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TABLE OF CONTENTS
      Key Industry Takeaways    4
      Capital Raising Outlook   5
      M&A Outlook               6
      Buyer Q&A: Valsoft         7
      Segment Highlights:
      Warehouse Software        8
      Logistics FinTech         9
      Supply Chain Visibility   10
      Select M&A Transactions   11
      Select Capital Raises     12
      Report Contributors       13
      Endnotes                  14

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Logistics Technology Industry
                          Capital Raise & M&A Boom

KEY INDUSTRY TAKEAWAYS

Capstone Partners’ Transportation & Logistics (T&L) Group is pleased to share its Logistics Technology
report. Through our ongoing conversations with active industry players and analysis of trends during COVID-
19, we have identified several key takeaways below, followed by an in-depth overview of industry dynamics
and interviews with business owners on the following pages.

   1.   Capital raising has heated up in Q1 and Q2 of 2021 with a total of 96 deals and $2.8 billion raised in
        Logistics Technology.

   2.   Correspondingly, the M&A market remains frothy with a record 106 deals completed over the last
        twelve months and an average EV/Revenue multiple of 3.0x in 2021.

   3.   Overall, the industry continues to mature and shift to later stage capital raises, which should also drive
        M&A activity for years to come.

   4. Strategic acquirers such as Valsoft, which owns logistics software provider Navitrans, are diving
      deeper into the space looking for add-ons.

   5. Armed with $1.3 trillion in dry powder, private equity buyers are on the hunt for companies with strong
      growth prospects and figure to be active acquirers in the industry.

   6. Sectors such as Warehouse Software, FinTech, and Supply Chain Visibility continue to be some of the
      hottest in Logistics Technology.

Capstone Partners has developed a full suite of corporate finance solutions, including M&A advisory, debt
advisory, financial advisory, and equity capital financing to help privately owned businesses and private equity
firms through each stage of the company’s lifecycle, ranging from growth to an ultimate exit transaction.

To learn more about Capstone’s wide range of advisory services and Logistics Technology industry expertise,
please contact Capstone Managing Director Burke Smith.

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CAPITAL RAISING OUTLOOK

Logistics Technology is one of the new darlings of the venture capital community, and rightfully so. While
companies like Project44, Convoy, and ShipBob promise to revolutionize whole sectors of logistics, many
more like RoadSync, Ship Hero, and Optimal Dynamics offer vast improvements over legacy, paper-based
processes. There’s money to be made in logistics tech for both founders and venture capitalists (VCs), and
we don’t expect that to end anytime in the near future.

      Key Takeaways                                                                                                       Logistics Technology Capital Raises
                                                                                                                               Mature into Later Rounds
1.                 The overall volume of capital raises has skyrocketed
                                                                                                                                       First & Second Round
                   — So far in 2021, Q1 and Q2 each recorded 48 deals.
                                                                                                                                       Third and Later Rounds
                   At this pace, 2021 will beat the record of 172 deals set
                   in 2020 by 12% and will be a 94% increase over                                                    100%

                                                                                     Percentage of Total Activity
                   2018 volume.
                                                                                                                      80%
2. Total capital poured into Logistics Technology has
   risen dramatically — Over the last twelve months                                                                   60%
   (LTM) ending June 30th, the industry has raised over
                                                                                                                      40%
   $5.3 billion ($1.3 billion per quarter). This is a drastic
   increase over LTM June 30th, 2020 which saw less than                                                              20%
   half of that amount—$2.5 billion—raised.
                                                                                                                        0%
3. Both large and small deals have flourished — While                        2018 2019 2020 LTM LTM YTD YTD
   there have been 11 “mega deals” over $100 million over                                  2020 2021 2020 2021
   the LTM, the vast majority have been driven by deals
                                                                                                     Source: Capital IQ
   below that threshold. In total, 113 deals were under $100
   million in value averaging $18.0 million per raise. 45 deals did not disclose the amount of capital raised.

4. Shift to later stage deals indicates a maturing industry in 2021 — Deals where companies are raising
   their first and second round of capital only accounted for 53% of deal volume so far in 2021 compared to
   68% for 2020. However, this isn’t to say volume for earlier capital raises have fallen off, they haven’t, just
   the overall total % has shifted to companies raising their third+ round.

                                          Capital Raised and Investment Activity Continues to Climb
                                       Seed & Earlier                    Venture                                                            Series A
                                       Series B                          Series C                                                           Series D+
                                       Growth                            Total Capital Raised

                   60                                                                                                                                               $2,500

                   50                                                                                                                                               $2,000
                                                                                                                                                                              Funding in Millions
Total Deal Count

                   40
                                                                                                                                                                    $1,500
                   30
                                                                                                                                                                    $1,000
                   20

                   10                                                                                                                                               $500

                    0                                                                                                                                               $0
                         Qtr1   Qtr2    Qtr3   Qtr4     Qtr1   Qtr2   Qtr3   Qtr4   Qtr1                              Qtr2     Qtr3     Qtr4     Qtr1     Qtr2

                                   2018                           2019                                                    2020                       2021
                                                                                                                    Year-to-date (YTD) and Last Twelve Months (LTM) as of June 30
                                                                                                                                         Source: Capital IQ and Capstone Research;

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          M&A OUTLOOK

         With the industry maturing, there is no doubt that M&A will also increase. In fact, it has already started. LTM
         2021 saw a record 106 transactions announced versus only 89 in 2020. Even despite the overall M&A market
         slowdown during the first half of 2020, the LTM represents the most transactions over a rolling four-month
         period in Capstone Partners’ entire transaction dataset. This is largely due to a number of macro trends:

         Macro Trends Driving M&A in 2021

         1.             (The most obvious) Covid-19 has shone a spotlight on the industry, accelerating adoption and growth.

         2.             Private equity is raising more capital than ever…

         3.             …and was not able to deploy that dry powder in the first half of 2020 because investment committees
                        and lenders put a hold on new deals, focusing on their existing portfolio—creating a deal bubble.

         4. The Biden Administration’s plan to raise the capital gains tax has pushed a lot of sellers into the market.

         5. Strategics have started to partake in this “land grab” moment in history, looking to fill product gaps and
            reach new customers.

                                        M&A Overview
                                     EV/R           Deal Volume                                                        Nathan Feldman
                       3.5x                                                120                                         Associate

                       3.0x                                                100
Average EV / Revenue

                                                                                                      “Increased interest in Logistics Technology has
                       2.5x
                                                                           80                         not only driven volume, but valuations as well.
                                                                                   Deal Volume

                       2.0x                                                                           Industry-wide multiples have reached a record
                                                                           60                         high of 3.0x Revenue in 2021. With so much dry
                       1.5x                                                                           powder and debt capital available, private
                                                                           40                         equity has been increasingly competitive on
                       1.0x
                                                                                                      deals. Strategics on the other hand have had to
                       0.5x                                                20
                                                                                                      push out of their comfort zone, often by
                              2.4x   2.6x    2.9x      1.5x      3.0x
                       0.0x                                                0                          preempting a broad marketing process or
                                                                                                      acquiescing to seller desires. It’s one of the
                              2017   2018    2019     2020       2021
                                                                                                      strongest sellers’ markets Capstone has ever
                                          2021 year-to-date (YTD) as of June 30
                                                                                                      seen.”
                                       Source: Capital IQ and Capstone Research;

           Notable 2021 Deals

                               June 2021                                           May 2021                                           April 2021
       Alpine SG (ASG), an acquirer of vertical                 Project44’s    acquisitions       of     ClearMetal    MercuryGate’s acquisition strengthens its
       market SaaS (software as a service)                      bolsters its capabilities in artificial intelligence   Transportation Management Software (TMS)
       companies backed by Alpine Investors, will               (AI) and predictive analytics to optimize              platform in last mile, parcel, and less-than-
       deploy significant capital and resources to              supply chains.                                         truckload (LTL) sectors. Providers are racing
       accelerate Trucker Tools’ growth.                                                                               to offer the most comprehensive solutions.

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BUYER Q&A: VALSOFT

                           Valsoft acquires and develops vertical market software companies, enabling each
                           business to deliver the best mission-critical solutions for customers in their
                           respective industry or niche. In February 2020, Valsoft acquired Navitrans, a
                           provider of integrated logistics, transportation, warehousing, and freight forwarding
                           software. A key tenet of Valsoft's philosophy is to invest in well-established
                           businesses and foster an entrepreneurial environment that molds companies into
                           leaders in their respective industries. Valsoft looks to buy, hold, and create value
                           through long-term partnerships with existing management.

What drew you to Navitrans and how are you                  down as they felt more comfortable knowing a
looking to grow that business?           Logistics          multi-national company was behind the software
Technology is a very interesting space and was              and they wouldn’t outgrow us as a vendor.
one of the first verticals we looked at when we
started Valsoft, so we were extremely happy that            In your eyes, what makes vertical market SaaS
we were able to enter with an industry leader like          businesses more or less successful? Really it’s
Navitrans. Navitrans provides Transportation                about business fundamentals—is the software
Management Software (TMS), focusing on larger               mission-critical? Are there high switching costs?
fleets and moving freight cross-border is                   Can you forecast subscription or maintenance
important. Freight forwarding, customs software             revenues? Those are important. Also, for us,
that makes it more seamless going from Country A            customer churn is very important. This should
to B, and warehouse management solutions are all            ideally be four to eight percent and it shows that
growth areas. Yard management is also a space               you’re focusing on the existing client base. One
that we’d love to partner with or acquire a                 mistake I’ve seen a lot of entrepreneurs make is
business that does that so we can offer it as a             underinvesting in sales & marketing and
solution to our customers.                                  overinvesting in R&D. We categorize businesses
                                                            into legacy, core, and growth lifecycles and they
Are you looking at those sectors as an add-on               each have different sales strategies. For legacy, I
for Navitrans or as a new standalone platform?              would probably be under five percent of revenue
We’re interested mainly because of Navitrans, but           and look for acquisition opportunities to grow
if it has scale we’d love to run it as a standalone         market share. For core and growth businesses,
business as its own P&L. Typically that’s around $5         that’s probably around five and 15 percent,
to $10mm ARR (annual recuring revenue), plus or             respectively—though take those numbers as a
minus, and if it has good market positioning. For us        grain of salt.
that means having a decent number of clients and
being a player in the market that they’re                   Why do entrepreneurs choose to sell their
competing in. We’ve done deals in the past where            business to Valsoft? We can relate to
the top client has 20, 30 percent of the recurring          entrepreneurs because we’ve built businesses and
revenue. I think it’s just a matter of understanding        know what they’re going through. It’s our capital
the relationship. One of our companies has a big            and we have a buy and hold model where they’re
public client that made up 30% of the ARR, though           only selling their business once. Because of that,
it was a multi-decade old relationship and we got           we preserve their legacy and take care of their
comfortable with that. Actually, as soon as Valsoft         clients and customers, often giving stakeholders
acquired the business, the public client doubled            more opportunities within Valsoft as a whole.

                    Steph Manos, Co-Founder, VP and Head of M&A
                    Steph co-founded Valsoft where he is responsible for Mergers & Acquisitions,
                    Technology, Strategy, and Research. He is also an early investor in Valnet, a
                    company managing some of the world’s biggest entertainment content-rich
                    web properties, including TheRichest.com and ScreenRant.com. Steph lives in
                    Montreal with his wife and three kids.

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SEGMENT HIGHLIGHT: WAREHOUSE SOFTWARE

Recent tailwinds in the e-commerce space have                                                      Venture Capital Activity in
created heightened demand for warehouse                                                              Warehouse Software
management systems (WMS). According to Grand
                                                                                              Pre-A       Series E        Series D       Series C
View Research, the market size for WMS at the end
                                                                                              Series B    Series A        Growth
of 2020 was valued at $2.64 billion1 and is
projected to grow at a compound annual growth                                          $700
rate of 15.3% to reach $8.1 billion by 2028,
reflecting a 307% total increase over the eight-                                       $600

                                                          Capital Raised in Millions
year period (2020-2028).2                                                              $500
Investors have taken notice of this phenomenon,                                        $400
evidenced by the significant increase in
financing for warehousing software companies,                                          $300
WMS, and otherwise. Funding for companies in
                                                                                       $200
the space for Q4 in 2020 and Q1 in 2021 totaled
$395.48 million and $199.86 million, respectively.                                     $100
ShipBob, alone, raised $200 million in Series E
funding at the end June.3 These figures greatly                                          $0
eclipse the average of $60-70 million recorded                                                   2018     2019       2020       2020        2021
per quarter throughout the two previous years.                                                                                   YTD        YTD
                                                                                                                  Year-to-date (YTD) as of June 30
                                                                                                         Source: Capital IQ and Capstone Research;
Most capital raises over the last 18 months have
been either Series C or Growth Capital. This
indicates
x         that the warehouse software sector is maturing as investors believe that they will receive quick
returns on their capital. Some companies, including Shipmonk and STORD, have even received multiple rounds
of funding within months of each other. Shipmonk received $65 million in growth capital (January 2021) less
than two months after having received a round of $290 million (December 2020).

The COVID-19 pandemic has made it significantly more difficult for early-stage companies in the warehouse
software sector to kickstart operations and attract capital, as investors focus on later-stage companies that
are less risky. However, as the pandemic is winding down, we have begun to witness the return of Series A
funding to the space. Four of the last ten private placement transactions in warehouse software have been
Series A compared to only one throughout the entirety of 2020. Furthermore, M&A transactions in the space
have been unabating throughout the pandemic. Ten deals have been closed since the beginning of 2020, and
we expect that number to increase, as we move towards the second half of 2021.

    VC HIGHLIGHT: 3PL Central Receives $45 Million from Mainsail Partners (April 2021)

                                                         “ The  increase in ecommerce volume and
                                                           omnichannel fulfillment over the past year has
                                                                                  accelerated the adoption of technology by
•   The $45 million in funding is slated to help                                  third-party logistics (3PL) warehouses to meet
    3PL Central improve their product and                                         customer demand from ecommerce merchants
    support future acquisitions                                                   and improve satisfaction of end customers. We
                                                                                  believe 3PL Central is well-positioned to deliver
•   3PL Central’s cloud-based WMS platform                                        even greater value to customers as part of this
    helps warehouses modernize their operation
    allowing for greater visibility to customers,
                                                                                  technology cycle.
                                                                                                           ”
    automation of routine tasks, and easier                                                                      - Jason Payne, Co-Founder
    management of inventory                                                                                               Mainsail Partners4

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SEGMENT HIGHLIGHT: LOGISTICS FINTECH

With the global FinTech industry expected to reach $324 billion in value by 20265, companies in the space
touch almost every sector – including transportation and logistics. “The logistics industry is going through a
transformation, where a lot of these paper and manual processes are rapidly going to digital,” Relay Payments
CEO Ryan Droege stated in a press release.6 The importance of the broader industry is clearly represented in
public company valuations that have grown in 2021, especially payment technology companies such as
Paypal (14.9x revenue), ACI Worldwide (4.2x), EVO (6.0x) and others.

With such fierce competition among trucking companies,
broker, forwarders, etc., FinTech has become an integral          Logistics-Related Fintech Deal Volume
solution to lower costs and improve relationships with
                                                                                                                             Qtr1               Qtr2                  Qtr3                 Qtr4
customers.7 RoadSync, a portfolio company of
Companyon Ventures, has become a notable player in the
space, having raised $30mm in June 2021 from Tiger                      2021
Global Management. CEO Robin Gregg has called
RoadSync the “Square” of trucking, an ambitious but not
unreachable comparison.8                                        2020

Overall activity in Q2 2021 was greater than all of 2018’s
volume combined and is on track for a very active year.
                                                                      2019
Private capital is pouring into the space – in January, Relay
Payments announced a $43 million capital raise,9 which is
another big win for Logistics FinTech. Significant backers
include Tiger Global, Base10 Partners, Hyde Park Venture               2018
Partners, Ribbit Capital, and Spark Capital.
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                                                                                                                                               Deal Count
               Investor Spotlight

                                                                                                                         Fintech Valuations
                                                                                                                                           BPO
                                                                                                                                           Payment Processing
           Companyon is an investor in RoadSync, an
             online payment provider for logistics                                                                                         Payment Technology
                                                                                                 16x                                                                                                           14.2x
                                                                Total Enterprise Value/Revenue

“ We   at Companyon Ventures invest in post-seed
  early expansion-stage B2B SaaS startups. While we
                                                                                                 14x

  are industry agnostic, we do favor certain verticals                                           12x
  where we see significant inefficiencies in operations.
                                                                                                 10x
  One market that is ripe for technology-based                                                   8x                                                                                                                 7.1x
  efficiencies and innovation is Supply Chain and
  Logistics. In our diligence of this investment, it                                             6x
  amazed us that the world still has pockets of industry
  still lacking in efficient automation. The US                                                  4x                                                                                                                 3.1x
  transportation industry is a $700B industry with
                                                                                                 2x
  hundreds of thousands of businesses including
  trucking, warehousing, brokerage, and services                                                 0x
  companies. These businesses routinely invoice and
                                                                                                                                                                                                 Jan-21
                                                                                                                                                                                                          Apr-21
                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Jul-21
                                                                                                                                                             Jan-20
                                                                                                                                                                      Apr-20
                                                                                                                                                                               Jul-20
                                                                                                                                                                                        Oct-20
                                                                                                                Oct-18

                                                                                                                                                    Oct-19
                                                                                                       Jul-18

                                                                                                                         Jan-19
                                                                                                                                  Apr-19
                                                                                                                                           Jul-19

  accept paper payments - like cash and check. The
  industry even has its own specialized paper check
  product, fleet checks. Sixty percent of small trucking
  companies use paper invoices and 60% of logistics
  businesses report getting paid in paper checks.                                           Year-to-date (YTD) and Last Twelve Months (LTM) as of June 30

                                                      ”                                                          Source: Capital IQ and Capstone Research;

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SUPPLY CHAIN VISIBILITY

Facing a surge in e-commerce and global transportation disruptions from the pandemic, shippers are turning
to real-time transportation visibility platforms (RTTVPs) to achieve greater oversight of supply chains. The
RTTVP market has been growing at a rapid pace globally, doubling in size in North America last year to nearly
$300 million and is expected to reach $1 billion by 2024, according to Gartner.10 This land grab has driven
platforms to strengthen their capabilities via internal investment, acquisitions, or partnerships. M&A activity
remains active in the RTTVP market with seven acquisitions in 2021 equaling the amount set in the year prior.
x
Key Areas of Growth
• Multi-modular compatibility: Companies have expanded their                                             Global Market: Real-Time
  offerings to apply to multiple modes of transportation. For example,                                   Transportation Visibility
  FourKite’s acquisition of Haven and project44’s buyout of Ocean                                               Platforms
  Insights enabled both firms to reach more ocean carriers and                                        $1,400
                                                                                                                                +$700
  improve the traceability of ocean shipments.

                                                                            Market Size in Millions
                                                                                                      $1,200                    million

• Wider geographic reach: Providers are capitalizing on the demand                                    $1,000
  from international and regional logistics companies, expanding                                       $800
  geographically. Sixfold and Transporeon merged to form Europe’s                                      $600           +$130
  largest RTTV platform and seek to expand into North America.                                                        million
                                                                                                       $400

• Integrating Artificial Intelligence: Predictive analytics and AI are                                 $200
  the future of supply chain visibility. project44 is keenly aware,                                      $0
  having acquired ClearMetal to bolster its capabilities. C.H. Robinson,                                       2019   2020       2024
  also partnered with Microsoft to leverage Azure’s internet of things                                                      Source: Gartner
  (IoT) solutions to the carrier’s vast logistics network.

Venture capital has supported companies’ growth with project44’s $200 million Series E funding, valued at
$1.2 billion, being the largest investment in 2021 to-date. Other notable raises are from FarEye and FourKites
with $100 million each to advance their machine learning and data science capabilities. RTTVP provider
Shippeo received $32 million to further scale its AI platform’s data-aggregating abilities. Capstone Partners
expects more firms to enter the market to serve different niches, further fragmenting the market. This trend
will fuel strong M&A activity as larger firms acquire smaller players to grow their presence and to provide for
the needs of a global, diverse customer base.

                                       Venture Capital Financing 2021

                                                                                                                  $200mm

                                          $100mm                 $100mm

         $32mm          $35mm

                                                                    Source: Capital IQ, Pitchbook, Crunchbase, Capstone Research

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SELECT M&A TRANSACTIONS

                                                                                                               Enterprise           EV / LTM
Date       Target              Acquirer            Target Business Description                                 Value (mm)       Revenue EBITDA

           Trucker                                 Develops load tracking and digital freight matching
06/22/21                       Alpine SG                                                                             -               -            -
           Tools                                   software solutions for truck drivers.

                                                   Provides warehouse management software for intra
06/15/21   XELOG               proLogistik         logistics processes.                                              -               -            -

                                                   Builds cloud-based software for logistics companies to
06/10/21   TNX Logistics       Transporeon                                                                           -               -            -
                                                   optimize daily dispatching.

                                                   Offers IoT and blockchain-based supply chain logistics
06/08/21   Modum               Roambee             solutions.                                                        -               -            -

           Skipjack Supply                         Develops a multi-carrier SaaS parcel platform that
06/02/21                       Redwood Logistics                                                                     -               -            -
           Chain / Proactive                       provides rating and labeling capabilities to WMS.

                                                   Offers supply chain software and services for
05/27/21   BluJay Solutions    E2open              transportation, yard, and fleet management.                    $1,700.2           -            -

                                                   Develops artificial intelligence software for
05/27/21   ClearMetal          project44           supply chain visibility operations.                               -               -            -

                                                   Provides GPS fleet tracking software and E-logistics
05/19/21   GPS Insight         Accel-KKR           solutions for organizations with mobile assets.                   -               -            -

                                                   Designs and develops demand responsive transport
05/11/21   Padam Mobility      Siemens Mobility                                                                      -               -            -
                                                   software solutions.

           Portrix Logistics                       Develops global price management software for
05/10/21                       Descartes           forwarder, carrier, and shipper industries.                     $25.2             -            -
           Software

                               ModivCare
05/06/21   WellRyde                                Operates a transportation management platform.                    -               -            -
                               (Nasdaq:MODV)

                               BluJay              Develops SaaS railroad transportation management
05/05/21   Raven Logistics                         systems.                                                          -               -            -
                               Solutions

                               Connected           Offers end-to-end integrated supply chain and retail
04/23/21   Blue Yonder Group                                                                                      $8,597.6          8.5x        35.0x
                               Solutions           management software solutions.

           Returnly            Affirm Holdings     Provides online return, post-purchase payments, and
04/21/21                                                                                                           $257.6            -            -
           Technologies        (Nasdaq:AFRM)       reverse logistics solutions.

           Peak-Ryzek / Optical                     Develops supply chain automation and inventory
04/09/21                        Sole Source Capital management software.                                             -               -            -
           Phusion

                                                   Operates a cloud-based logistics platform for
04/07/21   Haven               FourKites           trading companies.                                                 -              -            -

           Cheetah             MercuryGate         Provides real-time logistics and dispatches solutions for
04/06/21                                           delivery, less-than-truckload, and fleet operations.              -               -            -
           Software            International

03/24/21   Trackunit           HgCapital           Develops SaaS fleet management systems.                           -               -            -

                                                   Offers transportation, warehouse, and data
03/15/21   Base Logistics      Staci               management solutions for the logistics industry.                   -              -            -

                                                   Provides cloud-based software solutions for
03/11/21   ShipXpress          Kaleris             transportation and industrial businesses.                          -              -            -

                                                   Develops web-based global trade and logistics
03/01/21   QuestaWeb           Descartes                                                                           $36.0             -            -
                                                   management software solutions.

                               Knight-Swift        Operates a mobile driver workflow platform for
02/01/21   Eleos Technology                        trucking fleets and truck operators.                            $52.0             -            -
                               Transportation

01/07/21   Unifaun             Consignor Group     Offers SaaS transport management software solutions.              -               -            -

                                                                                             Source: Capital IQ, PitchBook, FactSet, and Capstone Research

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SELECT CAPITAL RAISES

                                                                                                                Round       Post Money    Capital
Date       Target            Acquirer             Target Business Description                                    Type      Valuation (mm) Raised

                             Menlo, Bain, Hyde    Develops online shipping and fulfillment software for
06/29/21   Shipbob                                                                                              Series E        $1,000.0        $200.0
                             Park, Softbank       small e-commerce businesses

                             Tiger Global, Hyde   Designs and develops an online payment platform for
06/24/21   RoadSync                               the warehousing, driving, and logistics industries.           Series B            -           $30.0
                             Park, Base10

                                                  Operates a logistics payment platform for efficient
06/15/21   PayCargo          Insight Venture                                                                    Series B            -           $125.0
                                                  transfers of cargo.

           Cleo                                   Offers a cloud integration platform for logistics and
06/09/21                     H.I.G. Capital       transportation, E-commerce, and other industries.             Growth              -              -
           Communications

                                                  Operates a cloud-based e-commerce fulfillment,
06/09/21   Ship Hero         Riverwood Capital                                                                  Growth              -           $50.4
                                                  logistics, and WMS SaaS platform

                                                  Develops a cloud-based platform for supply
06/03/21   Roambee           PSA unboXed          chain monitoring services.                                    Growth              -              -

                             Goldman              Offers a cloud-based visibility platform for
06/01/21   project44                              shippers and third-party logistics companies.                 Series E        $1,200.0        $202.0
                             Sachs

                             Hearst,              Provides SaaS-based freight forecasting and analytics
05/19/21   FreightWaves                           solutions.                                                    Venture             -            $16.1
                             Triangle Peak

                                                  Offers a transportation monitoring and analytics
05/11/21   Route42           DKV Mobility                                                                       Growth              -              -
                                                  platform for trucking companies.

                                                  Develops self-driving trucks to enable the
05/07/21   PlusAI            BlackRock, D.E. Shaw commercialization of autonomous transport.                    Growth              -           $150.0

                                                  Provides a cloud-based visibility platform for
05/07/21   FourKites         Cardinal Health      freight brokers, carriers, and 3PL companies.                 Growth              -              -

                             FirstMark,           Offers cloud-native software to automate warehouse
04/21/21   CognitOps                              management.                                                   Series A            -            $11.0
                             Chicago Ventures

                             Mercury,             Develops a cloud-based supply chain integration
04/16/21   Chain.io                                                                                             Venture             -            $5.0
                             Grand                platform to boost data visibility across systems.

           Pole Star Space   Wavecrest            Provides SaaS software solutions and APIs for the
04/07/21                                                                                                        Growth              -              -
           Applications      Growth, Abry         maritime, finance, and government sectors.

                             Mainsail             Develops on-demand warehouse management software
04/05/21   3PL Central                            for third party logistics companies.                          Growth              -           $45.0
                             Management

                             Tiger,               Provides financial supply chain management
03/30/21   HighRadius                             solutions to automate receivables functions.                  Series C        $3,100.0        $300.0
                             Susquehanna, D1

                             Founds, Susa,        Offers a cloud-based software platform for warehousing
03/19/21   STORD                                  and distribution services.                                    Series C            -            $65.0
                             Salesforce, Bond

                             BNP Paribas,         Designs and develops a business-to-business logistics
03/18/21   Cubyn                                  software platform.                                            Series C            -            $41.8
                             Eurazeo, DN, 360

                             NewSpring Capital,   Offers SaaS warehouse and inventory
02/18/21   Deposco                                management solutions.                                         Series A            -            $35.4
                             Aspen Capital

                                                  Develops order fulfillment solutions for
01/27/21   Shipmonk          Periphas Capital     ecommerce industries.                                         Growth              -            $65.0

                             Halma, IP, BP,       Offers an AI autonomous vehicle and warehouse
01/05/21   Oxbotica                                                                                             Series B            -            $47.0
                             Tencent, BGF, Doxa   navigation platform.

                             New Enterprise,      Provides SaaS solutions for fully and semi-
10/28/20   Outrider                               autonomous freight and transportation fleets.                 Series B            -           $65.0
                             Henry Crown, Koch

                                                  Develops an application that matches carriers with
10/02/20   Uber Freight      Greenbriar Equity    shippers                                                      Series A        $3,300.0        $500.0

                                                                                             Source: Capital IQ, PitchBook, FactSet, and Capstone Research

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LOGISTICS TECHNOLOGY REPORT CONTRIBUTORS

                 Burke Smith
                 Managing Director
                 bsmith@capstonepartners.com | 310-872-0038

                 Burke brings to Capstone Partners over 20 years of experience as an advisor to or
                 leader of middle market companies, including several asset-based trucking and
                 warehousing operations. Over his career as an M&A advisor, Burke has executed more
                 than 45 transactions with a combined value in excess of $40 billion.

                 Burke began his career working on Wall Street. He initially trained at Wasserstein Perella
                 & Co., where he worked directly for famed M&A banker Bruce Wasserstein. Burke then
                 joined Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette (DLJ) as an early member of the firm’s Exclusive
                 Sales Group, which became one of the most successful middle market sell-side
                 advisory practices on Wall Street. Following the acquisition of DLJ by Credit Suisse,
                 Burke joined UBS as an Executive Director in the mergers and acquisitions group.

                 Jay Mercier
                 Vice President
                 jmercier@capstonepartners.com | 404-934-6362

                 Jay serves as a Vice President in Capstone’s Transportation and Logistics Group. He
                 brings over 10+ years of capital markets experience spanning Investment Banking, Credit
                 Trading and Equity Derivatives Trading. Prior to joining Capstone, Jay worked as a
                 Director at Cowen where he was a member of the Outsourced Trading Team. He was
                 responsible for the account coverage of institutional buy-side accounts and advised
                 clients on risk mitigation strategies with the use of exchange-traded derivatives.

                 Nathan Feldman
                 Associate
                 nfeldman@capstonepartners.com | 845-416-5906

                 Nathan joined Capstone Partners in 2015 and while he has held multiple different roles
                 at the firm, he currently works as an investment banking associate on the firm’s
                 Transportation & Logistics team. His responsibilities primarily include helping middle
                 market business owners throughout the industry execute exit, recapitalization, and
                 capital raise transactions.. Nathan earned his BA from Brandeis University with a degree
                 in English, Business and Physics.

  Special Contribution by Analyst Spencer Baxter and Summer Interns John Lindsey Ethan Reiser

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ENDNOTES
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     (Services, Software), By Deployment (Cloud, On‐premise), By Function, By Application, And Segment Forecasts, 2021 ‐ 2028,”
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     market#:~:text=The%20global%20WMS%20market%20size,USD%203.01%20billion%20in%202021.&text=The%20global%20W
     MS%20market%20is,USD%208.18%20billion%20by%202028, accessed June 23, 2021.
 2. Grand View Research, “Warehouse Management Systems Market Worth $8.1 Billion By 2028,”
     https://www.grandviewresearch.com/press‐release/global‐warehouse‐management‐system‐wms‐market, accessed June 23,
     2021.
 3. PR Newswire, “ShipBob Raises $200 Million in Series E Funding, Led by Bain Capital Ventures, Valuing the Ecommerce Logistics
     Platform Well Over $1 Billion,” https://www.prnewswire.com/news‐releases/shipbob‐raises‐200‐million‐in‐series‐e‐funding‐
     led‐by‐bain‐capital‐ventures‐valuing‐the‐ecommerce‐logistics‐platform‐well‐over‐1‐billion‐301321574.html, accessed June 29,
     2021.
 4. PR Newswire, “Mainsail Partners Leads Syndicate in Fresh $45 Million Capital Raise for 3PL Central,”
     https://www.prnewswire.com/news‐releases/mainsail‐partners‐leads‐syndicate‐in‐fresh‐45‐million‐capital‐raise‐for‐3pl‐
     central‐301261953.html, accessed June 23, 2021.
 5. Market Data Forecast, “Global Fintech Market Research Report ‐ Segmentation By Technology (API; AI; Blockchain; Distributed
     Computing), By Service (Payment; Fund Transfer; Personal Finance; Loans; Insurance; Wealth Management), By Application
     (Banking; Insurance; Securities; & Others), By Deployment Mode (Cloud & On‐premises), By Region, Competition, Forecast &
     Opportunities (2021 – 2026),” https://www.marketdataforecast.com/market‐reports/fintech‐market, accessed June 30, 2021.
 6. The Business Journals, “How the e‐commerce boom skyrocketed Startups to Watch honoree Relay Payments,”
     https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/inno/stories/profiles/2021/03/25/relay‐payments‐e‐commerce‐growth.html, accessed
     June 30, 2021.
 7. Fintech Ranking, “Can FinTech Revolutionize the Logistics Industry and Introduce Much‐Needed Change?”
     https://fintechranking.com/2021/02/09/can‐fintech‐revolutionize‐the‐logistics‐industry‐and‐introduce‐much‐needed‐
     change/, accessed June 30, 2021.
 8. The Business Journals, “Transportation payments platform RoadSync raises $5.7M,”
     https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/inno/stories/fundings/2020/04/01/transportation‐payments‐platform‐roadsync‐
     raises.html, accessed June 30, 2021.
 9. PR Newswire, “Relay Payments Raises $43 Million in New Funding to Transform Transportation Payments,”
     https://www.prnewswire.com/news‐releases/relay‐payments‐raises‐43‐million‐in‐new‐funding‐to‐transform‐transportation‐
     payments‐301203402.html, accessed June 30, 2021.
 10. Gartner, “Magic Quadrant for Real‐Time Transportation Visibility Platforms,” https://www.gartner.com/doc/reprints?id=1‐
     25SQ42A3&ct=210414&st=sb, accessed on June 24, 2021.

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          218                      $12.5B                                           30%                                  6th
   M&A transactions                   aggregate                                     of our deals                   globally ranked for
  completed in 2020               transaction value                                  are cross-                    deals under $500m
                                                                                       border

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