David Nothacker started Sennder in 2015 while studying for his MBA at INSEAD. The first idea was parcel delivery. In mid-2016 the company switched to full truckloads and built software to match shippers with small trucking firms.
Nicolaus Schefenacker and Julius Köhler, both former Roland Berger colleagues, joined as co-founders. The first angel money came in 2016 and the first office was a garage with five employees. In 2017 Sennder signed a partnership with Scania and had 30 staff.
In early 2018 HV Capital and Project A led the Series A, and the team grew to 100. Accel led the Series B in early 2019 and Lakestar the Series C in mid-2019. In 2020 Sennder merged with Everoad and bought Uber Freight's European business.
In early 2021 Sennder raised $160 million at a valuation above $1 billion, with Baillie Gifford among the investors. Mid-2021 brought another $80 million. By 2022 the company had 1,000 employees. In 2025 it took over the European surface transport business of C.H. Robinson.