BOSTON, Jan. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tive, the global leader in supply chain and logistics visibility technology, today announced that Lightsmith Group, a global sustainable private equity firm focused on resilience technologies that address risks increased by climate change, led an investment round of $20 million in Tive with participation from existing Tive investors Sageview Capital, World Innovation Lab, AVP, and Supply Chain Ventures.

Tive has experienced significant growth since its founding in 2015, and has sold more than 3.5 million trackers to date with highly-reliable coverage across 186 countries. By monitoring the real-time location and condition of shipments—including temperature, humidity, light, and shock, across all modes of transportation—Tive empowers customers to identify disruptions as they happen, and enables them to intervene to reduce losses. Tive's integrated hardware and cloud software platform deliver the real-time visibility and data-driven insights needed to help global shippers build more resilient and adaptable supply chains in an effort to safeguard high-value, time- and temperature-sensitive shipments. As part of Lightsmith's investment, Managing Director Jay Koh will serve as a Tive board observer.

"Lightsmith's investment will enable Tive to accelerate development of our real-time products and drive ...