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Forward Logistics Ventures

VC
Austin, TXWebsite

Forward Logistics Ventures is a Seed, Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in Austin, TX investing in Other, Climate / Energy, SaaS. The firm typically writes $500K–$2.5M checks and has 21 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed, Pre-Seed

Check Size

$500K – $2.5M

Portfolio

21+ companies

Team

4 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Focuses exclusively on startups revolutionizing logistics infrastructure with IoT, AI, and energy-efficient solutions.

How Forward Logistics Ventures invests

Forward Logistics Ventures is a vc firm based in Austin, TX. The firm invests at the Seed, Pre-Seed stages, with a focus on Other, Climate / Energy, SaaS, AI / ML, Developer Tools. It does not invest in Consumer apps, Media.

Forward Logistics Ventures typically writes checks of $500K–$2.5M per investment.

Forward Logistics Ventures has backed 21 companies in our records, including FleetGrid, CoolPath IoT, Finboot.

Meet the Team

SF

Standish Fleming

Founding Managing Member

biopharmaceuticals
early-clinical life sciences
therapeutics
SC

Stuart Collinson

Partner

life sciences
growth-stage therapeutics
biopharmaceutical product development
KM

Kate Morrison

GP

Industrial IoT
Climate tech
AI for logistics
JS

Jeffrey Sollender

Managing Member

biological sciences
health care
life sciences venture investing

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Climate / Energy
SaaS
AI / ML
Developer Tools

Does Not Invest In

Consumer apps
Media

Portfolio Companies (21)

Other

FL

FleetGrid

Fleet optimization SaaS
CO

CoolPath IoT

Cold chain monitoring solutions
FI

Finboot

Logistics

A company focused on blockchain solutions for supply chain management.

TI

Tive

Logistics

Provides real-time visibility solutions for supply chain logistics.

DE

Descartes

Logistics

Offers logistics and supply chain management software solutions.

TR

Transporeon

Logistics

A platform for logistics and transportation management.

AF

Afresh

Logistics

Utilizes AI to optimize grocery supply chains.

FL

Fliit

Logistics

A logistics platform that connects shippers and carriers.

FO

Forto

Logistics

A digital freight forwarder simplifying logistics processes.

FL

Flexport

Logistics

A freight forwarding and logistics company that uses technology to improve supply chain efficiency.

How to pitch Forward Logistics Ventures
  • Raising at Seed, Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, Climate / Energy, SaaS — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $500K – $2.5M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Standish Fleming, Founding Managing Member.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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