Ironspring Ventures

Today we release The Blueprint #6 – How We Keep Trucking: Opportunities in Truck Tech, the latest edition in our thought leadership series that shares what we’re thinking about, observing, and predicting across the digital industrial innovation ecosystem. This piece covers how trucks – the final, physical, on-the-ground tools for logistics and supply chain - make our modern-day lives possible. And it looks at how truck tech - technology focused on use by and for the truck and driver – can meaningfully advance how both trucks operate and drivers do their jobs. ?? ?? ?? With nearly five million heavy duty vehicles on the road and nearly four million drivers in the US, the trucking industry is a significant player in our country’s economy and in our supply chain ecosystem. ?? Check out our look at what it takes to keep millions of trucks moving and where we see exciting opportunities to invest (across communications, fintech, safety, autonomy, and beyond) to accelerate the trucking the industry. ??? Read The Blueprint #6. Let us know what you think! https://lnkd.in/g7n7EhaK ? ?? ICYMI: More in The Blueprint series here https://lnkd.in/gKv9y25s ? ?#trucktech #digitalindustrial #whatsnext

?? Calling all Vertical & SMB SaaS operators: Help shape Tidemark’s 2025 Vertical & SMB SaaS Benchmark Report! Ironspring Ventures is excited to partner with Tidemark?on its next VSaaS benchmarking data project and we appreciate your participation in this important effort! ? ? Takes just 10-15 minutes ?? All responses are anonymous and confidential Ready to contribute? Complete the 2025 survey here: https://lnkd.in/ghQuN63R

Catch Ironspring Ventures Co-Founder and General Partner Ty Findley next week at the BuiltWorlds Future Workforce Conference in Austin! He’ll be speaking on the role of technology and innovation in fostering a zero-incident mindset across the built world workforce alongside Gabe Guetta of SALUS, Bret Bush, ARM, CRIS of Insight Risk Technologies, and Abel Luna, CSHO of Zachry Group.

We had a blast at our second annual San Francisco Industrial Innovation Happy Hour! Many thanks to the 70+ founders and investors from across Bay Area industrial tech who joined us for great conversation and a chance to gather with old and new friends who are leaders in this community. Thanks also to the team at Goldman Sachs Growth Equity (Jason Kreuziger, CFA, Magnus Kors?th, Ariana Callender, we missed you Ben Fife!) for co-hosting this memorable event with us and to Stifel Bank (Matt Trotter, Cody Nenadal, Emily Gast) and Goodwin (Brian McPeake, Heather Miles) for their generous support to make it possible. We are grateful to have such strong partners who share our passion for building up the digital industrial innovation ecosystem! This week also included some quality time for the Ironspring Ventures crew to advance on key 2025 projects and enjoy time together. Happy (early) birthday Dave Perretz! Ty Findley Stephanie Volk Colleen Konetzke, Sam Natbony Dave Perretz Max Adelman

Check out our latest Nuts & Bolts newsletter! In this edition: ?? Get Smarter: Hot Takes from Manifest 2025 ???Maneuvering through Change in Manufacturing ?? Key Considerations in Construction ?? What is Up and Down in Transport & Logistics ?EV Push and Pull in Alternative Energy Plus the latest updates from our team, deals, and jobs!

??New Heavy Hitters: The Digital Industrial Podcast featuring Co-Founder & General Partner Ty Findley in conversation with PTC Velocity Group General Manager David Katzman on building a GTM engine at Onshape by PTC (before it was acquired by PTC in 2019), how his Onshape experience has influenced his work at PTC (including the role of the Velocity Group within the company), and a look at what’s hot/hype in manufacturing innovation today. ?? Listen here https://lnkd.in/gbk-hVSN

We had a blast at the fourth annual Mixin at Manifest: The Future of Supply Chain & Logistics happy hour this week in Las Vegas! Thanks to the 150+ founders, investors, and corporate executives engaged in supply chain innovation who joined us (including leaders from Ironspring Ventures portfolio companies Reshape Automation, FleetPulse, GoodShip, Harbinger, Cargado, Wilya, Plus One Robotics and OneRail). Always such fun for Ironspring (Ty Findley) to team up with Dynamo Ventures (Santosh Sankar), Fontinalis Partners (Chris Stallman, CFA), and Schematic Ventures (Julian Counihan) to host what has become one of our favorite ecosystem building nights of the year. And huge thanks to SVB (Jack Garza, Janice Ahn, Molly Alliman, Emma Eschweiler), Goodwin (Heather Miles, William Schnoor, Andrew Roeder), and Gillespie Manners Global Executive Search (Alex Gillespie, Wayne Passmore) for supporting this special gathering! Well done Pam Simon on yet another incredible week for the supply chain innovation community! ?? ?? ?? #manifest #supplychain #vc #innovation #vegas

?? Headed to SXSW next month? Request an invitation to our Industrial Sustainability Happy Hour co-hosted with Energize Capital! This will be a special, by-invitation only gathering of founders, investors, and innovation leaders focused on industrial tech. Be there! https://lnkd.in/g7p2nFrS

Check out our latest Nuts & Bolts newsletter! In this edition: ???Uncertain Times in Manufacturing ?? Making Headlines in Construction ?? Navigating Change in Transport & Logistics ?EV Ups and Downs in Alternative Energy Plus the latest updates from our team, deals, and jobs!

?? Check out Join's feature in the Center for Innovation's new video series! Here are several compelling case studies from notable large scale construction projects that powerfully communicate the real world impact of using Join in the field. Plus Co-Founder and CEO Andrew Zukoski with a high impact "how to" primer on Join in action. ??? ?? ??