FJ Labs is a venture capital firm based in New York, founded in 2015 by Fabrice Grinda. The firm is stage-agnostic, primarily focusing on marketplaces and consumer-facing startups across various sectors, including B2B, B2C, financial services, mobile technology, advertisement technology, e-commerce, food technology, gaming, health technology, real estate technology, restaurant technology, ridesharing, software as a service, and virtual reality. FJ Labs typically invests in seed and Series A rounds, with investment amounts ranging from $50,000 to $5,000,000.
Odeko, Inc. is a New York-based company founded in 2019 that offers an inventory management and operations platform tailored for coffee retailers, including cafes, bakeries, and coffee shops. The software assists small business owners in managing inventory, order fulfillment, and customer engagement through features like inventory tracking, sales reporting, and supply chain management. By utilizing data analytics and artificial intelligence, Odeko's platform helps businesses reduce waste, streamline operations, and enhance decision-making. The integration of various payment systems and delivery services further contributes to a seamless experience for both business owners and their customers, enabling independent coffee shops to improve productivity and increase sales.
Cheetah
Series C in 2024
Cheetah is a provider of contactless pickup and delivery services focusing on food and supplies at wholesale prices. The company has transformed refrigerated trucks into mobile fulfillment centers, allowing consumers to safely pick up groceries without contact or exposure to crowds. Customers place their orders via the Cheetah mobile app and can retrieve their products at designated locations in the Bay Area, where items are placed directly in their vehicle trunks. Additionally, Cheetah develops an artificial intelligence-enabled commerce platform that connects the wholesale food service ecosystem, equipping distributors and food service businesses with tools to streamline their supply chains, reduce labor, and minimize food waste. The company also has a history in the cable and broadband industry, providing advanced network monitoring hardware and software systems designed to enhance performance in cable television networks and video delivery systems.
Metalbook
Series A in 2024
Metalbook operates a comprehensive digital supply-chain platform that connects a global network of metal suppliers and consumers. By facilitating transactions and automating processes, Metalbook enhances efficiency and traceability in the procurement of raw materials. The platform aims to streamline the supply chain, providing clients with quick, transparent transactions and reliable logistics. In addition to linking suppliers and customers, Metalbook offers fabrication and modification services for finished and semi-finished metal products, ensuring competitive pricing and meeting diverse client needs. Through its commitment to creating a global marketplace, Metalbook seeks to enhance the procurement experience by simplifying logistics and enabling hassle-free transactions.
Rectangle Labs
Pre Seed Round in 2024
Rectangle Labs creates modern tools using AL for global supply chain and help moving freight and building tech.
Schüttflix
Series A in 2023
Schüttflix GmbH, founded in 2018 and based in Gütersloh, Germany, operates a digital marketplace and delivery platform for bulk construction supplies, including sand, crushed rock, and gravel. The platform serves as a logistics hub for the construction industry, connecting construction companies with suppliers, waste disposal firms, and freight carriers. By facilitating the ordering, tracking, and management of construction materials through its application, Schüttflix aims to minimize downtime and enhance project efficiency for its users.
Klarys
Series A in 2023
Klarys is a digital eProcurement platform tailored to address the unique challenges of the fresh food supply chain, including seafood. It serves various stakeholders such as suppliers, producers, central purchasing agencies, stores, wholesalers, and processors. The platform simplifies and digitizes the purchasing processes for fresh food, enhancing operational efficiency and ensuring data reliability from end to end. By facilitating real-time trading and logistics management, Klarys helps improve product quality and reduce costs for all participants. Its comprehensive solution is designed to support users in meeting corporate social responsibility commitments while optimizing their fresh food purchasing and performance management.
Doocan
Convertible Note in 2023
Doocan operates an online B2B marketplace that connects global buyers with Indian manufacturers. By leveraging advanced technology and a comprehensive supplier network, the platform facilitates trade for businesses of all sizes. Doocan offers features such as product listings, supplier profiles, and secure payment options, ensuring a seamless experience for users. The marketplace primarily focuses on providing high-quality furniture craftsmanship and end-to-end services, making it easier for businesses to engage with manufacturers and streamline their procurement processes.
Shopper
Convertible Note in 2023
Shopper.com.br is an online supermarket platform based in Brazil that aims to streamline the purchasing process for consumers by automating the procurement of essential products. The company focuses on delivering a wide range of items, including non-perishable food, beverages, cleaning products, toiletries, and pet food, directly to customers' homes at competitive prices. By implementing a subscription model for monthly sales and deliveries, Shopper eliminates the need for inventory and enhances demand predictability, resulting in cost savings that are passed on to consumers, typically around 10% cheaper than traditional retail prices. The startup is dedicated to improving the efficiency of the distribution chain, reducing both the time and resources spent by consumers on routine purchases, while leveraging innovative technology and a committed team to fulfill its mission of creating a more efficient world.
Odeko
Series D in 2023
Odeko, Inc. is a New York-based company founded in 2019 that offers an inventory management and operations platform tailored for coffee retailers, including cafes, bakeries, and coffee shops. The software assists small business owners in managing inventory, order fulfillment, and customer engagement through features like inventory tracking, sales reporting, and supply chain management. By utilizing data analytics and artificial intelligence, Odeko's platform helps businesses reduce waste, streamline operations, and enhance decision-making. The integration of various payment systems and delivery services further contributes to a seamless experience for both business owners and their customers, enabling independent coffee shops to improve productivity and increase sales.
Zyod
Seed Round in 2023
Zyod is a startup that operates a business-to-business marketplace focused on apparel sourcing and manufacturing for fashion brands worldwide. The company offers a comprehensive range of end-to-end solutions that streamline the design-to-delivery process, ensuring rapid turnaround times and low minimum order quantities. Zyod employs a unique cluster-based supply chain model that extends beyond major urban centers, training local manufacturers with proprietary technology. This approach enables them to produce international-grade products that cater to the needs of global fashion brands, thereby facilitating brand success through a centralized platform that simplifies the sourcing and manufacturing process.
Mecanizou
Series A in 2023
Mecanizou is a distributor of automobile parts, providing a range of products including filters, lubricants, scanners, belts, cooling systems, braking components, and batteries. The company operates an online platform aimed at enhancing the digitalization of the automotive aftermarket industry. This platform offers local repair shops access to various value-added services, such as auto parts sales, financial support, and data intelligence. By centralizing information from the entire supply chain, Mecanizou enables mechanics and car owners to efficiently locate the correct parts, thereby minimizing costs and reducing waste associated with incorrect components.
Estoca
Venture Round in 2023
Estoca is a decentralized logistics platform that offers Fulfillment-as-a-Service for multi-channel businesses in Brazil. The company enables seamless delivery of goods within two days to major cities, facilitating a straightforward setup process for its clients. By leveraging a network of warehouses and a predictive algorithm, Estoca efficiently allocates products to locations closer to customers, thereby optimizing the last-mile delivery experience. This innovative approach allows businesses to manage their logistics processes effectively, ensuring timely and hassle-free service.
Odeko
Venture Round in 2023
Odeko, Inc. is a New York-based company founded in 2019 that offers an inventory management and operations platform tailored for coffee retailers, including cafes, bakeries, and coffee shops. The software assists small business owners in managing inventory, order fulfillment, and customer engagement through features like inventory tracking, sales reporting, and supply chain management. By utilizing data analytics and artificial intelligence, Odeko's platform helps businesses reduce waste, streamline operations, and enhance decision-making. The integration of various payment systems and delivery services further contributes to a seamless experience for both business owners and their customers, enabling independent coffee shops to improve productivity and increase sales.
Estoca
Series A in 2023
Estoca is a decentralized logistics platform that offers Fulfillment-as-a-Service for multi-channel businesses in Brazil. The company enables seamless delivery of goods within two days to major cities, facilitating a straightforward setup process for its clients. By leveraging a network of warehouses and a predictive algorithm, Estoca efficiently allocates products to locations closer to customers, thereby optimizing the last-mile delivery experience. This innovative approach allows businesses to manage their logistics processes effectively, ensuring timely and hassle-free service.
Mecanizou
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Mecanizou is a distributor of automobile parts, providing a range of products including filters, lubricants, scanners, belts, cooling systems, braking components, and batteries. The company operates an online platform aimed at enhancing the digitalization of the automotive aftermarket industry. This platform offers local repair shops access to various value-added services, such as auto parts sales, financial support, and data intelligence. By centralizing information from the entire supply chain, Mecanizou enables mechanics and car owners to efficiently locate the correct parts, thereby minimizing costs and reducing waste associated with incorrect components.
GoExpedi
Funding Round in 2022
GoExpedi is a digital supply chain and data analytics company based in Houston, Texas, that specializes in the procurement and delivery of maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) products for heavy industries, particularly in the oil and gas sector. Established in 2017, GoExpedi offers a comprehensive digital procurement platform that provides access to over 200,000 critical parts and supplies, ensuring transparency in pricing, supplier options, and availability. The company’s supply chain model boasts an average delivery time of 2.5 days, enabling clients to receive the right parts promptly. With a focus on enhancing the efficiency of drilling operations, GoExpedi supports the procurement of essential equipment such as mud pumps and blowout preventers while offering tools for order accuracy and spending reports. Staffed by industry experts and supported by patented technology, GoExpedi aims to deliver supplies more efficiently and cost-effectively than traditional providers.
Outpost
Seed Round in 2022
With $37 million in government and civil awards, we are developing a transportation platform called CarryAll, a space-rated shipping container capable of carrying up to 10 tons of cargo. It launches aboard rockets like SpaceX’s Falcon or Starship, reaches low Earth orbit in under 10 minutes, and returns to Earth within 45–90 minutes of command. It lands autonomously within five meters of its target using guided parafoils, GPS, and onboard targeting systems. This delivery vehicle redefines how goods move across Earth and how products are manufactured in space. The ability to deliver large, critical cargo anywhere on Earth within 90 minutes will fundamentally reshape global logistics, enabling a new era of supply chains, emergency response and commercial access to space. Also, some of the most valuable technologies of the coming decades will be manufactured in orbit, where zero gravity, vacuum, and stable thermal conditions make it possible to create materials that can't be made on Earth.
Nuvocargo
Series A in 2022
Nuvocargo, Inc. is a digital platform specializing in cross-border trade between the United States and Mexico. Founded in 2017 and based in New York, it offers a comprehensive range of services, including customs brokerage, freight forwarding, cargo insurance, and supply chain financing. By providing standardized and transparent quotes from a network of carriers, Nuvocargo enhances the shipping experience for its clients. The platform features a cloud-based dashboard that enables real-time tracking of cargo, including shipment status and customs clearance. Nuvocargo aims to modernize the logistics industry, which has largely remained undigitized despite its substantial market size. With a fully bilingual team, the company has demonstrated significant growth, achieving over 25% revenue increases month over month since late 2019. Nuvocargo is supported by prominent investors and industry leaders, further solidifying its position in the logistics sector.
wherEX
Seed Round in 2022
wherEX is an e-sourcing and supplier engagement platform designed to connect businesses with suppliers globally. By leveraging machine learning, the platform analyzes procurement data to provide insights into supplier performance and cost-saving opportunities. It facilitates a transparent bidding process, allowing companies to request products and services while receiving competitive bids from qualified suppliers. This approach fosters competition and transparency in negotiations, ultimately reducing risks and costs associated with enterprise commerce. The platform aims to enhance procurement efficiency for Supply Chain and Procurement teams, ensuring that businesses have access to optimal supplier options.
Cargomatic
Funding Round in 2022
Cargomatic, Inc. operates an online platform that connects shippers with pre-screened and qualified carriers in real-time, primarily serving the Southern California region. Established in 2013 and based in Venice, California, Cargomatic has developed a technology-driven network for local truck availability. Shippers can submit loads and quickly find nearby trucks to meet their logistics needs. Since its launch in early 2014, the platform has facilitated tens of thousands of deliveries across California, Chicago, and metropolitan New York. By streamlining the booking process and providing real-time tracking capabilities, Cargomatic enhances service levels, improves pick-up and delivery rates, and allows customers to manage outsourced vendors efficiently. The company operates as a subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming Inc.
JABU
Series A in 2022
Jabu is an e-commerce marketplace that serves as a vital link between fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) brands and a vast network of small retail shops in Southern Africa. The platform enables shop owners to efficiently order, source, and stock products while also managing logistics for last-mile distribution. By leveraging technology, Jabu provides tools for inventory management, sales tracking, and order processing through both mobile and web applications. This comprehensive service allows businesses to streamline their operations, enhance product diversification, and effectively manage their supply chain, ultimately fostering growth and operational efficiency in the retail sector.
Kilo
Series A in 2022
Kilo operates a business-to-business e-commerce platform that connects wholesalers with micro, small, and medium enterprises. The platform is specifically designed to digitize the local retail value chain, providing these retailers with essential tools for price, assortment, and inventory management. By facilitating access to technological solutions, Kilo enables small and medium-sized retailers to efficiently manage their operations across multiple sales channels, promoting a network effect that fosters growth in both supply and demand.
Nitex
Seed Round in 2022
Nitex is a B2B platform focused on the sustainable garment supply chain, designed to assist fashion retailers in managing various aspects of product development. The platform consolidates product design, compliance, order tracking, and insurance, streamlining the process for brands. Additionally, Nitex operates a design studio that facilitates the production of comfortable and trendy clothing for sustainable brands. By offering customized support and collaborative opportunities, Nitex enables clothing companies to develop their product lines effectively while promoting sustainable practices throughout their supply chains.
Route
Series B in 2022
Route is a shipping platform that enhances the online customer experience by offering a comprehensive solution for tracking and protecting orders. It seamlessly integrates with various retailers, allowing users to monitor their packages visually at any time and from any location. By addressing common shipping challenges, Route aims to foster brand loyalty among consumers by safeguarding their purchases against loss, theft, or damage. The platform provides an efficient way for customers to manage their online purchases, ensuring a reliable and secure delivery process.
Quince
Series A in 2021
Quince, LLC is a retail company based in San Francisco, California, specializing in affordable luxury apparel, accessories, and home goods for both men and women. Founded in 2016, Quince offers a diverse range of products including jewelry, tops, sweaters, loungewear, leather goods, and various accessories for men, as well as bedding and bath items for the home. The company employs a manufacturer-to-consumer retail model, producing inventory on a near just-in-time basis, which allows for direct shipping to consumers. This approach not only reduces costs but also minimizes financial and environmental waste, enabling Quince to provide high-quality fashion and home products at competitive prices.
Chiper
Series B in 2021
Chiper is a prominent B2B e-commerce platform serving corner stores in Latin America, with operations in Colombia, Mexico, and plans for expansion into Brazil. The company connects thousands of the region's 3.7 million corner stores, creating one of the largest networks of bulk buyers globally. By aggregating demand and enhancing the supply chain, Chiper enables these stores to access a diverse range of products, including groceries and household items, at competitive prices. The platform eliminates intermediaries, allowing retailers to directly connect with producers and streamline their procurement processes, ultimately supporting the growth and sustainability of local businesses.
SkydropX
Series A in 2021
SkydropX is a logistics management platform based in Mexico that connects businesses with independent local distributors for efficient product delivery. Catering to e-commerce and retail sectors in Latin America, SkydropX centralizes shipment management, allowing users to track and integrate their shipments in real-time through an API. The platform offers competitive shipping rates and simplifies the delivery process by utilizing a network of independent drivers, thereby enhancing customer service and reducing costs and delivery times.
Beacon
Series B in 2021
Beacon is a digital supply chain and freight platform developed to optimize supply chains with insights and visibility. It offers a freight forwarding service across all modes integrated with its end-to-end visibility platform, connecting each stage of the supply chain to deliver a record of all the information teams need. From bookings to order management, live tracking, and document management, Beacon will move goods with transparency and efficiency, whilst the secure cloud-based software improves accuracy and saves time. The company was founded in 2018 by Fraser Robinson and Dmitri Izmailov and is headquartered in London, England, United Kingdom.
Concord Materials
Seed Round in 2021
Concord Materials is an Integrated material management platform for aggregate providers and ready-mix operators.
wherEX
Series A in 2021
wherEX is an e-sourcing and supplier engagement platform designed to connect businesses with suppliers globally. By leveraging machine learning, the platform analyzes procurement data to provide insights into supplier performance and cost-saving opportunities. It facilitates a transparent bidding process, allowing companies to request products and services while receiving competitive bids from qualified suppliers. This approach fosters competition and transparency in negotiations, ultimately reducing risks and costs associated with enterprise commerce. The platform aims to enhance procurement efficiency for Supply Chain and Procurement teams, ensuring that businesses have access to optimal supplier options.
Klarys
Series A in 2021
Klarys is a digital eProcurement platform tailored to address the unique challenges of the fresh food supply chain, including seafood. It serves various stakeholders such as suppliers, producers, central purchasing agencies, stores, wholesalers, and processors. The platform simplifies and digitizes the purchasing processes for fresh food, enhancing operational efficiency and ensuring data reliability from end to end. By facilitating real-time trading and logistics management, Klarys helps improve product quality and reduce costs for all participants. Its comprehensive solution is designed to support users in meeting corporate social responsibility commitments while optimizing their fresh food purchasing and performance management.
Katoo
Series A in 2021
Katoo provides a food procurement platform designed to streamline the relationship between restaurants and suppliers. Through its mobile application, restaurants can easily order ingredients and receive competitive pricing from top suppliers. The platform allows suppliers to receive orders in a standardized digital format, enhancing communication and efficiency. By reducing time spent on low-value tasks, Katoo enables both restaurants and suppliers to focus more on their core business activities. Additionally, the platform offers tools for managing orders and tracking valuable business insights, ultimately empowering the food supply chain.
byrd
Series B in 2021
Byrd operates a fulfillment network designed to connect online merchants with an international warehouse system, facilitating advanced shipping options for retailers without the need to establish their own logistics infrastructure. The company's platform integrates seamlessly with popular e-commerce systems, such as Shopify, and collaborates with logistics partners across various countries to enhance retailers' reach. Byrd's technology-driven logistics solution features digital interfaces that link e-commerce platforms to its warehouse management system, utilized by partner warehouses globally. Additionally, Byrd offers real-time stock tracking and first-mile shipping services, including item pickup and packaging, which can be easily accessed via a mobile application. This comprehensive approach allows both private and business customers to efficiently manage their shipping needs.
Trella
Venture Round in 2021
Trella is a Cairo-based company founded in 2018 that provides an online platform connecting shippers to carriers in the shipping and transportation sector. The platform enhances the efficiency of drivers and offers opportunities for increased earnings and better load utilization. Trella aims to lower shipping costs through a transparent pricing structure, ensuring shippers have access to reliable carriers. It provides real-time shipment tracking and critical insights into transportation trends and performance, fostering improved decision-making for shippers. By bridging the gap between shippers and carriers, Trella enhances the overall efficiency of the logistics process.
TOOLBX
Series A in 2021
TOOLBX Inc. is a technology company based in Toronto, Canada, that specializes in providing a digital platform for builders, contractors, and renovators to streamline the procurement of construction materials. Established in 2016, TOOLBX offers an extensive marketplace that features a wide range of building products, allowing users to place customized orders with various suppliers. The platform enhances efficiency and productivity by facilitating jobsite and crew management services, as well as providing options for delivery and unloading of materials. By adapting to the evolving construction landscape, TOOLBX aims to meet the needs of contractors and suppliers, ensuring that teams have timely access to the materials required for their projects.
Shopper
Series B in 2021
Shopper.com.br is an online supermarket platform based in Brazil that aims to streamline the purchasing process for consumers by automating the procurement of essential products. The company focuses on delivering a wide range of items, including non-perishable food, beverages, cleaning products, toiletries, and pet food, directly to customers' homes at competitive prices. By implementing a subscription model for monthly sales and deliveries, Shopper eliminates the need for inventory and enhances demand predictability, resulting in cost savings that are passed on to consumers, typically around 10% cheaper than traditional retail prices. The startup is dedicated to improving the efficiency of the distribution chain, reducing both the time and resources spent by consumers on routine purchases, while leveraging innovative technology and a committed team to fulfill its mission of creating a more efficient world.
Freightwalla
Seed Round in 2021
Freightwalla is a freight management platform designed to streamline global logistics operations. It offers a range of features that include shipment planning and costing, digital workflow, online document management, real-time tracking, request for quotation management, sailing schedules, and smart reporting and analytics. These tools enable businesses to enhance transparency, efficiency, and visibility while optimizing their shipping and logistics processes. Freightwalla partners with over 60 shipping lines and serves more than 1,000 customers across more than 1,000 ports. The company also provides custom value-added services such as transportation, customs clearance, and trade finance, all aimed at simplifying and improving the shipping experience for its users.
Impacked
Pre Seed Round in 2021
Impacked is the first venture-backed marketplace built specifically for primary packaging. They're building the place to source every primary package on the planet, for the planet. With technology, Impacked is modernizing packaging sourcing to make it easier for brands and suppliers to connect and collaborate, all in one place.
Via.Delivery
Funding Round in 2021
Via.Delivery operates a logistics platform that connects direct-to-consumer brands with a network of over 36,000 retail locations, providing an innovative alternative for order delivery and pick-up. This platform facilitates the delivery process from online sellers to physical retail chains, enhancing customer convenience and optimizing last-mile logistics. By utilizing existing retail locations that consumers frequently visit, Via.Delivery not only streamlines the collection process but also drives increased foot traffic to its retail partners. This approach enables e-commerce businesses to improve their delivery efficiency while offering customers accessible and convenient options for receiving their internet orders.
Quince
Seed Round in 2021
Quince, LLC is a retail company based in San Francisco, California, specializing in affordable luxury apparel, accessories, and home goods for both men and women. Founded in 2016, Quince offers a diverse range of products including jewelry, tops, sweaters, loungewear, leather goods, and various accessories for men, as well as bedding and bath items for the home. The company employs a manufacturer-to-consumer retail model, producing inventory on a near just-in-time basis, which allows for direct shipping to consumers. This approach not only reduces costs but also minimizes financial and environmental waste, enabling Quince to provide high-quality fashion and home products at competitive prices.
JABU
Seed Round in 2021
Jabu is an e-commerce marketplace that serves as a vital link between fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) brands and a vast network of small retail shops in Southern Africa. The platform enables shop owners to efficiently order, source, and stock products while also managing logistics for last-mile distribution. By leveraging technology, Jabu provides tools for inventory management, sales tracking, and order processing through both mobile and web applications. This comprehensive service allows businesses to streamline their operations, enhance product diversification, and effectively manage their supply chain, ultimately fostering growth and operational efficiency in the retail sector.
Chiper
Series A in 2020
Chiper is a prominent B2B e-commerce platform serving corner stores in Latin America, with operations in Colombia, Mexico, and plans for expansion into Brazil. The company connects thousands of the region's 3.7 million corner stores, creating one of the largest networks of bulk buyers globally. By aggregating demand and enhancing the supply chain, Chiper enables these stores to access a diverse range of products, including groceries and household items, at competitive prices. The platform eliminates intermediaries, allowing retailers to directly connect with producers and streamline their procurement processes, ultimately supporting the growth and sustainability of local businesses.
Ravacan
Pre Seed Round in 2020
Ravacan is a provider of purchasing and procurement software tailored for commodity and supply managers. The platform offers a centralized solution for analyzing costs and managing suppliers, which helps users identify suitable suppliers while effectively navigating supply chain disruptions. It also automates various repetitive tasks, including demand forecasting, product costing, and ROI calculations. By streamlining these processes, Ravacan enables global supply and commodity managers to acquire suppliers, reduce costs, and enhance overall productivity.
TOOLBX
Seed Round in 2020
TOOLBX Inc. is a technology company based in Toronto, Canada, that specializes in providing a digital platform for builders, contractors, and renovators to streamline the procurement of construction materials. Established in 2016, TOOLBX offers an extensive marketplace that features a wide range of building products, allowing users to place customized orders with various suppliers. The platform enhances efficiency and productivity by facilitating jobsite and crew management services, as well as providing options for delivery and unloading of materials. By adapting to the evolving construction landscape, TOOLBX aims to meet the needs of contractors and suppliers, ensuring that teams have timely access to the materials required for their projects.
byrd
Series A in 2020
Byrd operates a fulfillment network designed to connect online merchants with an international warehouse system, facilitating advanced shipping options for retailers without the need to establish their own logistics infrastructure. The company's platform integrates seamlessly with popular e-commerce systems, such as Shopify, and collaborates with logistics partners across various countries to enhance retailers' reach. Byrd's technology-driven logistics solution features digital interfaces that link e-commerce platforms to its warehouse management system, utilized by partner warehouses globally. Additionally, Byrd offers real-time stock tracking and first-mile shipping services, including item pickup and packaging, which can be easily accessed via a mobile application. This comprehensive approach allows both private and business customers to efficiently manage their shipping needs.
Shopper
Series A in 2020
Shopper.com.br is an online supermarket platform based in Brazil that aims to streamline the purchasing process for consumers by automating the procurement of essential products. The company focuses on delivering a wide range of items, including non-perishable food, beverages, cleaning products, toiletries, and pet food, directly to customers' homes at competitive prices. By implementing a subscription model for monthly sales and deliveries, Shopper eliminates the need for inventory and enhances demand predictability, resulting in cost savings that are passed on to consumers, typically around 10% cheaper than traditional retail prices. The startup is dedicated to improving the efficiency of the distribution chain, reducing both the time and resources spent by consumers on routine purchases, while leveraging innovative technology and a committed team to fulfill its mission of creating a more efficient world.
SkySelect
Series A in 2020
SkySelect is a digital procurement platform that specializes in the aircraft parts industry, which is valued at $100 billion. The company provides a comprehensive solution for airlines to streamline the purchasing and fulfillment processes of high-quality aircraft parts. By automating sourcing from a diverse network of suppliers, SkySelect facilitates efficient management of quote workflows and tracks the follow-up and delivery of spare parts. This technology enables maintenance leaders in the aviation sector to enhance operational efficiency and ensure timely service, thereby fostering secure and swift transactions between buyers and suppliers.
Frubana
Series A in 2020
Frubana is a digital platform based in Bogotá, Colombia, that connects restaurants and small retailers with agricultural suppliers. Founded in 2018, the company aims to streamline the procurement process by enabling direct transactions between restaurants and farmers, eliminating intermediaries to enhance price transparency and reduce trade barriers. In addition to facilitating the purchase of food products, Frubana offers tools for restaurants to digitize their menus and websites, including the creation of "Virtual Frubana Menus" that utilize QR codes for easy sharing with customers. Through its comprehensive services, Frubana supports the food supply chain, making it more efficient for both suppliers and businesses in the urban food market.
Freightwalla
Series A in 2019
Freightwalla is a freight management platform designed to streamline global logistics operations. It offers a range of features that include shipment planning and costing, digital workflow, online document management, real-time tracking, request for quotation management, sailing schedules, and smart reporting and analytics. These tools enable businesses to enhance transparency, efficiency, and visibility while optimizing their shipping and logistics processes. Freightwalla partners with over 60 shipping lines and serves more than 1,000 customers across more than 1,000 ports. The company also provides custom value-added services such as transportation, customs clearance, and trade finance, all aimed at simplifying and improving the shipping experience for its users.
Klarys
Series A in 2019
Klarys is a digital eProcurement platform tailored to address the unique challenges of the fresh food supply chain, including seafood. It serves various stakeholders such as suppliers, producers, central purchasing agencies, stores, wholesalers, and processors. The platform simplifies and digitizes the purchasing processes for fresh food, enhancing operational efficiency and ensuring data reliability from end to end. By facilitating real-time trading and logistics management, Klarys helps improve product quality and reduce costs for all participants. Its comprehensive solution is designed to support users in meeting corporate social responsibility commitments while optimizing their fresh food purchasing and performance management.
Dipli
Venture Round in 2019
Dipli is a platform designed to simplify the management and distribution of secondhand stock for businesses. It enables users to efficiently reach multiple distribution channels while addressing various challenges associated with returns, closeouts, trade-in devices, and end-of-lease stocks. By integrating comprehensive solutions, Dipli focuses on reducing ecological impact while maintaining strong economic performance. The platform enhances distribution models by prioritizing short routes and leveraging local expertise, along with ensuring a fully transparent supply chain. Additionally, it provides users with a personalized interface to monitor network performance, implement credit policies, and guarantee safe delivery, thereby minimizing the risk of fraud in the purchasing process.
Frubana
Seed Round in 2019
Frubana is a digital platform based in Bogotá, Colombia, that connects restaurants and small retailers with agricultural suppliers. Founded in 2018, the company aims to streamline the procurement process by enabling direct transactions between restaurants and farmers, eliminating intermediaries to enhance price transparency and reduce trade barriers. In addition to facilitating the purchase of food products, Frubana offers tools for restaurants to digitize their menus and websites, including the creation of "Virtual Frubana Menus" that utilize QR codes for easy sharing with customers. Through its comprehensive services, Frubana supports the food supply chain, making it more efficient for both suppliers and businesses in the urban food market.
Beacon
Seed Round in 2019
Beacon is a digital supply chain and freight platform developed to optimize supply chains with insights and visibility. It offers a freight forwarding service across all modes integrated with its end-to-end visibility platform, connecting each stage of the supply chain to deliver a record of all the information teams need. From bookings to order management, live tracking, and document management, Beacon will move goods with transparency and efficiency, whilst the secure cloud-based software improves accuracy and saves time. The company was founded in 2018 by Fraser Robinson and Dmitri Izmailov and is headquartered in London, England, United Kingdom.
TOOLBX
Seed Round in 2018
TOOLBX Inc. is a technology company based in Toronto, Canada, that specializes in providing a digital platform for builders, contractors, and renovators to streamline the procurement of construction materials. Established in 2016, TOOLBX offers an extensive marketplace that features a wide range of building products, allowing users to place customized orders with various suppliers. The platform enhances efficiency and productivity by facilitating jobsite and crew management services, as well as providing options for delivery and unloading of materials. By adapting to the evolving construction landscape, TOOLBX aims to meet the needs of contractors and suppliers, ensuring that teams have timely access to the materials required for their projects.
Borzo
Series A in 2018
Borzo is a global delivery service specializing in same-day intracity delivery. It employs advanced algorithms to optimize multiple concurrent deliveries by considering factors such as geographical routes, package contents, and couriers. This technology ensures efficient and timely delivery for a diverse clientele, including small and medium-sized enterprises as well as larger businesses. Borzo operates in several countries, including Brazil, India, Indonesia, Mexico, and Turkey, and serves millions of customers by providing reliable delivery solutions tailored to their specific needs.
SkydropX
Funding Round in 2018
SkydropX is a logistics management platform based in Mexico that connects businesses with independent local distributors for efficient product delivery. Catering to e-commerce and retail sectors in Latin America, SkydropX centralizes shipment management, allowing users to track and integrate their shipments in real-time through an API. The platform offers competitive shipping rates and simplifies the delivery process by utilizing a network of independent drivers, thereby enhancing customer service and reducing costs and delivery times.
Foodza
Seed Round in 2018
Foodza is a B2B food-distribution platform that facilitates direct connections between farmers, food producers, and importers with retail and HoReCa businesses in the CIS region. The company has developed a technology-driven logistics platform designed for on-demand harvesting of fruits, vegetables, meat, and dairy products. Foodza offers both mobile app and web-based interfaces, allowing farmers to efficiently communicate with retailers. By managing "door-to-door" logistics and fulfillment, Foodza aims to eliminate middlemen in the food supply chain, thereby increasing farmers' incomes and providing retailers with higher quality fresh produce.
Lori Systems
Seed Round in 2017
Lori Systems is a logistics platform based in Nairobi, Kenya, that connects transporters with cargo owners across Africa. Founded in 2016, the company also has offices in Mombasa, Uganda, and Lagos. Lori addresses a significant challenge in the African logistics sector, where up to 75% of product costs can be attributed to logistics, compared to only 6% in the United States. The platform provides a tech-enabled and operations-driven marketplace that enhances transparency, flexibility, reliability, and cost efficiency, achieving savings of over 18% for users. It offers real-time tracking of cargo, automated documentation, and streamlined payment processes, facilitating smoother goods transportation across the continent. Since its product launch in May 2017, Lori has experienced rapid growth, with a compounded monthly increase of 30%. The demand for its services continues to rise, supported by recent investments from prominent institutional and strategic investors. The company has also received recognition, including winning Techcrunch Battlefield Africa.
ShipBob
Series B in 2017
ShipBob Inc. is a technology company that specializes in providing online shipping and fulfillment services tailored for small e-commerce businesses. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, ShipBob offers an end-to-end fulfillment solution that includes warehousing, order management, and package delivery, enabling direct-to-consumer brands to ship products within 1-2 business days. Its platform integrates with various e-commerce platforms such as Shopify, Amazon, and eBay, allowing merchants to manage orders, track inventory, and communicate with customers effectively. ShipBob's services encompass pickup, packaging, batch fulfillment, and returns, supported by a network of fulfillment centers across the United States, including a key facility in Dallas, Texas. The company also provides a smartphone application for scheduling pickups and tracking shipments.
Bulk MRO Industrial Supply
Seed Round in 2017
Bulk MRO Industrial Supply Pvt. Ltd. is a Mumbai-based distributor of maintenance, repair, and operations products. Founded in 2016, the company provides a comprehensive range of items, including abrasives, adhesives, cleaning equipment, electrical equipment, fasteners, hand tools, lighting products, office supplies, and safety products. It serves a diverse array of sectors such as automobile, chemical, FMCG, hospitality, manufacturing, mining, oil and gas, pharmaceuticals, and power. As a global B2B platform, Bulk MRO caters to numerous large corporations and government clients across North America, Europe, India, the Middle East, and Africa, positioning itself as a one-stop shop for millions of products sourced from thousands of manufacturers.
Flexport
Series B in 2016
Flexport, Inc. is a global freight forwarder and logistics platform that offers online customs brokerage and freight forwarding services. Founded in 2013 and based in San Francisco, the company provides a comprehensive online dashboard that allows businesses to understand, purchase, manage, and track essential services for global trade. Flexport's offerings include customs brokerage, which encompasses customs clearances, bonds, product classification, and government filings, as well as freight forwarding services such as ocean, air, and road transport. The company also delivers supply chain solutions, including cargo insurance, quality inspections, warehousing, fulfillment, product sourcing, and trade finance. By leveraging modern software, Flexport aims to enhance the user experience in global trade, ensuring timely and cost-effective delivery of goods to fulfillment centers.
Cargomatic
Convertible Note in 2016
Cargomatic, Inc. operates an online platform that connects shippers with pre-screened and qualified carriers in real-time, primarily serving the Southern California region. Established in 2013 and based in Venice, California, Cargomatic has developed a technology-driven network for local truck availability. Shippers can submit loads and quickly find nearby trucks to meet their logistics needs. Since its launch in early 2014, the platform has facilitated tens of thousands of deliveries across California, Chicago, and metropolitan New York. By streamlining the booking process and providing real-time tracking capabilities, Cargomatic enhances service levels, improves pick-up and delivery rates, and allows customers to manage outsourced vendors efficiently. The company operates as a subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming Inc.
Flexport
Series A in 2015
Flexport, Inc. is a global freight forwarder and logistics platform that offers online customs brokerage and freight forwarding services. Founded in 2013 and based in San Francisco, the company provides a comprehensive online dashboard that allows businesses to understand, purchase, manage, and track essential services for global trade. Flexport's offerings include customs brokerage, which encompasses customs clearances, bonds, product classification, and government filings, as well as freight forwarding services such as ocean, air, and road transport. The company also delivers supply chain solutions, including cargo insurance, quality inspections, warehousing, fulfillment, product sourcing, and trade finance. By leveraging modern software, Flexport aims to enhance the user experience in global trade, ensuring timely and cost-effective delivery of goods to fulfillment centers.
Homer Logistics
Seed Round in 2015
Homer uses technology and operations to make local, final-mile deliveries more efficient. Through the use of mobile tracking, routing, and communication, Homer delivers more orders in fewer miles traveled. With optimization algorithms for routing a controlled fleet of delivery personnel, Homer reduces the cost of delivery and provides a scalable solution to the local delivery ecosystem.
Estoca
Estoca is a decentralized logistics platform that offers Fulfillment-as-a-Service for multi-channel businesses in Brazil. The company enables seamless delivery of goods within two days to major cities, facilitating a straightforward setup process for its clients. By leveraging a network of warehouses and a predictive algorithm, Estoca efficiently allocates products to locations closer to customers, thereby optimizing the last-mile delivery experience. This innovative approach allows businesses to manage their logistics processes effectively, ensuring timely and hassle-free service.
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