BGSA Supply Chain Shark Tank

  • BGSA 2024 Supply Chain “Shark Tank” Winner

    Keith Moore, CEO, AutoScheduler.AI

  • BGSA 2023 Supply Chain “Shark Tank” Winners

    Eric Krueger (Navix.io) and Ian Zaretzky (Nereus Supply Chain Technologies)

  • Competition Finalists

    BGSA 2023 Supply Chain “Shark Tank”

  • DriverFly Founder Julia Pasternack

    BGSA 2022 Supply Chain “Shark Tank” Competition Winner

  • Competition Finalists

    BGSA 2022 Supply Chain “Shark Tank”

  • SecurSpace CEO Lance Theobald

    BGSA 2020 Supply Chain “Shark Tank” Competition Winner

  • Competition Finalists

    BGSA 2019 Supply Chain “Shark Tank”

Now Reviewing Applications for 2025 BGSA Supply Chain “Shark Tank” Competition

Sponsored by G&P Construction

Are you a supply chain company developing the “next big idea” that needs financing to bring it to market?

You could be selected as a finalist in the annual BGSA Supply Chain 2025 “Shark Tank” competition.

The BGSA Supply Chain 2025 “Shark Tank” competition presents an exceptional opportunity for startups to gain visibility and drive revenue. Previous winners have secured significant deals following their participation. Notably, one past winner sold their company to another conference attendee just eight months after the event. What will this year’s winner accomplish?

We are now in the process of evaluating applications and will soon announce a select group of companies that will have the opportunity to present their concepts to a panel of three judges and over 350 industry decision-makers actively seeking innovative investment opportunities in our sector.

We are specifically interested in high-growth supply chain technology companies that are disrupting the market and positioned for transformative success. If your supply chain company is developing the “next big idea” and requires financing to bring it to market, we invite you to reach out in 2025.

Each of the six selected companies will receive:

  • The opportunity to engage in a powerful dialogue with supply chain leaders, including CEOs, presidents, and other industry executives, to discuss their Big Ideas.
  • The possibility of securing funding by attracting one of the 350+ decision-makers and potential investors to finance their Big Idea at the BGSA Supply Chain “Shark Tank” competition!

APPLICATIONS ARE CLOSED.

We are actively reviewing submissions.
The announcement of the six finalists is scheduled for November.

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Past Winners

2024 BGSA Supply Chain 2024 “Shark Tank” Competition Winner – sponsored by G&P Construction

Selected from a record number of applicants representing many high caliber companies, our six finalists were given a unique opportunity to present their concepts to three judges, and over 350 industry decision-makers proactively looking for innovative investment opportunities in our sector.

AutoScheduler.AI CEO Keith Moore emerged as both the People’s Choice winner and the Judge’s Choice winner of the G&P Construction-sponsored BGSA 2024 Supply Chain “SharkTank” competition. The contest, held during the BG Strategic Advisors Supply Chain Conference on January 22-24, 2024, featured presentations from high-growth, technology-enabled supply chain companies poised for transformative growth.

“The finalists in this year’s BGSA Supply Chain ‘Shark Tank’ 2024 were truly exceptional. Every entrepreneur delivered remarkable pitches that showcased their innovative ideas. It’s with great pleasure that we extend our heartfelt congratulations to Keith Moore and AutoScheduler.AI for securing both the BGSA Supply ChainShark Tank 2024 People’s Choice and Judge’s Choice Awards. The outstanding accomplishments we saw at the conference and ‘Shark Tank’ remind us of the incredible strength within the supply chain industry, where collaboration and trust are the forces driving us forward,” said Benjamin Gordon, Managing Partner of Cambridge Capital.

“Being recognized by peers and top industry leaders from all segments of the supply chain as a top supply chain technology is a testament to all the team’s hard work for creating this innovative technology,” says Keith Moore, CEO of AutoScheduler.AI. “We were thrilled to be named a finalist in the BGSA 2024 Supply Chain ‘Shark Tank’ competition, but we were blown away with our clean sweep of both the Judge’s Choice and People’s Choice categories. Many thanks to all the wonderful people at BGSA.”

The winner received $10,000 of legal services from Benesch and a $5,000 cash bonus from former “Shark Tank” Winner, Venti Technologies.

Thank you to all of our judges and finalists!

Judges:

  • Ben Gordon – Managing Partner, Cambridge Capital
  • Jack Holmes – Executive Chairman, Emerge
  • Edward Ryan – CEO, Descartes
  • Herb Shear – Chairman, Shear Family Office

2023 BGSA Supply Chain “Shark Tank” Competition Winners – sponsored by Book Your Cargo.

For the first time ever, two winners were recognized. We want to congratulate Navix.io Co-Founder and CCO, Eric Krueger as the People’s Choice winner of the Book Your Cargo-sponsored BGSA 2023 Supply Chain “Shark Tank” competition and Ian Zaretzky, CEO of Nereus Supply Chain Technologies as the Judge’s Choice winner. The contest, held during the BG Strategic Advisors Supply Chain Conference January 18-20, 2023, featured presentations from high-growth, technology-enabled supply chain companies poised for transformative growth.

Selected from a record number of applicants representing many high caliber companies, our six finalists were given a unique opportunity to present their concepts to three judges, and over 300 industry decision-makers proactively looking for innovative investment opportunities in our sector.

The winners each received $5,000 of legal services from AmLaw200 firm Benesch.

Eric Krueger – Co-Founder & CCO, Navix

“When we heard we were selected as a finalist for the Shark Tank competition, we were understandably thrilled. Our fellow finalists gave excellent pitches, so to be selected as the People’s Choice winner was an incredible honor for us,” said Eric Krueger, Co-Founder of Navix. “Our team has worked so hard to build a platform to solve a long-standing need in the industry; it’s a good feeling to be recognized by our peers.”

Eric Krueger – Co-Founder & CCO, NavixPeople’s Choice Award
 Ian Zaretzky – CEO, Nereus Supply Chain Technologies

“I was incredibly honored to be selected as a finalist at one of the most important conferences of the year. Our team took home the Judge’s Choice award of the BGSA Supply Chain Conference “Shark Tank” competition, which is an incredible honor and validates what we are doing,” said founder and CEO Ian Zaretzky. “Our Containers-as-a-Service platform Nereus.io came out on top against some amazing technology and tough competition – what an amazing experience.”

Ian Zaretzky – CEO, Nereus Supply Chain TechnologiesJudge’s Choice Award

BG Strategic Advisors would also like to thank the other Supply Chain “Shark Tank” participants for outstanding presentations and for helping to make the event a great success, including:

Moderator: Ben Gordon – CEO, BGSA Holdings
Judges:

  • Jack Holmes – Executive Chairman, Emerge
  • Edward Ryan – CEO, Descartes
  • Herb Shear – Chairman, Shear Family Office

2022 BGSA Supply Chain “Shark Tank” Competition Winner

We are pleased to announce and congratulate DriverFly Founder Julia Pasternack as the winner of the FarEye sponsored BGSA 2022 Supply Chain “Shark Tank” competition. This award recognizes DriverFly for its streamlining of the CDL driver hiring process with their innovative digital full cycle recruiting system.

The contest featured presentations from high-growth, technology-enabled supply chain companies poised for transformative growth. Each finalist was given a five-minute pitch, followed by five minutes of Q&A with our judges. The winner was voted on by the live audience as well as the Shark judges and announced at the Thursday night conference dinner.

“I am absolutely elated that DriverFly was selected by both the audience and judges as the winner for this amazing competition. It was a thrill and honor to present in front of such highly respected and reputable judges.”  “As a passionate believer in our ability to challenge the status quo in supply chain, it was truly an encouragement to see our efforts validated by an overwhelming number of conference attendees from across the industry.”

In addition to winning the “Shark Tank,” for which the prize was $10,000 of legal services from AmLaw200 firm Benesch, DriverFly was also voted best company by the conference attendees.

BGSA would also like to thank all the Supply Chain “Shark Tank” participants for helping to make the event a great success, including:

Finalists

Moderator: Ben Gordon – CEO, BGSA Holdings

Judges:

2021 BGSA Supply Chain “Shark Tank” Competition Winner

Congratulations to Venti Technologies CEO Heidi R. Wyle, Ph.D. as the winner of the Benesch sponsored BGSA 2021 Supply Chain “Shark Tank” competition. The competition, held during the BG Strategic Advisors Virtual Supply Chain Conference January 20-21, 2021, featured presentations from high-growth, technology-enabled supply chain companies poised for transformative growth.

Heidi R. Wyle, Ph.D.

“I am thrilled at this recognition of Venti and our autonomy technology by an in-the-know panel of logistics professionals. Venti’s market leadership in Safe Speed autonomy is transforming logistics operations for large customers not only by offering cost efficiencies and greater vehicle utilization, but also by providing proprietary logistics autonomy functions such as mutli-vehicle independent control and steering, automated tools for map-changes and the ability to operate in complex and tight spaces. We are seeing great success with deployments of our tug-trailers for customers in the $175 billion logistics hubs marketplace, and building a strong pipeline. We anticipate continued growth in industrial businesses and transportation hubs in the U.S. and worldwide.”

Heidi R. Wyle, Ph.D. CEO, Venti Technologies

In addition to winning the Shark Tank, for which the prize was $10,000 of legal services from AmLaw200 firm Benesch, Venti Technologies was also voted best company by the conference attendees.

BG Strategic Advisors would also like to thank the other Supply Chain “Shark Tank” participants for outstanding presentations and for helping to make the event a great success, including:

Each finalist was given a five-minute pitch, followed by five minutes of Q&A with our judges.

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The BGSA Supply Chain Shark Tank is the best place to gain visibility for your startup. Last year’s winner, SecurSpace, sold to fellow BGSA attendee Envase Technologies, just 8 months later.

The Supply Chain “Shark Tank” finalists were judged by “Sharks”:

2020 BGSA Supply Chain “Shark Tank” Competition Winner

BG Strategic Advisors is pleased to announce and congratulate SecūrSpace CEO Lance Theobald as the winner of the DAT sponsored BGSA 2020 Supply Chain “Shark Tank” competition featured at the BG Strategic Advisors Supply Chain Conference 2020 held at The Breakers in Palm Beach, January 23-25, 2020.