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Logistics API at 61% concentration

Venture · Series A · Logistics infrastructure · Standard

Partner-reviewed

A seed-stage logistics API is raising a $14M Series A at $70M post. Revenue is $1.1M ARR growing 18% month-on-month for five months. Two of three founders are first-time. One large customer is 61% of revenue.

SectorLogistics infrastructure
ARR$1.1M
Growth18% MoM, 5 months
Concentration61% single customer
Ask$14M at $70M post
Choices
aLead the round

Growth rate is exceptional; concentration resolves with scale.

bPass on concentration

One customer at 61% is a single point of failure at this price.

cOffer a smaller cheque

Take a $3M position and wait for the concentration to break.

dAsk for a milestone tranche

Fund half now, half on second customer above 20% of revenue.

Firm rationale

Your archive shows nine deals with above-50% customer concentration. You passed on six; of the three you did, the two that worked were both tranched on a diversification milestone. Your thesis explicitly prices concentration as structurable rather than disqualifying.

Northstar · Risk tolerances → Revenue concentration
Source memo — Yardbird IC memo
M. Okonkwo, Partner · 2023-04-11

"We are not underwriting the customer, we are underwriting the founders' ability to sell a second one. Structure: $7M now, $7M on reaching <35% concentration within 9 months."