Amazon founder and CEO, Jeff Bezos has invested $15 million in the latest round of funding in UK-based digital freight forwarding and supply chain finance startup Beacon Technologies Ltd. Venture capital firm 8VC also participated in the Series A funding.
Beacon Technologies is also a supply chain finance firm that provides real-time data of cargo delivery and a marketplace view of global shipping costs and prices. The newly raised funds will be used to invest in expanding workforce, technology and market expansion.
