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Onfleet Raises $14 Million in Series A Funding
Today, Onfleet, the fastest-growing provider of last mile delivery management software, announced it has raised $14 million in Series A funding to meet surging customer demand. The round was led by Kennet Partners and will allow Onfleet to continue broadening its product offerings and expanding its global footprint.
“We are living in a time of never-before-seen global economic uncertainty, which has turned the need for fast, reliable delivery services from a luxury to a basic necessity,” Khaled Naim, co-founder and CEO of Onfleet, said. ( 1 min read )
The raise comes as demand for ecommerce and associated delivery services have gone through the roof due to the global pandemic, opening the door for companies such as Onfleet to serve as the logistics backbone for retailers wanting to capitalize on the rapid acceleration of online sales. ( 1 min read )
“Delivery is a long-term growth industry. The pandemic has only accelerated its explosive adoption. To compete, brands need to extend their customer relationship and service experience to the doorstep, which creates a large market need that Onfleet is well-positioned to solve.” - Javier Rojas ( 1 min read )
Food On Demand reporter Nicholas Upton spoke with Khaled Naim, who noted "a common thread between the retailers, restaurants, grocers, and startups is the desire to take control of local delivery." ( 1 min read )
FreightWaves senior tech reporter Linda Baker interviewed Khaled Naim, Onfleet's CEO, about the recent series A funding and the road ahead ( 1 min read )
Onfleet knows that delivery is personal. This connection between a business and a happy customer is made possible by drivers who care about safe, on-time, and dependable deliveries. Meet an Onfleet driver, Lauralee. ( 2 min read )
Each quarter, Onfleet shares our new features and enhancements. Bulk updates and geocoding improvements, along with enhanced self-assignment are a few of the items covered in these Q3 Product Release Notes. ( 2 min read )
What started as a simple idea to build the operating system for last mile delivery has evolved into a profitable business that powers millions of deliveries every month. Khaled Naim, CEO and Co-Founder at Onfleet, reflects on the journey with some key milestones and lessons learned along the way. ( 5 min read )
Here at Onfleet, we pride ourselves on being industry thought leaders within the last-mile logistics space. To be honest, we’re pretty obsessed with not only what our innovative customers are doing with delivery, but also what others are doing within such an exciting industry segment.
With that said, each ( 1 min read )
Three years ago today we founded Onfleet to address what we saw as a glaring
need for modern, delightful, cloud-based local delivery management software.
After spending two years at Stanford University building location-based services
tools for last-mile delivery, our founding team developed a passion for tackling
complex challenges [https://onfleet. ( 4 min read )
In early 2016, less than one year after the start of Onfleet, we hit our first
huge milestone as a company, 1 million deliveries powered
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. With sustained growth over the following eight quarters amidst an industry
that is constantly changing, consolidating and acquiring to scale, ( 2 min read )
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