Direct ChassisLink
VC Fund
Charlotte, United States
Direct ChassisLink is a VC fund in Charlotte focused on Shipping and Software. Direct ChassisLink, Inc. (DCLI) was originally formed in 1988 as Maersk Container Service Company (MCSC), a maintenance and repair organization responsible for repairing containers, chassis, and refrigeration unit generator sets. In the late 1990’s the group was reorganized to accommodate an ever growing fleet of chassis and containers under thename Maersk Equipment Service Company (MESC).In 2007 with the continued growth of the chassis fleet, Maersk shifted container and refrigerator unit related repairs to another division and MESC became focused solely on chassis maintenance and leasing.In 2009 Maersk determined to divest itself of its chassis interests and MESC began using the DCLI brand and actively marketing chassis on a fee per day basis to motor carriers.
- Total investments:
- 2
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
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Industries Direct ChassisLink invests in
Stages Direct ChassisLink invests in
Countries Direct ChassisLink invests in
Contacts
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Andrew Clarke
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Shipping 1 (50%)
- Software 1 (50%)
- Logistics 1 (50%)
- Transportation 1 (50%)
- Enterprise Software 1 (50%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
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Andrew Clarke
Chairman Of The Board
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Chairman Of The Board | Total investments: 1 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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ClearMetal
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ClearMetal, Inc., based in San Francisco CA (USA), is a leader in the Continuous Delivery Experience (CDX), enabling supply chain organizations to optimize logistics and provide their customers with easy access to trusted, live information about their shipments. The ClearMetal CDX Platform uses proprietary machine learning algorithms to break freefrom static-visibility paradigms and make sense of supply chain data. ClearMetal was founded by top software engineers, data scientists, and operations researchers from Stanford University, Google, and Silicon Valley and is funded by Eclipse Ventures, Prelude Ventures, Innovation Endeavors, NEA, SAP.io, Prologis, PSA Unboxed, DCLI, and the founders of GT Nexus, Navis, and Uber Freight. For more information visit www.clearmetal.com. | $19M / Series A / Feb 04, 2020 | |
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ClearMetal
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ClearMetal, Inc., based in San Francisco CA (USA), is a leader in the Continuous Delivery Experience (CDX), enabling supply chain organizations to optimize logistics and provide their customers with easy access to trusted, live information about their shipments. The ClearMetal CDX Platform uses proprietary machine learning algorithms to break freefrom static-visibility paradigms and make sense of supply chain data. ClearMetal was founded by top software engineers, data scientists, and operations researchers from Stanford University, Google, and Silicon Valley and is funded by Eclipse Ventures, Prelude Ventures, Innovation Endeavors, NEA, SAP.io, Prologis, PSA Unboxed, DCLI, and the founders of GT Nexus, Navis, and Uber Freight. For more information visit www.clearmetal.com. | $9M / Series A / Sep 20, 2017 |
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What does Direct ChassisLink invest in?
Direct ChassisLink invests primarily in Shipping, Software and Logistics startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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