---
title: "Last-mile routing engines — niche opportunity inside Supply Chain"
url: https://signals.gitdealflow.com/niche-down/supply-chain/last-mile-routing-engines
description: "Vehicle-routing + dispatch optimization for last-mile delivery."
source: VC Deal Flow Signal
---
# Last-mile routing engines

> Vehicle-routing + dispatch optimization for last-mile delivery.

**Sector**: [Supply Chain](https://signals.gitdealflow.com/niche-down/supply-chain)  
**Build cost**: Team-sized build  
**Deal velocity**: Steady — one deal per month

## Why now

Last-mile cost is 53% of total shipping. Routing optimization saves 10-30%.

## What the signal looks like

Repos with VRP-optimization libraries, dispatch-workflow tools, and driver-app integrations.

## Public examples

*Public projects + categories only — we never name founders tracked inside the paid product.*

- Onfleet shape
- Routific
- Open-source VRP libraries

## What this displaces

A Google Maps + a paper manifest.

## Our build-vs-invest call

Vertical wedge. The moat is the optimization accuracy + the driver workflow + the integration breadth.

## Frequently asked

### Buyer?

Last-mile delivery + couriers + 3PLs.

### Pricing?

Per driver per month.

### Defensibility?

Accuracy + workflow.

## Canonical

https://signals.gitdealflow.com/niche-down/supply-chain/last-mile-routing-engines