# Sanne Manders

> Sanne Manders is a seed investor at Flexport (San Francisco) backing Logistics and E-Commerce. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Flexport](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/flexport)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Nov 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sannemanders
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/eyeonlyread

Sanne Manders is a seed investor at Flexport in San Francisco focused on Logistics and E-Commerce. Sanne Manders is the President at Flexport .

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.8M–$10M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Logistics | 2 | 50% |
| E-Commerce | 2 | 50% |
| SaaS | 1 | 25% |
| Grocery | 1 | 25% |
| Big Data | 1 | 25% |

14 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 50% |
| Series A | 1 | 25% |
| Series C | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| The Netherlands | 2 | 50% |
| France | 1 | 25% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Crisp | Crisp is app-only supermarket for ultra-fresh food. The marketplace stocks >2000 products from more than 650 farmers, growers and makers and runs on proprietary software enabling zero-inventory and negative working capital. Order today, is delivered next day in a 1-hour timeslot. Launched in April 2018 in the Netherlands, backed by the largestseed funding in the Benelux in the last 3 years. In 2019 and 2020 Crisp raised follow-on rounds.Crisp is founded by Tom Peeters, Michiel Roodenburg and Eric Klaassen with the mission to make better quality food available to more people. | $38M | Series C | Nov 16, 2023 |  |
| Spinergie | Spinergie transforms the marine data into the environmental impact and operational efficiencies. | $11.6M | Series A | Jun 28, 2022 |  |
| Packfleet | On a mission to empower independent businesses across the UK to offer the best deliveries on Earth | $10.5M | Seed | Apr 06, 2022 |  |
| Envision | Envision speaks out the visual world for the blind and low-vision users. It combines the best of assistive technology and artificial intelligence to bring the experience of independence to the visually impaired. | $1.8M | Seed | May 18, 2021 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [4impact](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/4impact) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [ABN AMRO Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/abn-amro) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Blue Oceans Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blue-oceans-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bookmakers Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bookmakers-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Creandum](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/creandum) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Entrée Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/entree-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Flexport

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

Flexport is a full-service global freight forwarder and logistics platform using modern software to fix the user experience in global trade.The platform arranges goods to be transported and tracks the inventory in real-time in orders carried by ocean, air, and road freight, enabling logistics companies to optimize transportation routes andinventory management. It is a licensed customs brokerage and freight forwarder built around a modern web application. Its freight service includes an online dashboard for businesses to easily understand, purchase, manage, and track the services required for global trade. Its team of logistics experts lets focus on core business by ensuring goods arrive at fulfillment/distribution centers on time and at the lowest cost. Flexport's mission is to fix the user experience in global trade and bring the world free trade through technology.The company was founded in 2013 by Ryan Petersen and is based in San Francisco, California.

5 contacts available at Flexport.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hasam Silva | General Manager of EMEA | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hasam-silva |
| Ashianna Esmail | EVP & CLO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ashianna-esmail |
| Geoffrey Smalling | VP Of Engineering | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/geoffrey-smalling |
| Kevin Paige | VP, CISO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kevin-paige-8671 |
| Matt Maloney | Senior Security Engineer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matt-maloney |

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## FAQ

### What does Sanne Manders invest in?

Sanne Manders invests primarily in Logistics, E-Commerce and SaaS startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in The Netherlands. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Sanne Manders's check size?

Sanne Manders typically joins rounds of $1.8M–$10M 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 Sanne Manders participates in.

### When did Sanne Manders last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Sanne Manders closed in Nov 2023. Shizune tracks 4 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### 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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