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Jeppe Hoier is Partner at Maersk Growth, the Corporate Venture arm of A.P. Moller – Maersk. In this episode of The Logistics Tribe Jeppe talks to our host Dana von der Heide about the following topics: - Jeppe's role at Maersk Growth and the mission of Maersk Growth - The focus areas of Maersk Growth and what Jeppe's is looking for in a startup they want to invest in - The structure of the Maersk Growth team - How the collaboration works between Maersk Growth, their portfolio companies and Maersk, the parent company - Regional vs. international focus of the investments - Which portfolio companies are Jeppe's favorites - Maersk Growth activities in Asia - What Jeppe makes of the "evaluation gap" between US and EU startups - What is Jeppe's recommendation for startup founders about where to set up shop. The importance of having access to talent - Jeppe's criteria for what companies to invest in. The sizes of their investments. Seed, Series A, growth investments.... - How Jeppe finds founders, how founders find Jeppe. What conferences are typically on his schedule - The impact COVID has had on Maersk's investments - How Maersk also partners with startups, beyond financing. What the best way for startups is to engage with Maersk as a partner - Diversity in logistics tech and what Maersk is doing to get more females interested in logistics - What can be done to make the industry more sexy to attract better talent - What are some of the emerging trends Jeppe sees in the logistics industry - Jeppe's view on the buzzword trends automation, crypto, blockchain, robots, self-driving trucks, electrification, etc. Is logistics ready for them? - and more Please subscribe to The Logistics Tribe Podcast, so you don't miss any of the future episodes. To learn more about Maersk Growth, visit: https://www.maersk.com/growth To connect with Dana von der Heide, host of the Logistics Tribe, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danavonderheide/ To connect with Boris Felgendreher, host of the Logistics Tribe, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/borisfelgendreher/ To connect with Marco Prüglmeier, host of the Logistics Tribe, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prueglmeier/

Paris-based Supply Chain Visibility Platform Shippeo just announced another funding round of $32 million. Perfect timing to have Lucien Besse, the Co-Founder and COO of Shippeo, on episode number one of The Logistics Tribe. Together with today's host, Boris Felgendreher, Lucien talks about the following topics: - The founding story of Shippeo - What Supply Chain Visibility actually looked like for companies in 2014 and what was missing from the picture - The first minimal viable product (MVP) of Shippeo and why that quickly eveloved into something else - The first customer wins - The tremendous growth of the company in the last couple of years - What the platform is capable of today - How the product and the platform will evolve in the years to come - and more Please subscribe to The Logistics Tribe Podcast, so you don't miss any of the future episodes. For more information about Shippeo: www.shippeo.com To connect with the Logistics Tribe Podcast hosts: Boris Felgendreher: https://www.linkedin.com/in/borisfelgendreher/ Dana von der Heide: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danavonderheide/ Marco Prüglmeier: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prueglmeier/