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Venture 53
Venture capital · United States · North America
Venture 53 is a supply chain technology venture capital firm based in Atlanta and Richmond. It invests in companies across freight tech, warehousing tech, last mile services, enterprise supply chain management, and autonomous, EV and robotics.
Invests inIndustrial & ManufacturingE-commerce & MarketplacesHealthcare & Biotech
In its own wordssupply chainfreight techwarehousinglast milelogisticsautonomous vehicles
Your fit with Venture 53
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Or find every investor that fitsVenture 53 lists 25 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 2 funding rounds. Its most frequent entry is Pre-seed, 50% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are Industrial & Manufacturing (21%), E-commerce & Marketplaces (17%) and Healthcare & Biotech (17%). 91% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside Greycroft, Tech Square Ventures and TitletownTech.
Counts come from funding rounds that name Venture 53, complete from mid-2025: earlier rounds appear only when they were reported later. Round amounts and full round histories are on Fundup AI.
Round figures show recent activity, not Venture 53's whole history. Rounds on record name 2 companies; its own site lists 25. Funding rounds are complete from mid-2025, so counts and the yearly trend undercount a firm that invested before then. The portfolio, themes and places come from its own site and are not affected.
Entry stage
share of companies by the stage of its first roundShow as a table
| Value | |
|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 50% |
| Seed | 0% |
| Series A | 0% |
| Series B | 50% |
| Growth | 0% |
Activity by year
rounds it joined, last 10 yearsShow as a table
| Total | Rounds it led | |
|---|---|---|
| '17 | 0 | 0 |
| '18 | 0 | 0 |
| '19 | 0 | 0 |
| '20 | 0 | 0 |
| '21 | 0 | 0 |
| '22 | 0 | 0 |
| '23 | 0 | 0 |
| '24 | 0 | 0 |
| '25 | 0 | 0 |
| '26 | 2 | 0 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 60th | 25 companies |
| Recent activity | 69th | 2 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 73th | 50% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 60th | 4% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 20th | 21% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 42th | 2 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 21% | 7% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 17% | 6% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 17% | 15% |
| Fintech | 15% | 12% |
| Legal & Compliance | 13% | 2% |
| AI & Machine Learning | 11% | 18% |
| Media & Entertainment | 2% | 4% |
| Enterprise Software | 2% | 8% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Greycroft | 2 |
| Tech Square Ventures | 2 |
| TitletownTech | 2 |
| Automotive Ventures | 1 |
| Autotech Ventures | 1 |
| BBQ Capital | 1 |
| Battery Ventures | 1 |
| Capital Midwest Fund | 1 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers2496%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company14%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherCompare Venture 53 head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Recent portfolio activity
when companies last raised with Venture 53| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Oct 2026 | Pre-Seed | |
| 12 Aug 2026 | Series B |
Round details for Venture 53
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in Venture 53's rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
25 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better Trucks is a regional, last-mile delivery platform that specializes in arranging for residential deliveries. | Legal & ComplianceE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| Carrier1 connects the fragmented stack freight runs on today with one connected execution layer from the moment a load is tendered to the moment it's paid. | Healthcare & BiotechIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| ClearJet provides infrastructure for parcel shipping | Legal & ComplianceE-commerce & Marketplaces | Aug 2026Series B | Page + round | |
| CloneOps.ai agents automate high volume communications across the full business lifecycle — from sales to billing — so operations never stall. | Media & EntertainmentHealthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Davinci Micro Fulfillment is a US network of owned warehouses for brands selling on Amazon, TikTok, Shopify, Walmart, and others. | E-commerce & MarketplacesFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| EDRAY manages coordination with origin providers for seamless handoff from overseas vendors to North American destination operations, ensuring clean and validated inbound shipment information. | Industrial & ManufacturingFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Emerge provides transportation spend management and procurement services | Industrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Fillogic provides end-to-end reverse logistics solutions for retailers and brands | E-commerce & MarketplacesFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Dexa delivers next-generation drone logistics designed to help local businesses compete with speed and convenience. | AI & Machine LearningE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| Frayt Technologies, Inc. provides last mile delivery services and technology to optimize delivery operations. | Industrial & ManufacturingE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| GenLogs provides real-time visibility and data on motor carriers in America using roadside sensors, satellites, and other data sources. | Legal & ComplianceFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Graypool automates freight load decisions for carriers based on their rules and network needs | Legal & ComplianceIndustrial & Manufacturing | Oct 2026Pre-Seed | Funding round | |
| Heale, Inc. provides a supply chain AI operating system that unifies data, execution, and financial workflows. | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Highway provides solutions to help freight brokers verify and manage carrier identities and compliance throughout the freight transaction lifecycle | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| MyCarrier provides a transportation management system for less-than-truckload shipping | Industrial & ManufacturingE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides freight audit and payment software to help freight brokers, 3PLs, and carriers manage their financial transactions. | FintechLegal & Compliance | Portfolio page | ||
Healthcare & BiotechIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | |||
| The company helps transportation companies make better decisions about their freight, from network design to delivery. | Industrial & ManufacturingAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides a decision intelligence platform for the digital cold chain. | Healthcare & BiotechAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides freight appointment scheduling software | Legal & ComplianceIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- venture53.com
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 12 Aug 2026
- Companies checked
- 25
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