Layoffs hit another Softbank co as $3.2B Flexport cuts 50

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Placement is the much-needed talent agent for jobseekers

“We’re giving away money to strangers on the internet” is a...


Convoy raises $400 million to expand its on-demand trucking platform

Convoy, the digital freight network that connects truckers with shippers, has...


African logistics startup Lori Systems raises Series A led by Chinese investors

African on-demand trucking logistics company Lori Systems has raised a Series A...


Looking to become the central hub for logistics management, Shipwell raises $35 million

Shipwell, the software platform for managing trucking logistics, has raised $35...


Why Flexport built a slick Slack SaaS for shipping

“Make their metrics your metrics” is one of Flexport CEO Ryan...


Nowports raises $5.3 million to become Latin America’s digital shipping answer to Flexport

Nowports, a developer of software and services to track freight shipments from...


Startups Weekly: Uber’s headline-grabbing week and sextech at SXSW

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Startups Weekly: Flexport, Clutter and SoftBank’s blood money

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Logistics startup Flexport just raised a SoftBank-led round at a whopping $3.2 billion valuation

Flexport, a 5.5-year-old, San Francisco-based full-service air and ocean freight...