digital innovation

Assembly Ventures seeks to turbocharge young mobility companies

Chris Thomas exudes a quiet intensity when he speaks about how he identifies the mobility-focused startups he is seeking for his new fund, Assembly Ventures.

He wants to coach as much as invest. He wants to leverage more than a decade of relationships with C-suite executives to neutrally arrange engagements and marriages for the companies Assembly Ventures adopts. 

At 42, Thomas has the pedigree. He comes from a middle-class public school upbringing. After attending Michigan State and Yale...

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Customized digital payments give brokers a new edge

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In an industry that is becoming increasingly digitized, customization is king. Brokers with the capacity to meet their carriers exactly where they are are more likely to keep them in their network, ultimately making the relationship more fortuitous for both parties. 

Customizable payment programs – like HaulPay by ComFreight – offer brokers the opportunity to pay each carrier on a schedule that works best for them. Custom payment options allow brokers to offer quick pay when necessary while...

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