Rise of the Rest

FreightWaves featured in Rise of the Rest’s first annual report

FreightWaves is featured as one of 21 “portfolio companies” in the Rise of the Rest’s inaugural annual report. Entitled “Place Matters,” the annual report “highlights next-wave portfolio companies scaling in rising ecosystems.” To view the ROTR annual report, follow this link.

The Rise of the Rest (ROTR)® Seed Fund is an early-stage venture capital fund, investing in entrepreneurs across the United States “to give more founders, in more communities, the opportunity to build world-changing...

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Ox set to grow after landing $3.5M seed round

Ox, an order fulfillment platform that leverages augmented reality (AR) to speed order picking, has landed a $3.5 million seed round of funding, led by MaC Venture Capital and Cortado Ventures. Additional participation came from Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund (which is an investor in FreightWaves), Vuzix, Florida Funders, KCRise Fund and Willow Growth Partners.

“I realized that in order to keep up with the massive and ever-growing retail market, traditional supply chains needed help...

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Steve Case sees potential in startups outside Silicon Valley (with video)

AOL co-founder and CEO of Revolution LLC Steve Case

When FreightWaves won the Rise of the Rest Chattanooga pitch competition in 2018, it resulted in an investment in the company by one of the biggest names in technology. But, as much as the startup competition meant for FreightWaves and the other Chattanooga-area companies in terms of exposure, it might have meant more to Steve Case and the Rise of the Rest seed fund backers.

“We’re just hoping to be a catalyst and shine a spotlight on cities that are rising, do what we can to drive more...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/steve-case-sees-potential-in-startups-outside-silicon-valley-with-video