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ShipBob Will Fuel Expansion with $68M Series D

Logistics firm ShipBob has raised $68 million in primary funding. The West Loop-based company’s new capital will enable it to scale up its global fulfillment network, among other priorities.

The Series D financing was led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2. Prior investors include Menlo Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, Hyde Park Venture Partners, Hyde Park Angels and Y Combinator.

“When we started this company, our mission was to build ShipBob into the default e-commerce logistics solution for all direct-to-consumer brands around the world,” said CEO Dhruv Saxena. “That mission has not only remained, but has become even more important with the accelerated digital shifts happening across all industries today.”

ShipBob’s warehouse management system is used at all 10 of its fulfillment centers across the United States, Canada and Europe. The company expects to open two more U.S. facilities in the fourth quarter and another 10 facilities globally in 2021.

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Paul Bubny serves as Senior Content Director for Connect Commercial Real Estate, a role to which he brings 16-plus years’ experience covering the commercial real estate industry and 30-plus years in business-to-business journalism. In this capacity, he oversees daily operations while also reporting on both local/regional markets and national trends, covering individual transactions across all property types, as well as delving into broader subject matter. He produces 7-10 daily news stories per day and works with the Connect team and clients to develop longer-form content, ranging from Q&As to thought-leadership pieces. Prior to joining Connect, Paul was Managing Editor for both Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com at American Lawyer Media, where he oversaw operations at both publications while also producing daily news and feature-length articles. His tenure in B2B publishing stretches back into the print era, and he has served as Editor in Chief on four national trade publications. Since 1999, Paul has volunteered as the newsletter editor of passenger rail advocacy groups (one national, one local).

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