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Janan Knust | |
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| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | Founder and CEO of KLog.co |
Janan Knust is a Chilean businessman, the founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of KLog.co, a digital logistics (freight forwarding) technology company with operations in Chile, Bolivia, Peru and Mexico.[1][2]
Biography
[edit]According to press accounts, Knust was born in Israel and moved to Chile as a child.[3][4] In his youth he moved into the services sector, working in hotels, bars and restaurants.[3] He has studied at Les Roches, Harvard Business School and the Weizmann Institute of Science.[1]
KLog.co
[edit]Knust founded KLog.co in 2012 in Chile, in a logistics industry that at the time operated in a traditional, analog manner.[2] The company developed a digital platform that provides end-to-end shipment visibility and lets users quote, book and manage land, air and sea freight services and track operations in real time, integrating ports, customs agents and other supply-chain participants.[1][2][4]
The company has followed a self-funded (bootstrapping) model, without raising external capital.[5] By 2023 it reported more than 4,500 customers and, according to various sources, annual revenue on the order of US$80–100 million.[2][5][3] The company has expanded its operations to Bolivia, Peru and Mexico; by 2025, the Mexican market accounted for about 35% of the company's revenue, a share that had taken roughly a decade to reach in Chile.[1][6]
In December 2024, academics at Harvard Business School produced a case study on the company, titled "KLog.co—Charting the Course of Its Future," described by trade press as the first case study of a Chilean logistics company published by that institution.[7][6]
Recognition
[edit]In 2023, Knust was named "Entrepreneur of the Year" by EY and El Mercurio in Chile.[3] He subsequently was part of the 2024 class of the global EY World Entrepreneur Of The Year program, representing Chile.[4] He is also an Endeavor network entrepreneur.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 "Janan Knust". Endeavor Chile. Retrieved 2026-06-23.
- 1 2 3 4 ""Lo pensó/lo hizo" con Janan Knust: KLog.co, la firma tecnológica chilena que digitalizó el ecosistema logístico". Emol (in Spanish). 2023-05-01. Retrieved 2026-06-23.
- 1 2 3 4 "Janan Knust: ¿Quién es el "Emprendedor del Año" reconocido por EY?". Chócale (in Spanish). April 2024. Retrieved 2026-06-23.
- 1 2 3 "Janan Knust — EY World Entrepreneur Of The Year Class of 2024, Chile". EY Global. 2024. Retrieved 2026-06-23.
- 1 2 "Fue futbolista, lavó platos y hoy factura US$100 millones: la historia de Janan Knust, fundador de KLog". DF MAS, Diario Financiero (in Spanish). 2023-07-07. Retrieved 2026-06-23.
- 1 2 "KLog.co, freight forwarder digital: "sistematizando lo predecible y humanizando lo excepcional"". MundoMarítimo (in Spanish). 2025-08-04. Retrieved 2026-06-23.
- ↑ Alcácer, Juan; Tirado, Jorge; Occhipinti, Thomas (December 2024). KLog.co—Charting the Course of Its Future. Harvard Business School Case 725-410. Retrieved 2026-06-23.
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