Autotech Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm with a mission to solve the world’s ground transport challenges with technology. The fund invests globally in seed through Series C startups working in connectivity, autonomy, shared-use, electrification, and digitization of the enterprise.
Value adds: Provide start-ups with capital, ground transportation market intelligence, and access to the transportation sector networks.
Stage: Seed through Series C
Focus Area: Connectivity, Autonomy, Shared-use, Electrification, and Digitalization of Enterprise
Global HQ: 525 Middlefield Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025, US
Fund size
Fund type:
- AutoTech Fund III – $5.5 million
- AutoTech Fund II – $150 million
- AutoTech Ventures Debut Fund – $120 million
Asset under management: Autotech Ventures has made 58 investments.
Thesis
Investment thesis: As a lead or follower investor, we leverage our deep industry network to help our portfolio companies recruit transportation-specific talent and engage corporations as their scale-up partners.
Focus Area: Transportation, Autonomous, Mobility Services, Vehicles, Trucks, and Venture Capital
Funding stages: Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Seed
Cheque size: $500K – 8 million
Target countries: Globally
Portfolio
Current Investments:
| Metawave | Safeai | Verdant robotics | Klear now | |
| Cogniac | Digital Motors | Fixico | ||
| Hayden | Newtrul | Latentai | Busup | |
| Carpay | Pickup now | Marti | Masonhub | |
| Bumper | Basic block | Laka |
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Successful Exit:
| Lyft | Deepscale | Bluedot | Indiesemi | |
| FCG | Cazoo | Volta Charging |
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General Partners
| Alexei Andreev
Co-founder and Managing Director Experience: 6 years 6 months with Autotech Ventures Education: MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business. LinkedIn | Twitter |