Optimal Dynamics, a leader in artificial decision intelligence for trucking companies, announced a $40 million Series C financing round led by Koch Disruptive Technologies. This funding emphasizes Optimal Dynamics’ bold vision to fundamentally reshape decision-making across the trucking industry by building the first-ever autonomous decision layer of logistics.
This funding comes after KBX Logistics (a Koch company and global transportation leader) and Optimal Dynamics partnered earlier in the year. And KBX Logistics’ selection process reinforced Optimal Dynamics’ platform as a key differentiator capable of driving significant operational and financial performance gains, further emphasizing Optimal Dynamics’ unique capability to automate and optimize complex logistics operations at scale.
Born from four decades of optimization research at Princeton University, Optimal Dynamics utilizes advanced artificial intelligence to transform how trucking fleets and logistics providers make strategic, tactical, and real-time decisions. And Optimal Dynamics delivers the industry’s only platform capable of true automation of operational planning. By reducing manual planning effort by over 80%, businesses can streamline operations, redefine roles, and focus on strategic initiatives and customer relationships. This unprecedented level of automation results in greater operational agility, increased profitability, and a decisive competitive edge.
The funding comes after a year of record-breaking performance, during which Optimal Dynamics doubled both revenue and customer count while completing major infrastructure enhancements designed to support sustainable growth.
Industry leaders such as CRST, D.M. Bowman, Halvor Lines, KBX Logistics, Leonard’s Express, and Uber Freight utilize Optimal Dynamics’ platform to achieve smarter business modeling, proactive load planning, and dynamic dispatching. And through improved decisions via automation, customers have realized substantial operational improvements, including an average increase of 17%-24% in weekly revenue per truck, and elevated customer and driver satisfaction.
What the funding will be used for: This new funding will help accelerate Optimal Dynamics’ expansion of its platform capabilities and scale product, support, and sales teams to meet surging demand for decision automation in logistics.
KEY QUOTES:
“Optimal Dynamics stands apart because it isn’t merely automating existing processes – it is redefining them. In today’s uncertain freight environment, the clarity, efficiency, and profitability that Optimal Dynamics brings are essential. We see Optimal Dynamics as a vital platform for logistics businesses aiming to excel in the coming decade.”
Byron Knight, President at Koch Disruptive Technologies
“Optimal Dynamics is the critical decision-making engine logistics has been missing. This investment empowers us to deliver transformative outcomes at an industry-wide scale, helping transportation companies achieve levels of decision-making efficiency previously unattainable.”
Daniel Powell, CEO of Optimal Dynamics
“This funding is a significant vote of confidence in our platform and vision. We’ve demonstrated real impact in trucking – solving critical, high-scale planning challenges – and are now building the foundational decision layer for logistics at large. Backing from one of the country’s largest and most respected industrial players validates both our market position today and the path ahead.”
Scott Kenerly, CFO of Optimal Dynamics
