Vooma Raises Over $16M in Seed and Series A Funding

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Written By Rick Watson

Vooma is a powerful and fast-growing AI platform designed for freight brokers and carriers of all sizes.

Freight booking automation platform Vooma has raised $16 million in Seed and Series A funding that will be invested in hiring talent, go-to-market, and customer success. As part of the funding announcement, the company unveiled its AI-agents platform that will enable the automation of processes and the use of AI agents' voices to automate monotonous tasks without needing a human. The freight and carrier broker sector will likely see a significant degree of automation via AI in the future.

SupplyChainDive: Vooma Scores Over $16 Million in Seed and Series A Funding Led by Index and Craft Ventures

Rick Watson

Rick Watson founded RMW Commerce Consulting after spending 20+ years as a technology entrepreneur and operator exclusively in the eCommerce industry with companies like ChannelAdvisor, BarnesandNoble.com, Merchantry, and Pitney Bowes.

Watson’s work today is centered on supporting investors and management teams incubating and growing direct-to-consumer businesses. Most recently, in partnership with WHP Global, Rick was a critical resource in architecting the WHP+ platform, a new turnkey direct to consumer digital e-commerce platform that powers AnneKlein.com and JosephAbboud.com.

Watson also hosts a weekly podcast, Watson Weekly, where he shares an unbiased, unfiltered expert take on the retail sector’s biggest players.

In the past year alone, Rick has spoken at many in-person and virtual events as well as podcasts on topics ranging from retail/ecom to supply chain/logistics and even digital grocery including CommerceNext IRL, ASCM Connect, and Retail Innovation Conference.

https://www.rmwcommerce.com/
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