Exclusive: Nauta eyes $20M-$30M Series A after strategic raise

Follow the money: BMW i Ventures, Bosch Ventures, Hitachi Ventures and Yamaha Motor Ventures led the round, the size of which was not disclosed.

• Construct Capital and Predictive, which led the company's $7 million seed last August, also joined.

How it works: New York-based Nauta helps automate container tracking, centralize communications and calculate importers' shipping costs.

By the numbers: By identifying and eliminating inefficiencies, Nauta has been able to save customers $10,000 for every $400,000 in payments, Valentina says.

What they're saying: Nauta's agentic AI and technology team motivated Hitachi Ventures to invest, and it hopes to help the startup eventually serve enterprise-level accounts, partner Pete Bastien tells Axios Pro.

• "We're seeing things cooking faster than what I've ever seen," Jordan says. "AI moves fast, but having something that really moves real money is like wildfire. That's what we're seeing."