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Scheduled Shipment brings you the latest updates in industrial and supply chain tech.

Top News

Walmart is adding five new automated distribution centers to its grocery supply chain.

Biden awards $1.7 billion in grants for US electric vehicle manufacturing.

Air freight volumes surged 13% YoY in June.

Massive Fundings

Hayden AI, a five-year-old San Francisco, CA startup that provides traffic violation enforcement software using computer vision, raised a $90.0 million Series C led by TPG Capital with participation from Drawdown Fund and Autotech Ventures. More here. ​

Mid-Size Fundings

Buildots, a six-year-old Tel Aviv, Israel startup that provides digital twin software for construction sites, raised a $15.0 million financing led by Intel Capital. More here.

Exein, a six-year-old Rome, Italy startup that provides a cybersecurity platform for robotic arms, raised a $15.0 million Series B led by 33N with participation from Partech, United Ventures, eCAPITAL, and Future Industry Ventures. More here.

Shalion, a five-year-old Barcelona, Spain startup that provides real-time ecommerce data and analytics, raised a $5.4 million financing led by Seaya Ventures. More here.

Smaller Fundings

Lobb, a nine-year-old Bangalore, India startup that provides a digital freight brokerage platform, raised a $2.9 million Pre-Series A led by Rajesh Voddiraju, Sharada Nandakumar, and Shyama Raju. More here. ​

Equinox Ocean Turbines, a two-year-old Gorinchem, Netherlands startup that produces turbines that generate energy from ocean currents, raised a $2.6 million Seed led by EIT InnoEnergy with participation from Damen Maritime Ventures, NOM, FOM, and Init Power. More here.

Northbound, a one-year-old Berlin, Germany startup that provides demurrage and detention cost-reduction software, raised a $1.4 million Pre-Seed led by Apex Black with participation from id4 ventures, IBB Ventures, Schenker Ventures, and MVP Factory. More here.

Centriti, a thirteen-year-old New Delhi, India startup that provides a B2B procurement platform for hotels and restaurants, raised a $720K financing led by Emergent Ventures India with participation from Atrium Angels, Alluvium Capital, Venture Garage, CoralBay Ventures, HOF, and Brigade Group. More here.

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