Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners specialize in infrastructure and real assets, investing capital on behalf of 270+ investors, including pensions, endowments and other large institutions from around the world, looking to grow these critical assets to create value for all stakeholders.

Stonepeak

D1 Capital Partners is an investment firm that deploys capital in both public and private markets. It invests on behalf of investors globally, including endowments and foundations, family offices, sovereign wealth funds, outsourced CIOs, hospitals, and pensions. D1 has a fundamental and research-intensive investment strategy with a focus on medium to long-term returns. Its research centers on the consumer, business services, financial services, healthcare, industrials, real estate and technology, media, and telecom sectors.

D1 Capital Partners

Murano Group is a privately owned holding company that invests its own capital to create long term value. Murano combines the experience of structuring and closing a wide variety of transactions—from leveraged buyouts and recapitalizations to growth equity and venture capital—with the entrepreneurial experience of starting and running businesses from scratch. This combination allows Murano to offer portfolio companies a flexible level of financial, organizational, and operational support. Our investments are focused principally in consumer companies and food and beverage related businesses.

Murano Group

Morgan Stanley, from the number of their offices and employees to the experience of their management and the quality of their financial results, the facts about Morgan Stanley tell an impressive story.  Morgan Stanley and its people have helped redefine the meaning of financial services. The firm has continually broken new ground in advising its clients on strategic transactions, pioneering the global expansion of finance and capital markets, and providing new opportunities for individual and institutional investors.  Morgan Stanley maintained comprehensive corporate governance guidelines for years before corporate governance became headline news.

Morgan Stanley

Founded in 1986, Cohen & Steers is a leading global investment manager with a long history of innovation and a focus on real assets, including real estate, infrastructure and commodities. Headquartered in New York City, with offices in London, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Seattle, Cohen & Steers serves institutional and individual investors around the world.

Cohen & Steers Inc.

OPTrust's private markets program was launched in 2006 to build diversified private equity and infrastructure portfolios that will eventually account for 30% of the Plan's total assets (15% each). In 2013, these portfolios reached a combined market value of $3.1 billion at year-end, up from $2.5 billion in 2012.  Fiscal 2013 was a productive year for the Private Markets Group, with 11 new commitments made to both fund and direct investments. The current portfolio, now over 50 investments, is well diversified across a base of parameters including strategy, geography, vehicle and sub-asset class.  Infrastructure investments continued to perform well in 2013, returning 11.8% net of external management fees, on an IRR basis, which is above the infrastructure benchmark return of 6% (CPI + 5%). Since the portfolio’s inception in 2006, OPTrust’s infrastructure investments have generated an average net annual return of 16.6% compared to 6.1% for the portfolio benchmark.  Private equity holdings generated a net return of 11% for the year on an IRR basis, below the benchmark return of 24.6% which was exceptionally high due to very strong public markets performance. Since its inception in 2007, the portfolio has exceeded its benchmark return, producing an average annual return of 6.5% compared to 4.6% for the portfolio benchmark.  Choose the tabs below for more information on our Private Markets Group, case studies from our portfolio, or contact information for our internal investment team.

OPTrust Private Markets Group

CenterSquare Investment Management is a real asset manager focused on listed and private equity real estate and listed infrastructure investments, accessed via U.S.-only and global strategies. CenterSquare is the real asset investment subsidiary of BNY Mellon. As an investor and manager, our success is firmly rooted in aligning our firm’s interests with those of our clients, partners and employees, as well as our commitment to alpha-generating research.  CenterSquare Investment Management is headquartered in suburban Philadelphia, with a regional office in Los Angeles and a local presence in London and Singapore(1). CenterSquare is proud to manage investments on behalf of some of the world's leading institutional and private investors.

CenterSquare Investment Management

Oxford’s US portfolio includes strategic investments in real estate-backed credit instruments, and investments in income producing and development properties in multiple markets, primarily New York and Washington DC.  Oxford’s US office opened in 2010 and, since that time, has increased its staff to sixteen professionals in New York and Washington. The Oxford US team members come from a diversity of backgrounds and are responsible for identifying, underwriting, structuring and directly managing Oxford US investments. In many cases, Oxford US partners with well-established local firms, including Gould Properties in Washington, DC; and Crown Acquisition, Vornado and the Related Companies in New York.  Oxford’s US strategy is to build its credit and equity investments in primary US markets. Oxford US will continue to focus on office and retail investments in New York and Washington DC, but will explore diversifying opportunistically into other property types (residential) and other geographies (Boston, Los Angeles, San Francisco). Oxford is committed to develop and actively manage a $10 billion portfolio in the US by 2018.

Oxford Properties Group

EPIQ Capital Group is a boutique multi-family office that serves a select group of ultra-high net worth clients and their families.

EPIQ Capital Group

BentallGreenOak is a global real estate investment management advisor and a globally-recognized provider of real estate services.

BentallGreenOak

MS Tactical Value and Conversant Capital is an investment firm

MS Tactical Value and Conversant Capital

Rabobank offers all the advantages of global commercialism founded upon cooperative principles: knowledge-driven, customer-focused, and backed by a AAA credit rating. Rabobank focuses on the food, beverage, and agribusiness sectors offering specialized products and services in 46 countries. Their strength stems from a network of prominent industry specialists, leading researchers and industry analysts who generate a wealth of knowledge for clients.

Rabobank

StepStone is a recruitment platform that connects applicants and employers together. The platform enables candidates to create personalized profiles including their personal details and preferred jobs. These details would be transferred to recruiters who would get in contact with them if selected. Recruiters are provided with job adverts, candidate search, and recruitment campaigns. StepStone was founded in 1996 by Walter de Brouwer and is based in Berlin.

StepStone

QuadReal Property Group is a global real estate investment, operating and development company headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia. From its foundation in Canada as a full-service real estate operating company, QuadReal has expanded its capabilities to invest in equity and debt in both the public and private markets. QuadReal invests directly, via programmatic partnerships and through operating platforms in which it holds an ownership interest. QuadReal seeks to deliver strong investment returns while creating sustainable environments that bring value to the people and communities it serves. Now and for generations to come. QuadReal: Excellence Lives Here

QuadReal Property Group

Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan is providing retirement security to healthcare workers. HOOPP is a multi-employer defined benefit pension plan for Ontario's hospital and community-based healthcare sector that serves more than 400,000 members who provide valued healthcare services at more than 610 employers across the province. It provides a stable and reliable pension for its members that starts in retirement and is paid for life. The Toronto, Ontario-based retirement security company was established in 1960.

Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)

Established in 1921 by the New York State Legislature, NYSTRS provides retirement, disability and death benefits to eligible New York State public school teachers and administrators. Our Mission: To provide our members with a secure pension. Our Vision: To be the model for pension fund excellence and exceptional customer service. We serve nearly 264,000 active members and over 169,000 retirees and beneficiaries. Membership in NYSTRS is mandatory for all full-time teachers, teaching assistants, guidance counselors and administrators employed in New York State public schools (excluding New York City), Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES), and eligible charter schools that opted to participate as an employer in NYSTRS. Membership for teachers employed less than full time is optional. Employers are required to notify part-time teachers in writing of their right to membership in the System. Teachers employed by a New York State community college or SUNY (excluding graduate assistants or teaching assistants) may elect membership in NYSTRS or the Optional Retirement Program.

The New York State Teachers’ Retirement System

''M2O was formed as a family investment office in 1992 with the acquisition of the National Lines Bureau, a ship mooring company operating in the combined ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Over the following decades, M2O’s investment activities extended into search funds, venture capital, private equity, and beyond. This strategy is reflected in a current portfolio of over 60 private companies operating in diverse industries around the world. From mobile handset insurance to vaccine management systems, the firm invests primarily in asset light, high-growth business.''

Lineage Logistics

Using data and automation to achieve 24/7 production.

Smart Factory

Vecna Robotics provides material-handling autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) with a fleet management and workflow optimization software platform, Pivot.al. The platform distributes and adjusts workflow tasks in real time, shares information between workers and robots, and integrates with legacy automation, robots, warehouse management systems (WMS), and management execution systems (MES). Vecna also offers the modification of existing machines into AMRs. Vecna Robotics spun off from parent company, Vecna Technologies (healthcare solutions manufacturer, research, and software firm). Although having received funding from a few government agencies initially to develop a humanoid robot, Vecna Robotics had shifted its focus to the development of logistics and delivery robots before the spin-off.&nbsp;&nbsp;Vecna Robotics has produced a variety of automated material-handling products to stay competitive: pallet trucks that can carry a maximum of 7,936 lbs at a maximum speed of 6.7 mph; pallet jacks that can carry a maximum of 3,300 lbs at a top speed of 3 mph; and tuggers that can carry a maximum of 9,920 lbs at a maximum speed of 6 mph. The pallet jacks can handle block, stringer, and plastic pallets, with or without bottom boards, and can run 24/7 with opportunistic charging. The tuggers are fork-free for safety and can tow different types of carts and navigate narrow aisles. Furthermore, Vecna offers autonomous counterbalanced fork trucks, via the Silverback Series line of vehicles. The fork trucks can lift a payload of up to 3,000 lbs up to 72” vertically and operate using Vecna’s orchestration platform, Pivot.al.&nbsp;<a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/23487">In November 2023</a>, Vecna Robotics introduced a performance guarantee to make automation more accessible and streamline the deployment of mobile robots in warehouses and manufacturing facilities across the US. The guarantee was based on customer-defined success criteria, such as throughput, task completion, and uptime.&nbsp;&nbsp;Key customers and partnerships&nbsp;Vecna Robotics’s clients include FedEx, Milton CAT, and Medline Industries. Vecna Robotics has partnered with competitors, such as RightHand Robotics (offers robot-picking solutions), integrating their material handling and autonomous mobility expertise to enhance e-commerce order fulfillment operations. The company also partnered with tech companies, such as Humatics (a microlocation product and software maker), integrating Humatics’ KinetIQ 300 microlocation system into Vecna’s AMRs, and Ouster (a developer of digital lidar sensors), to use Ouster lidar in its autonomous vehicles until 2025.&nbsp;&nbsp;Moreover, the company partnered with advanced material handling technology solution provider, Alta Material Handling Company, to offer its solutions to the latter’s clients in around 55 locations across the US.&nbsp;&nbsp;In March 2022, Vecna also <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/9436?industryIds=6">partnered with Big Joe Lift Trucks,</a> a pedestrian material handling equipment provider, to introduce a collaborative robot (co-bot) pallet jack named Vecna CPJ for manufacturing facilities and warehouses.&nbsp;

Using online platforms, autonomy, electric and fuel-cell tech solutions to shape the future of trucking.

Truck Industry Tech

Parade is a capacity management platform designed to optimize freight brokerage operations. It uses AI/ML to streamline the process of matching carriers with loads, automating repetitive tasks, and enhancing operational efficiency. The platform’s features include carrier onboarding, load and capacity data analysis, and digital freight matching, which help brokerages increase carrier re-use and improve booking efficiency.In <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/31733">July 2024</a>, Parade unveiled an automated carrier qualification feature for its GenAI-powered freight matching tool, launched in partnership with McLeod Software's PowerBroker Transportation Management System (TMS).Key customers and partnershipsParade’s customers include Armstrong Transport Group, Schneider, Worldwide Express, XPO Logistics, Ally Logistics, Cargobarn, Redwood Logistics, Covenant Logistics, ARL Logistics, Fortune Logistics, HTS Logistics, Vine Line, Sonwil, Fortune Logistics, and Greenbush Logistics.Its integrator partnerships include 1) carrier onboarding and transportation management systems (TMS): Turvo, McLeod Software, Tai, Loader, Aljex, Revenova, MercuryGate, TMW, 3PL Systems, <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/24406">Highway,</a> RMIS, and MyCarrier Portal; 2) visibility tools: Project44, and 3) other loadboard and capacity networks: SmartHop (October 2020; expanded in August 2021), DAT Freight &amp; Analytics (October 2020; expanded in February and <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/14316">November 2022),</a> 123Loadboard (May 2021), Channel19 (January 2022), Truckstop.com (April 2022), TruckSmarter (October 2022), Airfleet, Beyond Trucks, Fleetops, Truxx.ai, TrueNorth, and Hoptek.

AI, robotics, and IoT to streamline the flow of goods and information

Logistics Tech

Vecna Robotics develops autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and case-picking robots (called&nbsp;<a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/35245">CaseFlow)</a> designed for material handling, supported by “Pivot.al,” the company’s fleet management and workflow optimization software platform largely pitched toward ecommerce operations. Pivot.al enables allocation and adjustment of workflow tasks in real time and enables integrations with legacy automation, robots, warehouse management systems (WMS), and management execution systems (MES). The company also enables companies to retrofit existing machinery into AMRs. It offers products on a subscription-based robotics-as-a-service (RaaS) business model.Key Customers and partnershipsVecna Robotics’ customers include FedEx, GE Appliances, Petco, Shape Corp, and Caterpillar.Vecna Robotics also has product partnerships with Ouster (a developer of digital LiDAR sensors) to obtain LiDAR for its autonomous robots until 2025 (January 2022) and advanced material handling technology solution provider Alta Material Handling Company (Alta MH) to offer Vecna’s solutions to its clients in the US (August 2021). Its other integration partners include Autotec, Barcodes, Mag Matiral Handling, Modo 8, Stac, and Storage Solutions.

Empowering efficiency, visibility and collaboration throughout supply networks

Supply Chain Tech

Project44 is a technology company that specializes in supply chain visibility and logistics connectivity solutions. The company’s platform “Movement” connects shippers, carriers, and logistics service providers to provide real-time visibility of the location and status of shipments. It also offers insights and connectivity across borders, helping businesses manage complex, multi-country logistics. This enables businesses to track and manage the movement of goods and shipments from the point of origin to the final destination.Since its inception, the company has expanded globally by acquiring visibility providers such as GateHouse Logistics, Ocean Insights, ClearMetal, and Convey. It has also built a carrier network with over 238,000 carriers, as of October 2023. In May 2023, the company reported that its platform tracked more than 1 billion unique shipments annually for over 1,300 brands, which included companies from industries such as manufacturing, automotive, retail, life sciences, and chemical and gas.In April 2023, Project44 launched “Movement GPT,” a generative AI assistant for supply chain. This feature allows users to interact within the Movement platform in natural language to track shipments and identify supply chain risks.In August 2024, project44 <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/32957">launched</a> Emissions Monitoring, a new feature within its Movement platform. This tool helps shippers, carriers, and logistics service providers measure and report Scope 3 emissions across all transportation modes to improve sustainability and compliance. Earlier In <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/31195">July 2024</a>, it introduced enhanced electronic bill of lading capabilities across LTL industry. Also, in the same month it <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/31686">launched</a> expanded capabilities and reach for its Appointment Management product to offer a centralized view of facility appointments, enabling shippers to monitor trailer ETAs against scheduled appointments in real-time and proactively manage exceptions.In 2021, Project44 reported an annual recurring revenue of more than USD 100 million. In November 2022, the company was valued at USD 2.7 billion. In September 2024, it also <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/33426">opened</a> a new office in Bengaluru, India, which will support its global expansion and serve as one of the company's Centers of Excellence.Key customers and partnershipsAs of October 2023, the company's customers included leading brands such as Nestlé, Convoy, DHL, Uber Freight, and Bayer.In July 2024, project44 expanded its presence in China by launching its Movement platform in the market, making the advanced user interface available to all users in China. The expansion leveraged a new partnership with Baidu, a China-based multinational tech leader, to enhance visibility for customers operating in China. As part of the partnership, project44's over-the-road (OTR) maps in China will be powered by Baidu, improving the company's ability to provide real-time, transparent information to customers.In May 2023, the company entered into a partnership with asset intelligence company, Nexxiot, to enable the delivery of real-time network insights and IoT-centric conditional and location monitoring. Further, in January 2024, the company partnered with Lenzing Group, a specialty fiber producer, to enhance Lenzing Group's ocean shipment visibility with a focus on carbon emissions monitoring. The collaboration involves the creation of an updated real-time shipment visibility tool that collects carbon emissions data at the shipment and container levels.

Making cold chains faster, smarter, and cooler.

Cold Chain Innovation

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 project44 is on a mission to make supply chains work. As the supply chain connective tissue, project44 operates the world&rsquo;s most trusted end-to-end visibility platform that manages more than 1 billion unique shipments annually for over 1,300 of the world&rsquo;s leading brands, including top companies in manufacturing, automotive, retail, life sciences, food &amp; beverage, CPG, and oil, chemical &amp; gas. Using project44, shippers and carriers across the globe drive greater predictability, resiliency and sustainability. 
 
 The undisputed leader in the market and innovator of Movement GPT, project44 was named the Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant, #1 in FreightWaves FreightTech 2023, a ten-time leader in customer satisfaction on G2&rsquo;s Supply Chain Visibility Grid, one of SupplyChainBrain&rsquo;s 100 Great Supply Chain Partners of 2022, and the Customer&rsquo;s Choice in Gartner Peer Insights Voice of the Customer report. project44 is headquartered in Chicago with a diverse team spanning 15 global offices including Amsterdam, Krak&oacute;w, Paris, S&atilde;o Paulo, Shanghai and Tokyo. Learn more at project44.com.
 
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Emergent Cold Latin America is a refrigerated warehousing and logistics provider that is constructing a cold chain network in order to deliver end-to-end temperature-controlled logistics solutions to its customers.

Parade is a freight brokerage capacity management platform. It works with all existing tools to manage carrier relationships, availability, and pricing. Top freight brokerages use Parade to build dedicated digital capacity and book more loads. It was founded in 2015 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Terminal Industries builds the novel AI platforms that helps logistics operators in creating efficient and resilient supply chain.

Cheetah is a provider of contactless pickup and delivery services for food and supplies at wholesale prices. By turning refrigerated trucks into mobile fulfillment centers, Cheetah provides the safest option for grocery pickup without contact and away from crowds. Consumers simply place their order through the Cheetah mobile app and drive to one of multiple designated locations in the Bay Area where products are placed in the trunk of their car without leaving the driver's seat.

Vecna Robotics offers Automated Material Handling, Hybrid Fulfillment, and Workflow Optimization solutions. The company's objective is to revolutionize customer productivity by delivering the best automation technologies. By placing workflows over robots, we ensure that all parts and players complement each other perfectly. That is a futuristic vision that puts fact over fiction.

project44 is on a mission to make supply chains work. As the supply chain connective tissue, project44 operates the world’s most trusted end-to-end visibility platform that manages more than 1 billion unique shipments annually for over 1,300 of the world’s leading brands, including top companies in manufacturing, automotive, retail, life sciences, food & beverage, CPG, and oil, chemical & gas. Using project44, shippers and carriers across the globe drive greater predictability, resiliency and sustainability.  The undisputed leader in the market and innovator of Movement GPT, project44 was named the Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant, #1 in FreightWaves FreightTech 2023, a ten-time leader in customer satisfaction on G2’s Supply Chain Visibility Grid, one of SupplyChainBrain’s 100 Great Supply Chain Partners of 2022, and the Customer’s Choice in Gartner Peer Insights Voice of the Customer report. project44 is headquartered in Chicago with a diverse team spanning 15 global offices including Amsterdam, Kraków, Paris, São Paulo, Shanghai and Tokyo. Learn more at project44.com.

Ndustrial offers analytical engines that help businesses control production, improve energy efficiency, and eliminate waste. They help organizations, primarily mid-tier manufacturers, become more competitive through energy efficiency, waste elimination, and other fiscally responsible, environmentally intelligent solutions. With a proprietary industrial operating system, the company integrates legacy data, streamlines deployments of new Industrial iot assets, and hosts model predictive control algorithms. It also deploys real-time cloud-based applications for factories and industrial facilities around the world.

Stord is the leading ecommerce enablement platform that powers seamless checkout and delivery experiences for brands across all channels. Stord partners with hundreds of brands to grow revenue, reduce costs, and delight shoppers – managing over $5B+ of commerce. With Stord, brands can increase cart conversion, improve unit economics, and drive customer retention. Stord’s end-to-end commerce solutions combine best-in-class omnichannel fulfillment and shipping with technology to ensure fast shipping, reliable delivery promises, access to more channels, and lower costs on every order. Hundreds of brands, such as AG1, Native, Tula, and American Giant, use Stord to make their supply chains a competitive advantage. Stord is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia and backed by top-tier investors including Kleiner Perkins, Franklin Templeton, Founders Fund, and Salesforce Ventures. Join our team: https://www.stord.com/careers/.

Baton is the Silicon Valley based technology innovation lab for Ryder, a Fortune 500 logistics company that owns 260k trucks and manages $7.4B of freight. Before being acquired by Ryder in September, 2022, Baton was a venture backed start up that was voted the #4 most disruptive company in freight! (Amazon was #3) Our mission is to eliminate waste in supply chain by creating a digital platform that uses AI to improve how freight is planned. There are 500 million hours wasted in trucking each year, over 3 billion gallons of fuel wasted per year from trucks idling, and 1 in 5 trucks on the road driving empty at any given point. This has a massive impact on the environment, the lives of millions of drivers, and ultimately, the cost of transportation that we all pay.

Lineage Logistics is an innovator in temperature-controlled supply chain and logistics. Lineage’s expertise in end-to-end logistical solutions, its unrivaled real estate network, and its use of technology combine to promote food safety, increase distribution efficiency, advance sustainability, lessen environmental impact, and minimize supply chain waste. As a result, Lineage helps customers ranging from Fortune 500 companies to small family-owned businesses increase the efficiency and protect the integrity of their temperature-controlled supply chain. In recognition of the company’s leading innovations, Lineage was recognized as the No 1. Data Science company on Fast Company’s annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies in 2019, in addition to ranking 23rd overall in an evaluation of thousands of companies worldwide.

Lineage Logistics is a temperature-controlled industrial REIT and logistics solutions provider specializing in cold-chain storage and distribution. The company operates a global network of over 400 temperature-controlled facilities across 20 countries in North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and South America, totaling more than 2 billion cubic feet of capacity. Lineage offers services including blast freezing, warehousing, transportation, and port drayage for various temperature-sensitive products such as proteins, dairy, baked goods, and produce.

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Lineage Logistics Expands Direct-to-Consumer Fulfillment Solution

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Emergent Cold Latin America

Losa Group

Parade

I Squared Capital

Menlo Ventures

Rising Tide

The House Fund

RedBird Capital Partners

9Yards Capital

Greenhawk Capital

Ubiquoss

Jones Capital

Operator Stack

Earthshot Ventures

Sope Creek Capital

McVestCo

Apps that help shippers connect with carriers, optimize freight logistics, track shipment and driver hours, etc.

Terminal Industries

Prologis Ventures

Velocity Vehicle Group

MS&AD Ventures

Amplifier

The Friedkin Group

RyderVentures

northstar.vc

NFI Ventures

Lineage Logistics is constructing a next-generation automated cold storage facility in Windsor, Colorado, for JBS USA. This partnership aims to streamline JBS's supply chain, enhancing efficiency and distribution capabilities. The facility will offer expanded storage and rail access for export products, generating significant economic benefits and job creation in the region

Companies providing cold chain storage solutions, such as refrigerated facilities and warehouses for the secure storage of temperature-sensitive goods

Cheetah

Manna Tree

Sator Grove Holdings

Eclipse Ventures

Hanaco Venture Capital

Grupo Nutresa

Toy Ventures

Vecna Robotics

Tiger Global Management

Highland Capital Partners

Fontinalis Partners

Drive Capital

Impulse VC

Blackhorn Ventures

Tectonic Ventures

Proficio Capital Partners

Companies that provide autonomous mobile robots (AMR) or self-driving vehicles (SDV) used in manufacturing/ factory operations.

project44

Emergence

Goldman Sachs Asset Management

Girteka Logistics

Companies that provide technology-driven solutions to optimize and manage parts or all of the cold chain process

Ndustrial

ENGIE New Ventures

Clean Energy Ventures

Clean Energy Venture Group

Orion Energy Systems

Stord

Bond

Susa Ventures

Founders Fund

Salesforce Ventures

Dynamo

Baton

Maersk Growth

Cooley

Lineage Logistics is a temperature-controlled industrial REIT and logistics solutions provider specializing in cold-chain storage and distribution. The company operates a global network of over 400 temperature-controlled facilities across 20 countries in North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and South America, totaling more than 2 billion cubic feet of capacity. Lineage offers services including blast freezing, warehousing, transportation, and port drayage for various temperature-sensitive products such as proteins, dairy, baked goods, and produce.
The company utilizes advanced technologies to optimize its operations, including proprietary blast freezing methods that can process up to 5 million pounds of product daily at a single facility. Lineage employs data science, vision technology, and artificial intelligence to maximize storage efficiency and reduce food waste. As of 2022, 29 of its warehousing locations were automated, utilizing AI and autonomous vehicles to enhance productivity. Lineage's innovative approaches have earned it recognition from the US Department of Energy and patents for its technologies.
Lineage has pursued an aggressive growth strategy through acquisitions, having completed over 100 since its founding in 2008. Notable acquisitions include MTC Logistics in March 2022, which added facilities near key ports on the US East and Gulf Coasts, and VersaCold in April 2022, expanding its presence in Canada. In June 2022, Lineage expanded its Direct-to-Consumer Fulfillment solution by acquiring Perishable Shipping Solutions, enhancing its ecommerce capabilities for temperature-controlled goods.

Transparent Path is a logistics technology company that provides real-time, end-to-end shipment visibility solutions to reduce costs, risks, and environmental impact in supply chains. The company's platform utilizes advanced technologies including 5G, IoT, AI, and cloud computing to monitor shipments continuously. Transparent Path's system tracks various parameters such as location, temperature, humidity, tilt, shock, acceleration, light exposure, and door openings. This comprehensive monitoring helps ensure product quality and freshness, particularly for perishable goods in industries like food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, biomedical products, sensitive chemicals, and high-value assets.
The company's platform is designed to facilitate collaboration and seamless handoffs throughout the supply chain, tracking changes in custody without requiring additional infrastructure. Transparent Path offers a unique, patent-pending freshness prediction metric called FreshScore, which uses proprietary machine-learning algorithms. The system aims to prevent lost loads, provide evidence for meeting service-level agreements, and help businesses reclaim costs lost to supply chain inefficiencies. Transparent Path's flexible pricing model allows customers to use and reuse trackers as needed, paying only for the trackers they require on a monthly basis.
Key customers and partnerships
Transparent Path has worked with Feeding America, a nationwide network of food banks. Rod Wieber noted that the company's technology has been added to loads shipped across the nation to food banks in the Feeding America network over the past year. The ability to track load location and monitor temperature has provided assurance that food arrives in optimal condition for quick distribution to those in need. Wieber stated that Transparent Path's sensors have exceeded expectations in terms of performance and reliability.

Transparent Path

Modality Solutions, founded in 2011, is a leading biopharmaceutical cold chain engineering firm specializing in the validation, optimization, and regulatory approval of temperature-sensitive therapies. The company focuses on integrating cold chain operations, developing transport validation strategies, and supporting global regulatory applications for biopharmaceutical products. Modality Solutions' core offering is its unique Advantage Transport Simulation Laboratory in Bloomington, Indiana, which operates under an ISO 9001:2015 certified quality system. This lab is the only one of its kind that concurrently tests across five hazards that can impact drugs during transport: temperature, vibration, shock, pressure, and humidity.
The company's services include engineering consulting, systems integration, and simulation laboratory testing from drug discovery through distribution. Modality Solutions employs a team of chemical, biomedical, and mechanical engineers with expertise in cold chain management, package engineering, and regulatory compliance. Their approach combines best practices in process validation, systems qualification, and risk assessment to ensure product quality and patient safety. In 2021, Modality Solutions reported a 64% growth rate and was ranked No. 179 on the Inc. 5000 Regionals: Texas list. The company has also been recognized on Inc. Magazine's national list of fastest-growing private companies for three consecutive years, with a reported revenue growth of 120% between 2015 and 2018.
Key customers and partnerships
Modality Solutions serves a diverse range of clients in the biopharmaceutical industry, including emerging biopharmaceuticals, pharmaceutical manufacturers, cell and gene therapy developers, and companies working on drug-device combination products. Some of their notable clients include Teva, Immunomedics, Atara Bio, CSL Plasma, Abbott Vascular, and Regeneron. The company also works with public health organizations, assisting in the deployment of vaccines and therapeutics. Additionally, Modality Solutions collaborates with regulatory consultants and biopharmaceutical investors to provide cold chain validation services and strengthen due diligence processes for portfolio businesses.

Modality Solutions

Moffett Automation specializes in automated pallet storage solutions, with their flagship product being the Moffett Taxi System. The company's technology focuses on maximizing storage capacity in warehouses, allowing businesses to store more pallets per square meter than other automated storage solutions available globally. Moffett Automation's system is designed to utilize warehouse space efficiently, from floor to roof, enabling companies to scale their storage capabilities. The company combines innovative technology with seven decades of experience in the field to develop their solutions. Their automated storage system aims to streamline various aspects of warehousing operations, potentially leading to increased profits and operational efficiency for their clients.

Moffett Automated Solutions

NewCold is a global leader in advanced food logistics, specializing in automated cold storage and distribution solutions. The company operates state-of-the-art automated warehouses across Europe, Australia, and North America, with a total capacity of over 1.3 million pallet positions as of 2024. NewCold's facilities utilize proprietary software and technology to ensure food safety and quality while being approximately 50% more energy-efficient than traditional cold stores. The company's automated systems enable high-volume storage and retrieval, with some facilities capable of handling over 11,000 pallet movements per day.
NewCold's warehouses feature vertical layouts optimized for pallet storage, with some facilities standing over 14 stories tall. The company's technology includes automated pallet handling systems, unmanned stacker cranes, conveyors, and automated truck unloading systems. NewCold's proprietary warehouse management software and control systems are developed in-house, allowing for seamless integration with customers' ERP systems. The company also offers transportation services, utilizing a fleet of over 200 trucks and 500 trailers as part of its end-to-end supply chain solutions.
In recent years, NewCold has significantly expanded its presence in North America. In October 2023, the company opened a USD 300 million facility in Lebanon, Indiana, which is set to be one of the largest and most advanced cold storage facilities in the world. NewCold also operates facilities in Tacoma, Washington, and Burley, Idaho. The company has announced plans to add 25 more facilities in North America by 2030 to meet growing demand.

NewCold

CryoLogistics offers SnowSHIP technology for shipping perishable goods with precise temperature control from source to destination. The company's solution incorporates embedded IoT connectivity to ensure the safety, security, and traceability of goods throughout the supply chain. SnowSHIP utilizes one of nature's most abundant natural refrigerants, which helps lower a company's carbon footprint and positions users as climate-friendly service providers. This technology aims to provide an innovative approach to temperature-controlled logistics, addressing the needs of businesses dealing with perishable items.

CryoLogistics

Companies offering technologies to track and maintain precise temperature conditions throughout the entire supply chain, such as IoT sensors and temperature monitoring devices

Companies that design and produce packaging solutions to safeguard the integrity of temperature-sensitive products during transport

Companies that facilitate the safe and controlled movement of temperature-sensitive goods from one location to another, employing specialized equipment and logistics

Virtual cold chain models are developed to assess the efficiency and efficacy of cold chain alternatives.

Temperature monitoring solutions include IoT sensors for monitoring products during transportation and storage.

Cold chain innovations provide real-time monitoring into the condition of products during transit.

AI/ML aid cold chain optimization by utilizing modeling capabilities in selecting the best cold chain alternatives.

Blockchain-based cold chain solutions enables supply chain transparency,  food safety, and cold chain compliance.

Certain packaging solutions contribute towards a circular economy by creating insulated packaging using repurposed materials.

Cold chain innovations improve the performance of cold chains and thus reduce waste, thus contributing to sustainability.

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