Have a portco that got started in 2019. In the past 12 months they have gone from zero to $10M ARR and plan to double or triple by EOY. Gross margins have gone from 35% to 60%+. Not every business is an overnight success story. Stay the course.

Welcoming two new investments in Q2 into the portfolio. Both pre-seed and supply chain focused. Leading one of the rounds. Excited!

Mexico is now the United States number one trade partner. To date, there is very little technology managing cross-border freight.

Very excited to welcome Primary Ventures to the Cargado team leading Cargado $6.8M seed round. This comes just five short months after we invested…

Spent a few days at Blackberry Farm. The only place Ive ever visited that I didn’t want to leave. There will definitely be a Wischoff Ventures Summit held there someday.

Having the biggest week of my career. Bet on yourself and give it absolutely everything you have. You wont fail.

What $9M gets you in Nashville

A lot of people ask if the “golden age” of fintech is over. Redid our backyard this month. Every single quote/invoice from multiple contractors came in this format. All methods of payment: cash or check.

Met with an exec coach that works with several Midas list VCs. Number one fear for all of them is losing their edge/ability to pick well. When pulling apart what one quality of a founder that leads to startup failure - their inability to focus on long term success vs short term.

If you have an ecommerce co on Shopify you should chat with Ergo Offers. You can enable “Make an Offer” instead of discounts to your potential customers and enable them to make their best offer.

To date, Ergo increases sales over 25% MoM, 76% increase in conversion and only 6%…

Rest assured if you refuse to quit that most things are a matter of when not if

Have dreamt for years of having my own little office in Soho. Surreal to spend this week touring office space. Wischoff Ventures will have an office in NYC starting in Q4.

Have been very actively investing in supply chain/fintech since I started investing. Love to see these market maps unfold. Looking to invest in more!

Fund I: Nuvo (2021), Loop (2022)
Fund II: Beam (2022)
Angel: Goodship

Short list of startup ideas in freight from Matt Silver for those trying to figure out what to build:

-Tracking: Natively integrated solution that enables shippers and logistics providers to better track location of freight (key word being integrated, no one is)

-Scheduling:…

Havent baked in two years. Took a stab at a lemon oreo cake today. Lemon curd throughout.

Eight months pregnant today. Have traveled almost every week of this pregnancy. The “running” around cities has become a slow walk. Shout out to the women carrying babies and building companies. Not easy.