Early-stage venture firm TMV has announced the launch of TMV Logistics, a US$200 million venture fund dedicated to maritime and logistics innovation and safety anchored by commitments from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) and Prologis Ventures, the investment arm of logistics real estate company Prologis.
TMV Logistics will back pre-seed through Series A companies in maritime, shipbuilding, ports, and intermodal logistics.
“We’re in the foothills of a multi-decade rebuild of maritime and industrial infrastructure,” said Marina Hadjipateras, Co-Founder and a Managing Partner at TMV.
“What’s changed is not just capital, but who is deploying it. Operators are no longer sitting on the sidelines – they’re using venture as a strategic tool. TMV Logistics sits at that intersection, backing the companies building the next layer of coordination, resilience, and capability across the global system.”
The fund is supported by an advisory network spanning maritime infrastructure, ports, intermodal logistics, automation, and dual-use innovation, including representatives from ConGlobal, Fenix Marine Services, Maersk, Flexport, Dorian LPG, and the defence innovation ecosystem.
“With a global footprint across logistics real estate, we see firsthand how constraints at ports and along maritime corridors ripple through the entire supply chain,” said Will O’Donnell, Managing Director of Global Corporate Development, Growth at Prologis Ventures.
“Investing in maritime innovation is a natural extension of our work to improve flow, visibility and efficiency from port to warehouse at global scale.”
The fund intends to invest across five core technology themes: industrial-grade autonomy, verticalised robotics, operational AI, maritime dual-use technologies, and the energy transition.
“Maritime AI is a once-in-a-generation opportunity, and the companies being built right now will set the standards for the next fifty years,” said Soraya Darabi, Co-Founder and a Managing Partner at TMV.
“TMV brings over two decades of go-to-market expertise, deep commercial relationships, and a founder mentality that treats business development as a core competency. That combination is what turns early-stage bets into category leaders.”
Following its launch, the anchor partners will serve as active strategic collaborators to shape product development and act as design partners and ecosystem integrators for the portfolio companies.
“ABS has long believed that the future of maritime safety and performance will be shaped by closer collaboration with innovators at the frontier of technology. Our partnership with TMV Logistics reflects that conviction,” said John McDonald, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ABS.
“By combining ABS’s technical leadership with TMV’s early-stage access and ecosystem reach, we are positioning ourselves at the source of innovation that will define safer, more resilient, and higher-performing global fleets, shipyards, and maritime infrastructure.”
