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FourKites® Named a Leader in the Nucleus Research 2026 Control Tower Technology Value Matrix

The company moves up from Accelerator in its second year of evaluation, one of six Leaders in a field of 17 vendors.

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--FourKites, the leader in AI-driven supply chain transformation and pioneer of Outcome-as-a-Service for Supply Chain™, today announced its placement in the Leader quadrant of the Nucleus Research 2026 Control Tower Technology Value Matrix. FourKites® entered the matrix as an Accelerator in 2025, its first year under evaluation.

"We built the FourKites Intelligent Control Tower on the belief that this category is about more than seeing disruptions — it's about acting on them, and delivering outcomes customers can measure."

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Nucleus analyst Charles A. Brennan writes that control tower maturity is now measured by decision velocity, or how quickly a company can move from a supply chain signal to a response it can actually execute.

Nucleus credits the FourKites Intelligent Control Tower™ with clearing that bar, citing three specific capabilities added over the past year: Inventory Twin, which connects inventory position to order and shipment activity; Loft™, the orchestration layer for the company's AI agents; and Booking Connect for Ocean, which handles carrier selection, booking, documentation and exception handling.

"We built the FourKites Intelligent Control Tower on the belief that this category is about more than seeing disruptions — it's about acting on them, and delivering outcomes customers can measure," said Mathew Elenjickal, founder and CEO of FourKites. "This recognition reflects what our customers have been telling us directly: our agents are handling real operational work at scale, not just running pilots."

FourKites now runs more than 500 workflows in production across six agents, with more in deployment at Fortune 2000 customers. As of September 2026 they have executed 13.8 million actions inside customer operations, most of it routine work someone would otherwise do by hand, like adjusting an appointment or collecting a proof of delivery.

Nucleus scores vendors on usability and functionality, drawing on interviews with the people who use each platform rather than on vendor briefings alone. FourKites is one of six vendors named a Leader among the 17 evaluated, and placed second on usability across the full field.

To read the full Nucleus Research 2026 Control Tower Technology Value Matrix, visit https://4kites.cc/4hjRPeP.

About FourKites

FourKites, the leader in AI-driven supply chain transformation for global enterprises, turns supply chain data into automated action. FourKites Intelligent Control Tower™ breaks down enterprise silos by creating a real-time digital twin of orders, shipments, inventory and assets. This comprehensive view, combined with AI-powered digital workers, enables companies to prevent disruptions, automate routine tasks and optimize performance across their supply chain. FourKites processes over 3.2 million supply chain events daily — from purchase orders to final delivery — helping 1,600-plus global brands prevent disruptions, make faster decisions and move from reactive tracking to proactive supply chain orchestration. For more information, visit www.fourkites.ai.

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