Overview
Altana is a New York company building an AI model of the global supply chain used as a shared source of truth[1]. Founded in 2019 by Evan Smith, Peter Swartz and Raphael Tehranian to build a unified digital representation of global value chains[2], the company is headquartered at 25 Kent Ave Suite 501, Brooklyn, NY[5]. Altana closed a $200 million Series C on July 29, 2024 led by Thomas Tull's US Innovative Technology Fund, bringing its valuation to $1 billion[3], following a $100 million Series B announced October 6, 2022 led by Activate Capital[4]. Organizations using its platform include Maersk, Boston Scientific, ZF, the Lloyd's Insurance Market, US Customs & Border Protection and multiple UK government agencies[6]. Altana stated that more than 5,000 CBP agents use its platform every day and that its supply chain knowledge graph covers roughly 50% of global trade and more than 600 million companies[7]. In July 2026, Altana acquired Cervo AI, whose agentic customs entry writer prepares submission-ready customs entries[8].
Altana lists its company address as Altana Technologies, Inc., 25 Kent Ave Suite 501, Brooklyn, NY 11249-1060, USA. [5]
Altana announced on July 21, 2026 that it had acquired Cervo AI, whose agentic customs entry writer prepares submission-ready customs entries, giving Altana an end-to-end customs brokerage workflow and a customer base including 8 of the 10 largest logistics providers in the world. [8]
Funding history
Altana closed a $200 million Series C on July 29, 2024 led by Thomas Tull's US Innovative Technology Fund, with March Capital, Generation Investment Management, Salesforce Ventures, Friends and Family Capital, GV, Activate Capital, Floating Point and OMERS Ventures participating, bringing its valuation to $1 billion. [3]
Altana raised a $100 million Series B announced October 6, 2022 led by Activate Capital, with OMERS Ventures, Prologis Ventures, Reefknot Investments, Four More Capital, GV, Amadeus Capital Partners, Floating Point and Ridgeline Partners participating. [4]
Customers
Altana named Maersk, Boston Scientific, ZF, the Lloyd's Insurance Market, US Customs & Border Protection and multiple UK government agencies as organizations using its platform to manage multi-tier global value chains. [6]
Backers
AlleyCorp
New York venture firm founded by Kevin Ryan that founds and invests in transformative companies in New York and worldwide, incubating startups and backing early-stage companies such as MongoDB, Business Insider and Gilt Groupe.
AlleyCorp is a venture capital firm and startup incubator that founds and invests in early-stage technology companies across various sectors.
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