How Maersk invests in Logistics Startups (Jeppe Hoier, Partner at Maersk Growth)

Show notes

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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