Supply chain funding ebbs, but opportunities—and deal sizes—grow
Funding for supply chain tech startups has tapered off, in line with broader trends in VC dealmaking. Last quarter, VCs invested $8.6 billion in the industry, down nearly 40% compared to both Q1 2022 and Q2 of last year.
Still, emerging technologies are poised to capitalize on numerous opportunities as the complexity in global supply chains continues to increase, according to our latest Emerging Tech Research.
Key takeaways
- Last-mile delivery accounted for the largest share of both deal count and total deal value, with startups in that sector raising $3.8 billion in total.
- Enterprise supply chain management ranked second in overall deal value but fell below warehousing tech in deal count.
- Despite the broader funding slowdown, median deal sizes for supply chain tech startups at all stages increased through June 30 over 2021.
- Median pre-money valuations fell for late-stage companies in H1, yet both early-stage and angel & seed startups recorded an increase compared to 2021’s figure.
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Table of contents
| Vertical overview | 3 |
| Q2 2022 timeline | 4 |
| Supply chain tech landscape | 5 |
| Supply chain tech VC ecosystem market map | 6 |
| VC activity | 7 |
| Emerging opportunities | 14 |
| Supply chain visibility platforms | 15 |
| Last-mile drone airspace management and infrastructure | 17 |
| Select company highlights | 19 |
| FourKites | 20 |
| project44 | 21 |
| Near Earth Autonomy | 22 |