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| 05.05.2024 | Truck freight rates dip for smaller cities, remain flat for bigger ones | - |
| 20.10.2023 | ‘The markets crushed us’: In tearful farewell to employees, Convoy execs reflect on shutdown | Convoy CEO Dan Lewis, pictured in 2019, co-founded the Seattle trucking marketplace eight years ago. (GeekWire Photo / Dan DeLong)
Convoy CEO Dan Lewis, eyes watery from an emotional speech, said goodbye. Mark Okerstrom, president of the di... |
| 19.10.2023 | Convoy collapse: Read CEO’s memo detailing sudden shutdown of Seattle trucking startup | Convoy raised $260 million at a $3.8 billion valuation just 18 months ago. Now the company is shutting down. (GeekWire File Photo)
Convoy’s plan to transform the trucking industry has come to a screeching halt.
The Seattle company is closin... |
| 19.07.2023 | Netflix’s AI legacy lives on: Outerbounds applies streaming giant’s lessons to enterprise AI | Outerbounds, a machine learning infrastructure startup, today announced new product capabilities to help enterprises prepare for and adopt generative AI models like ChatGPT.
The company’s cofounders, CEO Ville Tuulos and CTO Savin Goyal, bo... |
| 16.06.2023 | Convoy CEO Dan Lewis on leadership advice, autonomous trucking and the Seattle tech scene | Convoy CEO Dan Lewis (left) speaks with GeekWire co-founder John Cook at a “Views and Brews” event Thursday evening in downtown Seattle. (GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser)
For Dan Lewis, conviction and consistency are the driving forces behi... |
| 17.03.2023 | MatarStars’ Smart Freight Management Platform Optimizes Business Operations for the Logistics Industry | Vietnam is one of Southeast Asia’s fastest-growing economies. Over the past few decades, the country has achieved high economic growth. In 2021, the country’s GDP hit USD 363 billion, a jump from USD 21 billion in 1994.
A key sector that is... |
| 10.11.2022 | Куда гоу: Insider составил список из 25 стартапов, оплачивающих рабочие визы для иностранцев | Не смотря на массовые увольнения в IT-компаниях, от которых ещё несколько месяцев назад никто ничего подобного не ожидал, есть стабильные бизнесы, которые продолжают нанимать сотрудников. Insider составил полезный список-напоминалку из 25 с... |
| 09.06.2022 | Convoy, which just raised $260M, lays off 7% of workforce in latest tech startup cuts | (GeekWire File Photo / Taylor Soper)
Convoy laid off 7% of its staff Thursday, becoming the latest tech company to slash headcount amid an uncertain economic environment.
A spokesperson for the Seattle trucking marketplace startup confirmed... |
| 28.05.2022 | Why Convoy’s Dan Lewis expects digital freight to go mainstream within the year | Dan Lewis, co-founder and CEO of digital freight company Convoy, didn’t start his company because he had a deep and abiding passion for trucking. At least, not at first.
The executive has a background in strategy and management consulting t... |
| 26.04.2022 | Seattle-based digital freight network startup Convoy raises US $260 million in Series E | Convoy, a digital freight network that connects shippers and carriers, has raised US $260 million in new capital to expand projects that would propel the trucking technology industry to new heights on April 21, 2022. |
| 22.04.2022 | It’s crunch time for CFOs when it comes to ESG reporting | This is the web version of CFO Daily, a newsletter on the trends and individuals shaping corporate finance. Sign up to get it delivered free to your inbox.
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| 21.04.2022 | Who is Chris Dixon? | This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers. Sign up to get it delivered free to your inbox.
Considering that Chris Dixon, 50, is one of the most well-known venture capitalists in the indust... |
| 21.04.2022 | Freight orchestration startup Convoy raises $260M at $3.8B valuation
Show your support for our mission by joining our Cube Club and Cube Event Community of experts. Join the community that includes A... | Convoy Inc., a logistics startup on track to generate more than $1 billion in revenue this year, today announced that it has raised $260 million from investors at a $3.8 billion valuation.
The financing included a $160 million Series E pref... |
| 21.04.2022 | Convoy Raises $260M in Series E Funding At $3.8 Billion Valuation | Convoy, a Seattle, WA-based provider of a digital freight network, raised $260M in Series E funding at a $3.8 billion valuation.
The round was led by Baillie Gifford and funds and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., as well ... |
| 21.04.2022 | Convoy valued at $3.8B after raising $260M to hit the gas on digital freight marketplace | (Convoy Image)
Trucking marketplace Convoy is pouring a lot more fuel in its tank, raising $260 million as the Seattle company aims to bolster its growing network of truckers and shippers.
The Series E investment round values Convoy at $3.8... |
| 21.04.2022 | On-demand digital freight network Convoy raises $260M | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Convoy, the company behind a digital freight netw... |
| 21.04.2022 | Digital Freight Broker Convoy Weighs Potential IPO After Hitting $3.8 Billion Valuation | - |
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| 18.04.2022 | Tech Moves: Convoy adds CFO; Stripe hires a Microsoft president; Providence names chief digital officer; and more | From top left, clockwise: Mina Yoo, Sara Vaezy, Rohit Wad, Sonia Jain, James Phillips.
Sonia Jain. (Convoy Photo)
— Sonia Jain, formerly CFO from Cars.com, will join Seattle startup Convoy as its new chief financial officer.
Jain served as ... |
| 01.04.2022 | Garrett Camp on his startup studio, its new $200M fund and what he makes of ‘Super Pumped’ | When I first met Garrett Camp in March 2007 on a reporting assignment, it was at the San Francisco-based offices of StumbleUpon, a web-discovery tool that had registered more than 2 million users and drawn attention to Camp, the startup’s t... |
| 28.03.2022 | Convoy co-founder rides shotgun with truckers for better view of how company’s tech can help | Convoy co-founder Grant Goodale, left, with trucker Thomas Singletary, owner/operator of Tithing Transport LLC, in Texas last week. (Convoy Photo)
Grant Goodale left Seattle to find out just how rough a road it is these days for American tr... |
| 27.03.2022 | Convoy Co-Founder Gets Straight Talk From Drivers On His Trucking Reality Road Trip | Line of long-haul carriers on the road at sunset at a Ryder facility in Jackson, Tenn. Grant Goodale/Convoy |
| 03.02.2022 | Flush with cash, bamboo-based toilet paper company Cloud Paper makes it rain | With toilet paper and kitchen rolls in its product portfolio for now, and a lot more coming down the pipe, Cloud Paper is a sustainable, bamboo-based alternative to toilet paper made from whatever toilet paper is usually made from. The comp... |
| 01.02.2022 | Supply chain startup Loadsmart raises $200M to automate logistics processes | Hurdles introduced — or exacerbated — by the pandemic have put a spotlight on the logistics and transportation industry. According to Statista, the majority of supply chain professionals are finding hiring workers more challenging than usua... |
| 01.02.2022 | Smart freight transport startup Loadsmart raises $200M in late-stage funding
Show your support for our mission by joining our Cube Club and Cube Event Community of experts. Join the community that in... | On-demand freight marketplace Loadsmart Inc. said today it has raised $200 million in a late-stage round of funding led by SoftBank Group Corp.’s Latin America Fund.
The rail transportation company CSX Corp., asset manager Janus Henderson G... |
| 01.02.2022 | Supply chain startup Loadsmart raises $200M to automate logistics processes | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Hurdles introduced — or exacerbated — by the pand... |
| 13.01.2022 | Meet the unicorns: A look at the Seattle-area startups that boast valuations over $1 billion | (GeekWire Photo Illustration / Photo by Kevin Lisota)
Editor’s note: This post has been updated to add startups that were not initially included in the list. Icertis’ valuation was also updated.
Another day, another unicorn spotting.
These ... |
| 13.01.2022 | Meet the unicorns: A look at the 15 Seattle-area startups that boast valuations over $1 billion | (GeekWire Photo Illustration / Photo by Kevin Lisota)
Another day, another unicorn spotting.
These once elusive creatures of the corporate world — privately-held companies valued at a $1 billion or more — certainly are plentiful these days.... |
| 12.08.2021 | Convoy inks 123,000 square-foot lease in downtown Seattle and reveals return-to-office plan | Inside Convoy’s current HQ at Century Square in Seattle. (GeekWire Photo / Taylor Soper)
Some companies are looking to reduce their physical office footprint with the shift to remote work. Seattle startup Convoy is doing the opposite.
The c... |
| 02.07.2021 | GeekWire 200 rankings update: E-commerce, virtual event, fintech startups heat up | The beginning of summer this year feels unlike any other. After more than a year of lockdowns, states are reopening, travel is picking up, and employees are returning to the office.
Also unique: record-breaking investment and M&A activi... |
| 29.06.2021 | First job lessons: Seattle tech startup CEOs on what they learned from car washing, delivery, and more | Seattle-area tech CEOs, from top left: Icertis CEO Samir Bodas; Syndio CEO Maria Colacurcio; Qumulo CEO Bill Richter; Remitly CEO Matt Oppenheimer; Outreach CEO Manny Medina; Convoy CEO Dan Lewis; Zenoti CEO Sudheer Koneru; and Skilljar CEO... |
| 24.06.2021 | Amazon vet Dorothy Li joins trucking startup Convoy as CTO, says company is at ‘inflection point’ | Dorothy Li. (Convoy Photo)
Dorothy Li, a 23-year Amazon vet who helped launch game-changing innovations such as Prime to Kindle, is the latest experienced executive to join Convoy’s leadership team.
The Seattle startup today named Li its ne... |
| 29.01.2021 | Convoy freight report for 2020 shows how effects of pandemic rippled through trucking industry | (Convoy Photo)
As COVID-19 sent a wave of shock through consumer habits in the early weeks of the pandemic, the effects also rippled through the U.S. trucking industry. But according to an inaugural “Freight Insights Report” for 2020 from S... |
| 21.01.2021 | Convoy: The Future of Truck Freight | Online marketplaces bring efficiency to traditional sectors. They offer a better user experience and increase margins for participants. They can accrue huge value by reducing friction and aggregating supply and demand — particularly because... |
| 16.12.2020 | Seattle area boasts 10 fast-growing unicorns: Can you name the billion-dollar startups? | There are 10 unicorn startups in the Seattle area valued at $1 billion or more. (Shutterstock Photo)
The unicorn — that supposed elusive creature of the startup world — is becoming a bit more commonplace in these parts.
There are now 10 uni... |
| 29.11.2020 | Fura — «очередной uber» в грузовых перевозках. На самом деле — нет! | Это интервью с Филиппом Газмановым и Артуром Жажояном, основателями компании Fura, технологичного сервиса по организации перевозок. 16 ноября 2020 года компании исполнилось два года. Стартап работает в сегменте грузовых перевозок (FTL), так... |
| 20.11.2020 | Loadsmart raises $90 million for AI that matches shippers with truck transportation | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Loadsmart, a New York-based startup that leverage... |
| 20.11.2020 | Loadsmart raises $90 million for AI that matches shippers with truck transportation | Loadsmart, a New York-based startup that leverages AI and hundreds of data sources to automate truckload booking, today announced a $90 million round at a valuation “north of $400 million.” The funding comes after the 300-person startup exp... |
| 30.08.2020 | The Station: Luminar takes the SPAC path and Voyage lifts the hood on its next-gen robotaxi | The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here — just click The Station — to receive it every Saturday in your inbox.
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| 07.05.2020 | Amid widespread tech industry layoffs, some companies are still hiring in a ‘flipped’ labor market | Hartley Riedner, new head of operations at Seattle-area startup Docugami, with CEO Jean Paoli on a video call this week. Riedner interviewed for the role and has been working at the company without yet meeting Paoli or other members of the ... |
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| 23.04.2020 | Convoy leans on its technology as Seattle digital freight startup navigates volatile trucking industry | (GeekWire Photo / Taylor Soper)
Convoy saw record activity last month on its digital freight network as the COVID-19 outbreak spread and shipper demand soared across industries including beverage, food, retail, and Consumer Packaged Goods (... |
| 16.04.2020 | Convoy : Teams Up with Shippers and Truck Drivers Nationwide to Address Urgent Food Bank Needs | Convoy, the most efficient Digital Freight Network, today announced that the company will pay the trucking costs for any business in the U.S. wanting to donate a truckload of product to their local food bank. In an effort to address the gro... |
| 13.04.2020 | COVID-19 Poses Uneven Challenges For Commercial Truckers | Semi-trailer trucks sit parked at a Kroger Co. grocery distribution center in Louisville, Kentucky, ... [+] U.S., on Friday, March 20, 2020. The coronavirus pandemic is leading Americans to buy more groceries, from poultry to dried goods, a... |
| 17.03.2020 | 'Overnight, mine and thousands of others' lives fell apart': Coronavirus just crashed a critical survey of trucking outlooks to an all-time low, and it's a chilling sign for the economy | David McNew/Getty Images
Truck drivers and their employers are increasingly expecting a macro-recession.
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The demand indicator on Bank of America's Truck Shipper Survey hit a record low last week, shortly after 80% of trucking ... |
| 10.03.2020 | Forbes ranking of ‘America’s Best Startup Employers’ includes 13 Seattle-area companies | (BigStock Image)
Seattle-area companies grabbed 13 spots on a list from Forbes on Tuesday that calls out “America’s Best Startup Employers.”
The inaugural ranking from the magazine, in partnership with market research company Statista, iden... |
| 05.02.2020 | Deliverr raises $40 million to fulfill ecommerce orders nationwide | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Online retailers neglect the fulfillment side of ... |
| 05.02.2020 | Deliverr raises $40 million to fulfill ecommerce orders nationwide | Online retailers neglect the fulfillment side of the business at their own risk. According to surveys, 38% of customers abandon their order if delivery is expected to take longer than a week, and 69% of consumers are less likely to shop wit... |
| 18.12.2019 | Convoy’s latest digital trucking breakthrough is 100% automation of the load pricing process | Convoy CEO Dan Lewis, right, speaks with Ben Gilbert, left, and David Rosenthal at a recording of the Acquired podcast at the University of Washington in Seattle on Tuesday. (GeekWire Photo / Todd Bishop)
Convoy has reached another mileston... |
| 14.11.2019 | Convoy: $400 Million Funding At $2.75 Billion Valuation To Reduce Trucking Industry Waste | Convoy, the first nationwide digital freight network, announced it raised $400 million in Series D funding at a valuation of $2.75 billion. These are the details.
Convoy — the first nationwide digital freight network — announced it raised $... |
| 13.11.2019 | Convoy Hauls In $400 Million To Build Up Digital Trucking Business | The Seattle-based company has now raised more than $660 million to expand its long-haul truck ... [+] booking operations. Convoy |
| 13.11.2019 | Convoy Raises $400M To Keep Trucking Along | 33 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
If you thought every 18 wheeler you saw driving across the highway was carrying precious cargo, you’d be wrong. Many are empty, emitting carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
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| 13.11.2019 | Convoy raises $400 million to transform the $800 billion trucking industry, new funding co-led by Former President’s Al Gore Fund | The trucking industry is $800 billion market. The industry is faced with many challenges including inefficiency and waste. To address these issues, Convoy is a tech-enabled trucking network that uses the latest technology to connect shipper... |
| 13.11.2019 | Convoy raises $400 million at $2.75 billion valuation to make freight trucking more efficient | On-demand trucking and freight marketplace Convoy has raised $400 million in a series D round of funding co-led by Generation Investment Management and T. Rowe Price Associates, with participation from Alphabet’s CapitalG, Lone Pine Capital... |
| 13.11.2019 | Convoy raises $400M at $2.7B valuation amid trucking recession and Uber Freight competition | Convoy CEO Dan Lewis at the company’s Seattle headquarters, with its mission statement on the wall. (GeekWire Photos / Taylor Soper)
It’s another busy day for Dan Lewis. He’s just come out of a big meeting with one of the top 10 shippers in... |
| 13.11.2019 | Convoy raises $400 million at $2.75 billion valuation to make freight trucking more efficient | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
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| 13.11.2019 | Convoy Raises $400M in Series D Funding | Convoy, a Seattle, WA-based nationwide digital freight network, raised $400m in Series D funding.
The round, which brought total capital raised to more than $668m, was co-led by Generation Investment Management and funds and accounts advise... |
| 13.11.2019 | Top tech startup news for today, Wednesday, November 13, 2019 – DoorDash, Hive, Convoy, DroneDeploy, and Freshworks | Hola! Below are some of the top tech startup news for today, Wednesday, November 13, 2019.
Hive raises $10.6 million Series A to bolster its product development. Hive, a New York-based software startup and developer of productivity platfor... |
| 04.09.2019 | Three Seattle startups make LinkedIn’s 2019 list of 50 hottest companies to work for now | (LinkedIn Image / Ben Ingham)
LinkedIn’s 2019 list of the 50 Top Startups in the U.S. once again includes three companies from Seattle, with two unicorns and one fast-growing customer data platform making the cut.
The third annual look at t... |
| 27.08.2019 | Convoy hires VPs of marketing and revenue, doubles workforce to 750 in bid to transform the trucking industry | Convoy named Ryan Gavin, left, as its new vice president of global marketing and communications, and Melissa McCann-Tilton, right, as vice president of revenue. (Photos courtesy Convoy)
Convoy is adding two new senior executives to lead mar... |
| 30.07.2019 | How retailers can survive the Amazon era | Simon Wu Contributor
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| 03.05.2019 | Revealed: GeekWire Awards 2019 winners crowned as we celebrate the best of Pacific Northwest tech | (GeekWire Photo / Taylor Soper)
The strength and success of the people and companies across the Pacific Northwest tech ecosystem was on full display Thursday night at the GeekWire Awards.
It was so much fun celebrating with more than 900 of... |
| 25.04.2019 | Amazon Prime’s dominance is spurring new startup opportunities | John (Jiang) Lin Contributor
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| 18.04.2019 | Convoy launches new marketplace to help small trucking businesses compete with large carriers | (Convoy Image)
After years of development and testing, Convoy today launched a new marketplace that helps small trucking companies get access to potential business traditionally available to only large carriers.
The Seattle startup, valued ... |
| 09.04.2019 | Show me the money: Vote for the top venture capital Deal of the Year at the GeekWire Awards | Icertis CEO Samir Bodas and his team accept the award for Deal of the Year at the 2018 GeekWire Awards. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota)
Show me the money! Venture capital investment in Washington state last year reached the highest level si... |
| 25.02.2019 | Roadie raises $37 million to expand peer-to-peer package delivery service | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Over 57 million people in the U.S. have a “side h... |
| 25.02.2019 | Roadie raises $37 million to expand peer-to-peer package delivery service | Over 57 million people in the U.S. have a “side hustle,” according to a recent Gallup poll, and a good chunk of those gig economy workers spend their off hours ferrying boxes to doorsteps through TaskRabbit, Postmates, or Amazon Flex. (McKi... |
| 05.02.2019 | Convoy claims 100% automation in matching freight loads with trucks | Convoy, a logistics marketplace that connects shippers with carriers, has announced it is now using automation to match 100 percent of loads to trucks across many of its main markets.
The news comes just a few months after the Seattle-based... |
| 05.02.2019 | Convoy claims 100% automation in matching freight loads with trucks | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Convoy, a logistics marketplace that connects shi... |
| 31.01.2019 | Uber Freight introduces Yelp-like ratings for shipping facilities | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
If you’re in the trucking business, there’s a phrase you reliably dread: driver detention. It’s the length of time spent idling at ship... |
| 28.11.2018 | 35 единорогов: список американских компаний, достигших миллиардной оценки в 2018 году Статьи редакции | Конспект материала Business Insider.
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| 09.10.2018 | Loadsmart raises $21.6 million for AI freight booking | Roughly 80 percent of all cargo in the United States is transported by the 7.1 million people who drive flatbed trailers, dry vans, and other heavy lifters for the country’s 1.3 million trucking companies. The trucking industry, which gener... |
| 09.10.2018 | Loadsmart raises $21.6 million for AI freight booking | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Roughly 80 percent of all cargo in the United States is transported by the 7.1 million people who drive flatbed trailers, dry vans, and... |
| 24.09.2018 | Here’s how Convoy’s $185M investment stacks up to other top rounds for Seattle startups in 2018 | Convoy’s latest investment round was the largest for a Seattle-area startup in the past three years. Trucking startup Convoy reaches $1B valuation after huge $185M investment led by Google VC arm
The 3-year-old trucking startup reeled in a ... |
| 21.09.2018 | On-demand trucking app Convoy raises $185M at $1B valuation | CapitalG, the growth equity arm of Alphabet, has led the $185 million round in Convoy, its first investment in the Seattle-based, tech-enabled trucking network.
The round brings Convoy’s total raised to $265 million and values the company a... |
| 21.09.2018 | Convoy Reloads With $185M For Its Freight Shipment Marketplace | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
Convoy, an online marketplace that connects shippers with freight truck fleets and independent drivers, announced today it raised $185 million in a Series C fundraising round ... |
| 21.09.2018 | Trucking startup Convoy reaches $1B valuation after huge $185M investment led by Google VC arm | Ira Lawrence runs his own trucking business and uses Convoy to find work. (Photo via Ira Lawrence)
After serving 14 years for the Royal Canadian Navy, Ira Lawrence was ready for a new adventure. He and his wife decided to start a trucking c... |
| 21.09.2018 | Top tech startup news stories you need to know this Friday, September 21 | Good morning! Here are some of the top tech startup news stories for today, Friday, September 21.
Digital freight startup Convoy raises $185 million to join the startup unicorn club. Digital freight-booking startup Convoy has raised $185 m... |
| 21.09.2018 | Convoy Raises $185M in Funding led by CapitalG | Convoy, a Seattle, WA-based digital freight-booking startup, raised $185M in funding.
The round, which brought the total amount raised to date to more than $265m, was led by CapitalG, the growth equity investment fund of Google parent compa... |
| 20.09.2018 | Term Sheet — Thursday, September 20 | 5 Qs WITH A DEALMAKER
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| 06.09.2018 | One Seattle company cracks the top 25 in LinkedIn’s new list of most sought-after startups | (LinkedIn Image)
Outreach is on a roll. The enterprise software startup raised $65 million this spring, announced it was moving into a new headquarters space this summer and on Thursday was the only Seattle company to crack the top 25 in Li... |
| 21.08.2018 | Uber Freight expands to small and mid-sized businesses | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
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| 21.08.2018 | Uber Freight expands to small and mid-sized businesses | Get a package delivered to your house recently? There’s a good chance it traveled by truck to get there. Roughly 80 percent of all cargo in the United States is transported by the 7.1 million people who drive flatbed trailers, dry vans, and... |
| 07.05.2018 | U2’s Bono and The Edge revealed as investors in Convoy on-demand trucking tech startup | U2’s Bono and The Edge in concert Friday night on the 2018 Experience + Innocence Tour in St. Louis. (Photo by Remy, via U2 Start, Creative Commons License 4.0)
Seattle-based on-demand trucking technology startup Convoy already counts sever... |
| 27.03.2018 | Trucking startup Convoy partners with Goodyear, surpasses 225 employees and 100K trucks | Convoy is trucking along.
The Seattle startup now has more than 225 employees and 100,000 truckers on its platform that matches truck drivers with available jobs.
That’s up from 120 employees this past July, when Convoy raised a $62 million... |
| 28.02.2018 | Dan Lewis, CEO of Convoy, on the Future of Freight | Dan Lewis is the CEO and Cofounder of Convoy.
Convoy matches shippers with freight carriers, which helps the trucking industry run more efficiently because currently, over 40% of the trucks on the road are empty.
Anu Hariharan is a Partne... |
| 28.02.2018 | Dan Lewis, CEO of Convoy, on the Future of Freight
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Convoy matches shippers with freight carriers, which helps the trucking industry run more efficiently because currently, over 40% of the trucks on the road are empty.
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| 22.02.2018 | Honcker raises at least $15M from IAC as it takes on the car-leasing-on-demand market | The car leasing and rental market is forecast to be worth $124 billion in 2022, and today a startup that is hoping to get a piece of that action by making the process of leasing a car easier is announcing a Series A in its effort to get the... |
| 31.12.2017 | Top Pacific Northwest startup funding rounds of 2017: Remitly, Rover, Vacasa lead the way | Remitly co-founders Josh Hug and Matt Oppenheimer.
Plenty of Pacific Northwest startups raised big funding rounds this year to fuel their growth in 2017 and beyond.
The largest round was a $115 million cash infusion for Remitly, which opera... |
| 17.10.2017 | Convoy inks deal with Anheuser-Busch as trucking startup expands national footprint | Photo via Convoy.
Seattle-based trucking startup Convoy today announced a multi-year strategic partnership deal with Anheuser-Busch to help the brewing giant move its product across the country.
Convoy will serve as a key business partner a... |
| 02.10.2017 | Tech recruiting advice: How startups can compete against big companies to find the best talent | Fuel Talent CEO Shauna Swerland moderates a panel with PayScale Director of Core Engineering Adam Phillabaum; Convoy Head of Recruiting Nicole Maddox; and Avvo Chief Technology Officer Kevin Goldsmith. (GeekWire photo / Taylor Soper)
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| 29.08.2017 | Term Sheet — Tuesday, August 29 | THREE THINGS
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| 28.08.2017 | Term Sheet — Monday, August 28 | DAY 1
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| 25.07.2017 | Term Sheet — Tuesday, July 25 | CRYPTO MANIA
Hi, Term Sheet readers. My name is Robert Hackett, and I’m a reporter here are Fortune. You might remember me from this Q&A that appeared in Term Sheet a couple months ago.
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| 25.07.2017 | Convoy raises $62.5 million for on-demand platform that connects shippers with truckers | “Uber for trucking” logistics startup Convoy has raised $62.5 million in a series B round led by Y Combinator’s Continuity Fund.
Other notable new investors include Bill Gates’ Cascade Ventures, Mosaic Ventures, and former U.S. senator Bill... |
| 25.07.2017 | Startup Convoy raises $60 million as investors bet on trucking apps | By Heather Somerville
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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Convoy, an app connecting truck drivers with loads of freight, has raised more than $60 million as startup investors double down on technology bets to transform the long-haul trucki... |
| 25.07.2017 | Convoy founders cautious about self-driving trucks after raising $62M; many regulatory and logistical hurdles to overcome | The TA Seattle East truck stop in North Bend, Wash. (GeekWire photo/Taylor Soper)
There’s been a lot of talk about self-driving trucks and how autonomous technology will impact the freight industry, even before potential changes to consumer... |
| 25.07.2017 | Convoy Raises $62M From Gates, Y Combinator for Trucking Marketplace | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
Convoy, a startup trying to modernize the way truck drivers connect with customers, just got a $62 million boost from investors including the Y Combinator Continuity Fund and ... |
| 25.07.2017 | Convoy raises $62.5 million for on-demand platform that connects shippers with truckers | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
“Uber for trucking” logistics startup Convoy has raised $62.5 million in a series B round led by Y Combinator’s Continuity Fund.
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| 25.07.2017 | Convoy raises $62M from Bill Gates and other luminaries to transform trucking industry with technology | Jerry Brooks, a 60-year-old truck driver from South Carolina, waits for work at a truck stop in North Bend, Wash. on Monday. (GeekWire photos/Taylor Soper)
It’s a warm summer afternoon at the TA Seattle East truck stop in North Bend, Wash.,... |
