Denim recently announced it raised $10 million Series A financing after a stellar year of growth. The round was led by Crosslink Capital with participation from FJ Labs, Flexport, Tribeca Early Stage Partners and others, including existing investors Anthemis Group, Techstars, and Plug and Play Ventures.
In a press release, the company points to the past 12 months of operation, as it saw volume grow 850% on its payments and financing platform designed specifically for freight brokers and carriers. The company’s services allow freight brokers to quickly modernize and compete against new startups. Denim says its solutions also automate carrier payments, invoicing and collections, which allows operators to connect all aspects of their freight broker operations.
Denim anticipates using the new capital to expand operations, develop new services and strengthen the company’s payment and financing platform.
Co-founders Bharath Krishnamoorthy and Shawn Vo founded the company in 2019. The company raised a $1.4 million pre-seed round from Trucks VC in 2020, followed by a $2.7 million seed round from Techstars and Anthemis Group and a $27.7 million debt and equity round later that year.
CEO and co-founder Krishnamoorthy says in a released statement: "Denim’s proprietary technology levels the playing field, so our customers can compete in a highly competitive market. With our financial platform, we’re empowering freight brokers to rapidly grow and differentiate their businesses in a cutthroat industry. We’re excited to partner with our investors to transform the freight and logistics industry.”
Crosslink Capital partner David Silverman says Krishnamoorthy and Vo established themselves as an industry leader in factoring for freight brokers, and points to the company’s previous 12 months as being impressive. “We look forward to helping them scale operations,” he says.
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