Soma Capital

Soma Capital is a venture capital fund established in 2015 and based in San Francisco, California. It specializes in seed investments in software startups and is known for being built by founders for founders. The fund has a notable portfolio that includes successful companies such as Cruise, Rappi, Ironclad, Human Interest, Razorpay, Rippling, and Lambda School, among others. Collectively, the startups in which Soma Capital has invested are valued at over $60 billion, including 17 unicorns.

Juan Abundes

Venture Partner

Marwa Albaadani

Investor

Willem van den Bosch

Investor

Douglas Carney

Investor

Kishan Dahya

Investor

Julian Fainzaig

Investor

Mir Faiyaz

Investor

Fouad Farhat

Investor

Fouad Farhat

Investor

Juliet Fern

Investor

Chris Fortunato

Investor

Nikhita Jaaswal

Investor

Taryn Livingstone

Investor

Aneel Ranadive

Managing Partner

Warrick Shanly

Investor

Aagam Vakil

Investor

Past deals in Transport and logistics

Rider

Seed Round in 2022
Developer of a logistics platform designed for online sellers in Pakistan. The company delivers e-commerce products from online stores and marketplaces to the customers' doorstep, also provides cash on delivery and cash now, and delivers later service, enabling vendors to receive payments early and deliver goods to their customers on time.

Nowports

Series C in 2022
Nowports is a digital freight forwarder that helps companies improve the import process. It serves as a platform through which companies and individuals can manage their imports and exports in real time. The company uses AI to make the import process easy, secure, and transparent. The platform allows to request a quote, register the products and providers that the company mostly uses, and book shipments from any port.

Dropezy

Funding Round in 2022
Dropezy focus on next-day delivery services for daily essentials such as groceries. Dropezy focuses on micro-delivery services.

Alima

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Neutro simplifies produce procurement for businesses across the Americas, optimized by data-driven operations.

BridgeLinx

Seed Round in 2021
BridgeLinx helps businesses, mainly large manufacturers and retailers, move freight by connecting them with carriers (truckers, owner-operators, transporters, and private fleets) through its online marketplace.

TransAstra

Pre Seed Round in 2021
TransAstra is developing breakthrough technologies in the areas of space resources and in-space transportation to enable massive growth to existing space industries and whole new space industries. We lead the world in the technologies to find, prospect, harvest and use space resources. Space resources include water and other valuable materials to be found on asteroids and lunar poles. We know how to extract these resources and use them as rocket propellant to for use in today's commercial satellites and whole new industries including space tourism.

WareIQ

Seed Round in 2020
WareIQ Logistics Private Limited, founded in 2019 and headquartered in Bengaluru, India, specializes in warehousing, logistics, and e-commerce fulfillment services. The company caters to online-first brands, large retailers, cross-border sellers, and dropshippers, offering a comprehensive solution that integrates warehousing, inventory management, order processing, shipping, and returns management. Through its technology platform, WareIQ connects a nationwide network of fulfillment centers and last-mile couriers, enabling e-commerce businesses to deliver next-day service akin to that of major players like Amazon. This streamlined approach allows clients to efficiently track and manage their inventory, orders, and shipments, enhancing their operational capabilities in the competitive e-commerce landscape.

Forager

Series A in 2020
Forager Group, Inc. is a company that specializes in cross-border freight and logistics services, primarily catering to supply chain networks in the automotive and aerospace sectors. Established in 2018 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, Forager offers a range of services, including standard, expedited, and cross-border truckload solutions. The company utilizes advanced technology to address the challenges faced by cross-border shippers, providing modern and efficient transportation solutions. Additionally, Forager features a user-friendly web-based transportation management platform that enhances service delivery in the logistics industry. Its operations extend throughout the United States, Mexico, and Canada.

ZeoAuto

Seed Round in 2020
Zeo Auto operates as a freight management platform to track, analyze, and improve fleet operations. Its platform offers real time location tracking at its centre and integrations with various sensors (including temperature, AC, fuel, engine and SOS) and OBD protocol to the fleet owner. It also supports fleet managers in managing end to end operations right from capturing orders, assigning drivers, as well as ETA, route planning, trip management, vehicle tracking (speed, distance, and location), waybill generation services for logistics industry. The company is based in Mumbai, India.

99 Minutos

Series A in 2020
99 minutos is an ecommerce delivery company which operates in Latin America. It provides full conectivity to any ecommerce, with live tracking and quick control. 99minutos is faster, cheaper and more reliable than any delivery company out there.

AeroVect

Seed Round in 2020
AeroVect Technologies Inc. develops and offers autonomous cargo handling systems for airports. Its autonomous cargo handling systems include autonomous GSE technology and ground handling management software; and LiDARs, cameras, radars, and GPS-RTK for airside operations. The company was incorporated in 2020 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Nowports

Seed Round in 2019
Nowports is a digital freight forwarder that helps companies improve the import process. It serves as a platform through which companies and individuals can manage their imports and exports in real time. The company uses AI to make the import process easy, secure, and transparent. The platform allows to request a quote, register the products and providers that the company mostly uses, and book shipments from any port.

BlueCargo

Seed Round in 2018
BlueCargo is a predictive algorithm platform that brings visibility to optimize operations in seaport terminals. Their proprietary predictive algorithms streamline container management to increase terminal’s productivity while reducing operational costs and enhancing the quality of the service.

Skydropx

Funding Round in 2018
Skydropx, Inc. is a logistics marketplace based in Mexico that connects businesses with independent local distributors and shipping providers for efficient product delivery. The company offers a platform that manages and regulates shipments, consolidating volume to provide discounted rates. Its technology integrates seamlessly with users' shopping carts through API, allowing for real-time tracking and management of shipments. By utilizing a network of independent drivers, Skydropx enables companies to send and receive parcels in a streamlined manner, enhancing the overall delivery process.

Returnbase

Venture Round in 2017
Returnbase offers reverse logistics as a service to help retailers sell returned and excess inventory.

Embark Trucks

Seed Round in 2016
Embark Trucks Inc. develops self-driving truck technology and highway autopilot system for commercial trucking. It designs artificial intelligence software that helps on long haul stretches in the trucking industry. Embark Trucks Inc. was formerly known as Varden Labs Inc. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Lugg

Seed Round in 2015
Lugg is building the best way for you to get anything moved. With the push of a button, you are connected to movers and a truck. They make it dead simple to get your new furniture home, your craigslist purchases delivered to you, and moving all of your stuff into your new apartment. They are located in San Francisco, and well-funded by some of the greatest investors in the world, like A Capital, Sequoia Capital, SV Angel, Crunchfund, and Y Combinator. They are a small team with incredibly hard problems to solve. They are hiring and would love to hear from you! hello@Lugg.com Download Lugg and let them be your friend with a truck! http://lugg.com

ShipHawk

Series A in 2014
Headquartered in Santa Barbara, Calif., ShipHawk is shipping software for high volume shippers. Most businesses spend a ton of time and money trying to ship orders more efficiently. ShipHawk’s shipping software helps automate order fulfillment and eliminate worker decisions so businesses can take control of their warehouse operations. To learn more about ShipHawk, please visit https://shiphawk.com.