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J.P. Keating

Venture Capitalist | Supply Chain & Digital Transformation | Autonomous Cargo Mobility

St Louis, Missouri

Work Experience

  • Managing Partner & Founder

    2022

    proChain Ventures is specialist venture capital firm focused exclusively on investing in supply chain technologies needed for complex, contested, and critical operations. We focus on SUPPLY CHAIN RELATED hard tech, deep tech, AI enabled enterprise SaaS, unmanned cargo mobility, digital transformation, traceability, resilience, intelligence, circularity, and decarbonization. We invest at the pre-seed and seed stage and are on a mission to transform supply chains for good!

  • Corporate Ventures & Strategic Relationships

    2024

    Investing in and implementing innovative ideas every day.

  • Venture Partner

    2024

    Investing at critical inflection points. We leverage proprietary technology, resources, and strategic partnerships to support advancements in AI, robotics, drones, and geospatial infrastructure with global commercial partners.

  • Investor / Venture Partner

    2019

    Investing in Aerospace Tech, Supply Chain, Logistics, & IoT. VU Venture Partners’ investment fund is multistage and sector agnostic and invests initially $20K-$1M+ per company and up to $10M in follow-on rounds. Every three months, VU makes 3-5 new investments.

  • Investor

    2024

    Manufacturing Innovative Solid-State Hydrogen Products and Power Systems

  • Investor

    2022

    Intramotev manufactures self-propelled battery-electric railcars to advance the future of freight movement.

2023

  • Investor

    2023

    Transforming the world’s supply chains with next generation cargo aircraft.

2023

  • Investor

    2023

    High speed, 100% electric, maritime transport.

  • Investor

    2023

    Sustainable Logistics. Faster, Greener, Safer. Zero Emissions.

  • Investor

    2023

    Autonomous inventory management.