Schematic Ventures

Schematic Ventures is a venture capital firm established in 2017 and located in San Francisco, California. The firm specializes in early-stage investments in technology companies, concentrating on sectors such as supply chain, manufacturing, transportation, commerce infrastructure, and digital industrial applications. By targeting innovative businesses in these industries, Schematic Ventures aims to support the growth of transformative technologies that enhance operational efficiency and drive advancements in industrial processes.

Julian Counihan

General Partner

Alex Freed

Partner

Rajeev Oak

Managing Partner

Aditya Raghupathy

Investor

Ananya Vasagiri

Investor

Past deals in Logistics

Wilya

Seed Round in 2024
Wilya is a developer of workforce management software focused on transforming the future of work in industrial manufacturing and logistics. By leveraging its expertise in manufacturing and human resources, the company addresses the challenges of managing a flexible workforce. Wilya's innovative SaaS platform aims to enhance work culture in factories by promoting diversity, minimizing mandatory overtime, and operationalizing flexibility. This approach seeks to dismantle traditional rigid work schedules, allowing factories to tap into diverse talent pools and create a more dynamic and engaged workforce.

Pandion

Series B in 2024
Pandion has developed a logistics technology platform designed to assist e-commerce businesses in managing capacity challenges during peak periods. Its delivery management software leverages machine learning to optimize delivery networks and minimize shipping delays, allowing retailers of all sizes to offer one and two-day shipping. By providing affordable and efficient shipping services, Pandion enables companies to enhance customer satisfaction through faster and more reliable deliveries.

Aircon

Seed Round in 2023
AirCon is a pioneering company in the air cargo industry, specializing in gateway-as-a-service solutions. Its innovative platform leverages artificial intelligence to analyze numerous air freight shipments with varying characteristics destined for the same location. By optimizing space and weight utilization, AirCon enhances the efficiency of cargo operations, allowing small and medium freight forwarders to consolidate shipments effectively. This approach not only reduces costs but also improves logistical management, making it easier for businesses to track and manage their air cargo.

Plus One Robotics

Series C in 2023
Plus One Robotics Inc. specializes in developing advanced 3D vision and control systems for robotic automation in the logistics and e-commerce sectors. Established in 2016 and located in San Antonio, Texas, the company offers a parcel-handling robotics platform that integrates computer vision, artificial intelligence, and supervised autonomy. Their flagship product, the PickOne Perception System, accurately identifies the six-degree-of-freedom pick pose of parcels and directs robots to pick and place these parcels onto induction conveyors. Additionally, the system verifies placement and corrects errors by issuing commands to reposition misaligned parcels. Plus One Robotics aims to enhance operational efficiency for leading logistics and e-commerce companies by improving sortation accuracy and reducing the need for downstream verification and return handling.

Wilya

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Wilya is a developer of workforce management software focused on transforming the future of work in industrial manufacturing and logistics. By leveraging its expertise in manufacturing and human resources, the company addresses the challenges of managing a flexible workforce. Wilya's innovative SaaS platform aims to enhance work culture in factories by promoting diversity, minimizing mandatory overtime, and operationalizing flexibility. This approach seeks to dismantle traditional rigid work schedules, allowing factories to tap into diverse talent pools and create a more dynamic and engaged workforce.

FloorFound

Series A in 2022
FloorFound is a developer of an e-commerce software platform that specializes in the returns and resale of oversized products for retailers. The company provides an end-to-end solution that streamlines the process of managing returns and reselling oversized goods. When a return is initiated, FloorFound coordinates the pickup of the item from the customer and arranges for its transport to a nearby warehouse. There, the item undergoes inspection, labeling, and storage. FloorFound's platform then facilitates the remerchandising of the item, listing it for resale on the retailer's digital storefront, appealing to cost-conscious and environmentally aware consumers. Founded in 2020 by Chris Richter and Ryan Matthews, the company is based in Austin, Texas, and aims to help retailers reduce operational costs while maximizing retained value from returned items.

Leaf Logistics

Series B in 2022
Leaf Logistics Inc. operates a digital freight contracting platform that facilitates a multi-party network connecting shippers, carriers, brokers, and logistics service providers. Founded in 2017 and based in New York, the company specializes in using predictive analytics and artificial intelligence to enhance the management of transportation logistics. Its product suite includes the Leaf Adapt platform, which assists shippers in developing resilient transportation plans, and Leaf Flex forward contracts that ensure value for both shippers and carriers. Through its innovative platform, Leaf Logistics aims to improve service and cost predictability by enabling users to secure future transportation capacity and rates through binding, tradeable contracts.

Aircon

Pre Seed Round in 2021
AirCon is a pioneering company in the air cargo industry, specializing in gateway-as-a-service solutions. Its innovative platform leverages artificial intelligence to analyze numerous air freight shipments with varying characteristics destined for the same location. By optimizing space and weight utilization, AirCon enhances the efficiency of cargo operations, allowing small and medium freight forwarders to consolidate shipments effectively. This approach not only reduces costs but also improves logistical management, making it easier for businesses to track and manage their air cargo.

Pandion

Series A in 2021
Pandion has developed a logistics technology platform designed to assist e-commerce businesses in managing capacity challenges during peak periods. Its delivery management software leverages machine learning to optimize delivery networks and minimize shipping delays, allowing retailers of all sizes to offer one and two-day shipping. By providing affordable and efficient shipping services, Pandion enables companies to enhance customer satisfaction through faster and more reliable deliveries.

Altana Technologies

Series A in 2021
Altana Technologies operates a global supply chain platform that transforms public and non-public data into an intelligent map of the global supply chain. The platform, known as Altana Atlas, connects enterprises, governments, and logistics providers, facilitating collaboration and trust within business networks. It offers trade data management services by integrating internal and external data to provide clean data sets and a real-time view of transactions, ownership, movements, and risks across the global trade network. By leveraging machine learning, Altana enables organizations in both the public and private sectors to enhance the safety, efficiency, and profitability of trade, while promoting a more resilient, secure, inclusive, and sustainable approach to globalization.

CognitOps

Series A in 2021
CognitOps is a software company that focuses on enhancing warehouse management through advanced analytics and machine learning. The company's platform replaces traditional methods such as Excel spreadsheets with automated analytics dashboards, enabling operations managers, floor supervisors, and supply chain executives to monitor key performance indicators in real time. By providing insights into labor allocation and identifying operational challenges, CognitOps facilitates faster order fulfillment and improves overall warehouse efficiency. The software offers a low-IT-lift cloud implementation that allows companies to significantly reduce labor costs and enhance warehouse performance within a short timeframe. Additionally, the platform utilizes prescriptive analytics to analyze warehouse data, helping operators anticipate changes and optimize facility design based on various operational inputs.

Plus One Robotics

Series B in 2021
Plus One Robotics Inc. specializes in developing advanced 3D vision and control systems for robotic automation in the logistics and e-commerce sectors. Established in 2016 and located in San Antonio, Texas, the company offers a parcel-handling robotics platform that integrates computer vision, artificial intelligence, and supervised autonomy. Their flagship product, the PickOne Perception System, accurately identifies the six-degree-of-freedom pick pose of parcels and directs robots to pick and place these parcels onto induction conveyors. Additionally, the system verifies placement and corrects errors by issuing commands to reposition misaligned parcels. Plus One Robotics aims to enhance operational efficiency for leading logistics and e-commerce companies by improving sortation accuracy and reducing the need for downstream verification and return handling.

Torch

Seed Round in 2021
Torch Logistics, LLC, founded in 2019 and based in Chicago, Illinois, operates a digital freight marketplace that connects small carriers with high-volume shippers. The company offers an integration and data aggregation platform designed to simplify logistics, providing real-time visibility and guaranteed capacity for shipments. By assembling a network of reliable short-haul drayage carriers, Torch aims to address specific market challenges and enhance transparency in the logistics sector. The company's mission is to foster connections and solve problems within logistics, emphasizing a customer-centric approach that values relationships over transactions.

FloorFound

Seed Round in 2021
FloorFound is a developer of an e-commerce software platform that specializes in the returns and resale of oversized products for retailers. The company provides an end-to-end solution that streamlines the process of managing returns and reselling oversized goods. When a return is initiated, FloorFound coordinates the pickup of the item from the customer and arranges for its transport to a nearby warehouse. There, the item undergoes inspection, labeling, and storage. FloorFound's platform then facilitates the remerchandising of the item, listing it for resale on the retailer's digital storefront, appealing to cost-conscious and environmentally aware consumers. Founded in 2020 by Chris Richter and Ryan Matthews, the company is based in Austin, Texas, and aims to help retailers reduce operational costs while maximizing retained value from returned items.

Pandion

Seed Round in 2021
Pandion has developed a logistics technology platform designed to assist e-commerce businesses in managing capacity challenges during peak periods. Its delivery management software leverages machine learning to optimize delivery networks and minimize shipping delays, allowing retailers of all sizes to offer one and two-day shipping. By providing affordable and efficient shipping services, Pandion enables companies to enhance customer satisfaction through faster and more reliable deliveries.

Altana Technologies

Seed Round in 2020
Altana Technologies operates a global supply chain platform that transforms public and non-public data into an intelligent map of the global supply chain. The platform, known as Altana Atlas, connects enterprises, governments, and logistics providers, facilitating collaboration and trust within business networks. It offers trade data management services by integrating internal and external data to provide clean data sets and a real-time view of transactions, ownership, movements, and risks across the global trade network. By leveraging machine learning, Altana enables organizations in both the public and private sectors to enhance the safety, efficiency, and profitability of trade, while promoting a more resilient, secure, inclusive, and sustainable approach to globalization.

Outrider

Series B in 2020
Outrider, Inc. is a software company that specializes in automating logistics hubs through the use of electric, self-driving trucks. Established in 2017 and based in Golden, Colorado, Outrider provides a software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution designed for customer-owned freight and transportation fleets. The company offers a comprehensive system comprised of web-based management software, autonomous driving controls for electric yard trucks, and necessary site infrastructure. Its technology automates various yard operations, including the movement of trailers and the engagement and disengagement of trailer connections, thereby eliminating hazardous and repetitive manual tasks. By focusing on the development of zero-emission systems, Outrider aims to enhance safety and efficiency for large enterprises reliant on logistics.

Torch

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Torch Logistics, LLC, founded in 2019 and based in Chicago, Illinois, operates a digital freight marketplace that connects small carriers with high-volume shippers. The company offers an integration and data aggregation platform designed to simplify logistics, providing real-time visibility and guaranteed capacity for shipments. By assembling a network of reliable short-haul drayage carriers, Torch aims to address specific market challenges and enhance transparency in the logistics sector. The company's mission is to foster connections and solve problems within logistics, emphasizing a customer-centric approach that values relationships over transactions.

CognitOps

Seed Round in 2020
CognitOps is a software company that focuses on enhancing warehouse management through advanced analytics and machine learning. The company's platform replaces traditional methods such as Excel spreadsheets with automated analytics dashboards, enabling operations managers, floor supervisors, and supply chain executives to monitor key performance indicators in real time. By providing insights into labor allocation and identifying operational challenges, CognitOps facilitates faster order fulfillment and improves overall warehouse efficiency. The software offers a low-IT-lift cloud implementation that allows companies to significantly reduce labor costs and enhance warehouse performance within a short timeframe. Additionally, the platform utilizes prescriptive analytics to analyze warehouse data, helping operators anticipate changes and optimize facility design based on various operational inputs.

Platform Science

Series B in 2020
Platform Science develops and integrates hardware solutions, software solutions, and Internet of Things (IoT) infrastructure tailored for the transportation industry. The company's flagship product is an enterprise-grade IoT fleet management platform designed to enhance logistics processes. This platform provides core telematics functionality, including applications for compliance, safety, and productivity, while supporting dynamic hardware configurations and partner integrations. Additionally, Platform Science offers fleet management apps aimed at managing compliance, improving driver experience, and maximizing productivity. Founded in 2014, the company is headquartered in La Jolla, California, and operates as a subsidiary of Daimler Trucks North America LLC.

Rippey AI

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Rippey AI specializes in automating business processes through the use of conversational artificial intelligence and document machine learning, specifically targeting the supply chain and logistics sectors. The company develops robotic process software that streamlines time-consuming tasks such as data entry, quoting, email responses, and routine customer inquiries. By leveraging automation technology and natural language processing, Rippey AI enhances productivity for service providers, allowing them to improve efficiency in documentation and customer interactions.

FloorFound

Pre Seed Round in 2020
FloorFound is a developer of an e-commerce software platform that specializes in the returns and resale of oversized products for retailers. The company provides an end-to-end solution that streamlines the process of managing returns and reselling oversized goods. When a return is initiated, FloorFound coordinates the pickup of the item from the customer and arranges for its transport to a nearby warehouse. There, the item undergoes inspection, labeling, and storage. FloorFound's platform then facilitates the remerchandising of the item, listing it for resale on the retailer's digital storefront, appealing to cost-conscious and environmentally aware consumers. Founded in 2020 by Chris Richter and Ryan Matthews, the company is based in Austin, Texas, and aims to help retailers reduce operational costs while maximizing retained value from returned items.

Leaf Logistics

Series A in 2020
Leaf Logistics Inc. operates a digital freight contracting platform that facilitates a multi-party network connecting shippers, carriers, brokers, and logistics service providers. Founded in 2017 and based in New York, the company specializes in using predictive analytics and artificial intelligence to enhance the management of transportation logistics. Its product suite includes the Leaf Adapt platform, which assists shippers in developing resilient transportation plans, and Leaf Flex forward contracts that ensure value for both shippers and carriers. Through its innovative platform, Leaf Logistics aims to improve service and cost predictability by enabling users to secure future transportation capacity and rates through binding, tradeable contracts.

Rippey AI

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Rippey AI specializes in automating business processes through the use of conversational artificial intelligence and document machine learning, specifically targeting the supply chain and logistics sectors. The company develops robotic process software that streamlines time-consuming tasks such as data entry, quoting, email responses, and routine customer inquiries. By leveraging automation technology and natural language processing, Rippey AI enhances productivity for service providers, allowing them to improve efficiency in documentation and customer interactions.

Platform Science

Convertible Note in 2019
Platform Science develops and integrates hardware solutions, software solutions, and Internet of Things (IoT) infrastructure tailored for the transportation industry. The company's flagship product is an enterprise-grade IoT fleet management platform designed to enhance logistics processes. This platform provides core telematics functionality, including applications for compliance, safety, and productivity, while supporting dynamic hardware configurations and partner integrations. Additionally, Platform Science offers fleet management apps aimed at managing compliance, improving driver experience, and maximizing productivity. Founded in 2014, the company is headquartered in La Jolla, California, and operates as a subsidiary of Daimler Trucks North America LLC.

Outrider

Series A in 2019
Outrider, Inc. is a software company that specializes in automating logistics hubs through the use of electric, self-driving trucks. Established in 2017 and based in Golden, Colorado, Outrider provides a software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution designed for customer-owned freight and transportation fleets. The company offers a comprehensive system comprised of web-based management software, autonomous driving controls for electric yard trucks, and necessary site infrastructure. Its technology automates various yard operations, including the movement of trailers and the engagement and disengagement of trailer connections, thereby eliminating hazardous and repetitive manual tasks. By focusing on the development of zero-emission systems, Outrider aims to enhance safety and efficiency for large enterprises reliant on logistics.

Airspace Technologies

Series B in 2018
Airspace Technologies, Inc., established in 2015, specializes in logistics software solutions. The company offers real-time shipment tracking, quoting, and routing services, including expedited options like Next Flight Out and Dedicated Drive for hazardous materials. Its platform, CommanderConnect, streamlines operations for contract drivers, while The Airspace Shipper Platform automates quoting, routing, and tracking processes. Serving industries such as aerospace, healthcare, and technology, Airspace Technologies is headquartered in Carlsbad, California, with an international presence in Amsterdam. The company's advanced technology and machine learning algorithms provide instant quotes, optimized routing, and real-time communication for critical shipments.

Plus One Robotics

Series A in 2018
Plus One Robotics Inc. specializes in developing advanced 3D vision and control systems for robotic automation in the logistics and e-commerce sectors. Established in 2016 and located in San Antonio, Texas, the company offers a parcel-handling robotics platform that integrates computer vision, artificial intelligence, and supervised autonomy. Their flagship product, the PickOne Perception System, accurately identifies the six-degree-of-freedom pick pose of parcels and directs robots to pick and place these parcels onto induction conveyors. Additionally, the system verifies placement and corrects errors by issuing commands to reposition misaligned parcels. Plus One Robotics aims to enhance operational efficiency for leading logistics and e-commerce companies by improving sortation accuracy and reducing the need for downstream verification and return handling.

CognitOps

Seed Round in 2018
CognitOps is a software company that focuses on enhancing warehouse management through advanced analytics and machine learning. The company's platform replaces traditional methods such as Excel spreadsheets with automated analytics dashboards, enabling operations managers, floor supervisors, and supply chain executives to monitor key performance indicators in real time. By providing insights into labor allocation and identifying operational challenges, CognitOps facilitates faster order fulfillment and improves overall warehouse efficiency. The software offers a low-IT-lift cloud implementation that allows companies to significantly reduce labor costs and enhance warehouse performance within a short timeframe. Additionally, the platform utilizes prescriptive analytics to analyze warehouse data, helping operators anticipate changes and optimize facility design based on various operational inputs.

Leaf Logistics

Seed Round in 2018
Leaf Logistics Inc. operates a digital freight contracting platform that facilitates a multi-party network connecting shippers, carriers, brokers, and logistics service providers. Founded in 2017 and based in New York, the company specializes in using predictive analytics and artificial intelligence to enhance the management of transportation logistics. Its product suite includes the Leaf Adapt platform, which assists shippers in developing resilient transportation plans, and Leaf Flex forward contracts that ensure value for both shippers and carriers. Through its innovative platform, Leaf Logistics aims to improve service and cost predictability by enabling users to secure future transportation capacity and rates through binding, tradeable contracts.

Airspace Technologies

Series A in 2018
Airspace Technologies, Inc., established in 2015, specializes in logistics software solutions. The company offers real-time shipment tracking, quoting, and routing services, including expedited options like Next Flight Out and Dedicated Drive for hazardous materials. Its platform, CommanderConnect, streamlines operations for contract drivers, while The Airspace Shipper Platform automates quoting, routing, and tracking processes. Serving industries such as aerospace, healthcare, and technology, Airspace Technologies is headquartered in Carlsbad, California, with an international presence in Amsterdam. The company's advanced technology and machine learning algorithms provide instant quotes, optimized routing, and real-time communication for critical shipments.

Platform Science

Series A in 2018
Platform Science develops and integrates hardware solutions, software solutions, and Internet of Things (IoT) infrastructure tailored for the transportation industry. The company's flagship product is an enterprise-grade IoT fleet management platform designed to enhance logistics processes. This platform provides core telematics functionality, including applications for compliance, safety, and productivity, while supporting dynamic hardware configurations and partner integrations. Additionally, Platform Science offers fleet management apps aimed at managing compliance, improving driver experience, and maximizing productivity. Founded in 2014, the company is headquartered in La Jolla, California, and operates as a subsidiary of Daimler Trucks North America LLC.

Plus One Robotics

Seed Round in 2018
Plus One Robotics Inc. specializes in developing advanced 3D vision and control systems for robotic automation in the logistics and e-commerce sectors. Established in 2016 and located in San Antonio, Texas, the company offers a parcel-handling robotics platform that integrates computer vision, artificial intelligence, and supervised autonomy. Their flagship product, the PickOne Perception System, accurately identifies the six-degree-of-freedom pick pose of parcels and directs robots to pick and place these parcels onto induction conveyors. Additionally, the system verifies placement and corrects errors by issuing commands to reposition misaligned parcels. Plus One Robotics aims to enhance operational efficiency for leading logistics and e-commerce companies by improving sortation accuracy and reducing the need for downstream verification and return handling.

Platform Science

Series A in 2017
Platform Science develops and integrates hardware solutions, software solutions, and Internet of Things (IoT) infrastructure tailored for the transportation industry. The company's flagship product is an enterprise-grade IoT fleet management platform designed to enhance logistics processes. This platform provides core telematics functionality, including applications for compliance, safety, and productivity, while supporting dynamic hardware configurations and partner integrations. Additionally, Platform Science offers fleet management apps aimed at managing compliance, improving driver experience, and maximizing productivity. Founded in 2014, the company is headquartered in La Jolla, California, and operates as a subsidiary of Daimler Trucks North America LLC.

Flock Freight

Series A in 2017
Flock Freight Inc. specializes in less-than-truckload (LTL) freight shipping and management services across North America. The company uses innovative algorithms to pool LTL and partial-truckload shipments into full truckloads, enhancing efficiency and reducing costs for businesses. Its flagship product, FlockDirect, enables seamless transportation of pooled freight without the need for terminals, ensuring safe and direct deliveries. Additionally, Flock Freight offers a technology platform that consolidates multiple shipments into multi-stop routes, optimizing logistics for shippers and maximizing revenue opportunities for carriers. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Solana Beach, California, Flock Freight aims to transform the LTL freight industry through advanced technology and a focus on customer experience.
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