Red Arts Capital
Private equityChicago · 15 people tracked
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 Aug 25, 2026.
Team · 15 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 11 of 13 portfolio companiesLogistics & Supply Chain ×9Advanced Manufacturing ×2Media & Entertainment ×2AgTech ×1Data & Infrastructure ×1FoodTech ×1SaaS ×1
HQs:United States×3
Investments · 13 tracked
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Media & Entertainment
Co-investorsContour Venture PartnersFrazier Healthcare PartnersHPE GrowthLIV CapitalMatchstick VenturesMK Capital+2 more
BelPak provides primary and secondary packaging services, handling rapid facility launches and large-scale distribution for consumer packaged goods companies and pharmaceutical clients.
Advanced ManufacturingLogistics & Supply Chain
Flex Logistics provides supply chain management and logistics services across North America, working with businesses to improve supply chain performance and fulfillment.
Logistics & Supply Chain
FreightWaves is a news and editorial publication covering logistics, supply chains, and freight transportation sectors.
Data & InfrastructureLogistics & Supply ChainMedia & EntertainmentSaaSChattanooga, US
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Co-investors8VCFontinalis PartnersMK CapitalNewRoad Capital Partners, LLCRevolutionStory Ventures+3 more
Freshway Foods provides customized fresh-cut produce solutions—including salad and slaw blends, sliced, diced, and julienned produce, deli salad kits, and salad bar components—for retail and foodservice customers.
AgTechFoodTechLogistics & Supply Chain
A precision machining manufacturer operating four plants with over 425 multi-spindle screw machines (Davenport, Acme, New Britain), producing over 280 million custom-print parts per year across 2,100+ SKUs.
Advanced Manufacturing
Co-investorsMill Point Capital
A logistics company providing national and worldwide shipping capacity.
Logistics & Supply Chain
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
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 provides freight, transportation, warehousing, and distribution management services for businesses, with a network covering North America and beyond.
Logistics & Supply Chain
Sunset Pacific Transportation is a freight carrier specializing in Partial Truckload and Volume LTL shipments, consolidating oversized, heavy, or fragile freight originating in California, Nevada, and Arizona for delivery nationwide.
Logistics & Supply ChainChino, US
Exits · 1
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioMMEacq. 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 13 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.
- 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.
- Who does Red Arts Capital co-invest with?
- Red Arts Capital most often shares deals with MK Capital, 8VC, Revolution, among 16 tracked co-investors.
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