Bay Grove
VC Fund
San Francisco, United States
Bay Grove is a VC fund in San Francisco focused on Software and Supply Chain Management. Bay Grove was formed in late 2007 by Kevin Marchetti, Adam Forste and Dave Brandes. The three were former colleagues in Morgan Stanley's investment banking group who reunited after their respective tenures in institutional private equity ‐ Kevin at The Yucaipa Companies, Adam at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR), and Dave at ShorensteinProperties.
- Total investments:
- 4
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
Last updated:
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Industries Bay Grove invests in
Stages Bay Grove invests in
Countries Bay Grove invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Series A
- $9M–$14M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 2 (50%)
- Supply Chain Management 2 (50%)
- B2B 1 (25%)
- SaaS 1 (25%)
- Logistics 1 (25%)
Stage
- Series A 2 (50%)
- Seed 1 (25%)
- Series B 1 (25%)
Country
- Australia 1 (25%)
- United States 1 (25%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Adam Forste
Managing Director & Co-Founder
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Managing Director & Co-Founder | Total investments: 3 | Find email | |
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Adam Janvey
Vice President
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Vice President | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
David Brandes
Managing Director
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Managing Director | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Ed Lam
Vice President
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Vice President | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Kevin Marchetti
Managing Partner
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Managing Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 6 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
Ofload
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Ofload is a digital road freight platform that fully tackles inefficiencies. Ofload connects road freight to thousands of reliable carriers and manage it through technology. This means less waste and more data.Ofload manages end-to-end logistics fulfillment through technology, connects carriers with shippers helping shipments to be deliveredquickly and affordably by taking up what would have been empty space in delivery vehicles, allowing businesses to have visibility of their shipments. | $40M / Series B / Nov 14, 2022 | |
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Ofload
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Ofload is a digital road freight platform that fully tackles inefficiencies. Ofload connects road freight to thousands of reliable carriers and manage it through technology. This means less waste and more data.Ofload manages end-to-end logistics fulfillment through technology, connects carriers with shippers helping shipments to be deliveredquickly and affordably by taking up what would have been empty space in delivery vehicles, allowing businesses to have visibility of their shipments. | $14.2M / Series A / Dec 07, 2021 | |
Unioncrate
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Unioncrate helps consumer goods companies build and manage supply chains that can keep up with the consumer of today. Based in New York City, we are a team of CPG veterans, rebels, and nerds who believe that the future of supply chain will be driven by AI. It powers everything we do.We are obsessed with helping our clients take back theinvaluable time, money, and resources that are far too commonly lost by relying on archaic supply chain management systems. That’s why we’ve built an intelligent platform designed specifically for the complexities of a consumer goods industry that’s needlessly stuck in the past. | $9M / Series A / Oct 04, 2019 | |
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Unioncrate
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Unioncrate helps consumer goods companies build and manage supply chains that can keep up with the consumer of today. Based in New York City, we are a team of CPG veterans, rebels, and nerds who believe that the future of supply chain will be driven by AI. It powers everything we do.We are obsessed with helping our clients take back theinvaluable time, money, and resources that are far too commonly lost by relying on archaic supply chain management systems. That’s why we’ve built an intelligent platform designed specifically for the complexities of a consumer goods industry that’s needlessly stuck in the past. | $3.2M / Seed / Sep 28, 2018 |
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FAQ
What does Bay Grove invest in?
Bay Grove invests primarily in Software, Supply Chain Management and B2B startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Bay Grove's check size?
Bay Grove typically joins rounds of $9M–$14M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Bay Grove participates in.
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Who are the partners at Bay Grove?
The team at Bay Grove includes Adam Forste (Managing Director & Co-Founder), Adam Janvey (Vice President) and David Brandes (Managing Director), among 6 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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