Axle

Axle was founded in 2019, is headquartered in San Francisco, United States, and has $40.0M in recorded funding across 3 rounds.

Founded
2019
Business Model
B2B
Total Funding
$40.0M
Last Round
$4.0M SeedApr 2023
Rounds
3

Totals include recorded grants and other qualifying funding, not just equity. What counts toward funding.

Indexed holds 3 funding rounds and 10 investors for this company. The full record is or through the API.

About

Axle (formerly Axle Payments) was an AI-powered freight factoring company based in San Francisco that provided small freight brokers with short-term working capital by purchasing their accounts receivable at a discount. Founded in 2019, the company later rebranded as Denim in September 2022 after raising a $126 million Series B led by Pelion Venture Partners. The original axlepayments.com domain is no longer active.

Summary

Axle is an Energy company based in San Francisco, United States, founded in 2019. It has raised $40.0M in total across 3 rounds, most recently a $4.0M Seed round in Apr 2023. Investors include Crosslink Capital, Gradient Ventures and Pelion Venture Partners.

Funding History

SeedSeed RoundApr 2023
$4.0M

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Funding: Series A through Seed. Amounts, valuations, and investors where available.

Investors

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