Jason Murray and A.K. Schultz know a thing or two about working with startups. Murray, the co-founder and CEO of logistics startup Shipium, was a 19-year veteran of Amazon, including VP of retail systems. Schultz, the co-founder of the supply chain software startup SVT Robotics, was a vice president for the retail and e-commerce market […]
RPA Labs closed a $1.2 million pre-seed round led by Schematic Ventures with participation by leading supply chain institutions and angel investors. The company was created by Suraj Menon and Matt Motsick to provide workflow automation technology across three areas of logistics: conversations, documents and operations. The technology consists of software bots that are purpose-built […]
This past January, I attended a small supply chain event comprised of solution providers and supply chain executives. One of the executives from a mid-size big box retailer posed a question to the group: “What does it take to work with startups?” He went on to say that his company wanted to access the innovation […]
The hype around blockchain originally focused only on financial services, but with easier access to the ecosystem there could be many potential applications across other areas including, but not limited to, supply chain, manufacturing, and identity verification. Put simply, any business process that is based on a certain level of trust between the various parties […]
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Last week, we launched a new weekly column that summarizes local startup news coverage over the past week. Here’s the latest digest: Plenty of startup news dominated headlines last week: The NC Biotech Center awarded $1.8 million in grants and loans to startups and universities; local companies rolled out plans to reopen as “phase one” […]
Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) today announced its partnership with Platform Science, the developer of a leading platform for on-vehicle mobile applications offering advanced fleet management software solutions. Platform Science will be the primary on-vehicle fleet management software development and distribution partner, enabling customers to purchase and utilize third party telematics solutions and connectivity services […]
SVT Robotics, a startup whose software accelerates and simplifies deployment of industrial robotics, announced today that it has completed its seed round of $3.5 million. Cowboy Ventures led the investment round, with Dynamo Ventures, Schematic Ventures, Ludlow Ventures and NRV all participating. “We believe supply chain automation will continue, even during these difficult times, as […]
Scoota, an automated omni-channel digital branding adtech platform, has raised £2 million to go towards rapid US expansion. Investors in the round included Notion Capital, the Angel CoFund (ACF) and VentureFounders. Scoota offers its clients a different approach to fraud-free, automated omni-channel digital branding, all on one single platform. The company, which is based in […]
As Monday morning rolls in, we’re providing TechWire readers with a quick recap of the past week’s news headlines. The coronavirus pandemic continued to dominate news coverage last week. A new round of loans was made available to small businesses; Enterprise Holdings is laying off nearly 900 workers across NC; new usage of healthcare and […]
