Chain.io nabs $11M in quest to create frictionless supply chain

Hundreds of trucks lined up to enter Port of Houston

The last several years have proven how resilient the supply chain is, but also how fragile. The supply chain, as the global economy has learned, is only as good as the information contained within it, and the ability to share that information across platforms, partners and customers.

Chain.io was founded to alleviate that complexity. On Wednesday, the company announced an $11 million series A funding round to continue achieving that goal. The round was led by Fontinalis Partners and High Alpha,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/chainio-nabs-11m-in-quest-to-create-frictionless-supply-chain

Meet the Investor: From a childhood interest in finance to a Fontinalis partner

According to a 2019 National Financial Capability Study, just 40% of the United States’ adult population were able to answer basic questions on economics and personal finance, including bond pricing, compound interest, risk, inflation and interest rates. 

The study also concluded that a main area of focus for improving these numbers is early education and adoption among children, citing multiple governmental, non-profit and for-profit enterprises that have helped improve financial education...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/meet-the-investor-from-a-childhood-interest-in-finance-to-a-fontinalis-partner

Fontinalis Partners raises $104M for new wave of mobility technology

The venture firm Fontinalis Partners was founded in 2009 as its leaders saw an opportunity for technological advancements to improve the way that goods and individuals moved.

“We felt strongly that, over the next several years, there was going to be a wave of innovation that would not only affect the automotive sector, but manufacturing, transportation, logistics, retail and other high-consequence industry,” said Chris Stallman, partner of Fontinalis Partners, in an interview with FreightWaves.

“S...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fontinalis-partners-raises-104m-for-new-wave-of-mobility-technology

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