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The 5 Largest Austin Tech Funding Rounds Totaled $524M in April

03 May 2021
Category: News
Author: Evan Pundyk
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With innovations in the works across industries from healthcare to entertainment, these Austin tech companies closed out last month with ample venture capital to fund their work. Find out how the tech startups that raised April’s largest VC rounds are planning to invest.

 

Arrive Logistics

#1. $300 million, April 28

With full-truckoad services accounting for 95 percent of its business, freight brokerage Arrive Logistics is looking to expand its service offerings with the cash from its latest investment. ATL Partners, the Baupost Group, Temasek and others contributed to the round. Arrive currently serves more than 6,000 customers and employs over 1,000 people. It’s also currently looking to grow its team with around 40 positions available for tech roles and more.

 

The Zebra

#2. $150 million, April 12

This insurance marketplace company has officially reached unicorn status following its Series D raise from investors including Accel and Weatherford Capital. Its tech lets users get quotes from several insurance companies and connects them with an agent to find the best fit. The Zebra is planning to onboard 100 new team members in Austin over the next 12 months across engineering, development, finance, marketing and accounting.

 

RapidDeploy

#3. $29 million, April 29

With a fresh injection of Series B funding led by Morpheus Capital, RapidDeploy is headed down the road toward company growth. As it works to advance 911 call centers through data and analytics, this company is planning to invest its new capital in R&D and go-to-market improvements like new product features and integrations. The company is also planning to onboard new team members across several departments.

 

Atmosphere

#4. $25 million, April 22

With its streaming platform that currently provides over 11,000 businesses like restaurants, doctor’s offices and hotels with short-form audio-optional TV programming, Atmosphere closed on its Series B round to further distribute its tech and built out its team. It’s looking to hire talent for its ad sales department both worldwide and based out of its Austin HQ. Valor Equity Partners led the round that now values Atmosphere at $275 million.

 

OnlineMedEd

#5. $20 million, April 7

Helping out med students and medical professionals across the country with videos and other learning resources, OnlineMedEd pulled in its first VC growth round led by Lumos Capital Group. The capital will enable the company to onboard 50 new members to its team over the next six months across departments like engineering, data science, customer success and more.

 

Photo Credit: Built In Austin/Shutterstock, original article published here: https://www.builtinaustin.com/2021/05/03/austin-top-funding-rounds-april-2021


Tim Denoyer,
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As VP and Senior Analyst at ACT Research, Tim analyzes commercial vehicle demand and alternative powertrain development (i.e. electrification), and authors the ACT Freight Forecast, U.S. Rate and Volume Outlook. He previously spent fifteen years in equity research focused primarily on the transportation, machinery, and automotive industries, and co-founded leading equity research firm Wolfe Research.

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Scott Sandager,
Chief Administrative Officer 

Scott Sandager is the Chief Administrative Officer at Arrive Logistics. He joined Arrive in 2018, bringing over 14 years of logistics and brokerage experience, with expertise in project and change management, organizational design, talent development and customer satisfaction. Scott previously held many diverse roles of increasing responsibility with AFN, a Chicago-based freight brokerage.

Barry Conlon,
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Barry Conlon is the CEO and founder of Overhaul, the global leader in active supply chain risk management and intelligence. With a remarkable career spanning over 30 years in supply chain security, he is widely regarded as a trailblazer in modern-day supply chain security standards and best practices.

Matt Pyatt, Chief Executive Officer

Matt Pyatt is the Chief Executive Officer of Arrive Logistics. He co-founded Arrive with President Eric Dunigan in 2014 after building his career at Command Transportation. As CEO, he is responsible for overseeing the company’s financial health, strategic vision and culture, as well as building a scalable leadership team to support Arrive’s growth.

Eric Dunigan,
President & Co-Founder

Eric Dunigan is the President of Arrive Logistics. He began his career at Command Transportation before co-founding Arrive with Matt Pyatt in 2014. As president, he is responsible for driving revenue and growth, as well as leading the Strategic Partnerships team — a veteran group of supply chain experts who work with Arrive’s customers to reimagine their shipping strategy.

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David Spencer is the Vice President of Market Intelligence at Arrive Logistics. David joined Arrive in 2017 after spending six years at AFN focused on business intelligence. His department provides critical market data and expert analysis to internal teams and publishes monthly market updates for shippers and carriers under the Arrive Insights banner.

Andrew Clarke, Board Chair,
Arrive Logistics and Global Critical Logistics

Andrew Clarke is Board Chairman for Global Critical and DCLI, Inc., and a board member for Arrive Logistics and Element Fleet Management Corp. His 20 years of global transportation and logistics experience include time as CFO of C.H. Robinson, CEO of Panther Expedited Services, Inc. and SVP and CFO roles at Forward Air Corporation.

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Asanka Jayasuriya,
CTO and Partner at 8VC

Asanka Jayasuriya is the CTO at 8VC. He is an accomplished engineering and product leader with 20+ years of experience in the cloud. He has a strong background in enterprise SaaS, PLG products, infrastructure, and security. Notably, he served as CTO and SVP of Engineering at SailPoint, leading their successful transition to the cloud and successful exit event. He also held senior leadership roles at InVision, Atlassian, and Amazon, driving growth, operational excellence, and innovation. At 8VC, Asanka works with the entrepreneurs and leaders in our portfolio as a virtual CTO supporting their growth.

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Chad Eichelberger is the President of Reliance Partners. Since 2015, he’s leveraged his extensive experience in risk management, compliance, best practices and contracts to lead the company’s logistics and truck insurance strategy and operations. Chad was previously the President of Access America Transport, where he led the company from $8M to over $600M in revenue.

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