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GoFreight raises $28M to become the “Shopify of freight forwarding” • ZebethMedia

By zebethcontrolPosted on November 14, 2022Posted in Asia, Freight Forwarding, GoFreight, logistics, Startups, taiwanNo Comments

Unicorn Flexport is revolutionizing the world of logistics, serving as a freight forwarder with software that enables customers to manage their shipments. But there are still thousands of smaller freight forwarders, many running on outdated ERP software or spreadsheets. A startup called GoFreight wants to help them compete by providing the “Shopify of freight forwarding,” […]

Loop lassos ex-Uber talent and money to finally fix freight invoicing • ZebethMedia

By zebethcontrolPosted on November 3, 2022Posted in Fintech, Founders Fund, logistics, Loop, payments, Startups, UberNo Comments

Matt McKinney was a data science manager at Uber, helping launch Uber Freight, along with software engineer Shaosu Liu. One of the main problems the pair saw there was that while they were able to grow the top line, they found it difficult to grow the bottom line because they were “losing a bunch of […]