smart loading docks

Smart loading dock startup Kargo lands $6 million seed round

Smart loading dock technology

Smart loading dock tech startup Kargo announced Thursday it closed on a $6 million seed round. The round was led by Founders Fund and included Sozo Ventures, Accomplice and Hanover as well as technology executives.

The San Francisco-based company’s loading dock control tower, Argus, verifies incoming and outgoing freight and aggregates data, which allows shippers and carriers to manage dock operations.

Smart loading dock tower, Argus (Photo: Kargo)

The autonomous system uses sensors and cameras...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/smart-loading-dock-startup-kargo-lands-$6-million-seed-round

Stanford dropout launches smart loading dock solution

Smart loading dock tech automatically verifies freight as it enters the factory, warehouse or distribution center. 

In the summer of 2019 Sam Lurye, a young entrepreneur, dropped out of Stanford and embarked on a logistics tour across America, where he visited every warehouse, distribution center and factory that would grant him entry. His trip included stops at auto plants in Detroit, and an elevator factory in South Carolina.

“I always loved learning behind the scenes,” says the 22-year old...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/stanford-dropout-launches-smart-loading-dock-solution

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