project44 Adds to European Team to Continue Aggressive Growth
AALBORG, Denmark, Feb. 04, 2021
project44®, the global leader in supply chain visibility for shippers and logistics service providers (LSP), today announced it is continuing its global expansion with the appointment of several industry experts to new leadership positions in Europe. Joining the company are
Clara Terrien, Director, Global Strategic Programs; and Slawomir Klos, Regional Sales Director, Poland. In addition, project44 has grown the team in Europe by nearly 45% reaching 110 talented European team members.
“We have seen unprecedented demand for our visibility and collaboration solutions as Europe continues to face the unique supply chains challenges driven by the pandemic, Brexit and rapidly increasing ecommerce,” said Jett McCandless, CEO and Founder of project44. “By adding Anjuli, Kristian, Clara, and Slawomir to our leadership team, and expanding our offices across Europe, we are building an u
Kfir Gavrieli Aids in Securing and Shipping PPE Supplies for Local Front Line Workers
LA-based entrepreneur and CEO of Tieks aids in logistics of critical PPE face shields for L.A. County Hospitals
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LOS ANGELES, Jan. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The COVID-19 pandemic has brought an unprecedented demand for personal protective equipment (PPE), including face shields for frontline medical workers. As COVID-19 surges, PPE is in short supply across the country and especially in Los Angeles. After securing a generous donation of face shields from volunteers in the Northeast, a local group was left needing support from a logistics partner that could store thousands of face shields so that volunteers could deliver them to several LA hospitals.
sennder raises $160m to accelerate digitalization of European trucking and drive expansion 2021-01-18
- Surpassing a $1bn valuation, sennder, Europe’s leading digital road freight forwarder, now ranks among the most valuable European technology start-ups
- $100m allocated to digitalizing European trucking by expanding sennder’s proprietary technology offering
- Additional funding to drive expansion into new European markets with a focus onstrategic partnerships
Berlin, January 14th, 2021 – sennder, Europe’s leading digital road freight forwarder, announced that it has raised $160m in Series D financing, surpassing a $1bn valuation. New investors led the round, which involved all of sennder’s existing investors who reaffirmed their confidence in the company vision and direction. Round participants included Accel, Lakestar, HV Capital, Project A and Scania. To date, sennder has raised more than $260m.
German digital freight forwarder Sennder raises $160M
Berlin startup acquired Uber Freight’s European business in September Sennder founders (Photo credit: Sennder)
German freight technology startup Sennder has raised $160 million in Series D financing, surpassing a $1 billion valuation as it seeks to expand services and acquisitions across the European freight markets.
The company did not divulge the name of the lead investor, but round participants included Accel, Lakestar, HV Capital, Project A and Scania.
Founded in 2015, Sennder has grown its headcount to 800 employees who work across seven European offices.
That acquisition spree will continue this year, co-founder Julius Köhler told FreightWaves. “Step by step, we will acquire more asset-light freight forwarders that we will then integrate into the system landscape.”
By Benjamin Cox on January 16, 2021 at 8:33am
A Brown County food redistributor is teaming up with the federal government to feed the hungry. DOT Foods announced on Wednesday that they are teaming up with the Federal Emergency Management Agency to identify and donate food to disaster relief agencies around the country.
According to a press release from DOT, they have donated more than $10 million worth of food for various food drives and distributions around the country since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic in March. DOT says that they had more food than the local food banks and pantries surrounding its 12 U.S. distribution centers could take so they turned to FEMA for a partnership.