8VC

8VC, established in 1969 and headquartered in San Francisco, is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage companies across various sectors, with a focus on enabling industry transformation. The firm, which is a Registered Investment Adviser, partners with founders to develop transformational technologies, targeting sectors such as healthcare, logistics, biology, IT infrastructure, and government & defense. 8VC aims to create long-term economic and societal value through its investments, promoting innovation and global prosperity.

Serena Ge

Campus Associate

Bhaskar Ghosh

Partner and CTO

Francisco Gimenez

Partner

Jin-Young Kim

Partner

Alex Kolicich

Founding Partner

Seth Lieblich

Principal

Jake Medwell

Co-Founder and Partner

Alex Moore

Partner

David Moskowitz

Principal

Allison Pavlick

Principal

Justin Rose

Associate

Kimmy Scotti

Founding Partner

Past deals in Supply Chain Management

Gallatin

Seed Round in 2025
Gallatin is a technology company specializing in logistics solutions for the defense industry. It develops a platform that generates actionable insights across tactical, operational, and strategic levels, enabling integrated capabilities for first, middle, and last-mile solutions. This platform aims to enhance supply chain management, automate operations, and improve overall efficiency within the defense sector.

Gallatin

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Gallatin is a technology company specializing in logistics solutions for the defense industry. It develops a platform that generates actionable insights across tactical, operational, and strategic levels, enabling integrated capabilities for first, middle, and last-mile solutions. This platform aims to enhance supply chain management, automate operations, and improve overall efficiency within the defense sector.

Quince

Series C in 2024
Quince, LLC, established in 2016 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, is a retailer specializing in affordable luxury apparel, accessories, and home goods. The company offers a wide range of products for men and women, including jewelry, clothing, and home textiles, all sourced directly from manufacturers using a just-in-time production model. This approach enables Quince to provide high-quality items at competitive prices while minimizing waste.

Quince

Series B in 2023
Quince, LLC, established in 2016 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, is a retailer specializing in affordable luxury apparel, accessories, and home goods. The company offers a wide range of products for men and women, including jewelry, clothing, and home textiles, all sourced directly from manufacturers using a just-in-time production model. This approach enables Quince to provide high-quality items at competitive prices while minimizing waste.

Telegraph

Series A in 2022
Telegraph is a technology company founded in 2020 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, that focuses on transforming the freight rail industry through its innovative cloud-based platform. The company simplifies complex workflows and enhances collaboration among railroads, shippers, and third-party logistics providers, thereby improving visibility and insights into rail operations. By employing advanced technology, Telegraph aims to create a more sustainable and efficient supply chain, facilitating seamless logistics and streamlined operations across the freight ecosystem.

Kojo

Series C in 2022
Kojo is a cloud-based construction management software company that provides an all-in-one platform for contractors to manage their material and inventory needs. Founded in 2018 and based in San Francisco, Kojo's system focuses on streamlining materials management and procurement processes, enhancing profitability for construction companies. By integrating various stakeholders, including field teams, procurement, and distributors, Kojo simplifies the supply chain through automation, facilitating the ordering and tracking of materials. This approach enables contractors to ensure timely delivery of materials to job sites, thereby improving operational efficiency.

Felux

Series A in 2022
Felux is a business-to-business marketplace and supply chain platform focused on the mining industry. The company provides a variety of services, including procurement solutions and supply chain management, facilitating the buying and selling of industrial products. Its platform enables users to source, procure, ship, finance, and analyze transactions related to steel, all in one location. This comprehensive approach allows suppliers to digitize their operations and manage their selling and distribution processes efficiently.

Quince

Series A in 2021
Quince, LLC, established in 2016 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, is a retailer specializing in affordable luxury apparel, accessories, and home goods. The company offers a wide range of products for men and women, including jewelry, clothing, and home textiles, all sourced directly from manufacturers using a just-in-time production model. This approach enables Quince to provide high-quality items at competitive prices while minimizing waste.

Beacon

Series B in 2021
Beacon is a digital supply chain and freight platform developed to optimize supply chains with insights and visibility. It offers a freight forwarding service across all modes integrated with its end-to-end visibility platform, connecting each stage of the supply chain to deliver a record of all the information teams need. From bookings to order management, live tracking, and document management, Beacon will move goods with transparency and efficiency, whilst the secure cloud-based software improves accuracy and saves time. The company was founded in 2018 by Fraser Robinson and Dmitri Izmailov and is headquartered in London, England, United Kingdom.

Felux

Seed Round in 2021
Felux is a business-to-business marketplace and supply chain platform focused on the mining industry. The company provides a variety of services, including procurement solutions and supply chain management, facilitating the buying and selling of industrial products. Its platform enables users to source, procure, ship, finance, and analyze transactions related to steel, all in one location. This comprehensive approach allows suppliers to digitize their operations and manage their selling and distribution processes efficiently.

Telegraph

Venture Round in 2021
Telegraph is a technology company founded in 2020 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, that focuses on transforming the freight rail industry through its innovative cloud-based platform. The company simplifies complex workflows and enhances collaboration among railroads, shippers, and third-party logistics providers, thereby improving visibility and insights into rail operations. By employing advanced technology, Telegraph aims to create a more sustainable and efficient supply chain, facilitating seamless logistics and streamlined operations across the freight ecosystem.

Baton

Series A in 2021
Baton Trucking, Inc. is a logistics company based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in enhancing long-haul trucking efficiency through its innovative drop zone network. This network allows for the segmentation of long routes, facilitating the use of specialized vehicles for different sections of the journey. Additionally, Baton provides a real estate infrastructure designed for highway-only autonomous trucks to seamlessly interchange loads with human drivers for final-mile delivery. Incorporated in 2019, the company also operates a technology innovation laboratory that collaborates with Ryder System, focusing on a digital platform that utilizes optimization and artificial intelligence to streamline freight networks and reduce waste in trucking operations.

Quince

Seed Round in 2021
Quince, LLC, established in 2016 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, is a retailer specializing in affordable luxury apparel, accessories, and home goods. The company offers a wide range of products for men and women, including jewelry, clothing, and home textiles, all sourced directly from manufacturers using a just-in-time production model. This approach enables Quince to provide high-quality items at competitive prices while minimizing waste.

project44

Series D in 2020
Project44, Inc. is a technology company specializing in a cloud-based visibility platform aimed at enhancing supply chain efficiency for shippers and third-party logistics providers. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Chicago, with additional offices in cities such as Paris, Amsterdam, and Tokyo, project44 manages over 1 billion unique shipments annually for more than 1,300 leading brands across various industries, including manufacturing, retail, and automotive. The company's platform integrates solutions for pricing, routing, scheduling, tracking, and exception management, allowing for greater transparency and automation in transportation processes. By connecting shippers and carriers, project44 drives predictability, resilience, and sustainability in the supply chain, establishing itself as a market leader recognized for its innovative capabilities and high customer satisfaction.

Kojo

Series A in 2020
Kojo is a cloud-based construction management software company that provides an all-in-one platform for contractors to manage their material and inventory needs. Founded in 2018 and based in San Francisco, Kojo's system focuses on streamlining materials management and procurement processes, enhancing profitability for construction companies. By integrating various stakeholders, including field teams, procurement, and distributors, Kojo simplifies the supply chain through automation, facilitating the ordering and tracking of materials. This approach enables contractors to ensure timely delivery of materials to job sites, thereby improving operational efficiency.

Beacon

Series A in 2020
Beacon is a digital supply chain and freight platform developed to optimize supply chains with insights and visibility. It offers a freight forwarding service across all modes integrated with its end-to-end visibility platform, connecting each stage of the supply chain to deliver a record of all the information teams need. From bookings to order management, live tracking, and document management, Beacon will move goods with transparency and efficiency, whilst the secure cloud-based software improves accuracy and saves time. The company was founded in 2018 by Fraser Robinson and Dmitri Izmailov and is headquartered in London, England, United Kingdom.

FreightWeb

Seed Round in 2020
FreightWeb Services Inc., established in 2019, is a transportation and logistics company headquartered in Seattle, Washington, with an additional office in Scottsdale, Arizona. It specializes in partial truckload shipping, offering an online portal for instant rate quotes and booking services to shippers. FreightWeb's innovative, carrier-optimized transport management system optimizes carrier operations, enabling shipping companies to reduce costs for partial truckloads and helping truckers increase their freight per truck.

Baton

Seed Round in 2019
Baton Trucking, Inc. is a logistics company based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in enhancing long-haul trucking efficiency through its innovative drop zone network. This network allows for the segmentation of long routes, facilitating the use of specialized vehicles for different sections of the journey. Additionally, Baton provides a real estate infrastructure designed for highway-only autonomous trucks to seamlessly interchange loads with human drivers for final-mile delivery. Incorporated in 2019, the company also operates a technology innovation laboratory that collaborates with Ryder System, focusing on a digital platform that utilizes optimization and artificial intelligence to streamline freight networks and reduce waste in trucking operations.

Quince

Seed Round in 2019
Quince, LLC, established in 2016 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, is a retailer specializing in affordable luxury apparel, accessories, and home goods. The company offers a wide range of products for men and women, including jewelry, clothing, and home textiles, all sourced directly from manufacturers using a just-in-time production model. This approach enables Quince to provide high-quality items at competitive prices while minimizing waste.

Vector

Series A in 2019
Vector is the mobile-first workflow and transportation management platform for shippers, logistics brokers, and carriers. Their technology enables streamlined communication and transparency in the operations of logistics and field services companies.

Quince

Seed Round in 2019
Quince, LLC, established in 2016 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, is a retailer specializing in affordable luxury apparel, accessories, and home goods. The company offers a wide range of products for men and women, including jewelry, clothing, and home textiles, all sourced directly from manufacturers using a just-in-time production model. This approach enables Quince to provide high-quality items at competitive prices while minimizing waste.

Kojo

Seed Round in 2018
Kojo is a cloud-based construction management software company that provides an all-in-one platform for contractors to manage their material and inventory needs. Founded in 2018 and based in San Francisco, Kojo's system focuses on streamlining materials management and procurement processes, enhancing profitability for construction companies. By integrating various stakeholders, including field teams, procurement, and distributors, Kojo simplifies the supply chain through automation, facilitating the ordering and tracking of materials. This approach enables contractors to ensure timely delivery of materials to job sites, thereby improving operational efficiency.

project44

Series C in 2018
Project44, Inc. is a technology company specializing in a cloud-based visibility platform aimed at enhancing supply chain efficiency for shippers and third-party logistics providers. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Chicago, with additional offices in cities such as Paris, Amsterdam, and Tokyo, project44 manages over 1 billion unique shipments annually for more than 1,300 leading brands across various industries, including manufacturing, retail, and automotive. The company's platform integrates solutions for pricing, routing, scheduling, tracking, and exception management, allowing for greater transparency and automation in transportation processes. By connecting shippers and carriers, project44 drives predictability, resilience, and sustainability in the supply chain, establishing itself as a market leader recognized for its innovative capabilities and high customer satisfaction.

Alloy.ai

Series A in 2018
Alloy.ai is a demand and inventory control platform designed to assist consumer goods brands in optimizing their supply chain operations. By providing daily insights at the SKU-store level, Alloy.ai enables brands to swiftly identify and address issues, enhancing their responsiveness to market changes. The platform integrates over 850 pre-built connectors that combine point-of-sale and inventory data with supply chain information, offering comprehensive visibility across networks. This capability allows brands to predict challenges that competitors may overlook. Trusted by a range of companies, from Fortune 500 firms to emerging digital brands, Alloy.ai helps clients achieve significant improvements, including over 35% reductions in out-of-stock situations and notable increases in their bottom line.

project44

Series B in 2018
Project44, Inc. is a technology company specializing in a cloud-based visibility platform aimed at enhancing supply chain efficiency for shippers and third-party logistics providers. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Chicago, with additional offices in cities such as Paris, Amsterdam, and Tokyo, project44 manages over 1 billion unique shipments annually for more than 1,300 leading brands across various industries, including manufacturing, retail, and automotive. The company's platform integrates solutions for pricing, routing, scheduling, tracking, and exception management, allowing for greater transparency and automation in transportation processes. By connecting shippers and carriers, project44 drives predictability, resilience, and sustainability in the supply chain, establishing itself as a market leader recognized for its innovative capabilities and high customer satisfaction.

Flexport

Series B in 2016
Flexport, established in 2013, is a San Francisco-based company specializing in global freight forwarding and customs brokerage services. It offers an online platform that simplifies and streamlines international trade for businesses. Flexport's services include customs clearance, freight transportation by ocean, air, and road, along with value-added services such as cargo insurance, warehousing, and trade finance. The company's user-friendly dashboard enables clients to understand, purchase, manage, and track these services in real-time, optimizing their supply chain and logistics operations.

Alloy.ai

Seed Round in 2016
Alloy.ai is a demand and inventory control platform designed to assist consumer goods brands in optimizing their supply chain operations. By providing daily insights at the SKU-store level, Alloy.ai enables brands to swiftly identify and address issues, enhancing their responsiveness to market changes. The platform integrates over 850 pre-built connectors that combine point-of-sale and inventory data with supply chain information, offering comprehensive visibility across networks. This capability allows brands to predict challenges that competitors may overlook. Trusted by a range of companies, from Fortune 500 firms to emerging digital brands, Alloy.ai helps clients achieve significant improvements, including over 35% reductions in out-of-stock situations and notable increases in their bottom line.
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