The concept of the supply chain has been around since the early 20th century, centered around the creation of the assembly line. Supply chains are being used every day to bring us the products we know and love including our phones, our cars, our clothes, and beyond. With the current pandemic upon us, supply chains are more important than ever and with PPE in high demand, the struggle is real. The insomniac I am, especially lately, I have been thinking about the supply chain issue as it relates to the current Covid crisis and decided now was time the to catch up with my long time friend and supply chain enthusiast, Brian Aoaeh. Enter Brian and REFASHIOND Ventures.
REFASHIOND Ventures is a NYC-based, early-stage supply chain technology venture firm that is being built to invest in startups refashioning global supply chains. Brian is also the co-founder of The Worldwide Supply Chain Federation, a network of grassroots driven communities of people who are obsessively enthusiastic about supply chain, innovation, and technology. The community has more than 2,000 members in its New York City chapter, and more than 3,000 members globally.
Brian has been a long time supply chain fan and prior to co-founding REFASHIOND, Brian gained 10 years of experience in investment research and management. He spent 8 of those years building an early-stage venture firm, KEC Ventures, from scratch. The firm grew to $98M of assets under management distributed across 2 funds, and 51 investments, with a team of 9 people.
Listen in and read below as Brian and I discuss supply chain discuss the current challenges with supply chain and what you can do to get involved.