About Kardinal
Optimization enters the age of agents. We're already there.
Over ten years of logistics optimization expertise, now readable and callable by developers and their agents alike.
2015
Founded in Paris, at the crossroads of maths and logistics.
10 years
In production on the hardest logistics cases.
Gartner 2026
Representative Vendor, Vehicle Routing & Scheduling.
Our story
Kardinal was born in 2015, at the crossroads of mathematics, technology and logistics. One observation, always the same: a route that is perfect on paper often breaks in the field, for lack of properly modeling all its constraints. Since then, we have never stopped closing that gap, with the most constraint-rich engine on the market, and Logistics Scientists who translate our clients' real problems into models that hold up. Ten years modeling reality, where others stop.
The world is shifting, and so are we
For a long time, this expertise was bought as a full suite, at the end of long tenders. That world is closing. Today, developers build their own solution, assisted by their agents, without waiting six months. We are shifting with them. We have put our engine and our modeling know-how into an API, designed for developers and their agents. The same level of expertise as with our Logistics Scientists, now available on your own.
Ce que nous faisons aujourd’hui
Deux façons de travailler avec nous
L’API d’optimisation
Pour les équipes qui construisent. Essayez-la par vous-même, sans commercial, sans devis.
Explorer l’APIKardinal Factory
Pour les équipes qui préfèrent avancer à nos côtés, de l’étude à la livraison.
Découvrir FactoryLe même moteur dans les deux cas : dix ans en production, de la chaîne du froid aux matières dangereuses.
The team
The people who keep Kardinal running
Join us
Why join the adventure?
Real responsibility
A team of fourteen, with no needless layer and no micro-management between the problem and the person solving it. We trust people and leave room for initiative. You own your subject end to end, ship it, and see it run in production within weeks.
Tech is our DNA
Before being a company, we are technology enthusiasts. People who love to build, to solve, to code what does not exist yet. That passion is what brings us together, and we build for builders because we are builders ourselves.
A positive impact
Every route our algorithms improve means fewer kilometers, fuel saved, CO₂ avoided and hours given back to drivers. It is one of the most concrete levers to reduce the footprint of delivery.
A close-knit collective
What binds us is the desire to make good tech, useful and well built. We are a human collective, mindful of work-life balance and of a healthy, respectful working atmosphere where everyone has their place.
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