In the first quarter of 2026, the Smart Logistics sector witnessed one megadeal as Polish out-of-home delivery platform InPost was acquired in February for $9.2B by FedEx and an Advent-led PE consortium, betting on the rise of self-service delivery as a core part of last-mile logistics infrastructure across Europe.

AI-driven predictive maintenance and fleet analytics platform Uptake was bought by engineering and tech giant Bosch to broaden its diagnostics and fleet management expertise.

United Kingdom-based AI-focused e-commerce tools provider OrderMine was pocketed for $2.3M by Canadian supply chain software specialist Descartes, adding new AI forecasting and demand planning capabilities for Shopify sellers.

Cargofive, a Portuguese ocean rate management and quoting platform for forwarders, was wrapped up for a bit more than $20M by German air cargo technology company Cargo.one to create the logistics industry’s first AI-native operating system that spans both air and ocean freight.

Port drayage software platform Dray Dog was purchased by logistics technology firm CargoSprint, strengthening drayage visibility and streamlining port and payment operations.