"Founder part of FrenchTech Singapore" : Matthieu PETOT - Founder of CargoAI

               CargoAi is a global technology platform digitalising air freight procurement, booking, payment, and shipment visibility. We help freight forwarders, airlines, and logistics companies work faster, with more transparency and less manual process. Today, CargoAi connects thousands of forwarders across more than 150 countries with a growing network of airline partners, making air cargo more accessible, efficient, and data-driven.

Before founding CargoAi, I built my professional life in Singapore, first in corporate roles including Dyson, then through my first entrepreneurial experience with Incorporate.sg, and later by launching CargoAi from Singapore with the ambition to build a truly global logistics technology company.

1- What made you decide to start this company ? 

My decision to start CargoAi came from a very simple observation: air cargo was still relying on too many manual processes, emails, phone calls, and fragmented systems, even though the industry moves goods that are critical for global trade.

After several years in Singapore, including my experience at Dyson and then my first entrepreneurial journey with Incorporate.sg, I became convinced that Singapore was the right place to build a global company: international by nature, highly connected, and close to major trade flows.

With CargoAi, the idea was to help modernise how air freight is bought, sold, paid, and tracked. We saw a clear market gap: freight forwarders needed faster access to airline capacity and rates, while airlines needed better digital distribution and visibility. That was the trigger

2- What are you most proud of since launching ? 

I am most proud that CargoAi started as a Singapore-based idea and has now become a global platform used across more than 150 countries.

The journey has not been linear, and like many founders, we had to adapt many times. But seeing airlines, freight forwarders, and logistics companies using our technology every day is extremely rewarding.

I am also proud of the team we built. CargoAi is a very international company, and our success comes from people across different countries, cultures, and backgrounds working together with the same mission. For me, the biggest achievement is not only the platform's growth, but also the fact that we built something credible, useful, and global from Singapore.

3- How do you see La French Tech Singapore contributing to the success of founders like you ?

La French Tech Singapore plays an important role because it gives founders a sense of community while they are building internationally.

When you build a company, especially from outside your home country, you need more than funding or clients. You need access to people who understand the journey: other founders, operators, investors, advisors, and institutions who can open doors or simply share experience.

For French founders in Singapore, La French Tech is also a bridge. It connects the French entrepreneurial mindset with the Singapore ecosystem, which is very pragmatic, international, and business-oriented. This combination is powerful. It helps founders gain visibility, build trust, and access opportunities that would be harder to reach alone.

4- What type of opportunity are you looking to unlock next ?  

The next opportunity for CargoAi is to go deeper into the transformation of air freight, beyond digital booking.

We have expanded into areas such as payments, shipment visibility, quality analytics, interline, and AI-powered tools that can help airlines and forwarders make better decisions in real time.

Our ambition is to become a key digital infrastructure layer for air cargo globally. To do that, we are looking to build more strategic partnerships with airlines, logistics groups, technology providers, and institutions that want to accelerate the digitalisation of global trade.

  Interview of Matthieu PETOT,  founder of CargoAI