Startups

On any given day, FourKites, a global leader in supply chain logistics, is tracking approximately 600,000 loads in 55 different countries through its multimodal real-time visibility platform. Since its founding five years ago, the Chicago-based startup has landed more than 200 of the world's...

We continue to see a stark contrast between Bitcoin (BTC) and other leading cryptos ("altcoins") that are bound to thrive and the hundreds of other digital assets that are, or will become, zombie coins with virtually zero adoption in the real world.  This is especially true for the...

Volvo Group Venture Capital has invested in Autotech Ventures, a venture capital firm located in Silicon Valley. A spokesman said the deal was expected to yield near-term results in fields of specific focus for Volvo including connected, autonomous, electrified vehicles and related mobility...

Benzinga recently sat down with Joey Rexford of Big Moods, an online art store that sells stickers and accessories, to talk about providing opportunities for freelance artists to make income — and spreading mental health awareness. Blockbuster Reveal Rexford and his identical twin brother...

Good day, Seattle-based logistics startup  Shipium raised a $2 million seed round led by PSL Ventures, the venture arm of Seattle startup studio Pioneer Square Labs, GeekWire reported. Founded by two ex-Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) employees, one of whom also worked at Zulily, the startup is...

Electric powertrain manufacturer Lightning Systems announced a $41 million funding round to help meet growing demand for electric powertrains in U.S. commercial fleets. BP Ventures led the investment round, which was announced Dec. 3, with additional funds from Cupola Infrastructure Income Fund....

Another autonomous trucking startup has weighed in on Andrew Yang's proposals for the trucking industry, seeking to debunk the Democratic presidential candidate's ideas about the negative impacts of self-driving technology on truck driver employment. "The belief that technological advancements of...

Blissiva, a cannabis company specifically focused on developing products for women, was one of the companies spotlighted at the most recent Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference in Chicago. The Maryland-based company has developed vape pens and other products to help with a variety of needs,...

We know fintech is making it easier for consumers as a whole to get access to different types of financial services. Despite the innovation and disruption of the past decade, there still remains a significant cohort of the population that's dramatically underserved by financial services. This...

A constant movement toward partnerships is always present in financial services. But with companies all over the space wanting to add new kinds of financial services to their platforms, it’s creating a challenging problem. “It’s hard to do that at scale, considering how fractured...

Over 400 people were on hand Tuesday night at the fifth annual Benzinga Global Fintech Awards, a celebration of the most disruptive companies across fintech. From APIs and accelerators to robo-advisors and wealth management software, these companies are paving the way for the future of our industry...

The term “frontier markets” typically refers to international diversification—that is, investing outside United States borders—and specifically nations that are developing economically and newly open to investment. But what if we were to widen that definition out a bit, from...

Ondiflo, a Houston-based startup, was founded by Jean-Pierre Foehn and Rana Basu at the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA) Symposium in 2017. The software service they built on the Ethereum blockchain addresses inefficiencies across three verticals of the oil and gas industry: upstream,...

Co-working space startup WeWork is being investigated by the office of the New York State Attorney General, Reuters reported on Monday. What Happened The Attorney General Letitia James is looking into whether the startup’s former CEO and co-founder Adam Neumann engaged in self-...