Equal Ventures

NZCS: The road to Earth restoration — WHAT THE TRUCK?!?

Sustainability is a major conversation topic for leaders of today’s companies, especially in the transportation industry. To celebrate Earth Day, Dooner and The Dude host a special episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? and dive into sustainability goals of some big players in the logistics space.

Glenn Jones, global product executive at Blume Global, is first up on the guest list and breaks down the work Blume Global is doing to identify and eliminate waste and excess carbon dioxide emissions from the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/nzcs-the-road-to-earth-restoration-what-the-truck

SmartHop hires Uber alum Liu, opens New York, Colombia offices

Following a $12 million funding round announced in February, SmartHop is moving forward quickly with new hires and expansion of its services.

The company, which uses artificial intelligence to deliver smart load recommendations, full-service back-office support and fintech products for small trucking companies, announced the appointment of Amy Liu as chief of staff. Liu is the first employee in the company’s new New York City office.

SmartHop also announced the opening of an office in Bogota,...

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Union Square Ventures and RyderVentures back SmartHop’s $12M funding round

SmartHop receives funding from Ryder

What started as a way to help small truckers fill their trailers has grown into a full-fledged total dispatch solution for over-the-road owner-operators. SmartHop is now gaining plenty of support in its efforts to scale its business, including from heavy hitters such as RyderVentures.

SmartHop on Wednesday announced the close of a $12 million Series A funding round, led by Union Square Ventures and supported by RyderVentures, Equal Ventures and Greycroft. The new funding round brings SmartHop’s...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/union-square-ventures-and-ryderventures-back-smarthops-12m-funding-round

Commentary: SmartHop brings AI to owner-operators and brokers

SmartHop founders

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

Author’s Disclosure: I am not an investor in SmartHop, either personally or through REFASHIOND Ventures. I have no financial relationship with SmartHop.

SmartHop, a Miami-based startup announced on July 21 that it has closed a $4.5 million round of seed financing to enable it to bring its automated dispatching and decision-making software for small trucking...

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