Atlanta-based Graypool, formerly HOPTEK, has raised a $5 million pre-seed round led by Werner Enterprises, its anchor customer, Hypepotamus reports. Kearney, LPX Partners, Atlanta's Venture 53 and Jerk Ventures also participated. Graypool's AI helps asset-based carriers make money on freight that falls between contract and spot loads; Werner runs more than $1 million of freight a week through it, and the company has 30 employees, seven in metro Atlanta.
Why It Matters for Atlanta Professionals
Another funded freight tech company headquartered in Atlanta adds to the city's logistics and supply chain tech cluster and its job base.
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First reported by Hypepotamus (Maija Ehlinger): Hypepotamus
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