Congratulations to Locad for the successful raise of a $9M Pre-Series B! Reefknot is proud to double down with a superstar portfolio company by co-leading the round with new investor Global Ventures, and to welcome the participation from Sumitomo Corporation Equity Asia, Antler, FEBE Ventures, and JG Digital Equity Ventures. As a sector-focused investor, we're excited to back companies with a strong proposition in transforming the logistics and supply chain industry. Locad brought about this change to Southeast Asia, with a logistics engine enabling cross-border fulfilment that has since scaled beyond eCommerce to other product categories, and across continents to Australia, China, and now the Middle East and U.S. Driven by a strong founding team with a peerless vision, and a team driving seamless operations with a deep product suite with AI-driven features in demand forecasting, carrier analytics, and inventory optimization, we believe that Locad is well-poised to be the preferred partner for supply chain enablement globally. Well done to Constantin Robertz, Shrey Jain, Jannis Dargel, and everyone to the Locad team - this fundraise is a testament to the successes made since our investment at Series A and a promise of greater things to come! #Locad #Reefknot #fundraise #logistics #supply chain https://lnkd.in/guMmvhGR
ReefKNoT Investments
Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
Singapore, Singapore 1,887 followers
We invest in daring businesses who are exploring new technology frontiers that push the supply chain industry forward.
About us
We invest in high growth technology companies pushing new frontiers within the supply chain and logistics space. Beyond the pure financial investment, we further leverage our ecosystem of partners to support our portfolio companies with the necessary domain or technical expertise. Our platform provides founders access to the business insights of Temasek, the logistics & supply chain expertise of Kuehne + Nagel, and an ecosystem of high-value partners who will bring added support to help accelerate business growth. Our values at ReefKNoT: - Principle-centered Through a principle-centered approach, we create an environment that is underpinned by integrity, respect, and mutual trust. - Transformative We aspire to lead the digital transformation of the Supply Chain and Logistics Industry through positive disruption. - Value Adding At the heart of what we do, we aim to add value to all startups that we interact with.
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Thank you ACE.SG (Action Community for Entrepreneurship) for inviting Marc to be on the panel at the SGTech Founder’s Friday: ESG – Are You in Compliance or Are You Hindering Your Growth? Event! Great discussion and questions from the attendees, and we hope that the insights contributed by Marc & the panel would be able to inspire continued focus and transformation in the ESG and Sustainability space in small and large companies alike in Singapore and the region! #sustainability #ESG #accountability #tech
🌍 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁-𝘂𝗽𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲. This was the clear message conveyed last Friday at ACE.SG (Action Community for Entrepreneurship)-SGTech Founder’s Friday. With deadline looming for mandatory ESG disclosures from 2025 for FY2026 and onwards, we discussed the different emphasis placed by corporate versus venture investors on the sustainability performance of investees, and implications should start-ups be required to incorporate sustainability practices into their organisations. 💡 3 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱: • Strong business value creation takes precedence before all considerations. Poor commercial viability is a telling sign of poor value creation and may indicate an exit as the wiser choice. • Sustainability can be a profitable business if start-ups clearly identify the niche where they can create value to serve market needs. • Where value creation and commercial viability exist, ESG performance accountability and disclosures become essential for staying within value chains of corporate investors, and highly favourable for improving the assessments of venture investors. We concluded with the institutional help available for resource challenged start-ups: 1. To only baseline direct and indirect emissions baselining with an informal 3rd-party verification, start-ups can tap on LowCarbonSG by UN Global Compact Network Singapore 2. To baseline local emissions and start on governance policies, start-ups — and SMEs — can tap on SGTech SGP Lite (🔗registration here: https://lnkd.in/gb35MN_w) 3. To publish a beginner ESG report at low commitment, SGTech Sustainability Guided Programme (or SGTech SGP) is available (🔗register interest here: https://lnkd.in/g54cJdvg) A big thank you to our expert panel: 🔹 Brice Degeyter, Founder & GM, Bizsu 🔹 Kavickumar Muruganathan, Cloud ESG Policy & Planning Director (APAC), Microsoft 🔹 Marc Dragon, Managing Director, ReefKNoT Investments and our Panel Moderator: 🔹Zhihan Yeo, Senior Director, Chapters and Strategic Programmes, SGTech For more information about our sustainability programmes and upcoming events, feel free to reach out to us at sustainability@sgtech.org.sg. Thank you to all who attended, and we look forward to continuing this important conversation!
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🐝We’re thrilled to see our portfolio company Roambee provide cutting-edge visibility and supply chain intelligence to Tesco, transforming operations across the largest supermarket chain in the UK. 🌐 With Roambee’s AI-driven platform, Tesco now has instant shipment visibility that seamlessly integrates to its scheduling system, enabling fewer delivery errors, reduced dwell times, and improved stock accuracy across 3,000+ locations. This provides Tesco a huge step-up from it's past reliance on 3rd party data for delivery confirmations and shipment tracking that lacked real-time insights. 🚨That's not all - on security front, Roambee’s real-time signals help detect route deviations, delays, and unplanned stoppages, enhancing shipment safety and reliability for 23,000 of Tesco's container journeys and counting. At Reefknot, we’re proud to back Roambee’s game-changing technology, and look forward to continuing our support for innovations shaping the supply chain sector. https://lnkd.in/gBU5SzKD #SupplyChain #Innovation #AI #ReefknotPortfolio #Roambee
How Tesco Enhanced Supply Chain Visibility Using AI
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Join Marc Dragon and other industry professionals on 15 November for a discussion organized by SGTech on how Sustainability is become a key criterion for many of our portfolio companies. Sign up here: bit.ly/FFESG_15Nov24
Offering sustainable products, solutions, and services is no longer enough. With mandatory disclosure of value chain ESG performance starting in FY2026, i.e. 𝗮𝘀 𝘀𝗼𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝘀 2 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗻𝗼𝘄, start-ups aiming for new investments and corporate contracts will need to show they are taking action to level up their own sustainability behaviours. Come learn all about this important issue at SGTech 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿’𝘀 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆, co-organised by SGTech and ACE.SG (Action Community for Entrepreneurship). Hear directly from our diverse panellists on how sustainability is becoming vital criteria for portfolio companies: ✨Mr Brice Degeyter, Founder and General Manager of Bizsu, ✨Mr Kavickumar Muruganathan, Cloud ESG Policy & Planning Director (APAC) of Microsoft, and ✨Mr Marc Dragon, Managing Director of ReefKNoT Investments, Moderated by Mr Zhihan Yeo, Senior Director, Chapter Management and Strategic Programmes of SGTech 🔗Save your seat now! bit.ly/FFESG_15Nov24
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Reefknot and Altana recently co-hosted a dinner in Singapore with industry leaders from organizations such as Singapore Post, Lloyd's Register, Mitsubishi Corporation, Google, PSA Singapore, GlobalFoundries, Geopost, and the UK in Singapore. The evening delved into critical topics shaping the global supply chain landscape, including: Strategic Diversification: With “China Plus One” strategies in focus, corporations with a diversified asset base are well-positioned to thrive. Southeast Asia and India are emerging as dynamic hubs for manufacturing and distribution. It is crucial, however, to consider softer aspects, such as city-level human capital and cultural compatibility when selecting new locations for manufacturing. Sustainability Measures and Trade Impact: By imposing tariffs on carbon-intensive imports, the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) encourages companies worldwide to adopt greener practices, leveling the playing field for EU businesses and driving innovation in sustainable supply chains. This initiative marks a pivotal moment that could reshape global trade dynamics and may lead to increased market polarisation. Building Resilience: Striking the balance between resilience and redundancy is a nuanced challenge. It is essential to assess the long-term benefits of resilience investments against their immediate expenses to justify these costs effectively. A big thank you to Altana and all our esteemed guests for the engaging discussion. We are excited to continue supporting innovations that will shape the future of supply chains! Marc Dragon Crystal T. Oh Scott Friedman Tom Morrison Alice H. Mark Tan Hirotaka Ishizaka Eng Keat LEE Thomas Tilley Sohail Singh Chakib Abi-Saab @Paul Leong Yangxuan Huang Clark Jennings #SupplyChain #Innovation #Technology #Resilience #Reefknot #Altana
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Congratulations to WaveBL for another groundbreaking achievement! WaveBL has successfully completed a major Proof of Value for Letter of Credit transactions using their cutting-edge platform. This milestone involved collaboration with SWIFT, five global banks including Lloyds, Emirates NBD Bank, and Federal Bank Limited, along with leading ocean carrier MSC as the eBL issuer. By digitizing the entire Letter of Credit process, WaveBL has significantly reduced the time and complexity of cross-border trade, enabling payments to be received within hours instead of days. At the same time, eBL possession and title tracking remain with WaveBL as the platform of issuance. We’re thrilled to support WaveBL as they continue to revolutionize the world of trade finance! #TradeFinance #DigitalTrade #SupplyChainInnovation #DigitalLogistics #eBL #Reefknot #WaveBL
We’re thrilled to announce WaveBL and Swift successful POV completion. This groundbreaking POV showcasing how connectivity between WaveBL and Swift will enable WaveBL shippers to perform Structured Bank Presentations (including eBLs) directly to different banks from our platform through Swift using a series of FIN messages and the Fileact service. This POV was made possible with the participation of WaveBL, Swift, five global banks, including Lloyds Banking Group, Emirates NBD , Federal Bank, and others, along with MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company, who issued the eBLs in the various transactions. Together, we demonstrated the power of transferring our Structured Bank Presentation from the Exporter to several banks and back to the Importer, while eBL possession and title tracking remain on WaveBL as the platform of issuance. In the words of Miguel Suarez, Trade and Consumer Payments Innovation Lead at Swift: "Creating a truly digital trade ecosystem will require a collaborative effort from across the industry. This Proof of Value has successfully demonstrated the value of the Swift network in removing friction from global trade while enabling banks to make use of their existing infrastructure, while pushing boundaries to increase speed and certainty for the parties involved." This POV of seamless connectivity between the networks represents a major milestone in bridging WaveBL with the Swift Community and is a key milestone on the path toward scaling connectivity between the supply chain and the financial markets, as envisioned in the FIT Alliance Declaration. For the full press release click hear https://lnkd.in/dBwfqfTD Special thanks to: Avanee Gokhale, Miguel Suarez , Terry Hubert, Tapas Bhattacharya, Nick Kerigan, Robert Parson, Andre Simha, Lutercia Porto, Ana Catarina Gomes, Flemming Nielsen, Gilles Cazorla, Gwynne Master, Surath Sengupta, Jon Boran, RathnaMala L V, Sanjay Borade, Vaseem Sheikh, CDCS, IFQ , Anudeb Das Mahapatra, Sujith Chandran, Anith Daniel, Vishnu Purohit, Rajat Srivastava, Sarah Alwars, Kartik Jha, Boaz Lessem, Ofer Ein Bar, Noam Rosenfeld, Ingolf Kaiser. #Sibos #DigitalTrade #eBL #TradeFinance #Blockchain #SwiftIntegration #GlobalTrade #SupplyChainEfficiency #WaveBL
WaveBL Completes a New Groundbreaking Network Connectivity Proof of Value (POV) with Swift, the Participation of Five Global Banks, and Leading Ocean Carrier eBL Issuer MSC
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Welcome to the full interview of Episode 6 of our Founder’s Spotlight series! In this episode, Paul Christensen, Co-Founder of Previse, shares how the company is leveraging cutting-edge AI, including machine learning and LLMs, to transform the way B2B transaction data is ingested, harmonized, and used to support supplier early payments. Learn more about Previse’s journey, from enabling instant supplier payments to expanding into new solutions like entity matching and spend categorization. Paul also shares the challenges Previse has encountered along the way, and offers valuable advice for first-time founders. Key Moments to Watch: 0:00 Introduction by Marc Dragon 0:50 How Previse Started 1:29 Previse’s Key Value Propositions (B2B transaction data ingestion and harmonization) 5:44 Biggest challenges 6:16 Paul’s Advice for Founders #podcast #supplychain #innovation #logistics #tech #B2BPayments #AI #startup #founderspotlight #Previse #Reefknot
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Welcome to the preview of Episode 6 of our Founder’s Spotlight series! In this episode, we chat with Paul Christensen, Co-Founder of Previse, about how the company is revolutionizing B2B transaction data ingestion and harmonization, which is used to power solutions such as instant supplier payments. Learn in the full video how Previse harnesses machine learning and LLMs to standardize and transform data for different use cases, as well as the advice that Paul would give to all first-time founders. Don't miss this engaging conversation! FULL video coming 16th October! #podcast #supplychain #innovation #logistics #tech #B2BPayments #AI #startup #founderspotlight #Previse #Reefknot
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Welcome to the full interview of episode 5 of our Founder’s Spotlight series, where we talk to Crystal Pang, CEO and Co-Founder of Pickupp, about how Pickupp has achieved some of the best gross margins in the last-mile delivery space through an innovative approach to order management and route optimization. Learn how the company is leveraging AI and a comprehensive suite of data streams to maximize efficiency, and provide unparalleled flexibility to meet a diverse range of first/last-mile needs. Don't miss Crystal’s advice to logistics founders about the industry and fundraising! Key Moments to Watch: 0:00 Introduction by Marc Dragon 1:07 How Pickupp Started 1:52 Pickupp’s Concepts to Functionality and Approach 2:46 Pickupp’s Key Value Propositions (Flexibility; Pricing; Economical) 4:07 Effect of COVID on Deliveries 5:02 Importance of Investors and Difficulty of Supply Chain Navigation 5:35 Growth in Company Vision 6:02 Using Gen AI and New Technologies 6:57 Approaching Fundraisers and Investors 7:51 Crystal’s Advice for Log-Tech Founders 7:55 Regulations 8:12 Types of Investors 8:45 Economics #podcast #supplychain #innovation #logistics #tech #lastmile #AI #startup #founderspotlight #Pickupp #Reefknot
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Welcome to the preview of Episode 5 of our Founder’s Spotlight series, where we talk to Crystal Pang, CEO and Co-Founder of Pickupp, about how Pickupp identified an unfulfilled void in the delivery space, meeting unconventional demands overlooked by other logistics players, while leveraging a unique multi-mode order-delivery optimization. Learn in the full video how Pickupp effectively leverages partnerships for its deliveries, as well as optimizes its operations with data analytics and AI to push up utilization rates and lower costs, achieving best-in-industry margins. Don't miss this engaging conversation! FULL video coming 25th Sept! #podcast #supplychain #innovation #logistics #tech #lastmile #AI #startup #founderspotlight #Pickupp #Reefknot