Building in Public

What's Happening
at GlobeCart

We build in public — sharing real milestones, active programs, and honest progress. If you're a seller, brand founder, or investor, this is the most direct way to follow what we're building and why.

Active Now
Program — Open

Accuracy Proof Initiative

We're inviting a small group of active US↔EU sellers to test our landed cost calculator against real shipment data. Before your next shipment, run it through our calculator. After it clears customs, share the actual duty invoice. We compare, document the gap, explain why, and publish the result — publicly, with your permission.

What you do Run calculator → share actual invoice
Your time ~20 minutes total
What you get Free side-by-side cost analysis + early platform access
Spots open Limited to 20 sellers
Apply to Participate → Try the calculator first
All Updates
May
2026
Program
Accuracy Proof Initiative launched
Inviting active US↔EU sellers to test our calculator estimates against real shipment data. The output: a publicly published accuracy dataset showing estimated vs. actual landed costs. No competitor currently shows this. We do.
Join the program →
Apr
2026
Tool
Landed cost calculator live at globecart.one/calculator.html
Free, no signup required. Covers 14 product categories, 4 countries (US, Germany, France, Netherlands), bidirectional US↔EU. Full breakdown: duties, VAT, shipping, FX. Downloadable PDF report. Being used by sellers to benchmark their current solutions.
Use the calculator →
Apr
2026
Partnership
EU logistics operator validates thesis and confirms partnership interest
A Netherlands-based logistics and operations specialist working with cross-border SMEs confirmed on a discovery call that VAT handling, returns infrastructure, and cost predictability are the three largest execution gaps for brands entering cross-border. Has expressed interest in supporting GlobeCart's operations when seller volume is live.
Mar–Apr
2026
Validation
37+ data points collected — V2 validation complete
Two structured validation rounds completed. 8 in-depth interviews with active sellers, operators, and logistics professionals. 28+ market evidence items from seller communities. 7/7 core assumptions validated. Core finding confirmed: uncertainty — not cost — is what stops SMEs from going global.
Apr
2026
Tool
GlobeCart website live at globecart.one
Full branded site with platform overview, 6 trust layers, pricing model, early access signup, and Supabase analytics tracking. Partner signup system with role-based early access for sellers, operators, and investors.
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Feb
2026
Milestone
First validation round complete — thesis confirmed
8 initial data points from real seller and operator conversations. The core thesis — uncertainty, not cost, stops SMEs from going global — confirmed across all early conversations. "It's just scary for small and new businesses to mess up anything that has the word duties or taxes in." — Early-stage seller, V1 interview.
Late
2025
Milestone
GlobeCart founded
After evaluating multiple opportunities, committed to cross-border commerce infrastructure. The insight: the trust layer that domestic commerce takes for granted — pricing transparency, compliance automation, product verification, returns, protection — simply doesn't exist for cross-border. Building it from scratch.

Selling cross-border between the US and EU?

We're looking for active sellers to join the Accuracy Proof Initiative and be among our first design partners when the platform launches.

Get in touch → Try the calculator