Pinned#WorkInProgress: Why I Am Building An Early Stage Supply Chain Innovation & Technology Rolling FundMarch 13, 2021 by Brian Laung Aoaeh Leave a Comment This week, March 11, 2021, marks the one year anniversary of the landmark declaration by the World Health Organization that established COVID19 as a pandemic. While the world has been wrestling with the disease outbreaks caused by SARS-CoV-2. …Rolling Fund11 min readRolling Fund11 min read
Sep 20, 2022Half a Dozen Rules for Investing in Early-Stage Supply Chain Technology — REFASHIOND VenturesOriginally published at https://www.refashiond.com on September 20, 2022. About the Authors Brian Aoaeh and Lisa Morales-Hellebo are the Founders and Managing General Partners of REFASHIOND Ventures , a venture capital firm investing in early-stage supply chain technology startups. They are also the founders and co-organizers of The New York Supply…Supply Chain17 min readSupply Chain17 min read
Dec 12, 2021Fujitsu Applies Quantum-Inspired Optimization Services in Supply Chain LogisticsAuthor’s Note: I do not have any relationship with any of the companies featured in this article that would create a conflict of interest. On February 17, 2020, FreightWaves ran my column, Commentary: Toshiba’s simulated bifurcation machines may optimize your supply chain. Articles like that one often meet with skepticism…Port Optimization6 min readPort Optimization6 min read
Nov 13, 2021#NotesOnStrategy: An Early-Stage Supply Chain Tech Venture Capitalist’s Take on ESG and Impact Investing ConsiderationsSummary: Although it is difficult for early-stage technology startups to meaningfully measure ESG and Impact investing outcomes, we believe that as supply chain technology investors these are considerations we have to take into account whenever we make an investment decision. At REFASHIOND Ventures we have created an approach that we…Esg10 min readEsg10 min read
Nov 11, 2021Why We Invested: wearwellNote: First published at REFASHIOND Ventures on November 11, 2021. I have often told the anecdotal story about my first day of class as an adjunct professor of supply chain & operations management at New York University’s Tandon School of Engineering during the Spring 2020 semester; Having started the semester…Sustainability5 min readSustainability5 min read
Nov 7, 2021Commentary: Supply Chains Are Having An Even Bigger MomentAbout the Author: Brian Laung Aoaeh, CFA, is a Cofounder and General Partner of REFASHIOND Ventures, a leading early-stage venture capital firm investing in startups that refashion global supply chains. Doesn’t it seem as if supply chains have been in the news every day since the earliest days of the…Supply Chain4 min readSupply Chain4 min read
Nov 6, 2021Market Commentary: Emerging Technologies Make Supply Chain Jobs More Attractive and SecureNote: This article was originally published at www.newarkventurepartners.com on November 4, 2021. About Me: I am a Venture Partner at Newark Venture Partners, and a Cofounder and General Partner of REFASHIOND Ventures. Both Newark Venture Partners and REFASHIOND Ventures invest in early stage supply chain technology. Walmart is in the…Supply Chain4 min readSupply Chain4 min read
Nov 2, 2021Why We Invested: OTONOMIAs the COVID-19 Pandemic has unfolded our team at REFASHIOND Ventures has been privy to the pain that small- and medium-sized businesses have encountered as they have attempted to navigate the problems and stoppages that have bedeviled the supply chains that they have become accustomed to relying on and that…Supply Chain7 min readSupply Chain7 min read
Mar 20, 2021Outstanding insights by Brian.551Benjamin GordonThank you, Ben!Thank you, Ben!1 min read1 min read
Mar 19, 2021#SupplyChainTech: What Is Supply Chain Technology, and Why is it the Biggest Investment Opportunity of Our Lifetime?Everywhere You Look, the Global Supply Chain Is a Mess ($). That is the surprising title of an article published by the Wall Street Journal on March 17, 2021. …Supply Chain14 min readSupply Chain14 min read