ClearQuote, a UK-based startup pioneering AI-powered fleet diagnostics, has been topped winner of the European version of the Final Mile Nexus startup showcase. Held as a part of Last Mile Leaders Europe 2025 in Amsterdam, the occasion introduced collectively innovators, traders, and international logistics leaders to highlight breakthrough options for the way forward for last-mile supply.
Hosted by FarEye and powered by Eight Roads, the Final Mile Nexus goals to uncover high-potential logistics startups addressing real-world supply challenges. Following profitable editions in Asia and Africa, this 12 months marked the platform’s first enterprise into Europe—and it didn’t disappoint.
A Showcase of Innovation
Three standout startups have been chosen from a extremely aggressive pool and invited to pitch their options stay on stage:
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ClearQuote (UK) – Gives AI-powered diagnostics to detect and assess automobile harm, serving to logistics suppliers scale back downtime and restore prices.
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Shiptimize (Portugal) – A delivery automation platform designed for SMEs and e-commerce manufacturers, providing multi-carrier administration and simplified fulfilment workflows.
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Datakrew (Poland) – Delivers predictive analytics and optimisation for electrical supply fleets and sustainable last-mile infrastructure.
ClearQuote took the highest spot due to its capability to resolve a important ache level for logistics operators: fleet upkeep. As some of the vital value drivers in last-mile operations, delays and inefficiencies attributable to guide automobile inspections can have a widespread influence. ClearQuote’s expertise makes use of laptop imaginative and prescient and AI to automate harm detection, streamline inspections, and get autos again on the highway quicker, garnering reward from the jury and attendees alike.
The Jury
Startups have been evaluated by a cross-sector jury of logistics and enterprise leaders:
- Bernhard Bukovc – Founder, Connect2Posts
- Sebastian Krysén – Enterprise Transformation Supervisor, IKEA
- Gautam Kumar – Co-founder & COO, FarEye
- Prachee Van Brandenburg – Founding Constitution Member, TiE
Insights from the Business
The Nexus session came about throughout Last Mile Leaders Europe 2025, which welcomed over 80 senior provide chain executives from main manufacturers together with DHL, IKEA, Wayfair, Electrolux, PostNord, and JB Hello-Fi. The occasion additionally featured the launch of Eye on the Final Mile 4.0—a brand new business report primarily based on suggestions from over 500 European logistics leaders.
The report revealed that 98% of logistics professionals now cite operational value as their prime concern. Notably, AI and automation have overtaken sustainability because the main funding precedence within the area. Whereas 83% of respondents acknowledged the necessity for inexperienced supply, solely 16.7% have applied sustainable last-mile practices, highlighting a rising hole between consciousness and motion.
About Final Mile Leaders
Final Mile Leaders (LML) is a world platform powered by FarEye, devoted to reimagining the way forward for supply. It brings collectively provide chain leaders, retail innovators, logistics consultants, and rising startups to resolve essentially the most urgent challenges in last-mile logistics.
With editions throughout Asia, Africa, and now Europe, LML blends analysis, real-world options, and government insights to drive conversations that matter. From high-impact panels and roundtables to stay startup showcases and business studies, LML is the place the following period of logistics is being formed — collaboratively, boldly, and sustainably. For extra data, visit their official website!
