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| 14.08.2025 | State of Freight
Tariff-driven price hikes may be hidden by products stuck in ‘the middle mile’ | Logistics professionals say the impact of tariffs on pricing has not been seen across the board yet because products are sitting in inventory.
Companies pushed ahead orders for peak seasons upwards of three months early, and those products ... |
| 14.12.2022 | 12 of the VC firms most active in funding e-commerce startups told us what they're looking for in an investment — and shared the biggest bets they're making for the future | From left to right: Aaron Epstein, George Damouny, Andrea Hippeau, and Anton Simunovic Y Combinator; Plug and Play Tech Center; Lerer Hippeau; Alumni Ventures; Marianne Ayala/Insider This story is available exclusively to Insider subscriber... |
| 14.10.2022 | I worked at Amazon for 20 years before moving to a startup and learned firsthand which parts of Amazon don't work at other companies | Flexe This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.
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Injecting Amazon DNA into a startup by hiring Amazon alumni is a common tactic, an alum says.
Adapting some of Amazon's pr... |
| 08.07.2022 | All the good news dealmakers need this weekend | This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers. Sign up to get it delivered free to your inbox.
Who’s tired of it? Doom and gloom. Doom and gloom. And—just for good measure—a little more doom a... |
| 07.07.2022 | Flexe Raises $119M in Series D At $1 Billion + Post-Money Valuation | Flexe, a Seattle, WA-based programmatic logistics company, raised $119M in Series D funding.
The round was led by BlackRock with participation from Activate Capital, Madrona Ventures, Prologis Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, funds and accounts... |
| 06.07.2022 | Flexe Secures $119M Series D at $1B+ Valuation |
SEATTLE, WA, Today Flexe, the programmatic logistics leader, announced its $119 million Series D funding round at a $1b+ post-money valuation.
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| 06.07.2022 | Flexe is Seattle’s newest unicorn: Warehousing startup lands $119M, reaches $1B valuation | (Flexe Photo)
The news: Flexe is the latest to join Seattle’s unicorn club. The 9-year-old company just raised a $119 million Series D round to push its valuation past $1 billion. Demand for the company’s warehousing technology continues to... |
| 06.07.2022 | Flexe Raises $119 Million as Enterprises Accelerate Flexe Logistics Program Adoption | Flexe, the programmatic logistics leader, announced its $119 million Series D funding round at a $1b+ post-money valuation. The round includes new investments from funds and accounts managed by BlackRock and follow-on investment from Activa... |
| 06.07.2022 | Logistics startup Flexe closes $119M funding round at $1B+ valuation
Show your support for our mission by joining our Cube Club and Cube Event Community of experts. Join the community that includes A... | Flexe Inc., a Seattle-based startup helping retailers optimize their supply chains, has secured $119 million in fresh funding at a valuation exceeding $1 billion.
Flexe announced the funding round this morning. The round included contributi... |
| 06.07.2022 | Logistics tech startup Flexe raises $119 million in Series D funding; now valued at over $1 billion | Omnichannel logistics is a term you’ve probably heard about. The idea sounds great but when you think about all the aspects that have to work together including inventory, distribution, and the entire supply chain housed on a single channel... |
| 25.04.2022 | 16 Ways A Tech Leader Can Persuade Top Talent To Join Their Company | getty |
| 21.04.2022 | Flexe is raising more cash as investors continue betting big on logistics startups | (Flexe Photo)
Seattle startup Flexe is raising more cash to bolster its marketplace used by retailers to purchase on-demand warehousing space.
A new SEC filing reveals that the company has raised $67.9 million of a larger round. The company... |
| 16.03.2022 | SpaceFill helps companies build flexible logistics networks | French startup SpaceFill has raised a $27 million funding round (€25 million) led by NGP Capital with Maersk Growth and existing investors Eurazeo and La Famiglia also participating. The company is building a warehousing cloud across severa... |
| 20.01.2022 | Startups to watch: 13 venture capitalists offer their picks for the next Pacific Northwest unicorns | CEOs of Pacific Northwest startups, clockwise from top left: Flexe CEO Karl Siebrecht; Syndio CEO Maria Colacurcio; Flyhomes CEO Tushar Garg; OctoML CEO Luis Ceze; Dooly CEO Kris Hartvigsen; Fabric CEO Faisal Masud; Glowforge CEO Dan Shapir... |
| 10.01.2022 | Kardex : 22 Distribution Center Trends in 2022 | 22 Distribution Center Trends in 2022
by Christina Dube
There are a variety of challenges that distribution centers (DCs) will encounter in 2022 - particularly due to the current labor shortage, the supply chain disruption and rapid e-comme... |
| 18.11.2021 | Here are the Washington state companies that made Deloitte’s annual list of fastest-growing firms | Some of the Washington state companies that made Deloitte’s annual Fast 500 list. (Deloitte Chart)
Seattle’s reputation as a technology and innovation hub was further cemented by the release of Deloitte’s 2021 “North American Technology Fas... |
| 27.01.2021 | 5 logistics innovations supporting e-commerce in 2021 | Logmore
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In light of the upheaval due to the pandemic, it comes as no surprise that online interact... |
| 20.01.2021 | Flexe extends Series C round, raises another $10M for warehousing tech platform | Seattle startup Flexe raised an additional $10 million as part of its Series C funding round announced in December. Flexe CEO Karl Siebrecht said there was more investor interest than anticipated.
“That combined with our evolving assessment... |
| 07.12.2020 | Shippit raises $22 million to automate ecommerce shipping tasks | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Shipping logistics platform Shippit today nabbed AU$30 million (approximately $22 million), bringing its total raised to over $31 milli... |
| 07.12.2020 | Shippit raises $22 million to automate ecommerce shipping tasks | Shipping logistics platform Shippit today nabbed AU$30 million (approximately $22 million), bringing its total raised to over $31 million. The company says the funds will help expand in Southeast Asia and grow the engineering team for its S... |
| 03.12.2020 | On-Demand Warehousing Company FLEXE Raises $70 Million | On-demand warehousing and fulfillment leader FLEXE announced it has raised $70 million in Series C funding. These are the details.
On-demand warehousing and fulfillment leader FLEXE announced it has raised $70 million in Series C funding. T... |
| 01.12.2020 | FLEXE Raises $70M Series C Round |
SEATTLE, WA, Today FLEXE, the on-demand warehousing and fulfillment leader, announced the close of its $70 million Series C funding.
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| 01.12.2020 | Flexe raises $70 million to make logistics networks more elastic | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Flexe, an on-demand warehousing and technology pl... |
| 01.12.2020 | FLEXE Raises $70M Series C to Power Dynamic Logistics Networks | |
| 01.12.2020 | T. Rowe Price Accounts Invest in $70 Million Series C for Flexe | Flexe, a Seattle, WA-based on-demand warehousing and fulfillment company, closed a $70m Series C funding.
The round includes follow-on investments from Activate Capital, Tiger Global, Madrona Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Prologis Ventures, ... |
| 01.12.2020 | T. Rowe Price Accounts Invest in $70 Million Series C for Flexe | Flexe, a Seattle, WA-based on-demand warehousing and fulfillment company, closed a $70m Series C funding.
The round includes follow-on investments from Activate Capital, Tiger Global, Madrona Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Prologis Ventures, ... |
| 01.12.2020 | Flexe Raises $70M in Series C Funding | Flexe, a Seattle, WA-based on-demand warehousing and fulfillment company, closed a $70m Series C funding.
The round includes follow-on investments from Activate Capital, Tiger Global, Madrona Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Prologis Ventures, ... |
| 01.12.2020 | Seattle startup Flexe raises $70M as e-commerce rise fuels demand for flexible warehousing platform | The Flexe team, pre-pandemic. (Flexe Photo)
Flexe is raising more capital ahead of schedule as the pandemic-driven e-commerce boom spurs faster-than-expected growth for its warehousing technology platform.
The Seattle startup announced a $7... |
| 01.12.2020 | Flexe raises $70 million to make logistics networks more elastic | Flexe, an on-demand warehousing and technology platform used by retailers like Walmart, has raised $70 million in a round of funding led by T. Rowe Price.
The funding comes amid an ecommerce boom that has seen U.S. digital sales jump by 30%... |
| 03.09.2020 | E-commerce surge and economic uncertainty is a boon for on-demand warehousing startup Flexe | (Flexe Photo)
Online sales are skyrocketing as people stay home amid the pandemic. E-commerce as a share of total U.S. retail sales increased by more than 4% sequentially in the second quarter. More than 10 years of digital commerce adoptio... |
| 27.06.2020 | Мнение: какие проекты могут купить Amazon, Apple и Facebook во время кризиса и что им это принесёт Статьи редакции | Инвестор венчурной фирмы Charge и редактор рассылки The Generalist Марио Габриэле составил список индустрий, которые могут заинтересовать крупные ИТ-компании: среди них здравоохранение, игры и перевозки.
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| 15.11.2019 | Here are the 20 Seattle-area tech companies that made CNBC and Deloitte’s new rankings | (GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser)
The Seattle tech scene is well-represented on a pair of new rankings of the fastest growing companies in North America and startups to watch, another sign of the region’s status as a top hub of innovation.
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| 30.07.2019 | How retailers can survive the Amazon era | Simon Wu Contributor
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| 03.07.2019 | Why this supply chain startup is drawing comparisons to Amazon Web Services and Airbnb | Madrona Venture Group Managing Director Scott Jacobson; Redpoint Ventures Partner Ryan Sarver; Activate Capital Managing Director Raj Atluru; and Flexe CEO Karl Siebrecht at the company’s Seattle HQ. (GeekWire Photos / Taylor Soper)
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| 22.06.2019 | While people puzzle over WeWork, niche co-working spaces continue gaining traction | This week, a young, New York-based startup called Alma raised $8 million in funding to expand its “co-practicing community of therapists, coaches, and wellness professionals,” which it first launched from a space on Madison Avenue last fall... |
| 07.05.2019 | ‘Airbnb for warehousing’ startup Flexe raises $43M to help online retailers take on Amazon | The Flexe team in Seattle. (Flexe Photo)
As more consumers shop online, retailers need capacity to ship products across the country — particularly as they battle e-commerce kingpin Amazon.
Flexe, a Seattle logistics startup that operates an... |
| 07.05.2019 | Daily funding roundup - May 7th, 2019 | Hubtype raised $1.1M; Virtuous closed $3M; MedCrypt landed $5.3M; CollegeDekho secured $8M
Aito: Aito gives new meaning to intuitive and safe operation of electronic devices. Aito has raised €1 million in seed funding, including from Nokia ... |
| 07.05.2019 | FLEXE Secures $43M Series B Round |
SEATTLE, WA, Today, the leader in on-demand warehousing and fulfillment, FLEXE, announced $43 million in Series B funding.
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| 07.05.2019 | Term Sheet –Tuesday, May 7 | PROFITABLE UNICORNS & MORE
The IPO hysteria continues. Ride-hailing startup Gett raised $200 million in a mix of debt and equity at a post-money valuation of $1.5 billion. Investors include Volkswagen, Access, Kreos, and MCI.
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| 07.05.2019 | Flexe Gets $43M to Expand On-demand Warehousing and Fulfillment Tools | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
Flexe, a Seattle-based company that provides on-demand warehousing and fulfillment services, announced Tuesday it has raised $43 million in new funding. Flexe says it plans to... |
| 07.05.2019 | Flexe Secures $43M in Series B Funding | Flexe, a Seattle, WA-based on-demand warehousing and fulfillment company, raised $43m in Series B funding.
The round was led by Activate Capital and Tiger Global Management, with participation from Madrona Venture Group, Redpoint Ventures, ... |
| 25.04.2019 | Amazon Prime’s dominance is spurring new startup opportunities | John (Jiang) Lin Contributor
John Lin is an associate partner at Trinity Ventures supporting investments in developer tools, artificial intelligence and real estate.
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| 29.10.2018 | The Fulfillment Model and Scaling Online Retail In Africa | Cynthia sells skincare products online. When customers make orders via Instagram, her e-commerce store or her website, she gets the item from her inventory and finds a logistics company to deliver the item to the customer. Sometimes she mak... |
| 01.12.2017 | Flowspace is AWS for warehouses | Got too much internet traffic? Get servers on demand from Amazon Web Services . Got too many pallets of physical goods? Well now you can get on-demand warehousing from Flowspace. The startup aims to become the next critical logistics servic... |
| 02.09.2016 | Chris Moore of Redpoint Ventures: the market “feels like it’s in flux” | Chris Moore is an increasingly rare breed. At the founding of Redpoint Ventures 17 years ago, Moore joined as an associate and — unlike today’s associates who often are cycled in and out of venture firms — he was made a partner. Since then,... |
| 21.07.2016 | Flexe Receives $14.25M |
SEATTLE, WA, FLEXE today announced the closing of $14.25 million in Series A investment.
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FLEXE, a rapidly-growing o... |
| 21.07.2016 | Warehouse Space Marketplace Flexe Closes $14.25M Series A Funding | Flexe, a Seattle, Wash.-based online marketplace that connects businesses in need of flexible warehouse space and services to more than 300 warehouse operators across North America, closed a $14.25m Series A funding.
The round was led by Re... |
| 21.07.2016 | Flexe raises $14.5M for on-demand warehousing marketplace | Photo via Shutterstock.
Building a marketplace for warehouse space isn’t the most sexy job in today’s tech industry, but for one Seattle startup, it is certainly proving to be lucrative.
Flexe today announced a $14.25 million funding round ... |
| 26.04.2016 | GeekWire Awards 2016: It’s time to vote for Startup of the Year | Koru CEO Kristin Hamilton, winner of the 2015 GeekWire Award for Startup of the Year
Building a startup from scratch is no easy task, but the Pacific Northwest has no shortage of entrepreneurial wunderkinds.
The five finalists in the 2016 G... |
| 26.12.2015 | 2016: The year the freight industry goes online | Uber was founded just six years ago. It’s come a long way since. In its latest funding round, Uber was valued at $68 billion, more than Netflix and Twitter combined.
But industries change slowly. With all the hype, Uber still just has 13% m... |
| 13.11.2015 | Flexe Lands $4.4M Seed Round |
SEATTLE, WA, Flexe, a startup that lets warehouse owners rent out empty space on a monthly basis, has raised $4.4 million in new VC funding.
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| 12.11.2015 | Flexe raises $4.4 million for on-demand warehousing | Airbnb for warehouse space? Uber for storage? Either way, on-demand has gone industrial
We have on-demand cars and apartments, on-demand freelancers, and on-demand doctors, so why not have on-demand warehousing?
Flexe, provider of on-demand... |
| 12.11.2015 | Flexe raises $4.4M as it builds a marketplace to turn empty warehouse space into extra cash | Flexe CEO Karl Siebricht.
Flexe announced $4.4 million in funding on Thursday as the hot Seattle startup gets ready to expand its marketplace that acts like Airbnb for warehouse space.
Just like the sharing economy has let homeowners turn s... |
| 12.11.2015 | Daily funding roundup - November 12, 2015 | TigerText raised $50M; Eyefluence secured $14M; Flexe landed $4.4M
Flexe, provider of on-demand warehousing, today announced that it has raised $4.4 million in seed funding, which added to $1.9 million in previous investments brings the sta... |
| 12.11.2015 | Flexe Closes $4.4M Seed Funding Round | Flexe, a Seattle, Wash.-based online marketplace that connects businesses to warehouse operators, closed a $4.4m seed funding round.
The round was led by Fritz Lanman, Hank Vigil, Second Avenue Partners and SV Angel.
The company, which had ... |
| - | Logistics firm Flexe valued at over $1 billion after latest fund raise | Flexe said on Wednesday it raised fresh capital in a late stage funding round from investors including BlackRock and Tiger Global that valued the logistics startup at over $1 billion.
Seattle-based Flexe raised $119 million in a series D ro... |
