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Freelancer Acquires Channel 40, Launches New Freight Marketplace – Transport Topics

By Support / 2018-11-20 2020-09-13

Freelancer, a jobs and crowdsourcing marketplace, has acquired Channel 40, an enterprise marketplace that connects freight owners with transport operators. Coincident with the acquisition, Freelancer has launched Freightlancer.com, a global marketplace for freight, shipping and transportation, according to a Nov. 19 press release. Channel 40 primarily services the construction, mining, tunneling, rail and oil, and …

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Tech 25: Silicon Valley money and the network effect lead Convoy to #4 – NewsTechnology Freight.

By Support / 2018-11-20 2020-09-13

Just three years after its founding in Seattle by two former Amazon executives, the leading digital freight brokerage Convoy reached a unicorn valuation and took the #4 spot in the Freight.Tech 25. Dan Lewis, co-founder and CEO, worked at Microsoft and Google before serving as the GM of New Shopping Experiences at Amazon. Grant Goodale, …

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Andrew, Michael Leto Secure Funding for New Online Freight Marketplace – Transport Topics

By Support / 2018-11-19 2020-09-13

Entrepreneurial Brothers Founded GlobalTranz Enterprises, 10-4 Systems Andrew (left) and Michael Leto are launching a new software platform called Emerge. (Emerge) Serial entrepreneurs Andrew and Michael Leto, who started GlobalTranz Enterprises and 10-4 Systems, both of which were sold earlier this year, are launching a new enterprise. It is a software platform called Emerge that …

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Turvo Raises $60 Million in Series B Funding – Transport Topics

By Support / 2018-11-15 2020-09-13

Turvo, a collaborative logistics platform, announced Nov. 8 it had raised $60 million in Series B funding. The round was led by Mubadala Ventures and accompanied by G2VP and Next 47. San Francisco-based Turvo has sought to develop an Internet of Things software platform that creates the “Internet of Shipping,” connecting people, businesses, applications and …

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MarketWaves18 Demo Day Round 2 – FreightWaves

By Support / 2018-11-12 2020-09-13

Round two of Demo Day saw some strong tech contenders. Cutting-edge freight tech startups and innovators give an intimate live product demo on the latest technologies changing the industry. The second round of ten live technologies demonstrations at MarketWaves18 included collaborative, blockchain-based logistics platforms, software that integrated directly into devices onboard a truck, and AI …

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Getting ready for Demo Day, part 4: wrapping up what companies are going to show

By Support / 2018-11-09 2020-09-13

This is our final installment of a four-part series of previews that describe applications that will be shown Monday, November 12 at Demo Day, part of MarketWaves18. You can see the other installments of this series here and here and here. Opus9 Opus9 is a digital 3PL startup for U.S. shippers that provides automated …

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Growing Logistics Startup FourKites Moving to Larger Office – Transport Topics

By Support / 2018-11-08 2020-09-13

Shipping logistics startup FourKites is moving its office to the West Loop Gate neighborhood of Chicago, having outgrown its space in the Loop. The growing software company operates in an industry that is drawing increasing investment as e-commerce giant Amazon.com redefines consumers’ expectations regarding shipping and deliveries. After raising $35 million earlier this year, Chicago-based …

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Getting ready for Demo Day at MarketWaves, part 3: more companies and what they’ll be showing

By Support / 2018-11-08 2020-09-13

This is the third in a series previewing companies that will be presenting their technology solutions at Demo Day next week as part of MarketWaves18 near Dallas. You can see our earlier stories here and here. Shipwell Shipwell is an online freight platform that assists small and medium-sized businesses to leverage data, and helps reduce …

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Getting ready for Demo Day at MarketWaves18, part 2: what several more companies are going to show

By Support / 2018-11-06 2020-09-13

Recently, we highlighted several companies who will be exhibiting software solutions at Demo Day, part of MarketWaves18. We continue our review here. Redwood Logistics Redwood Logistics is a next-generation freight management provider powered by a high-growth strategy, a commitment to forming long-lasting partnerships and an emphasis on maintaining a company culture that stimulates ingenuity and …

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New FourKites tool predicts capacity for shippers using ELD data – CCJ – Aaron Huff| @AaronHuffCCJ

By Support / 2018-10-31 2020-09-13

Last year, about 20 of the nation’s largest shippers, who represent $20 billion in annual freight spend, came to Chicago for a customer advisory board meeting with FourKites. More than 200 of the largest Fortune 1000 shippers use FourKites for shipment tracking, analytics and other applications. The company’s freight visibility platform integrates with the ELD …

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