The Worldwide Supply Chain Federation

What The Worldwide Supply Chain Federation does

The Worldwide Supply Chain Federation (TWSCF) is a privately held New York LLC operating as a grassroots community and events organization rather than a software or product company. Its core function is convening a global, multidisciplinary network of supply chain innovators across startups, investors, corporations, and academics through regional meetup chapters (New York #TNYSCM, Southern California #TSCSCM, Singapore #TSGSCM) and annual summits (#SCIT2019 in NYC, #SCITMIAMI 2024, #SCITSV 2024). Co-founders Brian Laung Aoaeh and Lisa Morales-Hellebo drive programming, with operational support from 1-10 staff and recurring corporate sponsors.

The technology stack is non-proprietary: events are ticketed via Meetup.com, content is distributed via YouTube and the Squarespace-hosted website, and ongoing discussion happens on Slack and Clubhouse. The federation's underlying "product" is the community itself — its chapter-based federation model, speaker network, and event IP (Fashion, Maritime, Logistics, Blockchain tracks). Revenue mechanics depend on event sponsorships (Work-Bench, Particle Ventures, Microsoft, IBM, TeamAnvyl) and meetup registrations; pricing is not publicly disclosed and there is no commercial software offering, API, or SDK.

Commercial positioning relies on a horizontal segmentation across four personas: supply chain entrepreneurs and startups (primary), investors and VCs, academics and researchers, and enterprise supply chain leaders. Notable past initiatives include a COVID-19 PPE partnership with JOOR in 2020 that generated Forbes, WSJ, Fox Business, and LA Times coverage, and a Singapore Economic Development Board-backed international launch in 2018.

Name

The Worldwide Supply Chain Federation

Legal name

The Worldwide Supply Chain Federation, LLC

Website

https://theworldwidesupplychainfederation.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Worldwide Supply Chain Federation (TWSCF) is a New York-based community and events organization that runs regional supply chain innovation meetups (NYC, SoCal, Singapore) and annual global summits, serving startups, investors, enterprise supply chain leaders, and academics.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Supply Chain Community & Industry Events

NAICS

Packaging and Labeling Services (56191)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Technical Committees, Working Groups & Expert Panels (BPADANAB)

Keywords

• Supply chain community
• Industry meetups
• Innovation events
• Professional networking
• Knowledge sharing

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Marketing or Sales, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Event Sponsorships: Corporate sponsors sponsor meetups and summits. Examples include Work-Bench sponsoring #TNYSCM05, Particle Ventures powering the New York Supply Chain Meetup, Microsoft hosting #TNYSCM19 at their Times Square offices, and TeamAnvyl sponsoring #TNYSCM19.
2. Chapter Membership and Events: Community chapters organize meetups that may include ticket sales for attendance. Event registration through Meetup platform.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Worldwide Supply Chain Federation (#TWSCF) operates a coalition of grassroots communities that nurture and grow a global, multidisciplinary community of innovators devoted to building supply chain networks of the future. Its core offerings consist of regionally branded monthly supply chain meetups (New York #TNYSCM, Southern California #TSCSCM, Singapore #TSGSCM) and an annual global summit (#SCIT) focused on supply chain innovation and technology. The federation also curates event video content on YouTube, operates a Slack community, and coordinates industry collaborations including COVID-19 PPE supply chain initiatives.

Product overview

The Worldwide Supply Chain Federation (#TWSCF) is a community organization and event platform rather than a product company. It operates a network of local meetup groups focused on supply chain innovation, including the New York Supply Chain Meetup (#TNYSCM), SoCal Supply Chain Meetup (#TSCSCM), and the annual Supply Chain, Innovation & Technology summit (#SCIT). The organization facilitates knowledge sharing, networking, and discussions around supply chain topics including blockchain, circular supply chains, fashion supply chain, logistics, and maritime industry. It also includes a media/news section hosting event summaries, commentary, and industry articles. The platform does not offer a software product but rather serves as a community hub connecting supply chain professionals, innovators, and technologists.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• #SCIT Annual Global Summit
• #TNYSCM New York Supply Chain Meetup
• #TSCSCM SoCal Supply Chain Meetup
• #TSGSCM Singapore Supply Chain Meetup

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• JOORcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 April 2020TWSCF partnered with JOOR (a fashion wholesale platform) to produce and distribute life-saving medical supplies including PPE to healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic. This partnership coordinated the fashion industry's manufacturing capacity to address critical supply chain shortages.
• ReFashioned VenturescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerReFashioned Ventures is co-founded by Lisa Morales-Hellebo, a key figure in TWSCF. The venture focuses on refashioning supply chains for sustainability, localization, and circularity. Associated with the REFASHIOND Executive Salon Series and REFASHIOND OS platform.
• Particle VenturescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticle Ventures is a seed-stage fund in New York City that invests in Supply Chain & Industrial Intelligence. They power the New York Supply Chain Meetup (#TNYSCM) and are built by the same team that launched KEC Ventures.
• Work-BenchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWork-Bench is an enterprise technology focused venture capital fund in New York City. They sponsor #TNYSCM events, provide venue hosting (110 5th Avenue), and support early go-to-market enterprise startups through community and corporate engagement programs.
• MicrosoftminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMicrosoft provides venue hosting for #TNYSCM19 at their Times Square offices, indicating sponsorship and community support for supply chain innovation events.
• IBMcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIBM participates extensively in TWSCF events. IBM Garage hosted #TNYSCM18 on blockchain. IBM executives (Nigel Gopie, Todd Scott, Juan-Jose Ruiz) have spoken at events. IBM Blockchain is a key topic in supply chain discussions.
• Singapore Economic Development BoardcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSingapore EDB participated in #SCIT2019, representing Singapore's government support for supply chain innovation and indicating strategic partnership for the #TSGSCM (Singapore) chapter launch.
• Miami Dade College / Miami Fashion InstituteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner venue for #SCITMIAMI 2024 event on Supply Chain & Industrial Transformation: Fashion, hosted at Wolfson Campus.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• FreightWaves: FreightWaves operates media, events (e.g., FreightTech Venture Summit), and a community for the freight and supply chain industry — the closest direct comparable to TWSCF's event- and content-driven community model.

Broad incumbents

• Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM, formerly APICS): ASCM is the largest global professional association for supply chain management, running conferences, certifications, and chapters — a broad incumbent whose model TWSCF mirrors at a smaller, more grassroots scale.
• Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP): CSCMP is a long-established industry association hosting supply chain conferences, research, and networking — directly comparable to TWSCF's networking and education mission but operating at a much larger established scale.
• Gartner Supply Chain Symposium: Gartner's Supply Chain Symposium/Xpo is a flagship industry conference serving supply chain executives — the same enterprise audience TWSCF courts, but at a vastly larger and more established scale.
• Material Handling Institute (MHI): MHI is an industry association running trade shows (e.g., ProMat), groups, and industry content for supply chain and logistics — a comparable membership/events model in an adjacent supply chain vertical.

Emerging players

• Plug and Play Tech Center: Plug and Play runs a Supply Chain & Logistics startup accelerator program with corporate partners and events, overlapping with TWSCF's startup-investor-corporate convening motion at a more institutional scale.
• Resilinc: Resilinc is a supply chain risk and resilience company that runs industry events and a customer community, sharing TWSCF's positioning at the intersection of supply chain technology and community-building.

Others

• Work-Bench: Work-Bench is an enterprise-software-focused NYC venture firm that sponsors and hosts #TNYSCM meetups; comparable as a community-driven, in-person enterprise tech convening platform even though it is a sponsor rather than a direct competitor.
• MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics (CTL): MIT CTL runs supply chain executive education, research, and an alumni network — comparable as a knowledge and community hub for supply chain leaders, though operating in academia rather than a community association.
• Homebrew (NYC tech meetup community): Homebrew is an NYC seed-stage venture firm that has historically built community through curated events and content; comparable as a NYC-rooted, community-led convener model that has scaled from grassroots to institutional — a possible growth analog for TWSCF.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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