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Red Arts Capital
Private equityChicago · 16 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Red Arts Capital invests in North American supply chain businesses, seeking to identify potential and build long-term partnerships. The firm emphasizes tailored solutions for each portfolio company and focuses particularly on family-owned, multi-generational businesses, drawing on the partners' own backgrounds in business-owning families. It aims to help these companies grow while preserving their reputations, and it frames its work around a sense of responsibility for positive impact on its sector, the environment, and society.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 29, 2026.
Team · 16 people
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What they invest in
from 9 of 10 portfolio companiesLogistics & Supply Chain ×8Advanced Manufacturing ×2AgTech ×1Climate Tech ×1Enterprise Software ×1FoodTech ×1Hardware ×1Retail Tech ×1
HQs:United States×7
Investments · 10 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBelPak provides contract packaging and logistics solutions for consumer packaged goods brands across North America.
Advanced ManufacturingLogistics & Supply ChainAcworth, US
Victor CrawfordinJennifer TwomblyAlex AntleinEric JoynerDavid PrillJesse Davis
Flex Logistics provides warehousing and distribution services including storage, inventory management, and transloading across multiple facilities nationwide.
Enterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply Chain
Freshway Foods supplies prepared salad kits to retail delis and grocery stores that can be quickly assembled in-store, combining pre-portioned fresh ingredients with labor savings.
AgTechFoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainRetail TechSidney, US
Frank Gilardi Jr.Phil Gilardi
KKSP Precision Machining produces custom screw machine parts to exact customer specifications for manufacturing industries.
Advanced ManufacturingHardware
Co-investorsMill Point Capital
AAA Cooper Transportation is a regional less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier operating across the Southeast, Midwest, and West Coast, offering integrated transportation services to customers.
Logistics & Supply ChainDothan, US
John H. DoveCharlie Prickett(President & CEO)in
BoardReid Dove(Chairman)
Flex Logistics provides supply chain management and logistics services across North America, working with clients to improve supply chain performance and adapt operations to market conditions.
Logistics & Supply Chain
Co-investorsGraycliff Partners
Flex Logistics provides supply chain management and logistics services across North America, offering customized solutions to improve supply chain performance and visibility for businesses.
Logistics & Supply Chain
Radius Logistics is a logistics company that operates with environmental and social responsibility, supporting charitable causes and maintaining recycling initiatives.
Logistics & Supply Chain
Sunset Pacific Transportation provides partial truckload (PTL) and less-than-truckload (LTL) freight shipping services for specialized and oversized products, serving shippers and third-party logistics providers across California, Nevada, Arizona, and nationwide delivery destinations.
Climate TechLogistics & Supply ChainChino, US
Exits · 1
1 acquisitionsMMEacq. by AAA Cooper Transportation (Knight-Swift)
Fund performance · per public LP disclosures
as of Jun 2025| Fund | Vintage | Committed | Net IRR | TVPI | DPI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Arts Capital Opp ILPs: Chicago Teachers' Pension Fund | 2021 | — | — | 1.48x | 0.11x |
Source: public limited-partner disclosures (CalPERS, CalSTRS). Net IRR / TVPI / DPI as reported by the limited partner; a fund's early-year IRR is an interim estimate (J-curve).
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Red Arts Capital made?
- Red Arts Capital has 10 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What sectors does Red Arts Capital focus on?
- Red Arts Capital focuses on Logistics & Supply Chain.
- Where is Red Arts Capital located?
- Red Arts Capital is headquartered in Chicago, US.
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