GoExpedi, Entera complete funding rounds
Houston-based GoExpedi, an e-commerce, supply chain and analytics company providing procurement services and parts to the industrial and energy sectors, raised $25 million in a Series B round.
GoExpedi provides more than 200,000 parts and supplies through its e-commerce platform. Data collected throughout this process is applied to AI and machine learning to provide customers with predictive ordering and automatic subscription features.
The funding will be used to expand its market coverage, further build out the technology platform and expand its reach from land drilling to offshore, midstream and downstream markets. total funding to $35.25 million.
The round was led by Top Tier Capital Partners of San Francisco and included CSL Ventures, a division of Houston investment firm CSL Capital Management.
Real-tech firm Entera raises $7.5 million
Entera, a real estate technology platform for investors announced it has raised $7.5 million in funding. The round was led by Bullpen Capital and Craft Ventures, with participation from ValueStream Ventures and Chris Heller, former CEO of Keller Williams and currently the Chief Real Estate Officer of OJO Labs.
Entera, founded by Martin Kay and Robert Salmons, will use this capital to expand the reach of its technology platform, and continue to build out its team. The platform has been used in more than $12 billion worth of single family transactions. The Entera software offers investors access to on and off-market properties at scale, machine learning discovery, powerful decision tools and local tech-enabled transaction services.
All Nippon Airways offers new Houston service
All Nippon Airways will soon connect Houston to Tokyo’s more centrally located Haneda Airport.
Starting in summer 2020, the flight will replace ANA’s current daily flight between Bush Intercontinental Airport and the farther flung Narita International Airport.
The new Houston service is part of a bigger push by ANA to offer more service from Haneda Airport.
United Airlines previously attempted to move its Houston-Narita flight to Haneda, but it did not receive government approval. The U.S. Department of Transportation instead granted tentative approval to fly from four other United hubs: Newark Liberty International Airport, Chicago O’Hare International Airport, Washington Dulles International Airport and Los Angeles International Airport.