GV returned to back a series C round that increased the telematics and fleet management technology supplier's overall funding to more than $78m.

US-based trucking telematics technology provider KeepTruckin received $50m yesterday in a series C round featuring GV, the corporate venturing subsidiary of internet technology conglomerate Alphabet formerly known as Google Ventures.

Institutional Venture Partners (IVP) led the round, which included fellow venture capital firms Scale Venture Partners and Index Ventures.

Founded in 2013, KeepTruckin has developed an electronic logging system for trucks that is compatible with the iOS and Android operating systems, and which integrates into a fleet management platform created…