Supply Chain & Fulfillment Sunday, September 20, 2026

Freehand raises $75M to automate Fortune 500 supply chain spend

Freehand closed a $75M Series B to scale autonomous AI agents that manage supply-chain spend, freight audits, and vendor negotiations for major enterprise clients.

The numbers

$75 million Amount raised in Freehand's Series B funding round
$100 million Total capital raised by Freehand to date
$25 million Amount raised in Freehand's Series A round
50 customers Number of enterprise clients using Freehand's platform
5% to 10% Percentage of total spend recovered by Freehand's technology

Sources

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