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Oren Zaslansky

Founder and Executive Chairman at Flock Freight

Encinitas, California, USA

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Why they matter

Founder who built freight's only new mode in 35+ years into a $1B+ unicorn and just stepped back to Executive Chairman, freeing him for board seats and advisory work.

Background

Oren Zaslansky comes from a logistics family and founded a 125-truck white-glove freight fleet at age 21 before starting SolSource Logistics, which exposed him to the inefficiencies of traditional freight. In 2015 he founded Flock Freight to commercialize Shared Truckload (STL), a patented algorithmic freight-pooling technology, scaling it to unicorn status; he holds an Executive MBA from Harvard Business School. In 2026 he transitioned from CEO to Founder & Executive Chairman, handing day-to-day leadership to Pat Dillon while he focuses on strategy, board/investor relations, and industry partnerships.

Notable deals

  • 2020
    Led Flock Freight's $113.5M Series C, led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2
  • 2021
    Led Flock Freight's $215M Series D, achieving unicorn ($1.3B) valuation
  • 2023
    Recognized by Goldman Sachs as a top entrepreneur at the Builders and Innovators Summit
  • 2025
    Closed Flock Freight's $60M Series E led by O'Neil Strategic Capital

Call-prep brief

Background

  • Second-generation logistics operator: parents ran freight forwarding/van lines; Oren built his own 125-truck carrier at 21, then founded SolSource Logistics.
  • Founded Flock Freight (2015) to commercialize Shared Truckload (STL), a patented algorithmic pooling technology that beats traditional LTL/hub-and-spoke economics.
  • Harvard Business School Executive MBA.

Current focus

  • Transitioned from CEO to Founder & Executive Chairman in 2026 (Pat Dillon now CEO); Oren now owns long-range strategy, board/investor relations, and high-level commercial and industry partnerships.
  • Still an active public voice for the company (World Economic Forum contributor, industry conference speaker).

What he cares about

  • Eliminating freight waste/emissions via shared truckload; positions STL as the first new freight mode in 35+ years.
  • Company durability through funding cycles — emphasized "long-term stability" language around the 2025 Series E.

Recent moves

  • $60M Series E (May 2025, O'Neil Strategic Capital) after a $215M Series D (2021, SoftBank Vision Fund 2) that pushed valuation to $1.3B.
  • Stepped back from CEO duties in 2026, a signal he now has more bandwidth for outside board/advisory roles.

Potential sensitivities

  • Freight/logistics has seen a broader tech-unicorn valuation correction in San Diego — probe current cap table and down-round risk before assuming $1B+ still holds.
  • Recent CEO transition may be a sensitive topic; frame questions around strategic focus, not departure.

Questions to ask

  1. How has your role changed day-to-day since moving to Executive Chairman, and what's freed up for outside opportunities?
  2. What's Flock Freight's current valuation and cash runway after the 2025 Series E?
  3. Given SolSource Logistics and your carrier-fleet background, what freight/logistics subsectors do you see as most ripe for consolidation or investment right now?

Outreach draft

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Quick call re: freight tech & your Flock journey
Hi Oren, I've followed Flock Freight's build-out of Shared Truckload since the SoftBank round, and it's rare to see a founder invent a genuinely new freight mode and scale it to unicorn status. Congrats on the recent move to Executive Chairman — sounds like a natural moment to widen your aperture. We're a private equity team active in freight brokerage and 3PL, and we'd value 20 minutes to get your read on where the sector is headed, particularly around consolidation opportunities and technology-driven brokers. Your background running your own carrier fleet and SolSource gives you a vantage point we don't often get. Would you have time for a call in the next couple of weeks? Best, [Placeholder Name]

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