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Technology
Digital drop-freight platform Baton closes $10.5M Series A
The capital will drive volume growth and help Baton expand to new markets.
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Modern Shipper
FloorFound raises $4M to simplify resale of oversized retail returns
The software platform could help restore “lifetime value” to the 9.5 million tons of furniture that end up in landfills each year.
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Technology
DASH Systems raises $8M seed round for next-day precision airdrop
DASH wants to land the package, not the plane.
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News
Pitchbook names 8VC most active freight tech investor
8VC founding partner Jake Medwell has become the most active freight tech investor in the past five years. He told FreightWaves how the space is…
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Trucking
Funding secured, Baton takes aim at driver detention (with video)
Startup Baton Trucking believes it can eliminate waste and detention through a drop yard network.
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Technology
Justin Hall joins 8VC as executive in residence
The former chief customer officer for YRC Worldwide will work with 8VC portfolio companies full-time.
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Startups
The FreightTech venture cycle is here to stay. Ignore at your own peril.
FreightTech venture investing is super hot, but most of these startups continue to lose money. Is this a fad or something else? Last year, FreightWaves…
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Startups
Enterprise software company Vector raises $10 million in Series A
A digital logistics startup that helps trucking companies automate workflow has raised $10 million in a Series A round led by Goldcrest Capital and 8VC.
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News
Over-sized cargo marketplace e2log raises seed round with 8VC
The Houston-based startup is run by executives with decades of experience in global logistics, and plans to tackle the oil and gas vertical first.
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News
UPS alum Alan Gershenhorn joins 8VC in advisory role
8VC, the venture capital fund dedicated to solving real-world problems through industry transformation, announced Alan Gershenhorn, former Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer of…
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