Beacon, a Jeff Bezos-backed logistics startup allowing companies to manage supply chains better, is reportedly raising tens of millions of pounds to help deal with growing demand. Sky News reports that Beacon has cinched a $50 million Series B funding round which was led by...
In the FinTech funding world, Varo Money stole the spotlight this week with a $241 million funding raise. The Series D round, led by Gallatin Point Capital and The Rise Fund, will enable the company to make further progress as it targets becoming a regulated...
The digital age is increasingly upon us and the question looms: Will digital be the way forward for freight forwarding? Word emerged this week that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos was among investors in a $15 million Series A funding round for Beacon, a U.K. digital...
Amazon chief executive Jeff Bezos has invested in U.K.-based Beacon, a digital freight forwarder, according to Reuters. Bezos was one of a few investors who contributed to the $15 million funding round from Beacon, the company announced on Sunday (May 31). The venture capital firm...
October 03, 2021
Beacon, a Jeff Bezos-backed logistics startup allowing companies to manage supply chains better, is reportedly raising tens of millions of pounds to help deal with growing demand. Sky News reports that Beacon has cinched a $50 million Series B funding round which was led by Northstar.vc, a venture capital investor. Upper90, which also invests in […]
June 01, 2020
Amazon chief executive Jeff Bezos has invested in U.K.-based Beacon, a digital freight forwarder, according to Reuters. Bezos was one of a few investors who contributed to the $15 million...
July 15, 2015
It would appear as though Google is pinging Apple — specifically, attempting to challenge the latter’s iBeacon technology. Yesterday (July 14), the Internet tech giant began releasing a new set...
January 30, 2015
Facebook plans to test beacons in New York City as a way of connecting its mobile users to the Facebook pages of nearby shops and landmarks, the New York Times...
