Nine Realms

Excited to share our journey tomorrow at the LP, FO & FoF Virtual Conference! When we set out to build a supply-chain-focused VC fund as emerging managers, we knew it wouldn’t be an easy road. But milestones like raising €50M and securing the European Investment Fund (EIF) as an anchor investor remind us why this work matters (link in the first comment). Tomorrow, I’ll be diving into: 🔹 Why supply chains are attracting institutional LP and family office interest. 🔹 What we’ve learned about fundraising as an emerging fund manager. 🔹 How sustainability and impact have become central to our mission in transforming global logistics. If you’d like to join the conference, reach out to Max Pog for an invite. Looking forward to an engaging discussion with an audience representing over $1.6 trillion in AUM!

Last week Sune was invited by CMA CGM and Rodolphe SAADE to attend the #AIMSummit in Marseille. Below some of his reflections before we all unite in London for the week. #AIMSummit #Sustainability #NineRealms #SupplyChain

Thursday and Friday our Managing Partner, Sune, will be in Marseille at two events hosted by CMA CGM and CEVA Logistics, namely the Artificial Intelligence Marseille (AIM) conference and the CMA CGM Startup Awards. We are proud and pleased to partner with CMA on these events and grateful for the industry leadership Rodolphe SAADE is showing. This is another example of our unique positioning in the logistics and supply chain ecosystem. #AIMSummit #NineRealmsVC #SupplyChainInnovation #MaritimeTech #Logistics

We feel proud and privileged to announce that Anne-Marie Christoffersen-Deb is joining Nine Realms as a Partner. We first met Anne-Marie over a year ago and through our many engagements, it was clear that she is a perfect match for Nine Realms. Anne-Marie joins from BDC Capital where she, among other things, has been responsible for building Thrive Lab, a $100M impact fund focused on women-led businesses and for the $300M/95 investment VC Bridge Financing Program. With a background as a lawyer within banking and financing with Goldman Sachs, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP and Clifford Chance, Anne-Marie holds an MSc from The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) A Canadian/Danish dual national, Anne-Marie has worked in the UK, France, Singapore, India, the US and Canada. She is another example of Nine Realms’ ability to secure top international talent to build a leading global investment platform with Europe as the starting point. We are looking forward to leveraging Anne-Marie’s significant investment and transaction experience, as well as benefiting and learning from her experience with,- and passion for, sustainability, diversity and value creation as she engages with our investors and portfolio companies. Anne-Marie will be based in Copenhagen, and is excited about contributing to the Danish/Nordic ecosystem. Welcome to Nine Realms, Anne-Marie. We couldn’t be any happier for the opportunity to grow and learn with you. #NineRealms #SupplyChain #VentureCapital #Sustainability #Impact

We are excited to announce that McVestco, the owner of Trimac Transportation, has made a strategic and financial commitment to Nine Realms Fund I. This partnership marks another milestone in our journey towards innovation and sustainability in the supply chain sector. McVestco invests in innovation in the logistics sector with a portfolio of fund (8VC, G2 Venture Partners, NewRoad Capital Partners…) and direct investments (Waabi, Platform Science, Loop…) and a commitment to driving industry advancements and sustainability.  Trimac Transportation is North America's premier provider of bulk transportation, logistics, and related transportation services. With over 75 years of experience, Trimac has established itself as a leader in the bulk transportation industry. This collaboration represents a fusion of traditional industry expertise with access to insights at the forefront of digital transformation in supply chain and logistics. We're excited about the potential this partnership holds and look forward to innovating the world of transportation together! #Trimac #NineRealms #SupplyChain #Sustainability 

Strategics investors are key to Nine Realms – and we are key to them. Having built successful strategic investment programs, for organizations such as Temasek, Kuehne+Nagel and A.P. Moller - Maersk, we know quite a bit about how to create financial and strategic value, beyond fund returns. We have further refined our learnings and offering with partners and investors such as Prologis and European Investment Fund (EIF) to create the Nine Realms Strategic Investor Framework. From our daily engagements with the world’s leading organizations, we observe multiple priorities. Sustainability and decarbonization are often high on the agenda, as is externalization of innovation, hyper access to network, deal-flow and co-investments. Others are looking to reduce cost, accelerate transformation and digitization of the core business, build new customer value propositions or/and build an M&A funnel. Our Strategic Investor Program is built on 3 pillars serving all of these needs through Access, Insights and Engagement. Every month we review our pipeline and develop theses and insights with our extended network and our investors to help them achieve their business priorities and enable Nine Realms to make better investments. Our Strategic Investors share our vision and passion for transforming global supply chains through investments and collaboration across verticals. Which pain points do you see? #NineRealms #Sustainability #StrategicInvestors #SupplyChain

We couldn’t have said it better ourselves.... Thank you for your support and trust in us Prologis Ventures, Lucy Sondland, Todd Lewis and William O'Donnell. We are very excited about expanding our collaboration and investing together. Prologis is not only the global leader in logistics real estate, with a market capitalization exceeding USD 100B, but also one of the most admired companies in the world. The Prologis Ventures team is both an early mover and one of the most thoughtful supply chain investors anywhere, and we are honoured to be able to add additional value to the team. Less than 2 weeks ago we announced the EUR 50M commitment to our Fund I by the European Investment Fund (EIF), and with the additional support from Prologis it is difficult not to be proud, humbled and optimistic about the future of Nine Realms and global supply chains. There will be more from us in the weeks to come – so watch this space. #Prologis #NineRealms #SupplyChain #Sustainability Link to original post: https://lnkd.in/dKW5Dd9Z

Our Managing Partner Sune and Nine Realms is featured in the Sustainability section of Børsen, the leading Danish business newspaper, today. This follows our announcements last week of the EUR 50M commitment by European Investment Fund (EIF) to our Fund I and our investment in Clearly. We decided to take the opportunity to share with you how we and our investors think about sustainability and why we can't achieve net zero without addressing our global supply chains.

We are very excited to announce the EUR 50M commitment to Nine Realms Fund I by the European Investment Fund (EIF) - our largest commitment so far. This is another strong testament to the uniqueness and relevance of our focus on investing at the intersection of sustainability and supply chain. EIF is the gold standard for investors and the process has been a great learning experience for our entire team which has made us even stronger. Thank you Salim Anbar-Colas and Ehsan Haghighi, CFA, CAIA for your guidance and tough love and Marjut Falkstedt for your support. The entire press release can be found here https://lnkd.in/dkWm69tW And in case you missed it earlier this week, remember to read about our investment in Clearly - https://lnkd.in/dzgavQgq #EIF #NineRealms #sustainability #SupplyChain

We are thrilled to announce our investment in Clearly, a pioneering climate intelligence platform that uses AI-driven insights to help fleet operators achieve their net-zero targets. At Nine Realms, we are dedicated to supporting innovative companies that operate at the intersection of supply chain and sustainability. Clearly exemplifies this commitment with its unique approach to decarbonizing global transportation. The company’s proprietary technology integrates and blends data from a broad range of sources to generate actionable emission-related insights for fleet managers by running thousands of scenarios to identify targeted interventions. This enables management teams to not only determine strategic options such as ideal vehicle configuration, but also guide individuals like drivers and optimise operational processes. As the demand for sustainable transportation solutions continues to grow, we believe Clearly is well-positioned to lead the way in making sustainable practices a competitive advantage for businesses worldwide. We are excited to support Clearly in their next stage of growth and look forward to seeing the substantial environmental and economic benefits they will bring to organizations globally. Congratulations to Danielle Walsh and the Clearly team! TechCrunch: https://lnkd.in/egZPQ5ad Press Release: https://lnkd.in/eb3evBRs