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AI-Native Customs Brokerage
Alchemize is building an AI-native customs brokerage. Importers are currently hindered by legacy brokers relying on manual workflows, where hand-keyed entries and slow research result in preventable shipping delays, lack of visibility, and unnecessary costs. Alchemize automates these workflows, delivering expert-level compliance at software speed.
Alchemize positions itself as an AI-enabled customs brokerage, offering automated or AI-assisted services for customs-related processes. It markets itself as an AI-native solution for customs brokerage needs.
The product appears to be an AI-enabled customs brokerage platform that digitizes and automates customs processes for importing and exporting goods, integrating AI capabilities to handle compliance, documentation, and clearance tasks typically performed by brokers.
Who it’s for: Businesses involved in cross-border trade requiring customs clearance and compliance (importers/exporters) seeking AI-assisted brokerage services.
Co-Founder of Alchemize (P26). Previously, Sam was a software engineer at Netflix where he scaled their distributed cache to 1 Billion+ req/s, built a native authorization solution in C that saved millions of dollars a year, and authored 2 patents. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Computer Science from Columbia University.
Co-Founder of Alchemize (P26). Previously, Robert was the second engineer at Confido YC(S21), where he built AI accounting automation for brands like Baskin-Robbins, Olipop, and Dr. Squatch from 0 to multi-million ARR.
Clearing shipments for importers in minutes instead of days
Alchemize automates customs brokerage workflows using AI to answer regulatory questions and process import documentation. The platform provides importers faster responses to compliance questions and reduces manual data entry errors at port.
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