Freight.Tech conducted a study mapping trends in TransportTech venture capital investment over the past five years. We’ve pulled out some of the results.
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 United Parcel Service, Inc., (NYSE: UPS), has joined the firm as an advisor.
Right now it’s actually not a dearth of coders that we face; it’s a dearth of people who possess the skills necessary to manage others, including one’s own self.
35 companies are being spotlighted in Venture Atlanta 2018, double the number of last year. These companies are already successful and making strides in a variety of venture and tech-related firms. Here’s a brief look at 10 of these companies, each of whom had a mere 5 minutes to pitch.
Dave DeWalt has been a part of creating 17,000 jobs, $20 billion in shareholder value, $2 billion in revenue, and has 32 years in high tech.
Home Depot is Uberizing same and next-day last mile delivery with two startups backed by UPS. It’s part of Home Depot’s $1.2B investment to makes its supply chains faster and more efficient.
Once blockchain technology reaches a tipping point—with or without tokens—there should be another infusion of funding in the digital ad startup space and, as a result, innovation.
The starting left tackle for the Jets has invested in FreightWaves, part of a large technology-oriented portfolio.
Schneider National’s Shaleen Devgun joins San Francisco-based venture capital firm 8VC as an advisor. FreightWaves spoke to Devgun and 8VC co-founder and partner Jake Medwell by phone.
Transparency18 has an action-packed schedule full of innovative technology demonstrations, keynotes from charismatic thought leaders, and panels of the top experts in finance, technology, and transportation.
The failure of the venture capital sector to catch up to the innovations happening at break-neck speed might speed up its imminent demise with the involvement of blockchain-based start-up companies, claims a leading advocate of initial coin offerings.
Trucking venture funding continues to pick up steam. One fund, backed by the largest grouping of Fortune 1000 companies in the world and a top engineering school, makes an investment in two trucking startups for its initial set of investments.
Money is flowing into trucking tech startups, and it is showing no signs of slowing down. According to CB Insights, the industry is on pace for its first billion-dollar year in cumulative funding. But the question remains, how much of this windfall of funds will end up in companies that truly make a difference in the trucking space?
