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Fura acquires Pinwheel Logistics, New York's congestion pricing begins, CloneOps.ai raises seed round
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Top News
1) Digital freight broker Fura acquires Pinwheel Logistics.
2) New York’s congestion pricing takes effect, impacting truckers.
3) CloneOps.ai, an AI-powered logistics communication platform, raises seed round.
“Keeping up with call volumes, both inbound and outbound, can be very difficult to handle with just humans that can only do one speaking task at a time.”
Notable Fundings
Boon, an AI-powered workflow platform for commercial fleets, raised $20.5M in funding led by Marathon and Redpoint Ventures.
QuiD, a Bangalore-based supply chain fintech platform, raised $4.5M in funding led by MINTCAP.
Loadar, a freight procurement and management tool, raised $4M in funding led by Frontline Ventures.
CargoFL, an India-based B2B technology ecosystem for logistics, raised $1M in funding led by YourNest Venture Capital.
CloneOps.ai, an AI-powered logistics communication platform, raised an undisclosed amount led by a number of industry angel investors.
Links to Ponder
Mexico restricts duty-free apparel imports
Red Sea disruptions cost Egypt $7B in Suez Canal revenues
Help Wanted: U.S. factories seek workers for the nearshoring boom
This week in freight:
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2:49 PM • Jan 6, 2025
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