Funding

Popular trading platform Robinhood is considering making its customer trading data public after shutting it down two months ago. What Happened: Bloomberg reports that Robinhood is deciding whether to make its user trading data public again. “We’re looking into it,” co-founder...

Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) subsidiary Waymo has raised $2.25 billion in its first external investment round, it announced Monday. What Happened The startup developing self-driving technology said that the funding round was led by Silver Lake, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board,...

The year 2019 has been good to Rivian, an electric truck maker headquartered in Plymouth, Michigan. The company completed four funding rounds this year, and the latest, announced on Dec. 23, was a doozy: a $1.3 billion investment led by funds and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates....

Spire Global, a satellite-based data and analytics provider, announced that it has received over $40 million in a new round of funding from a number of strategic partners and investors. The company uses satellites to observe the Earth to predict extreme weather, provide maritime analytics and...

Volocopter, the German air-taxi startup, has raised €50 million in its Series C funding round, with the financing led by Chinese auto major Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., the company that owns Volvo, Lotus, and other car manufacturers. With this round, Volocopter's total investment raise over...

Loadsmart is looking to jump into the port trucking market with a new freight matching app that has the endorsement of two big players in ocean shipping.  The New York-based company said Maersk and terminals operator Ports America are providing a $19 million investment aimed at expanding the new...

Robotic delivery service Starship Technologies announced it has closed $40 million in Series A funding. The company, which recently passed the 100,000 commercial delivery mark, also announced that it plans to expand its service to 100 university campuses over the next two years. Starship makes...

Booster, the same-day fuel delivery service, has announced it raised $56 million Series C funding led by Invus Opportunities, with participation from existing partners Madrona Venture Group, Vulcan Capital, Maveron, Conversion Capital and Perot Jain LP. The four-year old Silicon Valley startup is...

Just yesterday FreightWaves took note of the red-hot LIDAR market, with a news brief on San Francisco based Ouster landing additional venture capital. The fire continued to burn bright this week, with Israeli LIDAR startup Innoviz Technologies announcing it too had scored more venture dollars...

Flexport, the venture capital-backed freight forwarder, secured an additional $1billion in new funding in a round led by a unit Japan's SoftBank Group. The new investment comes after earlier reports that the San Francisco-based company was on track to raise new funding. Flexport says the new...

Financial research platform Sentieo combines both traditional and alternative data sets to appeal to an array of users. The platform increases efficiency for asset managers, investment banks and corporations, according to the company. What Happened Sentieo announced this week it closed a $19-...