Paige Finn DohertyFounding Partner, Behind Genius · Founding Partner at Behind Genius Ventures

raising $115 million

23 Jan 2024 · 1 min

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In this interview excerpt, Cam, the founder of Bellhop, recounts how he launched the company 11 years ago by creating an asset‑light moving and relocation service. Bellhop leverages a technology platform that matches labor to third‑party carriers operating 26‑foot box trucks, allowing rapid nationwide expansion without owning its own fleet. Over roughly a decade, the venture raised about $115 million, a process Cam describes as an “incredibly difficult build.” The conversation also touches on founder residencies and Cam’s investing principles, framing his experience as a case study in scaling logistics through tech and strategic partnerships.

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Cam, can you share a little bit about your story? I'm really excited to hop in today and talk about founder residencies and your principles on investing.
Yeah, let's do it. 11 years ago, I started a company called Bellhop that took on the moving and relocation space, a new logistics model, and used tech to basically break out our labor platform with a, a third-party trucking platform that allowed us to grow. Across the country quicker than any moving company had ever done it before because we didn't own assets. So we just partnered into carriers that had these 26-foot box trucks, and then our technology platform would match our labor with these third-party carriers. And, mm-hmm, anyway, we went down the, the venture path and raised about $115 million over the last 10 years or so. And just an incredibly difficult build.