Comment / Analysis: Flexport worth $8bn – just a sick twisted joke? Listen to daddy

Lots has been said, written and ranted about Flexport, a self-defined tech disruptor in logistics, since it began the journey of trying to actually disrupt logistics almost a decade ago.

The latest $935m funding round, which it said this week stamps on the firm “a new valuation of $8 billion”, clearly means two things.

The bulls’ view: it’s too early for its backers to cash in. The bears counter: Flexport cannot withstand public scrutiny.

Now, regardless of which camp you belong to, what’s ...