good in demos. Logistics is a practical business — our software should be too.
Extensible by design
No two logistics operations are the same. Fleetbase is built as a platform — with a full API, Extensions SDK, and modular architecture — so it can be shaped to fit any operation, not the other way around.
Our journey
From a founding conviction in 2018 to a global logistics platform used in 40+ countries.
Founded
Fleetbase was founded in Singapore with a single conviction: logistics technology should be open, accessible, and operator-first — not locked inside expensive, static enterprise systems with high monthly subscriptions.
Open-sourced
After years of building and validating the platform with real operators, Fleetbase was open-sourced under AGPL-3.0. The community immediately embraced it — hundreds of operators deployed within the first month and the Discord reached 1,000 members.
Extensions marketplace
The Fleetbase Extensions marketplace launched, enabling the community to build and publish custom integrations, order types, and UI extensions for the platform.
Global scale
Fleetbase reached 500+ companies across 40+ countries, processing over 10 million orders. Pallet WMS and Storefront joined the platform as first-party extensions.
Enterprise & beyond
Enterprise support plans, professional services, and a global partner network launched to serve large-scale deployments while keeping the core platform free and open-source.
The founders
Fleetbase was built by two founders who bring together enterprise finance, technology, and operational expertise — from the trading floors of JP Morgan to the logistics operations of the US Marines. Their combined background gives Fleetbase a rare perspective: the rigour of enterprise systems, the discipline of military operations, and the pragmatism of operators who have run logistics at scale.
Shiv is an enterprise technologist and serial entrepreneur with a background spanning investment banking, precious metals logistics, and technology. He began his career at JP Morgan at 17, working across the UK and Singapore, where he developed deep expertise at the intersection of financial systems and physical supply chains. He has 10+ years of experience building and running logistics platforms across Southeast Asia.
His experience navigating the gap between enterprise-grade logistics software and the operational reality of emerging markets became the founding insight behind Fleetbase — that operators and developers alike deserved infrastructure that was open, adaptable, and free from the constraints of static, high-subscription legacy systems.
Ron is a former US Marine with 5 years of military logistics experience, where he developed a first-hand understanding of what it means to run operations under pressure, at scale, and without margin for error. After leaving the Marines, he spent over 6 years building supply chain and logistics software for ports, brokers, and operators handling millions of dollars in oil, chemicals, and container freight.
His background in military-grade operations and port logistics shaped Fleetbase's architecture: built for reliability, designed for scale, and engineered to handle the complexity of real-world logistics from day one. As CTO, Ron leads the technical vision that makes Fleetbase a platform developers can build on without months of custom development time.
Built in Singapore, deployed worldwide
Fleetbase is headquartered in Singapore — one of the world's leading logistics and trade hubs. Our location gives us direct access to the complex, high-volume logistics markets of Southeast Asia, while our open-source model means our platform is deployed by operators in 40+ countries across every continent.
Singapore's position as a global port and supply chain hub isn't just our address — it's our proving ground. Every feature we build is tested against the demands of one of the world's most sophisticated logistics ecosystems.
Join the movement
Whether you're a logistics operator looking for a better platform, a developer who wants to contribute, or a business exploring partnership — we'd love to hear from you.