Rellick
Rellick prices freight lanes for carriers too small to employ an analyst, using their own history rather than a market index.
Why we investedApplied AI / Pre-seed 2024
What we saw in Rellick.
Large carriers price with teams of analysts. Regional carriers price with a phone call and a feeling, and they lose margin on every lane where the feeling is wrong.
Tess grew up in a family haulage business and can still quote lane rates from memory. Customers hear that in the first five minutes.
Small and unglamorous, with thousands of potential buyers who all have the same problem. We like that shape.
At a glance
The company in short.
- Founded
- 2023, Chicago
- Founders
- Tess Rellick and Owen Park
- Sector
- Applied AI
- First cheque
- Pre-seed, 2024
- Our role
- Led the pre-seed
- Partner
- Nell Farrow
- Status
- Active
- Website
- rellick.com
Milestones
How Rellick has moved.
2023
Founded in Chicago with three carriers as design partners.
2024
Rifatela led the $1.8M pre-seed.
2025
Pricing roughly 60,000 loads a month.
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