Analysis: What Greenbriar and BlackRock’s digital freight brokerage deals mean

Goodbye 2020, hello 2018?

Recent forays by Greenbriar and BlackRock into cash-burning digital freight brokerages reveal a shifting landscape for capital across asset classes that holds profound implications for venture capital-backed freight tech startups.

An enormous mountain of dry powder needs to be put to work by private equity investors who are increasingly turning to venture capital-style investments in startups. That capital will fuel growth at the next round of digital freight brokerages...

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Seeking more sustainable business model, Trucker Path monetizes community, adds predictive analytics

  • Acting CEO Joe Chen: “We were a bit too aggressive” and “burned too much money.”
  • Seeking financial sustainability, Trucker Path converts free load board customers to paying.
  • New app features include fuel, truck route optimization and predictive analytics.

Back in 2015, the popular trucker app Trucker Path became one of the first in the trucking technology space to raise a Series A with a $100 million-plus valuation.

The company, which uses crowdsourced data to help drivers navigate, find...

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Commentary: Another freight forwarding disruptor joins the fray

The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of FreightWaves or its affiliates. 

Late last month, Beacon – a digital freight forwarder based in the U.K. – announced that it had raised $15 million in a Series A round of financing. It also announced that Jeff Bezos was one of the investors in that round.

Bezos’ investment instantly became an issue of discussion among people who follow early-stage technology startups in the freight markets. The...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/commentary-another-freight-forwarding-disruptor-joins-the-fray

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