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Flexport accuses former employees of stealing its source code to create a rival startup


Flexport accuses Freightmate of being the product of "theft, not ingenuity" in its lawsuit against the startup.

A recent case involving logistics unicorn Flexport and a new competitor formed by two former employees sheds light on those risks. Flexport is suing the pair alleging that they stole thousands of its documents along with its source code to create their own rival startup, Freightmate AI. Freightmate is based near Seattle and raised a $5 million seed round in January 2025 led by Washington state VC firm Fuse Capital.

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