Liquid 2 Ventures

Founded in 2015, Liquid 2 Ventures is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco, California. It specializes in seed-stage investments for technology startups.

Michael Ma

General Partner

Joe Montana

Managing Partner

Nathaniel Montana

General Partner

Elizabeth Montana-Luciano

Director of Operations

Matthew Mulvey

Partner

Past deals in Logistics

Nodal

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Nodal is an IT firm making Virtual Assistant for port terminal operations.

Conduit

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Conduit develops a dock management platform that automates scheduling with trucks, ensuring contactless check-in, driver messaging, and real-time labor planning for shippers and warehouse teams.

Natilus

Venture Round in 2022
Natilus Inc. is a California-based company that specializes in manufacturing aircraft drones for freight forwarding. Founded in 2016 by Aleksey Matyushev and Anatoly Starikov, the company aims to transform the air cargo industry through innovative designs and advanced technology. With a team of engineering experts who have extensive experience in various aviation sectors, Natilus seeks to reduce air freight costs and improve accessibility for underdeveloped areas, ultimately enhancing global supply chain efficiency and sustainability. Its aircraft, including the Kona short-haul UAV, Alisio medium/long-range UAV, and Nordes long-range UAV, are constructed from carbon fiber composites and utilize existing ground infrastructure and standard air cargo containers. This design allows for remote piloting capabilities and positions Natilus to capitalize on a significant market opportunity, projecting an expansion of the air freight sector to $470 billion through cost reductions and increased efficiency.

Salient Motion

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Salient Motion develops advanced motion control and actuation components tailored for diverse industrial applications. Their modular hardware and software integrate seamlessly, supporting precise servo control even in harsh environments.

Gomae Meal Prep

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Gomae Meal Prep helps tp plan the meal and deliver food with zero wastage.

Integrated Reasoning

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Integrated Reasoning develops specialized computer hardware designed to efficiently tackle optimization problems. Their technology enables faster and more cost-effective solutions for complex tasks such as scheduling airline pilots or optimizing cargo loading.

AeroVect Technologies

Seed Round in 2022
Founded in 2020, AeroVect Technologies specializes in developing autonomous cargo handling systems for airports. Its offerings include autonomous GSE technology and management software, along with LiDARs, cameras, radars, and GPS-RTK for airside operations.

Pandas

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Pandas is a B2B e-commerce platform that facilitates connections between Asian manufacturers and small merchants in Latin America. By leveraging foreign relationships and technology services, the company provides access to quality inventory from Asia, catering specifically to the needs of local small and micro-enterprises. This approach allows Latin American merchants to source unique products that are otherwise difficult to obtain, thereby enhancing their competitiveness in the market. Through its innovative platform, Pandas aims to streamline the supply chain and support the growth of small businesses in the region.

Silo

Series B in 2022
Silo provides an end-to-end software platform that automates the perishable supply chain by connecting growers, packers, shippers, wholesalers and distributors, retailers, food service providers, processors, and third-party logistics services, with the platform handling inventory, orders, payments, and logistics and using artificial intelligence and machine learning to adapt to existing workflows, enabling purchasing, selling, inventory management, vendor and customer management, accounting, reporting, packing, and logistics with greater efficiency and transparency across the perishable goods market; the company is based in the United States.

SixWheel

Seed Round in 2022
SixWheel provides road freight electrification services.

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.

Inversion

Seed Round in 2021
Inversion specializes in developing affordable, reusable spacecraft designed for commercial and defense industries. Their primary focus is creating autonomous re-entry vehicles to facilitate global cargo delivery, space station resupply, and resource return, aiming to make space exploration more accessible and sustainable.

Vendease

Seed Round in 2021
Founded in 2020, Vendease is an online marketplace based in Lagos, Nigeria. It enables restaurants across Africa to order supplies directly from farms and manufacturers, digitizing procurement processes, automating inventory management, and providing analytics for improved profitability.

Nabis

Series B in 2021
Nabis is a licensed cannabis wholesale marketplace that specializes in distributing cannabis products to retailers. The company operates a platform that utilizes a fast distribution network to fulfill, store, and sell wholesale cannabis products. This service benefits a wide range of retailers, from small delivery businesses to large dispensary chains, allowing them to efficiently manage and ship wholesale cannabis orders. In addition to distribution, Nabis offers sales, marketing, financing, and data analytics services, effectively coordinating the entire cannabis distribution lifecycle from production to delivery.

Logixboard

Series A in 2021
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.

Vendease

Seed Round in 2021
Founded in 2020, Vendease is an online marketplace based in Lagos, Nigeria. It enables restaurants across Africa to order supplies directly from farms and manufacturers, digitizing procurement processes, automating inventory management, and providing analytics for improved profitability.

Inversion

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Inversion specializes in developing affordable, reusable spacecraft designed for commercial and defense industries. Their primary focus is creating autonomous re-entry vehicles to facilitate global cargo delivery, space station resupply, and resource return, aiming to make space exploration more accessible and sustainable.

Tractian

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Tractian offers asset management and monitoring solutions. It provides tools for data collection and analysis to track asset performance and condition, integrating with sensors and devices for predictive maintenance. The company serves industries such as manufacturing, logistics, and energy.

Clicoh

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Clicoh is a startup born in Cordoba, Argentina in 2018 that provides fulfillment and logistics solutions through innovation and technology for digital companies in Latam.

Justo

Venture Round in 2020
Justo SpA is a Chilean company established in 2018 that specializes in developing and operating an online food ordering and delivery platform. The company provides custom-built e-commerce websites for restaurant brands, enabling them to manage online orders and connect directly with customers. Justo's platform includes various features such as marketing tools, sales reporting, and last-mile delivery services, allowing restaurants to enhance their sales capabilities and maintain competitive pricing. Additionally, Justo charges a maximum commission of 15 percent on orders, allowing restaurant owners to retain valuable customer data generated through the service.

LogisticsOS

Pre Seed Round in 2020
LogisticsOS specializes in route optimization software for last-mile delivery companies. It offers algorithms that enable same-day and next-hour deliveries, increasing profit per delivery by 15%. The company's engine is used by major players like FedEx and USPS. With a market size of $5B growing at 20% YoY, LogisticsOS aims to reach $1.2M in annual recurring revenue by the end of 2021.

Nabis

Series A in 2020
Nabis is a licensed cannabis wholesale marketplace that specializes in distributing cannabis products to retailers. The company operates a platform that utilizes a fast distribution network to fulfill, store, and sell wholesale cannabis products. This service benefits a wide range of retailers, from small delivery businesses to large dispensary chains, allowing them to efficiently manage and ship wholesale cannabis orders. In addition to distribution, Nabis offers sales, marketing, financing, and data analytics services, effectively coordinating the entire cannabis distribution lifecycle from production to delivery.

Justo

Seed Round in 2020
Justo SpA is a Chilean company established in 2018 that specializes in developing and operating an online food ordering and delivery platform. The company provides custom-built e-commerce websites for restaurant brands, enabling them to manage online orders and connect directly with customers. Justo's platform includes various features such as marketing tools, sales reporting, and last-mile delivery services, allowing restaurants to enhance their sales capabilities and maintain competitive pricing. Additionally, Justo charges a maximum commission of 15 percent on orders, allowing restaurant owners to retain valuable customer data generated through the service.

Dexterity

Series A in 2020
Dexterity Inc develops robot dexterity solutions for logistics, warehousing, and supply chain applications. The company offers a robotics as a service model that enables businesses to integrate robotics into their operations. Its flagship DexR is a two-armed robot designed for tasks such as truck loading and material handling, equipped with machine vision and force sensing. The company combines artificial intelligence, software, and hardware in a platform to deliver high productivity, precision, and safety in industrial environments, allowing clients to delegate repetitive tasks to robots and augment human potential.

BeGo

Seed Round in 2020
BeGo is a company focused on enhancing the trade dynamics between the United States and Mexico through its innovative marketplace platform. It has developed a fleet management application that assists businesses in tracking the status of their merchandise. This application allows users to find, quote, and book transport fleets while providing real-time updates on the location and status of goods. By offering automatic notifications for key milestones, such as when merchandise is picked up or arrives at its destination, BeGo aims to streamline logistics and improve the efficiency of cross-border trade.

BeGo

Seed Round in 2020
BeGo is a company focused on enhancing the trade dynamics between the United States and Mexico through its innovative marketplace platform. It has developed a fleet management application that assists businesses in tracking the status of their merchandise. This application allows users to find, quote, and book transport fleets while providing real-time updates on the location and status of goods. By offering automatic notifications for key milestones, such as when merchandise is picked up or arrives at its destination, BeGo aims to streamline logistics and improve the efficiency of cross-border trade.

ZeoAuto

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Zeo Auto is a freight management platform based in Mumbai, India, that specializes in tracking and improving fleet operations for commercial vehicles. The platform provides real-time location tracking and integrates with various sensors to monitor critical parameters such as temperature, fuel, and engine status. It assists fleet managers in managing end-to-end operations, which includes capturing orders, assigning drivers, route planning, trip management, and vehicle tracking. Additionally, Zeo Auto offers services like waybill generation to streamline logistics processes. The company aims to be a comprehensive solution for fleet owners by addressing their diverse needs, including load servicing, vehicle maintenance, financing, and insurance.

99 Minutos

Series A in 2020
99 minutos is a last-mile logistics disruptor for LatAm's burgeoning e-commerce space. The company enables enterprise e-commerce clients to reliably same-day deliver products at low cost - a first for the region. Currently operating in Mexico, Chile, Colombia, and Peru. The company was founded in 2014 by Alexis Patjane and is headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico.

BSILIENCE

Pre Seed Round in 2020
BSILIENCE specializes in logistics and transportation, focusing on freight transportation arrangement and support activities for cargo needs

BeyondTrucks

Pre Seed Round in 2020
BeyondTrucks streamlines real-time fleet operations for private and specialty trucking companies. Its configurable platform automates processes and optimizes decisions, replacing outdated software and manual methods.

TrueNorth

Seed Round in 2020
TrueNorth is a software platform for independent truckers that aims to improve load acquisition and operations. It helps drivers find routes, verify rate sheets, and search multiple load boards, while enabling route optimization, dispatch, load coordination, and automated tracking. The platform also supports back-office tasks such as insurance, fuel, and maintenance management, providing a centralized tool for managing workloads without owning vehicles. By unifying independent operators under a single solution, TrueNorth seeks to address inefficiencies in the fragmented trucking industry and offers access to large-fleet resources with a lower take rate as an alternative to traditional operations. The company is based in San Francisco, California.

TrueNorth

Seed Round in 2020
TrueNorth is a software platform for independent truckers that aims to improve load acquisition and operations. It helps drivers find routes, verify rate sheets, and search multiple load boards, while enabling route optimization, dispatch, load coordination, and automated tracking. The platform also supports back-office tasks such as insurance, fuel, and maintenance management, providing a centralized tool for managing workloads without owning vehicles. By unifying independent operators under a single solution, TrueNorth seeks to address inefficiencies in the fragmented trucking industry and offers access to large-fleet resources with a lower take rate as an alternative to traditional operations. The company is based in San Francisco, California.

Scoot Science

Seed Round in 2019
Scoot Science develops ocean data analysis software and advisory services to help marine operations reduce risk and improve efficiency. The software collects local ocean data via autonomous underwater vehicles, combines traditional numerical models with predictive artificial intelligence, and generates forecasts that support informed logistics and asset protection. The company provides guidance across operations, sustainability, and finance to help customers, such as fish farmers, protect assets, operate more sustainably, and enhance profitability through expanded assessment capabilities.

Logixboard

Seed Round in 2019
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.

Robust.AI

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Robust.AI develops autonomous mobile robots and AI-powered software for warehouse and manufacturing operations. The company combines artificial intelligence, robotics, and human-centered design through its Grace software suite and Carter hardware concept, enabling rapid deployment with minimal infrastructure changes, scalable operations, and support for dynamic material handling tasks. Its solutions target warehousing environments where automation is still limited and labor shortages affect supply chains, aiming to improve interaction between people and robots and to streamline workflows.

Reelables

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Reelables, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that specializes in the manufacture of ultra-thin wireless Bluetooth labels designed for tracking and monitoring shipments and inventory. The company's innovative products automate supply chain and inventory management processes, leveraging Bluetooth low-energy communication, temperature sensors, and cellular connectivity. These features provide logistics companies and warehouses with real-time location data, temperature readings, and automated inventory audits. By enhancing operational efficiency and minimizing human error, Reelables aims to streamline the logistics and inventory management sectors.

Nabis

Seed Round in 2019
Nabis is a licensed cannabis wholesale marketplace that specializes in distributing cannabis products to retailers. The company operates a platform that utilizes a fast distribution network to fulfill, store, and sell wholesale cannabis products. This service benefits a wide range of retailers, from small delivery businesses to large dispensary chains, allowing them to efficiently manage and ship wholesale cannabis orders. In addition to distribution, Nabis offers sales, marketing, financing, and data analytics services, effectively coordinating the entire cannabis distribution lifecycle from production to delivery.

Nowports

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Nowports is a digital freight forwarder that streamlines the import and export process for companies and individuals. It provides a platform that enables users to manage their shipments in real-time, offering features such as freight tracking, booking of cargo, and the ability to request quotes. By integrating artificial intelligence, Nowports enhances the efficiency, security, and transparency of freight transportation. The platform allows users to register frequently used products and providers, facilitating smoother logistics management. With its focus on combining technology and supply chain solutions, Nowports aims to make freight transportation accessible and affordable for businesses, allowing them to move goods conveniently from any port.

Farmstead

Seed Round in 2018
Farmstead is an innovative online grocery delivery service that utilizes artificial intelligence to streamline the process of delivering fresh and local food directly to consumers. The company offers a personalized Smart Shopping List feature, which assists users in discovering new recipes and efficiently purchasing their preferred groceries. By employing AI-driven predictive analytics, Farmstead optimizes demand and supply, ensuring that customers receive fresh products conveniently. This approach not only saves users time but also reduces food waste and promotes healthier eating habits, as the company's supply chain emphasizes fresher options compared to traditional supermarket offerings.

Dexterity

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Dexterity Inc develops robot dexterity solutions for logistics, warehousing, and supply chain applications. The company offers a robotics as a service model that enables businesses to integrate robotics into their operations. Its flagship DexR is a two-armed robot designed for tasks such as truck loading and material handling, equipped with machine vision and force sensing. The company combines artificial intelligence, software, and hardware in a platform to deliver high productivity, precision, and safety in industrial environments, allowing clients to delegate repetitive tasks to robots and augment human potential.

Natilus

Seed Round in 2017
Natilus Inc. is a California-based company that specializes in manufacturing aircraft drones for freight forwarding. Founded in 2016 by Aleksey Matyushev and Anatoly Starikov, the company aims to transform the air cargo industry through innovative designs and advanced technology. With a team of engineering experts who have extensive experience in various aviation sectors, Natilus seeks to reduce air freight costs and improve accessibility for underdeveloped areas, ultimately enhancing global supply chain efficiency and sustainability. Its aircraft, including the Kona short-haul UAV, Alisio medium/long-range UAV, and Nordes long-range UAV, are constructed from carbon fiber composites and utilize existing ground infrastructure and standard air cargo containers. This design allows for remote piloting capabilities and positions Natilus to capitalize on a significant market opportunity, projecting an expansion of the air freight sector to $470 billion through cost reductions and increased efficiency.

SnapShip

Seed Round in 2017
SnapShip is a logistics services provider focused on empowering small and midsize businesses (SMBs) in the evolving e-commerce landscape. The company offers affordable and scalable third-party logistics solutions designed to automate order fulfillment in real-time. Through its user-friendly platform, SnapShip supports multi-channel distribution, allowing SMBs to efficiently deliver their products to customers globally. By streamlining logistics processes, SnapShip aims to enhance the operational capabilities of its clients, facilitating their growth and success in the competitive e-commerce market.

Farmstead

Seed Round in 2017
Farmstead is an innovative online grocery delivery service that utilizes artificial intelligence to streamline the process of delivering fresh and local food directly to consumers. The company offers a personalized Smart Shopping List feature, which assists users in discovering new recipes and efficiently purchasing their preferred groceries. By employing AI-driven predictive analytics, Farmstead optimizes demand and supply, ensuring that customers receive fresh products conveniently. This approach not only saves users time but also reduces food waste and promotes healthier eating habits, as the company's supply chain emphasizes fresher options compared to traditional supermarket offerings.

Shipwell

Seed Round in 2017
Shipwell, Inc. is a technology company that develops a cloud-based transportation management system designed to optimize and automate the logistics of freight shipping. Founded in 2016 and based in Austin, Texas, Shipwell offers software solutions for managing various freight types, including truckload and less-than-truckload shipments, as well as e-commerce and parcel shipping. The platform enables real-time communication between shippers, brokers, and carriers, facilitating a seamless process for moving goods. Shipwell leverages advanced analytics to identify opportunities within supply chain networks, enhancing operational efficiency. The company's business model includes charging commissions on freight services and fees for its software platform, thereby providing a marketplace for shippers to connect with freight carriers while ensuring competitive rates and effective tracking capabilities.

Skyways

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Founded in 2017, Skyways is a Texas-based company developing advanced unmanned aerial systems. They specialize in vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) drones for cargo transportation, with a payload capacity of up to 45 pounds. Their focus lies in creating autonomous delivery drones equipped with software and AI technology for full autonomy and large-scale fleet operations.

Zippy.ai

Seed Round in 2017
Zippy.ai is a company focused on developing autonomous robots specifically designed for last-mile grocery and package delivery. With a team of experts in engineering, robotics, computer vision, machine learning, and design, Zippy aims to integrate these intelligent robots into urban environments, enhancing the convenience of everyday tasks such as food ordering and grocery pickup. Utilizing artificial intelligence and GPS technology, Zippy's robots facilitate the efficient delivery of orders and parcels, helping clients improve their operational productivity. These autonomous robots are envisioned to become a common yet unobtrusive presence in cities, operating independently while maintaining a lifelike interaction with their surroundings.

Skyways

Seed Round in 2017
Founded in 2017, Skyways is a Texas-based company developing advanced unmanned aerial systems. They specialize in vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) drones for cargo transportation, with a payload capacity of up to 45 pounds. Their focus lies in creating autonomous delivery drones equipped with software and AI technology for full autonomy and large-scale fleet operations.

Lori Systems

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Founded in 2016, Lori Systems operates a logistics platform that connects transporters with cargo owners. Based in Nairobi, Kenya, with offices in Mombasa, Kampala, and Lagos, the company uses technology to improve transparency, flexibility, reliability, and cost savings (up to 18%) in Africa's $180 billion annual haulage market.

Terminal49

Seed Round in 2017
Terminal49 specializes in automating container tracking and risk management. It offers real-time data via dashboard and APIs, helping logistics operators streamline workflows, save time, and reduce transportation costs.

Volansi

Seed Round in 2017
Volansi, Inc. is a logistics and transportation company specializing in the manufacture of heavy-payload drones designed for commercial, defense, and humanitarian use. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Concord, California, Volansi develops autonomous aerial delivery systems that enable time-critical shipments over long distances. The company's unmanned aerial vehicles are utilized across various industries, including construction, oil and gas, mining, and healthcare, providing on-demand and point-to-point delivery solutions. By focusing on fixed routes, Volansi addresses specific logistical challenges related to time and cost, enhancing the efficiency of goods delivery for enterprise customers.

Shipamax

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Founded in 2016, Shipamax specializes in developing data extraction software solutions for the supply chain industry. Its core technology automates data entry and digital transformation processes, streamlining workflows for freight forwarders, chartering teams, and shipbrokers. Headquartered in London, Shipamax aims to simplify complex logistics processes by making them more scalable and adaptable to today's on-demand world.

Starsky Robotics

Pre Seed Round in 2016
Starsky Robotics, Inc. is an autonomous trucking company founded in 2015 and based in San Francisco, California. The company focuses on developing technology to automate vehicles, specifically targeting the trucking industry, which is vital to the American economy, transporting 70% of all freight. Starsky Robotics aims to enhance safety on the roads by creating trucks that can operate autonomously on highways while allowing drivers to remotely control the vehicles during the first and last miles of delivery. This innovative approach not only seeks to improve road safety but also strives to provide drivers with more meaningful work opportunities closer to their homes, addressing the challenges faced by long-haul truck drivers who often spend extended periods away from their families.

Farmstead

Pre Seed Round in 2016
Farmstead is an innovative online grocery delivery service that utilizes artificial intelligence to streamline the process of delivering fresh and local food directly to consumers. The company offers a personalized Smart Shopping List feature, which assists users in discovering new recipes and efficiently purchasing their preferred groceries. By employing AI-driven predictive analytics, Farmstead optimizes demand and supply, ensuring that customers receive fresh products conveniently. This approach not only saves users time but also reduces food waste and promotes healthier eating habits, as the company's supply chain emphasizes fresher options compared to traditional supermarket offerings.

Rappi

Pre Seed Round in 2016
Rappi is a consumer technology company that operates an on-demand delivery platform in Latin America. The platform connects consumers with local merchants and independent couriers to order and deliver items ranging from prepared foods and groceries to clothing, pharmaceuticals, liquor, and other goods. Through its logistics capabilities, Rappi enables users to shop for a wide array of products and have them delivered to any location, often within hours, leveraging its network of independent contractors to fulfill orders across multiple categories.

Chaldal

Seed Round in 2015
Founded in 2013, Chaldal is a Bangladesh-based online grocery retailer offering over 4000 products, including fresh produce, personal care goods, and household essentials. It provides real-time inventory tracking and same-day delivery services.
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