German digital freight forwarder Senderr raises $160M

German freight technology startup Sennder has raised $160 million in Series D financing, surpassing a $1 billion valuation as it seeks to expand services and acquisitions across the European freight markets.

The company did not divulge the name of the lead investor, but round participants included Accel, Lakestar, HV Capital, Project A and Scania.

Founded in 2015, Sennder has grown its headcount to 800 employees who work across seven European offices. 

On a growth tear last year, the Berlin-based...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/german-digital-freight-forwarder-senderr-raises-160m

Major digital freight forwarders Everoad and sennder merge

Major digital freight forwarders Everoad and sennder merge (Photo: Shutterstock)

Berlin-based digital freight forwarder sennder is merging with Paris-based Everoad. This strategic alliance will make the companies one of the largest digital freight forwarding platforms for trucking in Europe. Both sennder and Everoad have similar technology powering their platforms, and help large enterprise businesses connect with small trucking firms. 

Maxime Legardez, the CEO and founder of Everoad, explained that the company was always looking to continue its expansion across Europe, and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/major-digital-freight-forwarders-everoad-and-sennder-merge

sennder acquires French rival to create mega-platform in Europe

German digital freight forwarder, sennder has acquired the French rival freight technology company, Everoad, to build the largest digital road freight forwarding platform in Europe.

Both platforms, which have joined forces under the name “Everoad by sennder”, connect large companies with small trucking firms, making it possible to have a diversified fleet to deliver their products.

While the Covid-19 pandemic hurt the logistics industry’s profitability, sennder CEO and co-founder, David...

https://container-news.com/sennder-acquires-french-rival-to-create-mega-platform-in-europe/

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