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J.p. Keating

Managing Partner & Founder of proChain Ventures

St Louis, Missouri

Overview 

J.P. Keating is a Venture Capitalist based in St. Louis, Missouri, known for expertise in Supply Chain & Digital Transformation, and Autonomous Cargo Mobility. As the Managing Partner & Founder of proChain Ventures, Keating has successfully invested in numerous early-stage startups like Natilus and Regent, demonstrating a strong track record in identifying and supporting innovative companies in sectors such as AutoTech and Logistics. Keating's career highlights include investing in companies like The Convoy and Gozem in their seed rounds, showcasing a strategic focus on sectors such as TransportationTech and ClimateTech/CleanTech. His role as a Venture Capitalist involves leveraging skills in economic impact assessment, problem-solving, and deal sourcing to drive investments and foster growth in emerging technologies.

Work Experience 

  • Managing Partner

    2022 - Current

    proChain Ventures is funding What's Next in Supply Chain. We're a specialist venture capital firm investing exclusively in pre-seed and seed stage dual-use supply chain & deep tech technologies needed for complex, contested, and critical operations.

proChain Ventures invests in early-stage supply chain and mobility tech startups, focusing on AI and innovation.

  • Corporate Ventures

    2024

    Investing in and implementing innovative ideas every day.

Zillion develops high-speed transmission techniques for those applications.

  • Investor

    2024

  • Investor

    2023

Natilus is developing a family of hyper-efficient blended wing body aircraft to make commercial aviation more sustainable.

Raised $750,000.00 from VU Venture Partners, Liquid 2 Ventures, Vectors Angel, Trajectory Ventures, Seraph Group, Soma Capital, DVC, H.E.N.R.Y Collective Ventures, Flucas Ventures and Flexport.

  • Investor

    2022

Intramotev creates self-propelled battery-electric railcars that operates autonomously and reduce the reliance on traditional locomotives.

Raised $21,137,000.00 from Collide Capital, Decisive Point, Alpaca VC, IdealabX, Alumni Ventures, Advantage Capital, Aera VC, Cantos, Arizona State University and Futureland Ventures.

  • Investor

    2024

FuelX Innovation is a chemical company manufacturing solid-state hydrogen storage products for power systems.

Raised $2,000,000.00 from Starburst Accelerator and Starburst Accelerator.

  • Investor

    2023

    High speed maritime logistics.

Regent develops and manufactures all-electric seagliders for high-speed regional coastal transportation.

Raised $87,000,000.00 from MOL Switch.

  • Investor

    2023

Laundris is a B2B platform that provides management, analytics, and forecasting solutions.

Raised $6,208,747.00 from Alchemist Accelerator, Google for Startups and Capital Factory.

  • Investor

    2023

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