Shopify shuns 'logistics' – Flexport losses narrow in another forgettable year
The drip drip of failure
“When Flexport goes knocking on doors to lure investors for new funding – base case: Q1 24 – if it ever reaches the public markets (mind the Goldman Sachs US IPO Barometer: ’The IPO Market Lives!’), you may be forgiven for thinking…” etc etc etc – Loadstar Premium, 19 September 2023.
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Here we go.
There was “news” on Record Friday, 19 January, from Flexport.
Risk-on appeal: new money?
The freight forwarder from San Francisco disclosed the raising of $260m from $103bn-market-cap, Ottawa-based Shopify.
It was ...
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Comment on this article
Hans-Henrik Nielsen
January 23, 2024 at 6:08 amGood read
Alessandro Pasetti
January 23, 2024 at 6:31 amThanks, HH!