# NewRoad Capital Partners

> NewRoad Capital Partners is a VC fund in Rogers backing Software and SaaS. See 44 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Rogers, United States
- Total investments: 44
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 77%
- Fund size: $90M
- Last fund: Apr 2016
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/newroad-ventures
- Website: http://www.newroadcp.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/newroad-ventures-306950592802747

NewRoad Capital Partners is a growth equity capital firm based in Rogers, AR, that invests in proven and innovative technologies, products, and services that serve existing, unmet needs in the marketplace. NewRoad focuses on investing in and acquiring demand-driven businesses in the Retail and CPG and Business Services industries with an emphasison Supply Chain and Logistics, Consumer Goods, Outdoor Goods, Healthcare Technology, Media and Retail Technology.It was founded in 2013 and headquartered in Rogers, Arkansas.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $1.7M–$20M |
| Series B | $10M–$75M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 7 | 16% |
| SaaS | 5 | 11% |
| Logistics | 5 | 11% |
| E-Commerce | 4 | 9% |
| Retail | 3 | 7% |

61 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 11 | 25% |
| Series A | 9 | 20% |
| Funding Round | 3 | 7% |
| Seed | 2 | 5% |
| Series C | 2 | 5% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 23 | 52% |
| New Zealand | 1 | 2% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Christopher Ladd | Partner | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christopher-ladd |
| Clete Brewer | Managing Partner | 10 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/clete-brewer |
| Gary Adams | Operating Partner | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gary-adams-23ee |
| Gregory Bledsoe | Operating Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gregory-bledsoe |
| John Sheehy | Operating Partner | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-sheehy |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Freehand | Freehand provides an AI-powered supply chain spend management platform that uses AI teams to analyze contracts, invoices, vendor data, and operational records. The platform automates tasks such as invoice auditing, spend analysis, contract enforcement, exception handling, and dispute resolution, with outputs integrated into enterprise systems. | $75M | Series B | Jul 29, 2026 |  |
| Orderful | Orderful is a complete cloud EDI platform for manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and technology companies. Forward-thinking companies are using Orderful to replace their existing EDI infrastructure. Our product is an API that enables companies to connect once and trade EDI data with their supply chain. Our customers get to consolidate theirEDI integration complexity, quickly enable trading partners as self-service and reduce costs. | $35M | Series C | Jun 24, 2026 |  |
| Orderful | Orderful is a complete cloud EDI platform for manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and technology companies. Forward-thinking companies are using Orderful to replace their existing EDI infrastructure. Our product is an API that enables companies to connect once and trade EDI data with their supply chain. Our customers get to consolidate theirEDI integration complexity, quickly enable trading partners as self-service and reduce costs. | $35M | Series C | Jun 24, 2026 |  |
| ReFiBuy | Triangle Tweener Fund seeks to create an index of private company investments in their early stages. Its goal is to create an index of Triangle-area early-stage, high-tech startups that meet the 'Tweener List' Criteria. | $15.3M | Seed | May 05, 2026 |  |
| Spangle | Spangle is an AI platform that connects between marketing and e-commerce to help in gaining more revenue with the help of paid traffic. | $15M | Series A | Jan 08, 2026 |  |
| 4.screen | 4.screen is a technology company that develops technologies for driver interactions. The 4.screen Mobility Experience Cloud (MXC) connects the car to the mobility ecosystem and provides a standardized interface for real-time communication with drivers. 4.screen shares a common goal with car manufacturers and businesses – placing the driver at thecenter of every equation. Car manufacturers and mobility service providers implement 4.screen APIs into their existing systems and applications to provide integrated services for seamless journeys. Businesses of all sizes - from local shops to global brands - use 4.screen to communicate with drivers directly through the vehicle's screen. Drivers enjoy frictionless access to the mobility ecosystem, see more relevant content and benefit from value-added services such as sponsored parking and charging. The 4.screen technology is developed by a team of automotive, marketing, and software experts who are committed to creating seamless experiences for drivers. | $21M | Series B | Jul 22, 2025 |  |
| Voxel | Voxel develops an AI-powered platform that enhances workplace safety and operational efficiency by transforming existing security cameras into intelligent monitoring systems. The platform utilizes computer vision to detect unsafe behaviors and operational inefficiencies in real-time, enabling proactive hazard mitigation. It serves industries suchas manufacturing, logistics, retail, and food and beverage by providing actionable insights through safety scoring, incident analytics, and automated alerts. Voxel's technology integrates with current infrastructure, offering features like role-based access controls and data encryption to maintain security and privacy standards. By facilitating immediate responses to potential risks, Voxel supports organizations in reducing workplace incidents and fostering a culture of safety. | $47M | Series B | Jun 03, 2025 |  |
| Optilogic | You’ve built supply chain models to help your company make good decisions, analyze results and answer tough questions. But you know there are better ways for optimization and simulation to make a greater impact. That’s where Optilogic comes in. Optilogic empowers organizations to rethink Supply Chain Design by incorporating optimization,simulation, and risk into a single, unified, cloud-native platform that is built for hyper-scale, security, affordability, and extensibility. Corporations can now enable their supply chain teams to devise supply chain strategies that incorporate the optimal balance between financial performance, cost, and service while understanding the geographic and systemic risk in their supply chains. | $40M | Series B | Apr 08, 2025 |  |
| Optilogic | You’ve built supply chain models to help your company make good decisions, analyze results and answer tough questions. But you know there are better ways for optimization and simulation to make a greater impact. That’s where Optilogic comes in. Optilogic empowers organizations to rethink Supply Chain Design by incorporating optimization,simulation, and risk into a single, unified, cloud-native platform that is built for hyper-scale, security, affordability, and extensibility. Corporations can now enable their supply chain teams to devise supply chain strategies that incorporate the optimal balance between financial performance, cost, and service while understanding the geographic and systemic risk in their supply chains. | $40M | Series B | Apr 08, 2025 |  |
| tvScientific | TvScientific is a CTV platform that makes TV advertising accessible and measurable for brands and apps of all sizes. TvScientific leverages data to prove the actual value of TV advertising and simplifies and automates CTV buying and optimization. TvScientific provides actionable, real-time reporting so people may feel confident their campaigns areperforming at their peak levels. Users may gain insightful information about the incremental value of CTV campaigns from the Always-On Incrementality testing feature, which gives them further confidence that they are generating the desired results. | $25.5M | Series B | Feb 03, 2025 |  |

10 of 44 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does NewRoad Capital Partners invest in?

NewRoad Capital Partners invests primarily in Software, SaaS and Logistics startups, most often at Series B and Series A stage. Most of the 44 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is NewRoad Capital Partners's check size?

NewRoad Capital Partners typically joins rounds of $1.7M–$20M at Series A and $10M–$75M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds NewRoad Capital Partners participates in.

### How do I contact NewRoad Capital Partners?

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### Who are the partners at NewRoad Capital Partners?

The team at NewRoad Capital Partners includes Christopher Ladd (Partner), Clete Brewer (Managing Partner) and Gary Adams (Operating Partner), among 12 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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