# Juan Camilo Meisel

> Juan Camilo Meisel is the founder and CEO of Grip, a Miami-based cold-chain logistics platform built to keep perishables cold and on-time from warehouse to doorstep. Before Grip, he spent six years running logistics at ButcherBox, helping scale frozen-meat delivery from zero to roughly $600 million in annual revenue. Colombian-born, Boston-trained, Miami-based, he now runs a network of refrigerated fulfillment hubs across the U.S. and was recognized on Forbes 30 Under 30 Miami in 2023.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Grip
- **Organizations:** Grip Shipping, ButcherBox (former)
- **From:** Colombia
- **Nationality:** Colombian
- **Known for:** Helped scale ButcherBox from $0 to roughly $600M in annual revenue as head of logistics., Built Grip into a multi-warehouse cold-chain network across NJ, FL, MI, CA, and TX., Forbes 30 Under 30 Miami (2023).

## Career timeline

- **~2016** — Joined the early team at ButcherBox, eventually leading logistics for six years.
- **2022** — Co-founded Grip in Miami with Jimmy Cooper to fix perishable e-commerce shipping.
- **2022** — Raised $2M seed round backed by Soma Capital and Western Technology Investment.
- **2023** — Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 Local Miami.
- **2023** — Grip recognized as South Florida's Startup of the Year.
- **2024** — Grip launches dedicated frozen and refrigerated fulfillment after helping deliver $1B in goods in year one.
- **2024-2025** — Grip lands on FreightWaves FreightTech 100 list for a second consecutive year.

## Achievements

- Helped scale ButcherBox from $0 to roughly $600M in annual revenue as head of logistics.
- Built Grip into a multi-warehouse cold-chain network across NJ, FL, MI, CA, and TX.
- Forbes 30 Under 30 Miami (2023).
- South Florida Startup of the Year (2023).
- FreightWaves FreightTech 100 honoree, two years running.
- Grip's platform analyzes ~25 million data points per day to route perishable shipments.

## Latest updates

- **2024-08** — Grip surpasses 5 million shipments processed through its platform.
- **2024** — Launches dedicated frozen and refrigerated fulfillment services.
- **2025** — Grip named to FreightTech 100 for second consecutive year.

## Links

- Website: https://gripshipping.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juan-camilo-meisel/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/Juancmeisel
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDnKnsLjmE8
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jcmeisel/

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Last updated: 2026-06-30