XPRESS Ventures

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🚀 Join our team at XPRESS Ventures! 🚀 We're seeking a Senior Venture Architect to lead our founding initiatives and pre-seed investments in the logistics, supply chain, and climate sectors. If you're passionate about shaping the future of these industries, apply now! What you'll do: ✅ Identify lucrative investment and founding opportunities in logistics, supply chain, and climate sectors ✅ Lead pre-seed investment initiatives at the earliest stage ✅ Drive strategic development for invested/founded ventures What we're looking for: 🔍 Proven track record in venture investment 🔍 Deep understanding of logistics, supply chain, and climate ecosystems 🔍 Exceptional analytical and communication skills Why XPRESS Ventures? 🌟 Access to proven industry-experts, VC ecosystem and talents 🌟 Steep learning curve and far-reaching responsibilities 🌟 Competitive compensation Join us and shape the future of startups in logistics, supply chain, and climate sectors! #VentureArchitect #PreSeed #Logistics #SupplyChain #Climate #XPRESSVentures #JoinOurTeam https://lnkd.in/eqaAXRms

Our Senior VA Ole T. Poppinga recently talked with Katharina Lind and Martijn Balder from 2bX about the landscape of energy startups, their business models and why the sector faces a paradigm shift. #sustainability #energy #logistics https://lnkd.in/ewXzNpVs

Our Managing Partner, Matthias Friese, and Sen. Venture Architect, Ole T. Poppinga, were recently interviewed by Forbes about the pivotal role of global supply chains in combating the climate crisis.   With just 8 supply chains responsible for over 50% of CO2 emissions, the urgency for sustainable solutions is clearer than ever. The logistics industry faces challenges in terms of efficiency, processes, and technology – but at least the same number of opportunities.   At XPRESS Ventures, we back founders bold enough to seizing this momentum and reshaping the industry towards a greener future.   Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/eu5CEtrC

🚀 Had an incredible time at Start Summit 2024 in St. Gallen! 🌟 It was truly inspiring to feel the #entrepreneurial spirit in the air once again. Despite the massive growth from the previous year, the conference was flawlessly organized by the students, showcasing their dedication and passion for innovation. 🤝 It was fantastic to reconnect with familiar faces and meet new ones, exchanging ideas and experiences in the bustling halls. The discussions around the current challenges, particularly the role of #AI in the digital world, were incredibly insightful and thought-provoking.💡 🤜🤛 Big kudos to the #organizers, #speakers, and #attendees for making this event such a success. Looking forward to staying connected and continuing the conversation on driving innovation forward! #StartSummit2024 #Entrepreneurship #AI #Innovation Max Keller Ole T. Poppinga Elisabeth L'Orange Simon Brakhage Philipp Klöckner Robin Haak Sophia Tran 🚀 Steven Schlenker Bettina Hein Meike Neitz Felix Staeritz

Our Managing Partner, Matthias Friese, was invited by Tagesspiegel Background to provide his point of view on the current situation of logistics startups and the necessary framework conditions for their success in Germany. Here are the three key takeaways: · The logistics industry experienced a boom during the COVID-19 pandemic, but the subsequent decline in investment volume for logistics startups is creating new challenges for the industry. · Despite the downturn, developments in renewable fuels and intelligent logistics processes, as well as increasing digitization, offer opportunities for innovation and growth in logistics. · To fully unlock the potential of logistics startups and ensure their long-term competitiveness, balanced regulation, targeted support, and close collaboration between policymakers and entrepreneurs are crucial. Read the full article here 👉🏻  https://lnkd.in/erZgrncE 

Touchdown Helinski. Meet our very Matthias and Ole at and around this year's Slush conference. We're looking forward! #slush2023

🚀 The XPRESS Ventures team seeks a new Team Assistant! We're on the lookout for a dedicated professional to provide invaluable support, ensuring smooth day-to-day operations. XPRESS Ventures is a leading company builder in the digital logistics space to co-found and scale LogTech startups by giving founders access to infrastructure, expertise, and a network of customers, venture capitalists, and talent. If this sounds like your next exciting opportunity, apply directly on LinkedIn or feel free to connect with one of our team members. Spread the word - we're actively seeking exceptional individuals to join us! #NowHiring

#Funding news: We are excited to welcome Logistikbude to our portfolio by leading their 2,2M€ seed. With the co-investors Rethink Ventures, FTTF and angels from better ventures, SB21 and ProGlove the "Bude" convinced a great set-up of complementary investors, founders and industry experts to join their mission. Big congrats to the team around Dr. Philipp Hüning, Michael Koscharnyj, Patrik Elfert and Jan Möller to make this happen - now, let's hit the gas. Loading carriers are the backbone of logistics, industry and retail. However, today's majority of billions worth of pallets, racks, container etc. are exchanged, cleared and procured manually or within isolated ERP-systems. This causes manual efforts, serious capital commitments, unnecessary costs for the environment or even instransparent arbitrage businesses. We believe that this has to change - and Logistikbude aims to do so. The company's B2B SaaS enables customers to automates carrier transactions with trade partners and within subsidiares. Algorithms clear balances of claims and liabilities across a network of industrial clients to subsequently enable efficient routing, re-ordering and frictionless processes. Envisioned in the long-run, load carriers could be tokenized and managed as simple as online banking. We are especially looking forward supporting this team with the network and expertise of our mother company FIEGE to deliver sustainable, digital logistics solutions across sectors. Cheers to Alexander Hüsing (deutsche-startups.de) for your coverage and Stefan Kimmel & team (KPMG) for your legal advisory. Matthias Friese Adrian Graf Ole T. Poppinga Newton Davis Philipp Tessmann Jens Fiege Felix Fiege Martin Rademaker Klara Knösels Jens-Philipp Klein Sven von Loh Matthias Schanze Joerg Wamser Matthias Keckl Tina Dreimann Valentin Schmitt Philipp Kreibohm Just Beyer Robert Maier Oliver Roskopf Johannes Schaback Manuel Bönisch Tarek Ouertani #xpress #funding #logtech https://lnkd.in/eFJGmgvA