One Way Ventures

💫 The One Way Summit is back! And this year, it’s going to be big. 🌉 Join us this *October 28 & 29* in San Francisco for the flagship event for immigrant founders in the US. 1,000 attendees + speakers from OpenAI, Duolingo, Mercury & Fastly. Waitlist onewaysummit.com

Today, we're launching Nuvo AI - the first AI-native freight execution engine for North American shippers. This is @nuvocargo's biggest launch to date. If you are a manufacturer, wholesaler, distributor, retailer, or any kind of shipper moving North America truckload freight - then Nuvo AI was built for you. Check out our launch video below. More relevant links in the next tweet below (@FreightWaves, link to set up a demo, and more). Nuvo AI acts as an extension of your team — 12+ AI agents, 70%+ automated touchpoints per load, dedicated human freight experts on your account, and a network of 300K+ carriers managing your freight end to end: procurement, execution, monitoring, compliance, audit & pay, and reporting. We don't sell software, we sell outcomes powered by AI: - Spend less on freight — we automate hundreds of hours of manual work, reduce your software spend, and cut your direct freight costs. Many of our customers are seeing 7-20% freight spend reduction in year 1 - Improve service levels — we hold ourselves accountable to your metrics: OTIF, OTP, OTD, landed cost. - Simplify your supply chain — one platform instead of 15+ tools to implement, train on, and manage. Less vendors, less work, less headaches for you. - Stay ahead on AI — we evaluate the latest AI models and tools and constantly swap in the best on your behalf. A dedicated Silicon Valley engineering team making those decisions for you, so you don't have to. You can get started by tendering us as little as 10 US truckloads. No long implementations. No rip and replace. No training your team on yet another freight SaaS point solution. No long “process mapping” with the 10th AI agent startup. This isn’t just software; hold Nuvocargo accountable to business outcomes. Our team of human freight experts who have moved over 100k+ loads at top logistics companies work closely as part of your team. Once you've run as few as 10 loads in our pilot and seen the platform in action - we'll work with you to build the ROI and business case for your C-suite to run all - or a large portion - of your freight through Nuvo AI. Nuvo AI works seamlessly with your existing trusted carriers and freight brokers. We help strengthen those relationships while driving deeper accountability and results. You can also tap into our growing network of 300k+ carriers to keep driving down costs as rates start climbing. We rebuilt our entire platform in 2024 for the age of AI. It has already run tens of thousands of real loads - domestic US, US-MX-CA cross-border, FTL, LTL, multi-stop, dryvan, reefer, and more. Our agents are battle tested with thousands of edge cases and continue to improve as AI models get better. Our team of human freight veterans supervise the agents, handle edge cases, and work your freight every day. We're not a new AI startup figuring out how freight works. Who knew that freight, the Roman empire, and AI all had something in common?! Thanks @NoiMahoney for the awesome coverage!

As the #H1B visa window opens today, we’re sharing the moment 5 experts got on stage to address key #immigration challenges for startups. At our #OneWaySummit in Dec 2025 we got advice on what do during the visa process - and what def not to do. youtube.com/watch?v=WeMnIJ…

Immigrants, we get the job done!! I did live off pretzels and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches in my first year in the U.S.! 🥨 Not my first choice of food 😀 but I was trying to make sure my savings would last as I earned a degree and strived to make my American dream come true. Hard to explain to those who haven’t lived it. But despite different ethnicities and backgrounds, there are many shared experiences that binds us immigrants… - Buying a one way ticket to the U.S. - Leaving your family behind to pursue the unknown - Having no family and very little initial network to rely on - No car so bus to university but have to wait for bus in the freezing cold - No car so hard to take girls on dates 🤣 - Can’t get a social security # without a job but hard to get a job without a social security #! 🤦‍♂️ - Friend has to put my phone plan under her name coz I can’t get one without a U.S. credit score - Can’t open a bank account without a friend co-signing - Realize that most U.S. companies won’t even interview you if you don’t have a green card But despite all this, you wouldn’t have it any other way because there is something special about the struggle of that journey that is hard to describe. Also so grateful for the kind-hearted folks who sacrifice their time and energy to help me along the way❤️ Nothing but love and respect for the immigrants founders, builders and innovators who put everything on the line to be here to live out their American dream… Thanks to @onewayvc for putting on such a wonderful event! youtu.be/Stjc6mZYw-k

Don't listen to this podcast to figure out how to pitch investors. You’re better off talking to customers & getting excited about how you're changing their lives. There’s no magic pitch. It's about breaking the rules. @AlisaCohn thank you for the chat! youtube.com/watch?v=lHCW2r…

🎙️ @SemyonDukach recently told @AlisaCohn's podcast: "We don't really back immigrants in order to help them ... it's not charitable in that sense at all. We *get* to back the strongest people.” bit.ly/3Z6m1kw #immigrantVC

@SemyonDukach went from Soviet refugee to startup founder to one of New England’s top venture capitalists. Along the way he was also one of the leaders of the famed MIT Blackjack club. Semyon’s firm, One Way Ventures @onewayvc , invests only in immigrant founders. He and I had a great chat, and in this clip he and I discussed the importance of his thesis. As Semyon says, it’s not that immigrant founders are valued less, it’s that they should be valued more. We talk about the reasons behind this, what Semyon learned in his own journey, and what we all can learn from immigrant founders. 👉 Listen the full episode to hear Semyon’s journey. Link in the thread!

⏱️ Just 1 week to go till the immigrant startup summit of the year! The #OneWaySummit opens its doors on December 10 to spotlight the immigrant innovators behind 1 in 2 unicorns. ❗ There are less than 50 tickets left ❗ Book soon to join us: luma.com/onewaysummit

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🎉 We’re 1 month away from the immigrant startup summit of the year, and we’re excited! This Dec 10, the #OneWaySummit will welcome founders at #Slack, #Lyft, #Branch, #Mercury; VCs at #a16z, #Khosla Ventures, #DCVC, and so many more. Join us 🎟️ luma.com/onewaysummit

🇦🇹 OPEN AUSTRIA will be joining the #OneWaySummit as Ecosystem Partner! Open #Austria is the official Austrian presence in Silicon Valley. 🚀 The One Way Summit spotlights the visionary #immigrant founders building 1 in 2 US unicorns, Dec 10 in SF. 🔗 bit.ly/43e6xxA

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And we’re honored to be a part of their journey. 📅 Join us at our Summit December 10, when we’ll welcome the founders of #Slack, #Lyft, and so many more exceptional immigrants. Registrations are open 🔗 luma.com/onewaysummit

💡 The #OneWaySummit will spotlight #immigrant-led startups, at a time when people are increasingly wary of voicing support for immigrants here in the US. We will continue to repeat those same truths:

🔈 Announcing the One Way Summit dedicated to immigrant #entrepreneurship! On Dec 10 in SF 450+ exceptional founders and investors will gather to celebrate the power of immigrant founders. Full details: bit.ly/4mF2LEe Let's celebrate the immigrant edge. #OneWaySummit

We at One Way are horrified by the recent attacks by Hamas on innocent Israeli civilians. We unequivocally condemn these acts of terror and we extend our deepest sympathies to our Israeli founders, friends, and all those affected. We stand united against terrorism and violence.

Special thank you to our event co-hosts @ValiaVentures, @onewayvc & @UnderscoreVC!