#98: Exploring the Corporate Venture Investment Landscape with Jeppe Hoier of Maersk Growth

Hosted by Santosh Sankar on September 1, 2021

Summary

This week on The Future of Supply Chain, Santosh discusses the landscape of corporate venture investment with Maersk Growth partner Jeppe Hoier.

Show Notes

Highlights from their conversation include:

  • Jeppe’s background (1:22)
  • Overview of Maersk Growth and its dedicated investment and portfolio management teams (2:51)
  • Making investments that are future-minded (5:46)
  • Having a steady, long-term commitment (8:18)
  • Exciting supply chain opportunities (11:55)
  • Exposing an old industry to new technology (14:35)
  • Challenges with getting to prime market fit (17:29)
  • The next big disruptors and investment opportunities in the supply chain (21:01)
  • Rapid-fire topics: congestion, Uber Freight, digitization in freight forwarding (24:58)

Maersk Growth is the corporate venture arm of A.P. Moller-Maersk that looks to accelerate the future of trade. Find out more at https://www.maersk.com/growth

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