Participated · Equity · Jan 2026

Spot Ship provides an AI-powered, cloud-based platform that automates the complex data processing required for vessel chartering. By combining machine-learning models with global fleet tracking and a continuously expanding data set, the software gives brokers, charterers, ship owners and operators high-quality, actionable insights. Its API-first architecture allows seamless integration into existing workflows and cuts typical chartering timelines from several days to just a few hours. The company positions itself as a modern, data-driven alternative in a traditionally slow-moving industry. Recent funding underscores investor confidence in this vision and will fuel further product development and commercial expansion. While specific revenue or user figures were not disclosed, early customer onboarding during the raise indicates initial market traction. The ultimate goal is to scale the platform across global shipping markets, enhancing efficiency industry-wide.

Led · Series A · Mar 2023

FrontM is a UK-based start-up offering a collaboration app and low-code developer framework for the maritime industry. Its super-app enables telehealth, video conferencing, remote assistance, tracking and monitoring for ships, improving connectivity between ship and shore teams. The platform leverages Edge Computing and AI to maximise the value of available bandwidth on existing satellite connections. After a Covid-pivot the company evolved a maritime-focused product roadmap and completed a range of initial rollouts. FrontM says it will use the new funds to accelerate operations and further develop solutions that address connectivity and efficiency challenges for maritime businesses and mobile workforces operating in remote, low-bandwidth environments. Investors cited the team’s execution, market fit and a multi-sided business model with significant network effects that could enable rapid scaling.

Participated · Series A · Jul 2021

Freightify is a Singapore-based digital freight forwarder company. The firm provides digital freight forwarding services. According to filings, Freightify has raised an additional $2.4 million in its Series A round. The funding was provided by Trail Mix Ventures and Rainmaking. The transaction was disclosed in filings with the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA). No other operational metrics, valuation, or use-of-proceeds details were reported in the article. Freightify is described in the article as a software-as-a-service (SaaS) company. The report highlights a $12 million Series A fundraise for the company. The financing was executed as a mix of equity and debt. Investors named in the article include Sequoia Capital India, TMV and Alteria Capital, alongside other existing backers. The round was the sole $12 million transaction noted in the day's funding roundup on February 2, 2023. No operating metrics, product details, founding year, or location are provided in the article. Freightify provides white-label rate management and e-booking tools that let freight forwarders set up online stores and automate pricing and bookings. The platform integrates with transport management systems and pulls pricing from carrier APIs or automates entry of offline contract rates. Freightify says its technology has handled more than $400 million in freight revenue and $2 billion in gross merchandise volume and it serves customers in 10 countries. Its customers range from forwarders handling about 250 shipments a year to those handling more than 100,000. Founded in 2016 by Raghavendran Viswanathan and originally launched as FreightBro, the company evolved into an automated rate-management system. Freightify plans to use funding to expand into the United States and Europe and is piloting a closed-group data-sharing product later this year.