Rail-Flow Raises €12.5M Series A, Driving Germany’s Growing RailTech Boom

The funding was led by Trill Impact and Bonsai Partners, with Climentum Capital, several business angels, and existing investors Rethink Ventures and Futury Capital also participating.

“The investment marks the beginning of a new growth phase combining AI innovation and international expansion to make rail freight more efficient, transparent, and sustainable,” says Dominik Fürste, co-founder and co-CEO of Rail-Flow.

In 2025, European rail-technology funding included several German companies, along with Rail-Flow.

Menlo79 raised €2.1 million to improve its cloud platform for workforce planning in rail and logistics. Futurail received €7.5 million to develop its autonomous train technology.

Together, these two funding rounds total about €9.6 million. Combined with Rail-Flow’s €12.5 million Series A, they show that investment in digitalisation and automation in the rail sector is growing steadily in 2025.

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All three companies are based in Germany, highlighting the country’s strong focus on rail innovation. They work in different areas workforce optimisation, transport management, and autonomous trains but the funding shows that investors are confident in improving efficiency, digital systems, and long-term competitiveness in Germany’s rail and intermodal sector.

Alexander Hedderich, Chairman of the Advisory Board, adds: “Rail-Flow stands at the forefront of modernising European rail logistics. Backed by experienced investors and with a proven management team, the company is well positioned to make rail freight more competitive, digital, and sustainable.”

Rail-Flow digitalises rail and intermodal logistics. Founded in 2020, the company has 170 employees across offices in Frankfurt, Hamburg, Rotterdam, Izmir, Manila, and Brisbane. Its transport management platform connects the entire rail-logistics process with tools for transport management, collaboration, and marketplace solutions.

The company serves over 500 customers, including freight railways, forwarders, intermodal operators, and shippers.

Rail-Flow’s platform works like an ERP system for rail logistics, digitalising sales, order-to-cash, and fleet-management processes for its clients.

Combined with the Rail-Flow Marketplace, the platform provides an integrated digital sales and procurement channel, improving transparency, utilisation, and collaboration across the rail-logistics ecosystem.

In recent years, Rail-Flow has reportedly doubled its revenues each year, expanded its intermodal capabilities through a merger with Simply Deliver, and grown its team to 170 employees.

CFO Marcel Hoeke adds: “We’ve consistently delivered over the past years – and this trust from international investors proves the significant potential in a market that still lags behind other transport modes but is ready for transformation.”

“By embedding AI directly into our transport management platform, we can make planning smarter, execution faster, and operations more reliable – providing our customers with the digital speed, efficiency, and transparency they need to thrive in sustainable logistics. Together with our investors, we’re ready to lead this transformation and make rail the backbone of future-proof logistics across Europe and beyond,” emphasises Rail-Flow co-founder and co-CEO Osman Akdemir.