Announcing our Series A Investment in FourKites The movement of physical goods is a massive undertaking in every industry – healthcare, industrials, retail, consumer products, etc. The demands of businesses and consumers are increasing: we want our goods to be delivered on time and in a matter of days, not weeks. At the same time, growth in over-the-road freight […]
Note: This post was originally published on TechCrunch on December 24, 2014. It may surprise many of you to learn that Dell Computer was the highest appreciating tech stock of the 90s. This success was grounded not in marketing or product, but primarily behind the scenes in a revolutionary approach to supply chain. Dell’s success was powered by a “build […]
This morning, Amazon’s purchase of Kiva Systems for $775 Million officially closed. Mick Mountz, Kiva’s CEO and Founder, and his team did an amazing job of creating, building, and commercializing a revolutionary technology to transform how ecommerce distribution is done. We, at Bain Capital Ventures, were fortunate to fund Kiva’s first institutional round in late 2004, when the company was […]
