About Supply Chain Ventures
Supply Chain Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2001. It is primarily based out of Boston, United States. As of Dec 2025, Supply Chain Ventures has invested in 55 companies. It primarily invests in Series A round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Retail and Consumer. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series C round of Tive Overall, Supply Chain Ventures portfolio has seen 1 IPO and 18 acquisitions including key companies like Descartes, Transporeon and Jebbit. A lot of funds co-invest with Supply Chain Ventures, with names like SJF Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Supply Chain Ventures has team of 2 people including 2 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 2 more
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Acquisitions
Supply Chain Ventures' List of Top Investments
Supply Chain Ventures has a portfolio of 55 companies. Their most notable investments are in Tumri and ShipMonk.Their portfolio spans across United States, United Kingdom, Canada and 4 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Retail, Consumer and 20 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 2 more. Here is the list of top investments by Supply Chain Ventures:
1. Tive
Provider of real-time shipment tracking solutions for various industries. The company offers hardware and software designed to monitor the location and condition of goods during transit. Its platform provides alerts for temperature, shock, and route deviations. The company’s services include shipment monitoring and support to help ensure on-time and in-full deliveries.
Key facts about Tive
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Mo i Rana (Norway)
- Annual Revenue: $0 - $1M as on Dec 31, 2022
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $131M
- Employee Count: 305 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Qualcomm Ventures, World Innovation Lab and 24 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Dec 18, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Descartes
Provider of cloud-based solutions for logistics and supply chain management. The company offers tools for electronic data interchange, transportation, routing, and mobile and telematics. It also provides solutions for global trade intelligence, regulatory compliance, and ecommerce shipping and fulfillment. The company’s platform combines a logistics network with logistics management applications.
Key facts about Descartes
- Founded Year: 1981
- Location: Waterloo (Canada)
- Annual Revenue: $500M - $1B as on Jan 31, 2024
- Stage: Public
- Employee Count: 1,772 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Herald Investment Management, Activate Venture Partners and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Apr 01, 2016, $*****
- Highlight: Public
3. Transporeon
Provider of cloud platform for transportation management, execution, and freight audit. The platform offers solutions for freight sourcing, visibility, dock and yard management, and AI-driven operations. It facilitates data exchange and automates freight billing processes. The platform aims to connect shippers, suppliers, retailers, and carriers, enabling efficiency and automation in supply chain operations.
Key facts about Transporeon
- Founded Year: 2000
- Location: Ulm (Germany)
- Annual Revenue: €100M - €500M as on Dec 31, 2021
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $2.43M
- Employee Count: 789 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: MobilityFund, HgCapital Trust and 9 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Unattributed, Jan 26, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
4. Tenstreet
Tenstreet is a driver recruiting and managing software. Helps companies streamline/automate driver recruitment and procurement. Solutions include recruiting, marketing, onboarding, driver management and verification. Claims to have a database of more than 3.5 million unique drivers which auto-populates over 150,000 online applications every month.
Key facts about Tenstreet
- Founded Year: 2006
- Location: Tulsa (United States)
- Stage: Late Stage
- Employee Count: 221 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Spectrum Equity, BayHawk Capital and 2 Others
- Latest Funding Round: PE, Oct 04, 2021, $*****
5. Jebbit
Cloud-based customer insight solutions for businesses. The platform helps in capturing data from multiple channels that help businesses distribute content or personalize the content based on behavioral analysis. It also helps with lead generation, running omnichannel marketing, segmenting customers, sending emails, and more.
Key facts about Jebbit
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: Boston (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $92.6M
- Employee Count: 34 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Seven Hound Ventures, Manifest and 23 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jan 25, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Supply Chain Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Supply Chain Ventures has invested in 55 companies over the last 20 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 1 investment. Its most recent first time investment was in Reshape Automation and most recent follow-on round was in Tive.Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2024 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2021 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
2020 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Supply Chain Ventures' Investments by Stage
Supply Chain Ventures has made 6 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $3.84M, 6 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $8.02M, 4 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $25.3M and 1 investment in Conventional Debt stage with an average round size of $50K.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 6 |
Series A | 6 |
Series B | 4 |
Conventional Debt | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Supply Chain Ventures' Investments by Sector
Supply Chain Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Vertical SaaS, Consumer, Transportation and Logistics Tech and High Tech. Notably, it has invested in 48 Tech companies, 44 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 30 Software companies and at least 21 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 11 |
Vertical SaaS | 8 |
Consumer | 7 |
Transportation and Logistics Tech | 7 |
High Tech | 4 |
Others | 18 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Supply Chain Ventures' Investments by Geography
Supply Chain Ventures has made most investments in United States (14), followed by Norway where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 14 |
Norway | 1 |
Spain | 1 |
United Kingdom | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Supply Chain Ventures' recent investments
Supply Chain Ventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Supply Chain Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Dec 18, 2025 | Norway | Series C | 2774 | [+3] | |
Dec 16, 2024 | Norway | Series C | 8248 | [+7] | |
Sep 12, 2024 | United States | Seed | 4892 | [+6] | |
Mar 26, 2024 | United States | Series B | 6680 | [+1] | |
Apr 11, 2022 | Norway | Series B | 8010 | [+10] |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Supply Chain Ventures' Portfolio
1 of Supply Chain Ventures' portfolio company became public - Descartes. It got listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), in Jan 1998.Here are Supply Chain Ventures' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 21, 1998 | - | - | 1538 |
Acquired companies in Supply Chain Ventures' Portfolio
18 companies from Supply Chain Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Jebbit in Jul 2024 by BlueConic for $*****.Here are Supply Chain Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul 10, 2024 | - | - | 6081 | |
Jan 09, 2024 | Nov 16, 2018 | Series A | 8072 | |
Jun 12, 2023 | - | - | 6975 | |
Dec 12, 2022 | - | - | 2029 | |
Sep 13, 2022 | Aug 11, 2014 | Series A | 9520 |
Team profile of Supply Chain Ventures
Supply Chain Ventures has a team of 2 members including 2 Partners located in United States. Supply Chain Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Supply Chain Ventures
Over the past 20 years, 115 investors have co-invested in Supply Chain Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Supply Chain Ventures: Europa, Techstars and 39 others have invested in rounds before Supply Chain Ventures. There are 3 companies where Europa has invested before Supply Chain Ventures and 2 companies where Techstars has invested before Supply Chain Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Supply Chain Ventures: 43 investors entered a company along with Supply Chain Ventures. These include investors like SJF Ventures (4 companies).
- Invested after Supply Chain Ventures: A total of 31 investors have invested in Supply Chain Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include World Innovation Lab (1 company), Sageview Capital (1 company) and The Lightsmith Group (1 company).
Recent News related to Supply Chain Ventures
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Lightsmith Group backs Tive to climate-proof global supply chainsImpactAlpha•Jan 13, 2026•AVP, Tive, The Lightsmith Group, Sageview Capital and 2 others
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Tive, which develops technology to pinpoint cargo shipments in real time, raises $40 million in Series C fundingStartup Log•Jan 24, 2025•Tive, World Innovation Lab, Sageview Capital, Advance Venture Partners and 6 others
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FreightTech’s tracking superhero lands $40MFreightWaves•Jan 24, 2025•Tive, World Innovation Lab, Sageview Capital, RRE Ventures and 5 others
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Reshape Automation Raises $5M in Seed FundingFinSMEs•Sep 12, 2024•Reshape Automation, Ironspring Ventures, Haystack, REMUS and 4 others
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Iron Sheepdog Closes $10M Series B FinancingFinSMEs•Mar 26, 2024•Iron Sheepdog, SJF Ventures, Grand Ventures, Supply Chain Ventures
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Tive, a startup developing supply chain visibility tools, raises $54MTechCrunch+•Apr 11, 2022•Tive, AXA Venture Partners, Sorenson Capital, Qualcomm Ventures and 13 others
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SupplyShift Raises $10M in FundingFinSMEs•Dec 21, 2021•SupplyShift, Buoyant Ventures, HSBC, Impact Engine and 3 others
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Finboot Secures Investment From Us-based Supply Chain VenturesFintech Finance•Oct 20, 2021•Finboot, Supply Chain Ventures, Development Bank of Wales, Repsol
