Scheduled Shipment #8 (2/23/24)

9% increase in U.S. container volume, J.B. Hunt acquires Walmart's intermodal assets

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Scheduled Shipment brings you latest updates in global commerce, supply chain, and logistics.

Top News

J.B. Hunt acquires Walmart’s intermodal fleet assets.

The U.S. saw a 9.2% YoY increase in inbound container volume in January.

Walmart cut greenhouse gas emissions by 1 billion metric tons across its supply chain, ahead of its 2030 goal.

Mid-Size Fundings

Hippo Harvest, a 5-year-old San Francisco startup running an indoor lettuce farm, raised a $21 million Series B at a post-money valuation of $145 million led by Standard Investments with participation from Amazon, Congruent Ventures, and Energy Impact Partners. More here.

Fever, a 2-year-old Stockholm, Sweden startup developing a virtual power plant platform, raised a $10.89 million Seed round led by General Catalyst with participation from La Famiglia and Norrsken VC. More here.

Techtaka, a 4-year-old Seoul, South Korea startup that serves as an ecommerce fulfillment provider, raised a $9.5 million Series B led by Altos Ventures. More here.

PriyoShop, a 6-year-old Bangladesh startup that provides a B2B marketplace connecting micro-merchants and wholesalers, raised a $5 million Pre-Series A led by Century Oak Ventures with participation from Evolution Ventures, Iterative Accelerator, and SOSV. More here.

Smaller Fundings

Hakio, a 3-year-old Aarhus, Denmark startup offering demand planning software for ecommerce, raised a $4.3 million Seed round led by People Ventures with participation from Founderment, Dreamcraft Ventures, and Blazar Capital. More here (apologies for the BI payment gate).

Ubamarket, a 12-year-old London startup offering a supermarket loyalty & payments application, raised a $1.58 million financing round led by existing investor IW Capital. More here.

Sparqle, a 3-year-old Amsterdam, Netherlands startup focused on sustainable last-mile delivery, raised a $1.3 million financing round from undisclosed investors. More here.

DealGuru, a 2-year-old Lund, Sweden startup offering a discount ecommerce marketplace, raised a $960,000 Seed round led by Gorilla Capital and Innovester. More here.

Farmshelf, an 8-year-old Brooklyn, New York startup providing automated at-home farms, raised a $795,000 financing round from undisclosed investors. More here.

Exits

Everli, a 10-year-old Milan, Italy startup operating an online grocery platform, was acquired by Palella Holdings. More here.

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