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NX Global Innovation Fund

2 Kanda-Izumicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-0024, Japan

Overview

Nippon Express serves as your logistics consultant, providing one-stop business solutions that connect people and companies beyond national and regional boundaries, through diverse logistics modes, integrating land, air, and marine transport.

Total investments
2
Lead investments
1
Investments · 12mo
0
Active investors
0

Sector focus

  • Consulting
  • Information Technology
  • Logistics
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Investment portfolio

  • SWAT Mobility

    Led · Equity · Apr 2024

    SWAT Mobility provides AI-driven mobility solutions focused on generating efficient travel routes for clients in the mobility sector, including transport operators and government agencies. Its core offering leverages artificial intelligence to optimize routing and operational planning for customers in the mobile mobility space. The company recently secured a $3.8M strategic investment. The financing was provided by NEC & Translink Orchestrating Future Fund, NX Global Innovation Fund and Chubu Electric Power. The funding was disclosed in an article dated April 19, 2024.

  • Wiz Freight

    Participated · Series B · Jan 2024

    Wiz Freight provides end-to-end shipment management solutions including price discovery, booking management, shipment tracking, documentation, shipment finance, and customer support. Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Chennai, the company aims to expand operations and grow after a funding hiatus. Filings state the latest Series B proceeds will be used for general corporate operations, growth, and expansion. In FY22 Wiz Freight's operating revenue grew 18.2X to Rs 327.5 crore and it reported an Rs 8 crore profit; FY23 figures were not disclosed. Together with a $37 million Series A led by Tiger Global in March 2022, the company has raised over $50 million to date. The company plans to continue scaling its platform and services using the new capital. Wiz Freight is a full-stack digital freight management platform that allows enterprises and small businesses to automate their cross-border logistics operations. Founded exactly a year ago in Chennai by logistics veterans Ramkumar Govindarajan and Ramkumar Ramachandran, the company began with ocean import solutions from China. It has expanded to offer export and import solutions via ocean and to and from major international trade locations, providing door-to-door multimodal logistics. Wiz serves over 200 customers across India, Southeast Asia and the Middle East, with clients including the Tatas, Adani Group, Mahindra, Aditya Birla, Renew Power, Hero Motors, ITC and Marico. The company raised USD 3.5 million in a seed round led by Axilor, with participation from Arali Ventures, Foundamental and angel investors Ramakant Sharma and Daniel Richner. Lead investor Axilor focuses on seed funding in small business digitisation, commerce and logistics and has so far seed-funded 42 startups.

Team

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