Dynamo VC
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These folks are the real deal in supply chain investing — they're the country's only logistics technology venture capital fund and have grown from an idea into one of the largest venture funds in the Southeast. Kline Hill Partners bought a significant stake in Fund I creating returns over 4x and signaling strong conviction in Dynamo's portfolio, with overall performance placing the fund in the top decile of its vintage. The operator backgrounds are legit — Ted Alling and Barry Large built a logistics company that sold to UPS for $1.8B, so they actually know this space inside and out. They promise speed and clarity, claiming they can move from first meeting to term sheet in four weeks or less. The downside? If a business does not check one of these boxes they are not the right investors for you. Given the background of the fund's founders, the company will always be slightly more biased towards the supply chain — so if you're not squarely in their wheelhouse, don't waste your time.
- —Best for: B2B supply chain and mobility startups with real operational leverage
- —Watch out for: Extremely narrow focus - if you're not logistics/supply chain, move on
- —Known for: Operator backgrounds, 4-week decision speed, top-decile Fund I returns
We partner with relentless founders at the pre-seed and seed stage who are challenging how we make, move, and monetize the world's goods. We invest early — and with conviction — in the relentless founders bold enough to reimagine how the world makes, moves, and monetizes goods. Modern life runs on invisible infrastructure but while these industries power the global economy, they've long been overlooked by venture capital.
Pre-seed and seed-stage focused on enterprise business models only in supply chain and mobility. Typical investment sizes: $500K-$1.25M (pre-seed), $1M-$2.5M (seed), targeting 12-15% ownership before Series A. As of Jan 2026, has invested in 58 companies, with 6 new investments in the last 12 months, primarily in Seed round in United States based startups.
Prior to Dynamo, Santosh spent time on Wall Street both in investment banking and equity research. Started his first company, Razor Studios when he was 13 years old providing IT support to small business. His most recent business was a bootstrapped financial media publication that he co-founded and sold while in college. Got his first taste of fund management when he oversaw approximately $1M of technology investments through the Great Recession for the Nittany Lion Fund, outperforming his benchmark by 6.37%.
Previously built Access America Transport, a logistics business that subsequently merged with Coyote Logistics and sold to UPS for $1.8B. Santosh was introduced to Lamp Post Group's Ted Alling, Barry Large, and Allan Davis in the aftermath of the Access America/Coyote Logistics merger.
Jon Bradford and Santosh Sankar who have made 120+ early stage investments over the last decade. Legendary European early-stage investor with 100+ investments. Co-Founder of F6S, Ormeau Baths and Tech.eu. Director of the Bradfield Centre.
Previously built Access America Transport, a logistics business that subsequently merged with Coyote Logistics and sold to UPS for $1.8B. Part of the Lamp Post Group team that Santosh was introduced to in the aftermath of the Access America/Coyote Logistics merger.
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