When they decided to launch a fintech startup in the freight and logistics industry, Bharath Krishnamoorthy and his best friend and business partner Shawn Vo were first-time founders with experience in finance and law.
“At the time, a truck to me was just this thing you get stuck behind in traffic,” says Bharath. “I quickly learned trucks were only one small part of a large supply chain that involved several parties.”
Bharath and Shawn took passenger trains and intercity buses to visit each other in Washington, D.C. and New York. That’s when they became interested in how the economy moves people and goods. Dissatisfied with their day jobs, Bharath and Shawn quit their careers in M&A law and finance respectively to develop a platform to streamline the transportation industry.
A few years and a few iterations later, Bharath and Shawn launched Denim, a freight payments system for SmartBrokers. Denim’s platform offers an ecosystem of easy-to-use financing, payment, and automation tools.
In 2022, Bharath wrapped up the Series B funding round for Denim. The company raised $26 million in equity capital and $100 million in debt financing to fuel growth. Now, Denim is doing more than $15 million in payments each month.
In his global keynote for Founders Network members on May 16, Bharath will share insights from his experience using fintech to innovate the entrenched freight and logistics industry.
In the webinar, he will also discuss:
Opening Remarks @ 9:30am PT
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Keynote Speaker @ 9:40am PT
Bharath Krishnamoorthy is a lawyer and entrepreneur. With his high school best friend Shawn Vo, he founded Denim, a fintech platform for freight and logistics. Before founding Denim (then Axle Payments) in 2019, Bharath was an associate at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.
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