Supply Chain + Automation
Portfolio spotlight
Acquired by Shopify 6 River Systems is a fulfillment solutions provider making warehouses more efficient with autonomous mobile robots and AI.
Milestones
- 2015 → Founded
- 2018 → Partnered, Series B
- 2019 → Acquired by Shopify
Partner
Alloy is an intelligent supply and demand synchronization platform purpose-built for companies that make, move, and sell goods.
Milestones
- 2016 → Founded
- 2018 → Partnered, Series A
Partner
Cloudtrucks helps trucking owner-operators and small fleets source and instantly book loads, get paid faster, and streamline back office operations.
Milestones
- 2019 → Founded
- 2021 → Partnered, Series B
Partner
Enable is a collaborative B2B rebate management platform that makes it easy to manage and scale rebate programs.
Milestones
- 2016 → Founded
- 2020 → Partnered, Series A
Partner
OpenSpace provides next-generation, 360º photo documentation for jobsites, powerful integrations, and the smartest analytics tools in the industry.
Milestones
- 2017 → Founded
- 2020 → Partnered, Series B
Partner
Parade allows freight brokerages and 3PLs to move more freight, book loads faster, and grow their businesses.
Milestones
- 2015 → Founded
- 2021 → Partnered, Series A
Partner
Acquired by Workday Scout RFP provides cloud-based strategic sourcing solutions that help companies streamline supplier selection, centralize data, and make more informed purchasing decisions, faster.
Milestones
- 2013 → Founded
- 2017 → Partnered, Series A
- 2019 → Acquired by Workday
Partner
ShipBob is a tech-enabled 3PL that offers simple, fast, and affordable e-commerce fulfillment for direct-to-consumer brands.
Milestones
- 2014 → Founded
- 2018 → Partnered, Series C
Partner
Our perspective
With supply chain companies increasingly recognizing the advantages of shared data and optimized workflows, a new era of collaboration is on the horizon.
Founder Devin Bhushan talks about Squint and making the leap to entrepreneurship with the help of Menlo Labs.
Today, Squint revealed an impressive roster of customers that includes Volvo and Siemens, and announced $6 million in seed and pre-seed funding from Sequoia Arc, Menlo Ventures, and Menlo Labs.
At Manifest 2023, Menlo’s Steve Sloane moderated a panel with top supply chain experts to discuss current trends and shifts within the industry, as well as their predictions for the future.
Supply chain is having a moment.
History may not repeat itself, but it often rhymes.
Last year brought supply chain issues into sharp focus: The ongoing pandemic and geopolitical unrest combined to buckle traditional systems for global trade and logistics, highlighting the need for innovation.
Below the surface of the freight industry lies a fragmented relationship between shippers, brokers, and carriers that makes the very movement of goods throughout the United States incredibly complex.
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve heard countless stories of supply chain disruptions, shortages and delays.
Trucking is the backbone of America. And despite its critical hand in the supply chain, the $700 billion industry hinges on personnel, yet fails to offer drivers streamlined solutions for managing their operations.
Everywhere you look these days, companies, economists, and government officials are citing the ongoing supply chain issues that are present as the economy struggles to restart from the pandemic.
To win in today’s market, startups must build smart from the ground up with efficient business models that drive growth.
E-commerce has given millions of entrepreneurs the ability to launch new businesses. However, in recent years, it’s started to feel like Amazon has won the battle for e-commerce, commoditizing merchants on top of its monolithic stack.
While construction is a multi-trillion dollar industry, it has largely been starved of innovation for more than 50 years.
People tend to overestimate how disruptive a certain technology will be in the short term, but underestimate its influence in
We are excited to announce our $13 million Series A lead investment in Enable, a modern software solution for B2B rebate management.
