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Veson Nautical

Category
Commercial Shipping Software

Technology Score

93

Methodology MTI v1.0 · as of 30 September 2026

Entrenched commercial workflow/data platform with exceptional adoption and product breadth.

Momentum

76 / 100

Separate from Technology Score

Evidence Confidence

91 / 100

23 approved evidence records

What it does

Commercial maritime software and data platform centered on voyage management, chartering workflows, freight, vessel valuation and market intelligence.

Veson is one of the most deeply embedded commercial-workflow platforms in shipping. Its acquisitions have expanded it from voyage-management software into a broader data and decision-support ecosystem, giving it unusual workflow depth across chartering and commercial operations.

Watch itemCross-product integration and customer migration across acquired platforms.

Key metrics

Dated snapshots. Historical values are retained, never overwritten.

Reconciled Fields

300+

Reconciled data fields · as of 2026-09

Company Reported

Freight Sold Annual

$122B

Freight sold annually (USD) · as of 2026-09

Company Reported

Commodities Moved Ecosystem

>$2T

Commodities moved through ecosystem (USD; not GMV, not combined with freight) · as of 2026-09

Company Reported

Vessels Covered

65,000+

Vessels in Vessel Insights · as of 2026-09

Company Reported

Users

38,000+

Users (users) · as of 2026-09

Company Reported

Countries

100+

Countries (countries) · as of 2026-09

Company Reported

Vessels Covered

77,000+

Vessels covered (coverage, not customers) · as of 2026-09

Company Reported

Annual Commercial Voyages

195,000+

Annual commercial voyages · as of 2026-09

Company Reported

Countries

more than 60

Countries (countries) · as of 2022-04-07

Investor reported

Users

more than 18k

Users (users) · as of 2022-04-07

Investor reported

Freight Traded Annual

$109B

Freight traded through solutions annually (USD) at 2022 investment · as of 2022-03

Company Primary

Products & capabilities

  • IMOSProduct

  • Veson PlatformPlatform

    Launched June 30, 2026, unifying IMOS, CoCaptain, Mail, Vessel Insights and Bunker Insights with contextual AI.

  • Vessel InsightsProduct

    Distinct from VesselsValue valuation coverage.

Customers, deployments & partners

Partnership, pilot, trial and deployment are distinct states and are never merged. Deployment scope comes from the cited evidence.

EEX Group

EEX Touchpoint integration with IMOS for FFA workflows

PartnerAnnounced partnershipIMOSCompany + partner confirmed

Ownership & investors

Acquisitions made

ShipfixAcquisition14 December 2023
VesselsValueAcquisition11 April 2023
Q88Acquisition4 May 2022
OceanboltAcquisition1 September 2021

Funding rounds

Each round is dated and sourced. Totals are never summed from unverified figures.

No funding rounds recorded.

Competitors

Company timeline

  1. Product launch · 30 June 2026

    Veson launches unified Veson Platform

  2. Partnership · February 2026

    EEX Group and Veson integrate Touchpoint with IMOS

  3. Ownership · 14 December 2023

    Acquisition of Shipfix

  4. Ownership · 11 April 2023

    Acquisition of VesselsValue

  5. Ownership · 4 May 2022

    Acquisition of Q88

  6. Ownership · 1 September 2021

    Acquisition of Oceanbolt

Evidence & sources

Every material claim above traces back to one of these records.

Level 3Company + partner confirmedAs of 2026-02

EEX Group and Veson announced a 2026 integration between EEX Touchpoint and IMOS for FFA workflows.

Source: Veson Nautical — Integration event

Level 2Company PrimaryAs of 2022-03

At the 2022 investment Veson reported 18,000+ users and $109B freight traded through its solutions annually.

Source: Veson Nautical — Ownership

Level 2Company PrimaryAs of 2022-03

Francisco Partners made a significant equity investment in 2022 alongside Pamlico Capital and co-founder John Veson; Pamlico and John Veson remained significant shareholders.

Source: Veson Nautical — Ownership

Level 2Company ReportedAs of 2026-09

VesselsValue reports 70,000+ vessel valuations and 130,000+ maritime transactions recorded.

Source: Veson Nautical — Product Scale

Level 2Company ReportedAs of 2026-09

Vessel Insights reports 65,000+ vessels and 300+ reconciled fields.

Source: Veson Nautical — Product Scale

Level 2Company ReportedAs of 2026-09

Q88 reports use by 75% of the worldwide tanker industry and coverage of 8,700+ vessels.

Source: Veson Nautical — Product Scale

Level 4Acquirer ConfirmedAs of 2023-12

Veson acquired Shipfix in December 2023, adding AI-enabled maritime communications/data workflows.

Source: Veson Nautical — Veson acquired Shipfix; Shipfix was reported to have 1,000+ users across 70+ glo

Level 4Acquirer ConfirmedAs of 2023-04

Veson announced acquisition of VesselsValue in April 2023.

Source: Veson Nautical — Veson announced acquisition of VesselsValue, which reported 2,500 users across 6

Level 4Acquirer ConfirmedAs of 2022

Veson acquired Q88 in 2022, adding standardized tanker information/document workflows.

Source: Veson Nautical — Scale

Level 4Acquirer ConfirmedAs of 2021

Veson acquired Oceanbolt in 2021, adding bulk commodity/tonnage trade-flow analytics.

Source: Veson Nautical — Scale

Level 2Company PrimaryAs of 2026-06

The Veson Platform launched June 30, 2026, unifying IMOS, CoCaptain, Mail, Vessel Insights and Bunker Insights with contextual AI.

Source: Veson Nautical — Product Event

Level 4Acquirer ConfirmedAs of 2021-2025

Veson's published history includes Oceanbolt, Q88, VesselsValue and Shipfix acquisitions.

Source: Veson Nautical — Scale

Level 2Company ReportedAs of 2026-09

Veson reports more than $2T in commodities moved through its ecosystem.

Source: veson.com — Veson launched the unified Veson Platform in 2026, bringing IMOS, CoCaptain, Mai

Level 2Company ReportedAs of 2026-09

38,000+ users across 100+ countries; 77,000+ vessels covered; 195,000+ annual commercial voyages; $122B freight sold annually.

Source: Veson Nautical — Scale

Level 4Independent ReportingAs of 2022-04-07

Francisco Partners' 2022 investment announcement stated Veson served more than 18,000 users worldwide in 60+ countries.

Source: Francisco Partners — Francisco Partners announced significant equity investment alongside Pamlico Cap

Level 4Independent ReportingAs of 2023-12-14

Veson announced acquisition of Shipfix in December 2023 and stated Shipfix had at least 190,000 users across more than 15,000 companies, processing millions of data points daily.

Source: veson.com — Veson announced acquisition of Shipfix in December 2023 and stated Shipfix had a

Level 5Primary RecordAs of 2022-03-17

Francisco Partners announced significant equity investment alongside Pamlico Capital and co-founder John Veson; reported 18,000+ users.

Source: Francisco Partners — Francisco Partners announced significant equity investment alongside Pamlico Cap

Level 2Company ReportedAs of 2026-06

Veson launched the unified Veson Platform in 2026, bringing IMOS, CoCaptain, Mail, Vessel Insights and Bunker Insights into a broader commercial-shipping platform.

Source: veson.com — Veson launched the unified Veson Platform in 2026, bringing IMOS, CoCaptain, Mai

Level 2Company ReportedAs of 2023-12-14

Veson acquired Shipfix; Shipfix was reported to have 1,000+ users across 70+ global clients.

Source: Veson Nautical — Veson acquired Shipfix; Shipfix was reported to have 1,000+ users across 70+ glo

Level 2Company ReportedAs of 2021-09-01

Veson acquired Oceanbolt, expanding dry-bulk commodity and tonnage intelligence.

Source: Veson Nautical — Veson acquired Oceanbolt, expanding dry-bulk commodity and tonnage intelligence.

Level 2Company ReportedAs of 2023-04-11

Veson announced acquisition of VesselsValue, which reported 2,500 users across 600+ global clients.

Source: Veson Nautical — Veson announced acquisition of VesselsValue, which reported 2,500 users across 6

Level 4Investor ConfirmedFrancisco Partners

Growth investment

Source record pending attachment.

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