project44
VC Fund
Chicago, United States
project44 is a VC fund in Chicago focused on Logistics. project44 is on a mission to make supply chains work. As the supply chain connective tissue, project44 operates the world’s most trusted end-to-end visibility platform that manages more than 1 billion unique shipments annually for over 1,300 of the world’s leading brands, including top companies in manufacturing, automotive, retail, life sciences,food & beverage, CPG, and oil, chemical & gas. Using project44, shippers and carriers across the globe drive greater predictability, resiliency and sustainability. The undisputed leader in the market and innovator of Movement GPT, project44 was named the Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant, #1 in FreightWaves FreightTech 2023, a ten-time leader in customer satisfaction on G2’s Supply Chain Visibility Grid, one of SupplyChainBrain’s 100 Great Supply Chain Partners of 2022, and the Customer’s Choice in Gartner Peer Insights Voice of the Customer report. project44 is headquartered in Chicago with a diverse team spanning 15 global offices including Amsterdam, Kraków, Paris, São Paulo, Shanghai and Tokyo. Learn more at project44.com.
- Total investments:
- 2
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
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Industries project44 invests in
Stages project44 invests in
Countries project44 invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $3.6M–$13M
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Adrian Parkhideh
Vice President, Go To Market Strategy
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Vice President, Go To Market Strategy | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
David Panitz
Vice President of Global Accounts
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Vice President of Global Accounts | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Jett McCandless
Founder and CEO
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Founder and CEO | Total investments: 15 | Find email | |
Vivek Kundra
COO
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COO | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Jonathan Scherr
Chief Strategy and Operations Officer
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Chief Strategy and Operations Officer | Total investments: 5 | Find email | |
| See all 8 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
Vooma
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Vooma is a back-office automation platform that enables automated order entry for brokers and carriers. | $3.6M / Seed / Dec 01, 2023 | |
Jetstream Africa
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Jetstream is a supply chain platform that powers freight forwarding and global exports for African suppliers. With tracking and consolidated (LCL) shipping Jetstream levels the playing field for access to international trade for African SMEs with the click of a button. | $13M / Seed / Jan 10, 2023 |
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FAQ
What does project44 invest in?
project44 invests primarily in Logistics startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Ghana. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is project44's check size?
project44 typically joins rounds of $3.6M–$13M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds project44 participates in.
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Who are the partners at project44?
The team at project44 includes Adrian Parkhideh (Vice President, Go To Market Strategy), David Panitz (Vice President of Global Accounts) and Jett McCandless (Founder and CEO), among 8 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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