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Chinese Trucking Startup Files Confidentially for US IPO
China’s Uber-like startup Full Truck Alliance confidentially has filed for an initial public offering that could raise at least $1 billion as soon as this year, according to people familiar with the matter.
February 26, 2021With New Funding, Startup PlusAI Set to Unveil Level 2 Driverless Vehicles
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Sequoia Capital-backed PlusAI Inc. is close to raising about $200 million in new funds at a valuation of more than $1 billion to bankroll its development in autonomous trucks, according to people familiar with the matter.
August 21, 2019Logistics Solutions Provider Pickup Closes $5 Million Funding Round
Pickup, an on-demand last-mile logistics solutions provider, has closed a $5 million funding round, according to a Nov. 13 press release. Funds from the round, led by TDF Ventures and Noro-Moseley Partners, will be used for market expansion, growing the product platform and adding staff in key areas.
November 27, 2018Fleet, 22-Year-Old’s Logistics Startup, Raises Another $10 Million
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At 14, an age when other kids want video games and gadgets, Max Lock wanted a job.
January 25, 2018Chinese Autonomous Truck Startup Opens Research Facility in Arizona
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A Chinese startup company developing self-driving technology for commercial trucking has opened a facility in Tucson for research and testing — including a planned Tucson-Phoenix run with an autonomous truck.
August 22, 2017Bill Gates Backs Uber Freight Rival Convoy
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As Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos jockey for the designation of world’s wealthiest man, the Seattle billionaires are united behind at least one local venture. They’re both investors in Convoy Inc., a trucking logistics startup that competes with Uber Technologies Inc.
July 25, 2017Trucking Startup Convoy Inks Its Biggest Deal With Unilever
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Convoy Inc., a Seattle-based startup with designs on becoming an Uber for trucking, has struck its biggest deal yet — with consumer goods giant Unilever NV.
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