Inatech

Tim Thomas, the founder and CEO, oversees the firm's strategic investments. Inatech does not operate with a separate fund management company or an external investment committee. The firm integrates investment decisions with its technology roadmap, meaning the CTO and commercial leadership team also shape which startups receive capital.

Deal flow originates primarily through Inatech's existing commercial footprint in the commodities and logistics sectors. The firm's software is used by trading houses, shipbrokers, and oil majors globally, creating a network that surfaces startups solving real operational pain points. Inatech also participates in industry consortia for trade digitization, which acts as an additional discovery channel.

Inatech is a corporate investor, not a multi-family office or a traditional venture firm with external limited partners. It uses its own operating profits to make investments. This structure means the firm is not subject to capital call schedules or fund-life constraints, and it can hold positions indefinitely.

Inatech's known investment activity is limited to direct minority equity positions. There is no public record of the firm making commitments as a limited partner into external venture capital or private equity funds, consistent with its strategic mandate of integrating portfolio companies into its own technology ecosystem.

Inatech concentrates exclusively on enterprise software applicable to commodities, logistics, and trade finance. It avoids consumer technology, biotech, and hard-tech sectors where it lacks operational expertise. The firm has also publicly excluded new investments in upstream oil exploration technology, aligning its capital with the energy-transition trajectory of its client base.