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Schenker Ventures invests in Warehousing1

[ April 19, 2022   //   ]

DB Schenker announces an investment into Warehousing1, an e-commerce fulfilment platform provider based in Berlin, Germany. The funding is the first venture capital activity of Schenker Ventures, the global logistics service provider’s holistic venturing department. Schenker Ventures joins Warehousing1’s Series A round, alongside top tier venture capital firms with a strong record in scaling e-commerce and LogTech businesses.

“We want to nurture innovation in the logistics industry. Post-pandemic online shopping behavior is here to stay,” says Patric Hoffmann, Head of Schenker Ventures. “Consumer brands around the globe have adapted their sales channels to the new market situation. The result is a multitude of new and diverse online shopping opportunities. Warehousing1 taps into that trend. We look forward to working together with the great team of Warehousing1. It will be a mutual learning opportunity.”

Warehousing1 offers retailers an online platform to find suitable warehousing space and fulfilment services quickly and easily. The four-year old start-up groups together the offering of small and medium-sized logistics companies into one core network. Via the Warehousing1 platform, e-commerce companies can digitally manage their fulfillment and flexibly scale up their logistics as needed. The focus is on young, fast-growing D2C brands. 

The other investors acquiring respectively growing their company share along with Schenker Ventures are Aster Capital, Wille Finance, HV Capital and Base10 Partners. In total, Warehousing1 is backed with over 10 million Euro. The shareholders have agreed not to publish individual share sizes.

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