Supply chain insights platform Project44 raises $202M

<article id="post-2693889" class="border-top clearfix article-wrapper post-2693889 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-cloud category-enterprise category-business tag-category-business-industrial-business-operations-management tag-category-computers-electronics-software tag-funding-daily tag-project44 vb_post_designations-homepage has-thumbnail"> <aside id="" class="MainBlock__sidebar"> <div class="vb_widget widget sidebar-widget-featured-event"> <h2 class="widgettitle">Transform 2021</h2> <p class="sidebar-widget-featured-event-description">Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy.</p> <p> July 12-16</p> <p> <a href="https://venturebeat.com/event/transform-2021/register/#?utm_source=vbhouse&utm_medium=sidebar&utm_content=vbregistration&utm_campaign=elavate" rel="noopener" target="_blank" class="sidebar-widget-featured-event-cta">Register Today</a> </div> <div id="browsi_left_margin"></div> </aside> <p><!-- #secondary .widget-area --></p> <div class="article-content"> <div id="boilerplate_2682874" class="post-boilerplate boilerplate-before"> <p><em>Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy at <a href="http://www.eventbrite.com/e/132121305381/?discount=VBReaders" data-type="URL" data-id="http://www.eventbrite.com/e/132121305381/?discount=VBReaders">Transform 2021</a></em>. </p> <hr class="wp-block-separator is-style-wide"> </div> <p><a href="https://project44.com/">Project44</a>, a platform that <a href="https://venturebeat.com/2018/10/01/project44-raises-45-million-to-grow-its-predictive-visibility-platform-for-shippers/">gives shippers and logistics companies</a> big data insights into their supply chain, has raised $202 million in a series E round of funding at a $1.2 billion valuation.</p> <p>Founded in 2014, Chicago-based Project44 integrates with myriad data sources including telematics, electronic logging devices (ELDs), and even the weather, to provide predictive tracking and estimated time of arrivals (ETAs) — the various data integrations allows Project44 customers such as Amazon, Nestle, General Mills, and Nordstrom to garner a real-time picture of when their products are expected to arrive based on current conditions.</p> <div id="ac-lre-player-ph"> <div id="ac-lre-player"></div> </div> <p>However, ETAs are really just the tip of the iceberg. Project44 allows companies to track shipments at a granular order or <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stock_keeping_unit">SKU</a> level, which can help them better manage their inventory and reduce the chances of going out-of-stock on a particular item. Elsewhere, Project44 enables condition and temperature monitoring for shipments that rely on specific conditions to avoid spoilage, for example, while it also serves up analytics to “uncover exceptions before they happen,” with insights such as pickup and delivery delays, carrier benchmarking, and more.</p> <div> <div id="attachment_2693899" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width:903px;"> <img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-2693899" src="https://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/VOC_Analytics_02-1.png?resize=903%2C878&strip=all" alt="" width="903" height="878" srcset="https://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/VOC_Analytics_02-1.png?resize=903%2C878&strip=all?w=903&strip=all 903w, https://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/VOC_Analytics_02-1.png?resize=903%2C878&strip=all?w=300&strip=all 300w, https://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/VOC_Analytics_02-1.png?resize=903%2C878&strip=all?w=768&strip=all 768w, https://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/VOC_Analytics_02-1.png?resize=903%2C878&strip=all?w=617&strip=all 617w, https://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/VOC_Analytics_02-1.png?resize=903%2C878&strip=all?w=52&strip=all 52w, https://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/VOC_Analytics_02-1.png?resize=903%2C878&strip=all?w=400&strip=all 400w, https://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/VOC_Analytics_02-1.png?resize=903%2C878&strip=all?w=780&strip=all 780w, https://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/VOC_Analytics_02-1.png?resize=903%2C878&strip=all?w=578&strip=all 578w" sizes="(max-width: 903px) 100vw, 903px" data-recalc-dims="1"></p> <p class="wp-caption-text">Above: Project44 analytics</p> </div> </div> <h2>Predicting the unpredictable</h2> <p>The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Suez_Canal_obstruction">Suez Canal blockage</a> debacle from earlier this year is a good example of how events outside the direct control of shippers and logistics companies can cause <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/business-56533250">billions of dollars worth</a> of damage, after a container ship became wedged when it was blown off course by a gust of wind. It’s incidents such as this that Project44 is built to circumvent.</p> <p>“Over the last year, Project44 has helped customers to mitigate relentless volatility, bottlenecks, and logistics breakdowns — including the Suez Canal incident — where customers relied on Project44 for real-time visibility into critical events and downstream supply chain disruptions,” Project44 chief growth officer Jason Duboe told VentureBeat.”</p> <p>Prior to now, Project44 had raised around $190 million, including a $100 million tranche announced <a href="https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2020/12/21/2148703/0/en/project44-Raises-100M-to-Accelerate-Supply-Chain-Transformation-Expand-Advanced-Visibility-Platform.html">less than six months ago</a>, and with its latest series E investment that was spearheaded by Goldman Sachs Asset Management, the company is well-financed to double down on its global growth as its own customers seek new ways to expand internationally. Part of this will involve targeting China specifically, though other markets will be on its radar, while it’s also looking to bolster its machine learning smarts to help automate workflows.</p> <p>“Project44 has hit a major inflection point in the last 6 months — both our organic and inorganic growth has accelerated as the visibility market matures,” Duboe said. “In addition, global expansion has become more of a focus for our customers, finding a partner that could help drive growth in Asia pacific was key. 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