Boris Felgendreher, Dana von der Heide and Marco Prüglmeier invite you to listen to The Logistics Tribe, a weekly podcast about the world of global logistics and supply chain management. You can follow the hosts on Linkedin: 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/
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episode 3: How Maersk invests in Logistics Startups (Jeppe Hoier, Partner at Maersk Growth)
The Logistics Tribe Podcast
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
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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/