That’s a wrap on the Ironspring Ventures Annual Summit 2025! Many thanks to the LPs, portfolio founders, and corporate innovation leaders who joined us in Austin for 1.5 days of content, connection, and community. In the midst of fast changing times, it was valuable to engage on the state of digital industrial innovation today and what to watch as the shifting macro environment impacts our focus sectors. There has never been a more important time for innovation across manufacturing, construction, transport & logistics, and alternative energy, and we’re all in on our mission to support founders who are building technology to support a stronger and more resilient industrial supply chain. We’re grateful to Joe G. (Airbnb, Samara, DOGE) and Mark Hawkins (BDT & MSD Partners, New Enterprise Associates (NEA)) for sharing their unique and powerful insight on company building in dynamic times as well as Kristina Nilsson (J.P. Morgan), Craig Fuller (FreightWaves), and Chris Stern (Trimble Ventures) for their take on the impact (and potential) of AI in industrials. And to our incredible founder community Justin Lopas (Base Power Company), Matt Silver (Cargado), Adam Gluck (Copia Automation), Carl-Christoph Reckers (FleetPulse), Ryan Soskin (GoodShip), John Henry Harris (Harbinger), Ed Carse (OneRail), Jack Carrere (Prokeep), and Carlos Vanegas (Reshape Automation) for taking a day away from operating to be with our network and support one another. Ty Findley Peter J. Holt Natan Reddy Sam Natbony Stephanie Volk Max Adelman Dave Perretz
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Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
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Sector-focused venture capital investing in early stage, digital industrial innovation
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Ironspring Ventures is a sector-focused venture capital fund focused on early stage, digital industrial innovation
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Congrats to Zach Dell, Justin Lopas, and the entire Base Power Company team! Excited for what's next in your mission to make power more reliable and affordable.
We’re excited to announce that Base Power has raised $200M in Series B funding, co-led by Addition, Andreessen Horowitz, Lightspeed, and Valor Equity Partners, with support from Thrive Capital, Altimeter, Trust Ventures, and Terrain. Addition’s Lee Fixel joins our board alongside Antonio Gracias of Valor Equity Partners. Power demand is soaring, and the grid must evolve to meet the challenge. We're accelerating an energy-abundant future through distributed battery storage and investing in the American manufacturing capabilities needed to make it real. In under a year since launching, Base has become one of the fastest-growing battery storage developers in the U.S. More importantly, we’ve assembled a talent-dense team of engineers and operators—all focused on modernizing the grid to make power more reliable and affordable. This funding will fuel our next phase: scaling nationally, growing the team, expanding partnerships, and building the first Base factory here in Texas. Join us in building the future of energy: https://lnkd.in/gvq87B_3 Read more about our mission to fix the grid and what’s next in Zach Dell's blog: https://lnkd.in/gk2tgPhc
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Congrats to Cargado on this major milestone! We're excited to continue to partner with Matt Silver, Rylan Hawkins, and the entire Cargado team as they build an even more powerful platform to facilitate cross-border freight activity. Full speed ahead! 🚚 🌎 🚀
Today we're excited to announce our $12M Series A, led by Itai Tsiddon & Nicholas Ellenoff at LGVP! The round includes new participation from Conversion Capital, Assembly Ventures, and Friends & Family Capital, alongside continued support from our early investors Primary Venture Partners, Ironspring Ventures, Zenda Capital, and Proeza Ventures. Closing this round amid ongoing tariff uncertainties presented unique challenges, but it reinforced exactly why we're building Cargado. Cross-border freight brokers and carriers need better tools, real collaboration, and technology designed specifically for cross-border freight. That's been our mission from day one, and now we're positioned better than ever to make it happen. A huge thanks to our investors and customers who continue to believe in our product, team, and mission. If you're not already using Cargado, you're missing out. Reach out today to schedule a demo.
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🎙New Heavy Hitters: The Digital Industrial Podcast featuring Co-Founder & General Partner Ty Findley in conversation with Supply Chain Ventures Managing Partner Dave Anderson on his multi-decade journey leading his VC firm, the evolution of supply chain innovation, and what’s hot (and not) when it comes to AI applied to supply chain use cases today. 👉 Listen here https://lnkd.in/gbk-hVSN
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📆 Final few days to participate in Tidemark's 2025 Vertical & SMB SaaS Benchmark Report! The survey will close 3/31. Ironspring Ventures is excited to partner with Tidemark on this key VSaaS benchmarking data project and encourage all Vertical & SMB SaaS operators to contribute (we appreciate you!). ⏰ Takes just 10-15 minutes 🔒 All responses are anonymous and confidential Ready to go? Find the survey link in the comments below.
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Check out our latest Nuts & Bolts newsletter! In this edition: 🪙 Get Smarter on Tariff Impact in Digital Industrial Innovation 🏭 What it Takes to Make Stuff in the USA 🚧 Making Choices in Construction 🚚 Searching for Solutions in Transport & Logistics ⚡Shifting EV Dynamics in Alternative Energy Plus the latest updates from our team, deals, and jobs!
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🎙Don’t miss the annual Heavy Hitters: The Digital Industrial Podcast episode featuring everyone’s favorite supply chain VC pals (Julian Counihan of Schematic Ventures, Chris Stallman, CFA of Fontinalis Partners, Santosh Sankar of Dynamo Ventures) w/host Co-Founder & General Partner Ty Findley on how 2025 is shaping up for the supply chain ecosystem, the role of AI in supply chain innovation in this environment, and where we are today for specialized VC funds. 👉 https://lnkd.in/gbk-hVSN
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Great time at our Industrial Sustainability Happy Hour in Austin last weekend! Thanks to our friends at Energize Capital for co-hosting with us and to the founders and investors who joined us for the festivities! Our gratitude to J.P. Morgan (Heidi Hubbeling Leach Deirdre (Gillette) Carlson), Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati (Brian Dillavou), and Insperity (Randy Fisher, Susan Vaughan) for the generous support to make this unique gathering possible!
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Check out our latest Nuts & Bolts newsletter! In this edition: 👋 Welcome Natan Reddy and Sam Natbony! 🏭 Uncertainty Prevails in Manufacturing 🚧 Changes and Challenges in Construction 🚚 Power Moves in Transport & Logistics ⚡Innovation and Ice Cream in Alternative Energy Plus the latest updates from our team, deals, and jobs!