
Dorm Room Fund
Dorm Room Fund is the original student preseed venture capital fund.
Seed, Early Stage VC +2
Healthcare, Software +17
$40,000,000 – $40,000
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Dorm Room Fund is the original student preseed venture capital fund.
Seed, Early Stage VC +2
Healthcare, Software +17
$40,000,000 – $40,000

UC Berkeley’s premier startup accelerator and incubator program
Seed, Non Equity Assistance +4
Finance, Data Science +75
$200 – $200,000
$100K for 5%

Reimagining the future of automotive
Seed, Series A +8
Software, Internet +20
$6,000,000 – $10,000,000

Rhapsody Venture Partners invests in early stage hard-tech innovations -- things like new materials engineering innovations chemistries food tech -- helping bri…
Seed, Early Stage VC +4
BioTech, Food +39
$1M - $2M

PICO Venture Partners is an early-stage VC firm that invests in apparels, automobiles, technology, and computer security companies.
Series A, Seed +6
Enterprise Software, Security +29
$100 – $5,000,000

Motus Ventures - We invest in: Climate Tech, Artificial Intelligence & Deep Tech.
Seed, Early Stage VC
Automotive, Robotics +15
$100 – $5,000,000

We strive to help mission-driven founders build inspiring, valuable companies from inception to exit
Seed, Pre-Seed +3
Climate Impact, Industry +61
$100,000 – $1,500,000

eLab Ventures is an early stage technology venture capital fund.
Seed, Pre-Seed +2
AI, Machine Learning +27

Hitachi Highlights
Seed, Series A +5
AI, Machine Learning +93
$2,000,000 – $10,000,000

Thursday Ventures finds, funds and nurtures early stage technologies that will change and empower the world.
Seed, Pre-Seed +7
Software, Internet +28

A global seed-stage mobility investor partnering with exceptional founders
Seed, Series A +3
Transportation, Software +10
$50,000,000 – $200,000

EASO especializes in people and companies with a clear growth project, providing investment, advice, and experience
Seed, Early Stage VC +3
Enterprise Software, Health +44

Seed, Early Stage VC
Software, Internet +30

As mobility specialists, we also invest in European and South American startups and build intelligent solutions and new brand services
Seed, Early Stage VC +2
Transportation, Travel +17

Trucks VC | Trucks Venture Capital funds the entrepreneurs building the future of transportation.
Seed, Early Stage VC +2
Autonomous Vehicles, Automotive +13
From $750,000

We are a leading cleantech incubator, supporting entrepreneurs with essential resources and community.
Pre-Seed, Seed
Climate Impact, Hardware +32

Abdul Latif Jameel is a diversified business comprised of independent entities that include automotive distribution.
Early Stage VC, Growth +1
Self-Driving, Smart Grid +20

Bregal Unternehmerkapital is part of a family-owned business that has grown over several generations.
Private Equity, Seed
Longevity, Industry 4.0 +44

EIT InnoEnergy is an environmental services company that provides catalysing and accelerating energy transitions.
Seed, Early Stage VC +1
Clean Energy, Urbantech +36
$100 – $1,500,000

InMotion Ventures is investing in a sustainable future for the automotive industry.
Seed, Early Stage VC +4
Car, Environment +37
$10,000,000 – $50,000,000

Volvo Group Venture Capital is a corporate investment company making growth equity and capital investments since 1997.
Early Stage VC, Late Stage VC +2
Electric Car, Mobility +10

Phoenix Contact Innovation Ventures GmbH is to promote innovation and entrepreneurship.
Early Stage VC, Late Stage VC +1
Automotive, Battery +7

HP Tech Ventures is helping to foster an ecosystem of innovation and reinvention.
Early Stage VC, Seed +1
Self-Driving, Workplace +45

Audi develops, produces, assembles, distributes, and sells vehicles of the Audi and Lamborghini brands internationally.
Late Stage VC, Private Equity +2
Industry 4.0, Batteries +19

F+ Ventures is Fark Labs’ venture capital arm, which invests in late seed and Series A startups within the smart mobility ecosystem that provide disruptive solu…
Seed, Early Stage VC +3
Payment, FinTech +23
$50,000,000 – $250,000

Porsche is an automobile manufacturer. The company develops numerous technologies that have advanced vehicle performance, improved safety, and spurred environme…
Venture, Private Equity +4
Waste, Self-Driving +29

Exor Ventures focuses on early and growth-stage investments in technology-driven companies across various sectors.
Seed, Early Stage VC +3
InsurTech, EV +23

Anker Innovations develops connected devices to support audio, driving, and the emerging smart home space.
Early Stage VC, Late Stage VC +6
Self-Driving, Voice +16

Aerospace Xelerated is The Boeing Company's 3-month accelerator for exceptional autonomy and AI startups striving to advance the future of aerospace. The progra…
Seed, Early Stage VC +1
Productivity Tools, Newspace +34

We are an innovation center focused on advancing technological breakthroughs in the automotive sector.
Seed, Growth
Solar, Vehicle +20

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Pre-Seed
Bank, Tech-Enabled Health +43

We are an early-stage venture capital firm.
Seed, Early Stage VC
Grid, Electric Car +31

We are a private equity firm.
Seed
Longevity, HealthTech +36

We are a private equity firm focused on venture and growth stage investments.
Early Stage VC, Seed
Smart Grids, EV +20

We are an investment management firm.
Seed
Business To Business, Immigrant (1st Or 2nd Generation) +82

We are a private equity firm with a focus on sustainable transportation innovations.
Early Stage VC
Automotive, Self-Driving +10

We are a venture capital firm.
Seed
Media, Entertainment +29

We are a global supplier for comprehensive transport solutions.
Seed
Automotive, Industry 4.0 +26

We are an innovative accelerator supporting companies in this sector.
Seed
Batteries, Vehicle +7

Seed
3d Printing, Industrial +19
We are an ecosystem of investors, innovators, and leaders focused on the Mexican and LATAM markets.
Seed
Transportation, Battery +20

We support entrepreneurial scientists in creating innovative deep tech companies.
Pre-Seed, Seed +2
Battery, Quantum Computing +20
We are a firm that provides growth strategies and support for companies, teams, and individuals.
Seed
Self-Driving, Small And Medium Businesses +27

We are one of Germany's largest mobility providers and a key sales and service partner for Daimler.
Seed
Vehicle, Mobility +10

We bring money and help to visionaries and entrepreneurs who need to execute growth on promising ideas. After investment, we bring GTM expertise across the g…
Seed, Early Stage VC
Financial Services, Automotive +162
$2,000,000 – $25,000,000

We are the fastest growing entrepreneurship and innovation initiative in Latin America.
Pre-Seed
Automotive, Advertising +10

Autonom Ventures represents a new investment division of the Ștefan family, created with the aim of supporting and accelerating the development of small and med…
Growth, Early Stage VC +2
Devops, Bank +23
$5,000,000 – $500,000

We are a firm that provides engineering services.
Pre-Seed, Seed
Battery, 3d Printing +19

We are an international accelerator program based in Munich, Germany, supporting diverse startups.
Seed
Wearables, Battery +14

We are a seed fund with a size of 35$ million, aimed at financing innovative startups and SMEs domiciled in Morocco. We employ a smart capital approach, mobiliz…
Early Stage VC, Growth
GreenTech, Medicines +95
$250 – $2,500,000

We are a Budapest-based venture capital firm, specializing in financing Central European scale-ups at seed and Series A stages.
Pre-Seed, Seed +2
SDG, Renewable +62

Himanshu Verma
Seed, Early Stage VC
Infra, Paas +18
$10,000,000 – $100,000

Seed, Early Stage VC
Dronetech, Self-Driving +77
$100 – $700,000

Seed, Early Stage VC +1
Industrial, Education +127
$25,000,000 – $250,000

We are a boutique investment firm focusing on companies within the small to middle market segments.
Seed, Early Stage VC
Collaboration Tools, Subscription +13

We actively invest in and accelerate ventures in the light electric vehicle sector.
Pre-Seed, Seed
Cars, Vehicle +7

We build and operate businesses in emerging markets.
Pre-Seed, Seed +1
Batteries, Battery +7

We are the only venture capital company in South Africa focused on junior mining and renewable energy, including coal mining projects.
Pre-Seed, Seed +1
Cars, Industrial +32
$250 – $1,500,000

FundL Ventures is a Japanese venture capital company that channels funds towards startups in the sustainability and social impact sectors. The present total fun…
Pre-Seed, Seed
CleanTech, Impact +46
$135 – $1,500,000

We are an investment entity focused on the development of storage solutions.
Seed
Smart Grids, Photovoltaic +20

We are the investment vehicle for Chris Hitchen, a Munich-based Australian entrepreneur and super angel.
Pre-Seed, Seed +1
Batteries, Automotive +7

We are an early-stage venture fund based in London.
Pre-Seed, Seed
Cars, Robotics +8

We are CVC arm of InDrive, the second-largest ride-hailing app in the world, with a strong presence in emerging markets. Our focus is on investing in consumer…
Early Stage VC, Growth +1
SaaS, Network Effects +29
$500 – $5,000,000

Late Stage VC, Early Stage VC +1
Fintechs, Subscription +63
$7,000,000 – $12,000,000

Pre-Seed, Seed +3
Batteries, Collaboration Tools +38
$5,000,000 – $5,000,000

We are a startup incubator that provides mentorship services for entrepreneurs.
Pre-Seed, Seed
Batteries, Health +37

We are an automotive technology company.
Seed, Early Stage VC +1
CleanTech, Renewable +40

We are a leading VC firm focused on immigrant founded, fast growing, startups.
Pre-Seed, Seed +1
LLM, Agents +38
$5,000,000 – $50,000

We are a group involved in global supply chains for the automotive sector.
Seed
Battery, Electric Car +7

We are a fund manager.
Seed, Early Stage VC +1
Utilities, Smart Grids +26

CEO - Axion International
Pre-Seed, Seed +3
Machine Vision, Tech-Enabled Health +74
$100 – $20,000,000

Building a customer-centric digital ecosystem centered around the car:
Early Stage VC, Seed
Mobility, Health +6
$120K
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