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Gearflow Raises $3M Seed Round to Accelerate Construction Parts Procurement

June 29, 2021 by Ben Preston Leave a Comment

Gearflow construction parts marketplace

CHICAGO (June 29, 2021) — Gearflow.com, the first online parts marketplace built for the construction industry, has raised $3M in seed funding to streamline parts procurement by enabling equipment owners to quickly buy the parts they need from suppliers they can trust. 

The round was led by Watchfire Ventures, with participation from Newark Venture Partners, Liquid2 Ventures, Path Ventures, and Harvard Business School Angels.

“One of the things that excites us most about Gearflow is its vision to serve and benefit both the demand and supply sides of the construction industry,”  says Jack Mosbacher, partner at Watchfire Ventures. “On the demand side, Gearflow will enable every North American construction business — from large and established to new and emerging — to order parts and get equipment back on the jobsite in a more productive, reliable, and efficient way. Gearflow also provides parts suppliers with an entirely new pathway to customers wherever they may be located. It’s a win-win for both sides.”

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Gearflow.com enables equipment owners to buy the parts they need from suppliers they can trust. 

CNH Industrial Joins as Partner

CNH Industrial is also partnering as a strategic investor to equip its existing dealer ecosystem with Gearflow’s marketplace platform.

“At CNH, we listen closely to our customers,” says Jimmy Mansker, CNH global head of ecommerce. “Our mixed-fleet customers have told us they value the ease of procuring parts on a modern, digital marketplace, which is why we are excited to invest in and partner with Gearflow. We see this partnership as an important channel for us to deliver the marketplace experience our customers expect and strengthen the relationships they have with our North American dealers.” 

Gearflow Founder and CEO Luke Powers says the construction industry’s staggering equipment downtime costs and lagging productivity have accelerated the need for digital solutions that work with, not against, the established supply chain to ease buyer pains.

“Correcting productivity for construction starts with streamlining parts procurement,” Powers says. “Parts and service go hand-in-hand, so our goal is to continue to build a marketplace platform that strengthens existing service relationships, instead of replacing them.”

Gearflow’s approach is essential to help move parts procurement into the digital era, says Tom Wisniewski, managing partner of Newark Venture Partners. 

“The buying experience for equipment parts is in the stone-age: calling around to find a part, faxing, arranging for pickup or shipping, only to get the wrong part in the end,” Wisniewski says. “Gearflow puts the suppliers and the parts on one platform and provides seamless ecommerce functionality from search to ship. It’s cheaper and faster, and it will create more satisfied, loyal customers.”  

Former IronPlanet CEO Joins Board

In conjunction with the funding, Greg Owens, former chairman and CEO of IronPlanet, is joining the Gearflow board. Owens was at the helm of IronPlanet, the leading online marketplace for used heavy equipment, during its acquisition by Ritchie Bros. for $758.5 million in 2017, a move that combined the companies’ digital reach.

“My experience with IronPlanet demonstrated that ecommerce offers a huge growth opportunity for the construction industry, benefitting both buyers and suppliers,” Owens says. “I am excited to contribute to Gearflow as we revolutionize parts procurement and solve the productivity problems stemming from fleet maintenance that have persisted for decades.”

These investments bring Gearflow’s total funding raised to $4.6M, after the company successfully raised a $1.6M pre-seed round in 2019.

About Gearflow:
Gearflow is an online parts marketplace built for the construction equipment industry, designed to connect equipment owners to the parts they need from suppliers they can trust. For more information, visit gearflow.com.

Media contact:
Ben Preston, Co-founder and CMO
(978) 844-2725
Ben@gearflow.com 

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