venture capital

Need an ocean or air cargo quote? RPA Labs’ software bots have you covered

Workflow automation technology company RPA Labs has landed its first round of capital, netting $1.2 million in a pre-seed round. Schematic Ventures led the round, along with PSA UnBoxed (Port of Singapore) and other senior supply chain executives.  RPA Labs is brand-new, having come out of stealth during the fall of 2019. The executive team […]

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Timothy Dooner Friday, November 15, 2019

For Freight’s Sake [podcast] Live from FreightWaves LIVE Chicago

Coming to you live from FreightWaves LIVE Chicago’s Live Stage, it’s FreightWaves CEO and founder Craig Fuller along with Dynamo Ventures’ Jon Bradford talking about the intersection of venture capital and freight. If you missed it live, we present it here in all its glory. More podcasts at FreightWaves Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/for-freights-sake/id1483839863 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/186RXXVieFDN8HdfCFk5Cy?si=aGJBvlsBRpu2IhA1CLW7JA

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Craig Fuller, CEO at FreightWaves Sunday, September 1, 2019

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 created a FreightTech Venture Index to track the venture capital (VC) investing in FreightTech startups. The term FreightTech is defined loosely as software companies and other technologies that aid in […]

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Schulte Group launches VC unit for maritime startups

Schulte Group has launched INNOPORT, a venture capital unit that invests in global maritime startups. “We want to build bridges and open doors wherever possible,” said Yiannis Sykas, INNOPORT chief and director of strategy and product development at Bernhard Schulte Ship management, in a release. “INNOPORT provides startups with the right network and the right […]

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