Freight coordination
AI and software for coordinating loads, carriers, schedules and execution across freight operations.
proChain Ventures / Investment markets
EARLY-STAGE INDUSTRIAL + DUAL-USE VENTURE CAPITAL
Logistics Venture Capital
Venture capital for founders improving how goods are stored, coordinated and delivered. proChain Ventures invests in logistics software, robotics and autonomous systems built for real operating environments.
OUR THESIS
Better logistics starts with better execution.
Logistics businesses operate through a chain of commitments: a load must be ready, a vehicle must be available, a facility must receive it and the customer must know what happens next. We look for companies that improve those handoffs and reduce the friction between planning and physical execution.
A compelling logistics product has to work across people, equipment and existing systems. Our industrial background helps us examine integration requirements, operator adoption, exception handling and the economics of a deployment. Technical capability matters, but it must translate into a customer reason to buy.
The same questions become especially consequential in disrupted or contested environments. We are interested in logistics technologies with credible commercial applications and the potential to support national security supply and sustainment. We assess the requirements of each market rather than assuming that one deployment model fits both.
Delivery orchestration
Planning, dispatch and visibility that help delivery operators manage routes and respond to changing conditions.
Warehouse robotics
Automation for moving and handling goods, designed around facility workflows, safety and deployment requirements.
PORTFOLIO EXAMPLES
Our thesis in practice.
Selected companies illustrating our investment interests. Platforms are at different stages of development and commercialization.
AI freight operationsOVERROUTE
Logistics softwareFINMILE
RoboticsLOGICFOR FOUNDERS
What we look for.
We look for founders who can identify the buyer, quantify the operating burden and explain how adoption happens. We examine workflow integration, deployment effort, exception handling and the ability to support operators after launch. We want to understand how a product can improve cost, service, utilization or throughput, with evidence appropriate to the company’s stage.
Does proChain invest in warehouse robotics?
Warehouse robotics and physical automation are part of our logistics thesis. We evaluate the customer workflow, deployment requirements and commercial case alongside the underlying technology.
How can logistics founders introduce their company?
Use the company submission link below. Explain the operating problem, your product, the customer or buyer, your stage and the evidence you have gathered from testing or deployment.
Explore our investment markets.
Saint Louis • Washington D.C. • San Francisco