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Motion Ventures
Venture capitalSeed · 3 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Motion Ventures invests in startups driving the digital and energy transitions across global supply chains, with a particular focus on the maritime industry. Backed by the largest number of maritime corporates in the world, the fund leverages an integrated network spanning over 10 countries, 80+ industry experts, and 1,000+ network connections to give portfolio companies insight into industry needs. It aims to help founders find product-market fit faster, build scalable business models, execute effective growth strategies, and reach exit pathways by connecting them to relevant industry relationships.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 20, 2026.
Team · 3 people
from the firm's website & public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 11 of 12 portfolio companiesLogistics & Supply Chain ×7AI & Machine Learning ×6Data & Infrastructure ×4Cleantech ×3Climate Tech ×3SaaS ×3Enterprise Software ×2Advanced Manufacturing ×1
HQs:United States×5Canada×1France×1Singapore×1
Investments · 12 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 52023 · 12022 · 42021 · 111 dated
bound4blue builds wind propulsion systems that serve as an auxiliary power source for ships, helping vessels reduce fuel consumption and emissions.
CleantechClimate TechHardwareMobility & Transportation
José M. Bermúdez(CEO & Co-founder)inCristina Aleixendri(COO & Co-founder)inDina Meriny(Chief Governance & Compliance Officer)inDaniel Mann(Chief Commercial Officer)inJuan José Arrebola(Chief Operating Officer)in
Co-investorsOCEAN.capitalShift4GoodCDTI
Boxhub operates an online marketplace for buying and selling shipping containers, modernizing the traditionally fragmented container trade through digital technology.
B2B MarketplacesE-commerceLogistics & Supply Chain
Maxmillian Birner(Co-Founder & CEO)Maximilian Birner(Founder)inMax Birner(Founder)Niklas Östberg(Founder)Philip Skov(Founder)
Co-investorsAlleyCorpFJ LabsAlley Robotics VenturesHum CapitalInterplay Ventures Early Stage Management LlcSolasta Ventures
Dynamo is a venture capital firm that invests early-stage in founders building solutions to upgrade the physical economy, with a portfolio spanning logistics, supply chain, robotics, and related infrastructure sectors.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechLogistics & Supply ChainRobotics
Barry Large(Founder)in
Co-investorsAtacama VenturesGround Up VenturesPrologis VenturesSignal Ventures
Everimpact provides area-based carbon monitoring tools that measure greenhouse gas emissions in real time, help territories track decarbonization progress, and use certified data to access climate finance.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechData & InfrastructureImpact & Social Good
Mathieu Carlier(CEO & Founder)inAlain Retière(CTO & Co-Founder)inJan Mattsson(Chairman & Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsADB VenturesMOL PLUS
Expedock builds dedicated remote outsourcing teams, supported by Operations Managers and QA specialists, that handle back-office workflows such as freight operations, documentation, billing, data annotation, RLHF, model evaluation, and healthcare administration.
AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkLogistics & Supply Chain
Jeff Tan(Founder)inKing Alandy Dy(Founder)Rui Aguiar(Founder)
Co-investorsDorm RoomFourth RealmFoxmont Capital PartnersInsight PartnersKickstart VenturesPear VC+6 more
FreightFlows applies machine learning to maritime and global trade data, tracking and predicting vessel behavior, port activity, cargo flows, and market performance.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureLogistics & Supply ChainBoston, US
Matthew Morgan(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesTecPierAllied Venture PartnersLaunchpad Venture GroupNewark Venture PartnersSaas Ventures, L.L.C.
Greywing provides a data integration and vessel management platform for the maritime and shipping industry.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSSingapore, SG
Nick Clarke(CEO)inHrishi Olickel(CTO)in
Co-investorsEntrepreneur FirstInfinite CapitalJude GomilaTransmedia CapitalY CombinatorEndeavour Capital+5 more
Kaiko provides crypto reference data for digital assets, including standardized asset identifiers, supply and market capitalization metrics, and derivatives contract specifications.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintechParis, FR
Ambre Soubiran(CEO & Chairman)in
Co-investorsAnthemis VentureConsenSys MeshKima VenturesPoint NineUnderscore VCAlven+3 more
Moddule builds an intelligence layer that sits above existing logistics systems (TMS, WMS, ERP, and tracking tools), unifying and normalizing carrier data, trust-scoring ETA predictions, and automatically triggering coordinated actions within human-defined guardrails.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSEdmonds, US
Hans Elmegaard(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investorsArgon VenturesIncisive VenturesArgonautic VenturesCompanyon VenturesSignal Ventures
Sinay combines AI algorithms and environmental data to deliver performance insights for offshore and freight logistics industries, while providing marine monitoring and environmental assessment services for offshore wind farms and government agencies.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechConstruction Tech
Deborah Mille(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsAlpana VenturesBetatron Venture GroupSeventure PartnersShift4Good
Voyager provides software to help charterers optimize and predict bulk shipping costs by replacing traditional email and spreadsheet-based processes with integrated technology solutions for maritime commodities transportation.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSHouston, US
Matthew CostelloBret Smartin
Co-investorsATX Venture PartnersBlue Bear Capital PartnersPhaze VenturesScOp Venture CapitalTechstarsFlexport+1 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesEverimpact · everimpact.com · Jun 6, 2025
Moddule · finance.yahoo.com · May 20, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Motion Ventures made?
- Motion Ventures has 12 tracked investments, including 5 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Motion Ventures invest at?
- Motion Ventures invests at the Seed stage.
- What is Motion Ventures's typical check size?
- Motion Ventures typically writes checks of $250K – $10M.
- What sectors does Motion Ventures focus on?
- Motion Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Climate Tech, Energy, Logistics & Supply Chain, Mobility & Transportation, SaaS.
- Does Motion Ventures lead rounds?
- Motion Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
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