Today blockchain startup Data Gumbo announced a $4 million Series C funding round from the venture arms of Saudi Aramco and Equinor, which are both existing investors. They first backed the firm in its $6m Series A and also participated in its $7.7 million Series B that included venture capital firm L37.
Data Gumbo currently provides enterprise blockchain solutions to the energy sector. Given suppliers to the industry include commodity haulage, trucking and shipping, Data Gumbo has already expanded into these sectors and plans to add others. It uses Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) to trigger confirmations that enable payments to be automatically released.
In January, it announced that Equinor had contracted the startup to use smart contracts to manage contracts and invoicing for its oil drilling and web services. During trials, the automation tool created accurate invoices 99.7% of the time without manual input.
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