Dutch company BlueRock TMS onboards Fortino Capital as an investor: Here’s why

North Brabant, the Netherlands-based BlueRock, an international transportation management systems (TMS) vendor, on Wednesday, announced the onboarding of Fortino Capital as an investor.

BlueRock TMS: Simplifying logistics worldwide

Founded in 2013 by Wouter Lammerse, BlueRock TMS aims to simplify logistics worldwide.

BlueRock TMS offers a comprehensive TMS solution that covers pre-planning, execution, visibility, and performance management of the network in a single SaaS platform.

The integrated analytics simplify and centralise the supply chain data, enabling effective corrective action to minimise inefficiencies and fragmentation within the networks.

The scalable architecture provides real-time information for users at every level of the organisation, along with extensive multi-modal modeling and simulation capabilities.

Today, the company delivers its logistics expertise and SaaS solutions to customers in more than 30 countries across three continents, operating from six global offices.

Wouter Lammerse comments, “The focus has always been on enhancing the end-user experience while delivering business outcomes. Our customers typically sit on fragmented data which limits their possibilities to generate valuable insights. BlueRock TMS enables organisations to centralise their operations data by seamlessly integrating systems like ERP, WMS (Warehouse Managing System), and FMS (Freight Management System) into a single environment. The software consequently provides concrete, data-driven insights and recommendations for actions.” 

The investor

Fortino Capital is a European investment firm focused on rapidly growing B2B software solutions. It manages two private equity growth funds and two venture capital funds.

Fortino supports ambitious entrepreneurs across Europe with offices in Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany. The private equity growth portfolio of Fortino Capital includes:

The private equity growth portfolio of Fortino Capital includes CERRIX (NL), Addactis (BE), VanRoey (BE), BizzMine (BE), MobileXpense (BE), Efficy CRM (BE), Tenzinger (NL), SpeakUp (NL), Cenosco (NL), Maxxton (NL), and Bonitasoft (FR). 

Fortino’s venture capital portfolio includes Vertuoza (BE), TechWolf (BE), Zaion (FR), Salonkee (LUX), Sides (DE), D2X (NL), Altura (NL), Billy Grace (NL), Peers (DE), and Kosli (NO).

Ida Kuijken, Partner at Fortino Capital says, “Working with and investing in BlueRock TMS combines both elements. Our knowledge of B2B SaaS solutions and markets allows us to explore the vast international growth possibilities for BlueRock TMS. We strongly believe that together we can achieve even more autonomous growth and add new customer names next to companies like DPD, Vivienne Westwood, PostNL, and Purolator.”

“We see BlueRock TMS as a platform investment with opportunities to broaden the offering with targeted buy-and-build acquisitions. We will leverage our network to identify such opportunities. We are looking forward to working closely with Wouter and the broader team of BlueRock TMS on their global growth,” adds Kuijken.