# FreightWaves funding: rounds and investors

> FreightWaves has raised $13M across 1 round since 2018. Investors include Pritzker Group, Rise of the Rest and 8VC/ Fontinalis. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/freightwaves (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

United States · [Series A startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *FreightWaves*

One round we have observed, with the 4 investors named in it. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

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Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$13M** raised across 1 round since 2018, from 1 source

- **Latest round:** Series A, $13M Jun 2018
- **Investors:** 4

See who backed them

## The rounds

- **Jun 2018** Series A **$13M** [Pritzker Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pritzker-group) [Rise of the Rest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rise-of-the-rest) 8VC/ Fontinalis Story Reported by Hypepotamus

## Founders and team

From the SEC filings it signed: 3 on the team.

- **Kevin B. Martin** Executive Officer i
- **Spencer Craig Piland** Executive Officer i
- **Stephen Craig Fuller** Executive Officer, Director i

On the board, as filed i *Christopher Craig Stallman* *Glenn Craig Goldberg* *Jake Craig Medwell* *Nishita B. Cummings* *RHIANNON B. JAMES van BENNINGEN* *William B. O'Donnell*

## Everyone who backed them

[Pritzker Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pritzker-group) Private equity **1** round

[Rise of the Rest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rise-of-the-rest) VC firm **1** round

8VC/ Fontinalis no record of our own yet **1** round

Story no record of our own yet **1** round

Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=freightwaves).

## Also claim to have backed them

These 11 firms list FreightWaves as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

[8VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/8vc) VC firm Per its own site

[Fontinalis Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fontinalis-partners) VC firm Per its own site

[Tech Square Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tech-square-ventures) VC firm Per its own site

[MK Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mk-capital) VC firm 2011, per its site

[Engine Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/engine-ventures) VC firm 2026, per its site

[Engage](https://millionrounds.com/fund/engage) VC firm Per its own site

[Earthshot Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/earthshot-ventures) VC firm Per its own site

[advisors.fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/advisors-fund) VC firm Per its own site

[Ascend Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ascend-venture-capital) VC firm Per its own site

[Saybrook](https://millionrounds.com/fund/saybrook) Private equity Per its own site

[Section Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/section-partners) Private equity Per its own site

## Quick answers about FreightWaves

### Who invested in FreightWaves?

FreightWaves's investors include Pritzker Group, Rise of the Rest, 8VC/ Fontinalis and Story.

### How much has FreightWaves raised?

FreightWaves has raised $13M across 1 round since 2018.

### When did FreightWaves last raise?

FreightWaves's most recent round was a Series A of $13M in Jun 2018.

### What was FreightWaves's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $13M in Jun 2018, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed FreightWaves first?

FreightWaves's first round on record, in Jun 2018, was backed by Pritzker Group, Rise of the Rest and 8VC/ Fontinalis and 1 others.

### What stage is FreightWaves at?

FreightWaves's latest named round is a Series A, in Jun 2018.

### Where is FreightWaves based?

FreightWaves is based in the United States.

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