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

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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

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