Freight forwarding software startup Logixboard lands $13M
April 27, 2021 at 11:01 pm
Logixboard co-founders Julian and Juan Alvarez. (Logixboard Photo)
New funding: Logixboard, a Seattle startup that helps companies manage and control their freight operations, raised a $13 million Series A round.
The tech: Founded in 2017 by brothers Julian and Juan Alvarez, Logixboard sells a customer engagement platform for the freight forwarding industry. The idea is to take a manual process managing freight shipments by phone, email, Excel, etc. and instead use software to automate parts of the process while providing data insights. Logixboard says it helps customers win or win back contracts from Flexport, the freight forwarding startup that was valued at $3.2 billion in 2019.
Logixboard Raises $13M Series A from Redpoint Ventures to Power the Future of Modern Freight Forwarding
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SEATTLE, April 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/
Logixboard, the modern customer experience platform for freight forwarders, closed a $13M investment led by Redpoint Ventures, with continued participation from Social Leverage, F-Prime Capital, Founders Co-op, Techstars Ventures, and others.
Freight forwarders that handle the logistics of shipping trillions of dollars worth of the most high-cost, stakes, and volume goods such as vaccines, medical supplies, and machinery parts, have long lacked a modern digital platform for managing their customer s experience.
Logixboard s platform allows freight forwarders to offer the same digital experience and level of shipment transparency to their customers that they have become accustomed to from consumer shipment trackers offered by the likes of Amazon, Wayfair, and Chewy. Without the help of solutions like
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Brave Care Raises $10M in Series A Funding
Brave Care, a Portland, Oregon-based modern pediatric healthcare company, raised $10M in Series A funding.
The round was led by City Light Capital, with participation from AV8, Interplay, Founders Co-op, Refactor, Learn Capital and other value-aligned investors like Gaingels.
The company intends to use the funds to open more clinics in new states, and enhance its complete care technology.
Led by founders Dr. Corey Fish, Darius Monsef, Maryam Taheri and Asa Miller, Brave Care gives parents access to care for children through its comprehensive model, including: remote care available 24/7 through its Parent App, primary and urgent care clinics open from 10am-10pm 365 days a year, and on-site pharmacies.
Portland Seed Fund stands to reap a windfall from Seattle company’s $6.5 billion sale
Updated Mar 04, 2021;
A major technology deal in Seattle could have big implications for entrepreneurship in Portland.
Identity authentication startup Auth0 sold Wednesday for $6.5 billion in stock to Okta, a larger rival that provides its own security technology. Founded in 2013, Auth0 received early funding from the Portland Seed Fund, which backs early stage companies in the Northwest.
Founded in 2010 – initially with grants from the city of Portland – the seed fund has provided an early boost to nearly 90 regional startups over the past decade. Its portfolio includes many of the region’s best-known startups from that period, among them Bright.md, Bumped, Cloudability, NurseGrid, Society Nine, The Dyrt and Wildfang.