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Automation platform for logistics

Winter 2023Founded 202230 peopleSan Francisco, CA, USA
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Vooma is the AI agent for logistics. We help our customers automate manual tasks and focus on work that drives business value. Mike built self driving trucks as a founding engineer at Kodiak Robotics (prev. Uber, Otto) and led their motion planning and safety teams. Jesse grew a private equity backed logistics software company from $2M to $20M+ as CEO.

Founders ยท 2

Jesse Buckingham
Jesse BuckinghamFounder
BainStanford

Jesse is a co-founder of Vooma, a back office automation platform for logistics. Prior to Vooma, Jesse partnered with private equity fund Alpine Investors to grow a logistics technology business from $2M to $20M+ ARR and put it on track for a 5-7x+ MOIC. He earned his MBA from Stanford GSB and was a consultant at Bain & Company. Jesse is a father, husband, avid outdoorsman, fitness enthusiast, and voracious consumer of interesting ideas and literature.

Mike Carter
Mike CarterFounder
UberStanford

Mike is a co-founder of Vooma, a back office automation platform for logistics. Before Vooma he built self driving trucks at Kodiak Robotics, Uber ATG, Otto, and Stanford's Dynamic Design Lab. He's passionate about pairing rigorous engineering with next-generation automation technologies to drive efficiency in logistics.

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