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Telegraph, a Leader In Railway Logistics, Announces $10M in Series A Funding
Telegraph, a Chicago-based leader in building next-generation software for the freight rail industry, announced $10.1 million in Series A funding. The latest round of funding was led by Crosslink Capital with participation from Slow Ventures, 9 Yards Capital, Motivate Venture Capital, and Extra Credit Ventures, as well as returning investors Construct Capital, 8VC, and BoxGroup. The funds will be used for hiring across all roles to enable expansion of the existing offering and growth of new platform features and functionality.
Telegraph was founded in July 2020 by Harris Ligon, CEO, Amaro Luna, Chief Product Officer, and Shachar Astor, Chief Growth Officer. All three were employees at Uber Freight in its early days, helping launch the business and expand into new modes. While at Uber, the team incubated the Emerging Products division and was responsible for designing, launching, and scaling enterprise SaaS solutions. The broader Telegraph team is made up of top-tier talent across tech, rail, and logistics domains, with employees from Uber, Outdoorsy, Microsoft, Bloomberg, Coyote, Norfolk Southern, and BNSF.