Coast is a developer of a card payment platform designed to make fleet and gasoline payments easier for truck drivers. The company's platform provides payment integration solutions to fleets, making fleet administration easier than traditional financial services.
Coast is a developer of a card payment platform designed to make fleet and gasoline payments easier for truck drivers. The company's platform provides payment integration solutions to fleets, making fleet administration easier than traditional financial services.
Advantive
Private Equity Round in 2023
Advantive specializes in providing software solutions tailored for specialty manufacturers and wholesale distributors. Their platform offers comprehensive services including schedule optimization, quality management, sales order processing, inventory and fulfillment management, financial management, e-commerce integration, and reporting analytics. This enables clients to optimize complex processes, enhance operational visibility, and drive improved profitability and revenue growth.
Sedna is a developer of communication software specifically designed for the global trade industry, including sectors such as maritime, commodities, and logistics. The platform unifies messages, data, and documentation to streamline communication and reduce email volume. By fostering action-based communication, Sedna enhances collaboration and productivity among teams, allowing organizations to focus on critical tasks. The software connects various elements of an organization's ecosystem, providing strategic insights that enable faster decision-making and improved workflow management. Ultimately, Sedna empowers businesses to achieve greater efficiency and responsiveness in their operations.
Bestpass
Private Equity Round in 2023
Bestpass offers a unified payment platform specializing in nationwide toll management for commercial fleets. Its platform consolidates various transponder options, toll passes, weigh station services, and customer support to streamline payments while ensuring data accuracy and cost savings.
Expedock, Inc. is a technology company based in Palo Alto, California, specializing in freight document processing solutions for the logistics and freight forwarding sector. The company develops an AI-driven platform that automates the handling of essential shipping documents, such as airway bills, bills of lading, and invoices. By leveraging artificial intelligence and digital technology, Expedock's software streamlines the clearance of shipment paperwork, significantly reducing the need for manual data extraction and entry. This innovation not only enhances efficiency but also decreases turnaround times for logistics companies, facilitating smoother communication within the international cargo supply chain.
Imperfect Foods
Convertible Note in 2022
Imperfect Foods, Inc. is an online grocery delivery service based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2015. The company specializes in rescuing and redistributing food across various categories, including produce, shelf-stable goods, dairy, meat, and seafood, with a strong emphasis on reducing food waste and supporting farmers. By offering fruits, vegetables, and mixed grocery boxes, Imperfect Foods aims to provide consumers with healthy, seasonal food products at discounted prices compared to traditional grocery stores. The company operates in several areas, including Oakland, Berkeley, and Concord, delivering directly to homes and offices. Its mission-driven approach highlights its commitment to sustainability in the food system, positioning it for long-term success in the evolving grocery market.
TradeLink
Series A in 2022
TradeLink is a company that specializes in developing a digital platform for delivery and transportation information, aimed at connecting customers, vendors, and logistics service providers. The platform features an intelligent time and ramp booking system, automated planning and communication tools, and digital delivery notes, which facilitate efficient coordination among delivery partners. By streamlining these processes, TradeLink helps clients save time and reduce costs, while enhancing communication with all involved parties. Its innovative approach fosters a more effective system of delivery coordination, benefiting all stakeholders in the logistics ecosystem.
Motive is a technology company building technology to improve the safety, productivity, sustainability, and profitability of businesses that power the physical economy. Combined with AI, the Motive platform gives you complete visibility and control and significantly reduces manual workloads by automating and simplifying tasks. Motive serves small businesses across a wide range of industries, including transportation and logistics, construction, energy, field service, manufacturing, agriculture, food and beverage, retail, and the public sector. Motive is a fully unified integrated operations platform, combining driver safety, fleet management, equipment monitoring, and spend management all in one place.
Shipium is a logistics and supply chain technology company that provides software solutions for modern shippers and logistics operators. Its platform offers delivery experience APIs, dashboards for fulfillment network performance, and shipping insights, integrating with warehouse inventory systems, carrier selection, label printing, and real-time tracking. Founded in 2019 and based in Seattle, Shipium works with third-party logistics providers and large retailers to optimize delivery performance and model future demand. By enabling fast, reliable shipping and accurate delivery date promises, the platform helps customers balance speed and cost, reduce shipping expenses, and extend competitive advantages through faster fulfillment and transparent tracking.
Kpler
Private Equity Round in 2022
Kpler provides a subscription-based data and analytics platform delivering real-time market intelligence for commodities and their transportation. It tracks cargo movements and has been a leader in LNG cargo tracking, with coverage spanning liquids, dry bulk, freight, and inventories. The platform aggregates data from AIS signals, satellite imagery, logistics records, market reports, and governmental and shipping databases to give trading houses, industrials, shipping operators, and financial institutions visibility into the physical reality of commodity markets. Through strategic acquisitions, Kpler has expanded its data and analytics capabilities, integrating maritime analytics and ship-tracking assets to strengthen its offerings. The company operates globally and employs more than 500 people.
Container xChange
Venture Round in 2022
Container xChange is an online platform based in Hamburg, Germany, that facilitates the repositioning of shipping containers by connecting container owners with users. Founded in 2015, the platform serves as a neutral marketplace where participants can engage directly without the involvement of brokers. It allows users to utilize third-party ocean containers for their freight while offering their own containers to others, helping to reduce costs associated with empty repositioning. The platform enhances efficiency by streamlining logistics processes and simplifying contractual relationships. Key features include global visibility of container availability, automated transaction identification, and comprehensive online support for managing container logistics. Additionally, Container xChange provides tools for data management and integrated reporting, making it a valuable resource for various stakeholders in the shipping and logistics industry, including carriers and freight forwarders.
Coast is a developer of a card payment platform designed to make fleet and gasoline payments easier for truck drivers. The company's platform provides payment integration solutions to fleets, making fleet administration easier than traditional financial services.
Inspectorio
Series B in 2022
Founded in Hong Kong in 2010, Inspectorio operates a mobile platform that guides inspectors throughout the inspection process. Its primary focus is on quality inspections for textile and clothing factories in Asia.
Logixboard
Series B in 2022
Founded in 2016, Logixboard is a Seattle-based company that develops cloud platforms for freight forwarders. Its software increases transparency and communication with customers, helping logistics service providers enhance sales and customer retention.
Project44
Private Equity Round in 2022
Project44 provides a cloud based visibility platform for shippers and third party logistics providers, unifying pricing, routing, scheduling, tracking, exceptions, digital documents and payments to deliver end to end shipment visibility across parcel, final mile, LTL, truckload, rail, intermodal and ocean. The platform digitizes the shipment lifecycle and automates key transportation processes to accelerate insights and action. It supports carrier performance analytics and integrates with multiple stakeholders to improve predictability, resilience and sustainability of supply chains. Serving more than 1,300 brands and handling over 1 billion shipments annually, Project44 operates from its Chicago headquarters with a global network of offices. The company is recognized as a market leader in visibility technology by industry analysts and peers.
Avo is an eCommerce platform that powers branded and online convenience stores for employees within corporations. It centralizes demand by offering internal online stores, enabling companies to provide same-day delivery of consumer goods, groceries, electronics, and personal care items without minimum order sizes or delivery fees.
Gelato
Venture Round in 2021
Gelato is a leading provider of on-demand printing solutions for customized print products, headquartered in Oslo, Norway. The company offers a platform that allows entrepreneurs, creators, and global brands to sell their products worldwide while producing them locally in 30 countries. This approach enables users to reach a potential consumer base of up to 5 billion people quickly and efficiently. Gelato's services eliminate the need for sellers to manage inventory or handle cross-border shipping, streamlining the process of scaling e-commerce businesses. The company supports a diverse range of clients, from startups to large enterprises, by providing print and logistics services tailored to their specific requests. With offices in major cities around the world, Gelato is recognized for its commitment to sustainability and innovation in the printing industry.
Sedna is a developer of communication software specifically designed for the global trade industry, including sectors such as maritime, commodities, and logistics. The platform unifies messages, data, and documentation to streamline communication and reduce email volume. By fostering action-based communication, Sedna enhances collaboration and productivity among teams, allowing organizations to focus on critical tasks. The software connects various elements of an organization's ecosystem, providing strategic insights that enable faster decision-making and improved workflow management. Ultimately, Sedna empowers businesses to achieve greater efficiency and responsiveness in their operations.
Bringg is a global leader in delivery management platforms, serving over 800 customers. It unifies last-mile delivery operations, providing access to extensive delivery networks and supporting multiple delivery models while reducing costs.
PayCargo is a B2B online payments platform for the freight and cargo industries that automates invoicing, payments, and settlement. The platform offers electronic tools for payables, automated payments, receivables, and invoice management, enabling faster cargo releases by allowing vendors to be paid quickly and by providing credit card and financing options. It supports a large network of freight vendors, including ocean carriers and air cargo providers, and is headquartered in Coral Gables, Florida.
parcelLab
Series C in 2021
parcelLab GmbH is a Munich-based company that specializes in cloud-based solutions for enhancing the post-purchase experience of online retailers. Founded in 2014, parcelLab provides an Operations Experience Management platform that enables real-time monitoring of deliveries, allowing retailers to detect, analyze, and address discrepancies in their delivery services. The platform offers a whitelabel solution for easy integration with online shops, enhancing delivery management through features such as proactive customer notifications and the integration of carrier services. By leveraging big data analysis, parcelLab helps retailers in sectors like fashion, consumer electronics, and furniture to optimize customer engagement and satisfaction. The technology also predicts delivery delays, enabling retailers to communicate effectively with customers and offer compensation, thereby improving customer retention and driving revenue growth.
Fridge No More
Series A in 2021
Fridge No More is a New York-based grocery delivery startup established in 2020. It operates a proprietary network of "cloud stores" within a 1-mile radius, facilitating swift deliveries—typically within 15 minutes—to customers' doorsteps. The company offers free delivery with no minimum order requirements and aims to eliminate common online grocery pain points such as costly replacements. Its data-rich inventory system continually improves based on customer and operational needs.
Imperfect Foods
Series D in 2021
Imperfect Foods, Inc. is an online grocery delivery service based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2015. The company specializes in rescuing and redistributing food across various categories, including produce, shelf-stable goods, dairy, meat, and seafood, with a strong emphasis on reducing food waste and supporting farmers. By offering fruits, vegetables, and mixed grocery boxes, Imperfect Foods aims to provide consumers with healthy, seasonal food products at discounted prices compared to traditional grocery stores. The company operates in several areas, including Oakland, Berkeley, and Concord, delivering directly to homes and offices. Its mission-driven approach highlights its commitment to sustainability in the food system, positioning it for long-term success in the evolving grocery market.
Project44
Series D in 2020
Project44 provides a cloud based visibility platform for shippers and third party logistics providers, unifying pricing, routing, scheduling, tracking, exceptions, digital documents and payments to deliver end to end shipment visibility across parcel, final mile, LTL, truckload, rail, intermodal and ocean. The platform digitizes the shipment lifecycle and automates key transportation processes to accelerate insights and action. It supports carrier performance analytics and integrates with multiple stakeholders to improve predictability, resilience and sustainability of supply chains. Serving more than 1,300 brands and handling over 1 billion shipments annually, Project44 operates from its Chicago headquarters with a global network of offices. The company is recognized as a market leader in visibility technology by industry analysts and peers.
CommerceHub
Venture Round in 2020
CommerceHub is a cloud-based e-commerce technology platform that enables retailers and brands to enhance their product offerings, promote and sell products across digital channels, and efficiently deliver products to customers. The platform integrates supply, demand, and delivery processes, allowing enterprise e-commerce businesses to increase revenues while improving customer satisfaction. CommerceHub connects over 9,000 brands and suppliers with leading retailers in North America, facilitating the exchange of product, pricing, inventory, and order data. Its notable clients include major retailers such as Walmart, JC Penney, QVC, Best Buy, and Walgreens. Headquartered in Albany, NY, CommerceHub also has an office in Seattle, WA, and expanded internationally by opening its first European office in London in 2015.
CarOnSale
Series A in 2020
CarOnSale is a digital marketplace facilitating transactions between buyers and sellers of used cars. It streamlines the process by offering convenient, profitable, and personalized solutions.
PayCargo is a B2B online payments platform for the freight and cargo industries that automates invoicing, payments, and settlement. The platform offers electronic tools for payables, automated payments, receivables, and invoice management, enabling faster cargo releases by allowing vendors to be paid quickly and by providing credit card and financing options. It supports a large network of freight vendors, including ocean carriers and air cargo providers, and is headquartered in Coral Gables, Florida.
Imperfect Foods
Series C in 2020
Imperfect Foods, Inc. is an online grocery delivery service based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2015. The company specializes in rescuing and redistributing food across various categories, including produce, shelf-stable goods, dairy, meat, and seafood, with a strong emphasis on reducing food waste and supporting farmers. By offering fruits, vegetables, and mixed grocery boxes, Imperfect Foods aims to provide consumers with healthy, seasonal food products at discounted prices compared to traditional grocery stores. The company operates in several areas, including Oakland, Berkeley, and Concord, delivering directly to homes and offices. Its mission-driven approach highlights its commitment to sustainability in the food system, positioning it for long-term success in the evolving grocery market.
Skupos Inc. is a technology company that provides a comprehensive platform for retailers, distributors, and brands, aimed at enhancing operational efficiency in the convenience store sector. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with an additional location in Denver, Skupos offers tools that enable real-time monitoring of inventory, sales, and store performance. The platform facilitates automated purchasing and operational analytics, allowing c-store operators to make informed, data-driven decisions. By connecting independent businesses with brands and distributors, Skupos aims to streamline processes and create marketing opportunities, ultimately fostering a more lucrative and competitive retail environment.
PDI Technologies
Private Equity Round in 2019
PDI Technologies specializes in software solutions for the retail and petroleum wholesale sectors. They offer comprehensive solutions including consumer applications, store systems, logistics management, network security, analytics, and cybersecurity to enhance operational efficiency and profitability.
The Farmer's Dog
Series B in 2019
The Farmer's Dog, Inc. is a New York-based company founded in 2014 that specializes in producing and delivering homemade pet food. The company focuses on enhancing pet nutrition by offering fresh, nutritionally complete meals through a personalized subscription service. Each meal plan is tailored to the dog's specific profile, including factors such as age, breed, size, and activity level. Utilizing simple recipes made with human-grade USDA ingredients, The Farmer's Dog aims to transform the highly processed commercial dog food market by providing healthier, balanced options. By prioritizing convenience and affordability, the company has successfully filled millions of bowls across the nation, positioning itself as a leader in the future of pet care.
Project44
Series C in 2018
Project44 provides a cloud based visibility platform for shippers and third party logistics providers, unifying pricing, routing, scheduling, tracking, exceptions, digital documents and payments to deliver end to end shipment visibility across parcel, final mile, LTL, truckload, rail, intermodal and ocean. The platform digitizes the shipment lifecycle and automates key transportation processes to accelerate insights and action. It supports carrier performance analytics and integrates with multiple stakeholders to improve predictability, resilience and sustainability of supply chains. Serving more than 1,300 brands and handling over 1 billion shipments annually, Project44 operates from its Chicago headquarters with a global network of offices. The company is recognized as a market leader in visibility technology by industry analysts and peers.
PDI Technologies
Private Equity Round in 2016
PDI Technologies specializes in software solutions for the retail and petroleum wholesale sectors. They offer comprehensive solutions including consumer applications, store systems, logistics management, network security, analytics, and cybersecurity to enhance operational efficiency and profitability.
SMS Assist
Series C in 2015
SMS Assist is a facilities maintenance services provider that serves as a national integrator, linking client locations with local subcontractors to handle a broad range of services including electrical, plumbing, carpentry, mechanical repairs, cleaning, landscaping, snow removal, and parking lot maintenance. It uses a scalable cloud-based platform to connect client sites with subcontracted affiliates, enabling centralized management, transparency, and control. By consolidating maintenance across multiple locations, the company helps clients reduce facilities costs while maintaining or improving service quality and delivery speed. With more than 40,000 sites under contract, it delivers visibility and efficiency for multi-location organizations.
Studio Moderna
Private Equity Round in 2011
Founded in 1992, Studio Moderna is a prominent multi-channel e-commerce and direct-to-consumer platform focused on the rapidly expanding markets of Central and Eastern Europe, Russia, and Turkey. The company serves over 400 million consumers across 21 countries and employs a vertically integrated model that combines sales, media, marketing, and distribution. This comprehensive approach allows Studio Moderna to effectively adapt and develop product offerings tailored to local market needs. By leveraging its established platform, the company successfully markets and sells both proprietary and third-party products, making it a strategic partner for brands seeking to penetrate these dynamic markets.
Lytx, Inc. is a provider of video-based driver safety and fleet management solutions aimed at improving operational efficiency and safety for commercial and public sector fleets. Founded in 1998 and headquartered in San Diego, California, the company offers a range of services including the DriveCam system, which focuses on identifying and correcting poor driving behaviors, and the RAIR suite of compliance services that assist carriers with regulatory requirements. Lytx utilizes advanced machine vision and artificial intelligence technology to enhance its offerings, allowing clients to access historical data, optimize current operations, and foster better driver behavior for the future. The company serves a diverse clientele across various industries, including trucking, construction, distribution, and government, both in the United States and internationally.
Lytx, Inc. is a provider of video-based driver safety and fleet management solutions aimed at improving operational efficiency and safety for commercial and public sector fleets. Founded in 1998 and headquartered in San Diego, California, the company offers a range of services including the DriveCam system, which focuses on identifying and correcting poor driving behaviors, and the RAIR suite of compliance services that assist carriers with regulatory requirements. Lytx utilizes advanced machine vision and artificial intelligence technology to enhance its offerings, allowing clients to access historical data, optimize current operations, and foster better driver behavior for the future. The company serves a diverse clientele across various industries, including trucking, construction, distribution, and government, both in the United States and internationally.
Nistevo
Venture Round in 2003
Nistevo is a provider of collaborative logistics solutions, specializing in transportation management through its hosted software service. The company operates a web-based network that facilitates collaborative management of logistics services for a diverse range of participants, including retailers, manufacturers, third-party logistics providers, and carriers. With over 1,600 members, Nistevo's platform supports the planning, execution, settlement, and analysis of more than 2.8 million inbound and outbound shipments annually. By enabling users to work together within private and semi-private networks, Nistevo enhances efficiency and visibility in supply chain operations, allowing stakeholders to optimize their logistics processes effectively.
Acorn Systems
Series A in 2001
Acorn Systems Inc. specializes in profitability and cost management solutions, offering its services to a diverse range of industries, including financial services, retail, consumer products, manufacturing, distribution, logistics, and services. The company focuses on providing Enterprise Profit Optimization software, which helps organizations enhance their profit margins through effective cost management strategies. Additionally, Acorn Systems delivers tailored solutions for Microsoft Dynamics AX customers, enabling them to improve their financial performance and operational efficiency.
Xelus
Venture Round in 2000
Xelus is a global leader in service inventory management solutions, specializing in optimizing service operations for various sectors, including aviation, telecommunications, automotive, utilities, and high-tech industries. The company focuses on enhancing the management of service parts inventory alongside repair, maintenance, and overhaul operations, which are critical for delivering high-quality customer service. By streamlining these processes, Xelus helps businesses maximize profitability and return on investment, recognizing that effective service management directly impacts shareholder value. Additionally, Xelus offers enterprise service management and e-commerce services to further support organizations in achieving operational excellence.
SeeCommerce
Venture Round in 2000
SeeCommerce is a provider of supply chain performance management solutions that assists business managers and trading partners in enhancing their operational efficiency. The company offers an application designed to enable continuous management and improvement of business performance within complex supply chains. By leveraging its technology, SeeCommerce facilitates better oversight and optimization of supply chain activities, helping organizations achieve their performance goals more effectively.
Nistevo
Venture Round in 1999
Nistevo is a provider of collaborative logistics solutions, specializing in transportation management through its hosted software service. The company operates a web-based network that facilitates collaborative management of logistics services for a diverse range of participants, including retailers, manufacturers, third-party logistics providers, and carriers. With over 1,600 members, Nistevo's platform supports the planning, execution, settlement, and analysis of more than 2.8 million inbound and outbound shipments annually. By enabling users to work together within private and semi-private networks, Nistevo enhances efficiency and visibility in supply chain operations, allowing stakeholders to optimize their logistics processes effectively.