Automotive Ventures Mobility
Venture capitalAtlanta · Pre-Seed–Series A · 8 people tracked
Investment thesis
Automotive Ventures invests in the future of mobility and automotive technology. It sees opportunity in vehicle-generated data, AI and robotics for safety and productivity, shifting consumer ownership models, new energy sources and decarbonization, the transition to digital automotive retail, and increasingly interconnected cities, vehicles and pedestrians. It also highlights non-automotive mobility applications in mining and agriculture as compelling ROI opportunities. Beyond capital, the firm positions itself as 'smart money,' leveraging deep industry experience, reputation, and networks to give founders credibility, customer distribution, and access to co-investors, while supporting founding teams through both highs and lows. It also enables dealerships to invest in auto tech startups.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 8 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 14 of 51 portfolio companiesSaaS ×7Mobility & Transportation ×5AI & Machine Learning ×4Hardware ×4Cleantech ×3Fintech ×3IoT ×3Climate Tech ×2
HQs:United States×15United Kingdom×1
Investments · 51 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBusRight provides a student transportation platform that enables transportation teams to manage routes, stops, and operations.
Logistics & Supply ChainSaaSChappaqua, US
Phillip Dunn(Executive Officer, Director)Keith Corso(Executive Officer, Director)Mark Volchek(Director)
BoardTomy Han(Director)
Madison, US
Sanket Deshpande(Executive Officer, Director)Aishwarya Das(Mr. Das is the Chief Operating Officer)
Dollaride accelerates electrification of passenger van fleets in New York City by providing access to electric vehicles, charging infrastructure, financing, and workforce development for underserved communities and small fleet operators.
CleantechFintechImpact & Social GoodMobility & TransportationNew York City, US
Austin, US
Timothy J. Gill(Executive Officer)
Meter Feeder enables autonomous vehicles to conduct machine-to-machine transactions with municipal parking systems for meter payments, eliminating the need for human intervention or illegal parking.
FintechIoTMobility & TransportationPittsburgh, US
Jim Gibbs(Founder/CEO)inDaniel Lopretto(Founder/CTO)inWarner Macklin(Director)
Privacy4Cars provides data privacy technology and services to identify and resolve privacy issues across the automotive industry, serving dealerships, auctions, fleets, and other motor industry companies.
CybersecurityIoTSaaSKennesaw, US
SARAH AMICO(Director)JAMES BRONSTEIN(Executive Officer, Director)ANDREA AMICO(Executive Officer, Director)
PromptPath enables automotive dealerships to master customer conversations through real-time prompts and AI-powered coaching across phone, showroom, and in-person interactions, automatically capturing and summarizing conversations into CRM systems.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSAustin, US
Max Steckler(Executive Officer, Director)Zack Freed(Director)Somak Chattopadhyay(Director)Amit Maheshwari(Executive Officer, Director)
RoboTire builds automated robotic systems that change vehicle tires in roughly 10 minutes, designed for deployment in shops, parking lots, or remote fleet service areas to reduce maintenance costs and downtime for vehicle operators and fleet managers.
Advanced ManufacturingHardwareMobility & TransportationRoboticsPlymouth, US
RockED provides a learning platform for the automotive industry that combines expert-created content with predictive technology and gamification to enable professional development for dealers, partners, and employees.
EdTechEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSFort Lauderdale, US
Matthias Stoever(Executive Officer, Director)David Kovsky(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardDennis E Glazer(Director)Marco Schnabl(Director)Pearl Percy(Director)Jaroslaw Gabor(Director)
SelectFI provides an AI-based tool for car dealerships that predicts loan approval and interest rates for each deal without submitting formal credit applications or requiring a customer's SSN.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSWilliamsville, US
Tommy Vullo(Executive Officer, Director)Matthew Dorn(Executive Officer, Director)Andrew Dorn, IV(Executive Officer, Director)
SparkCharge develops mobile off-grid electric vehicle chargers and operates a charging network for EV users.
CleantechClimate TechEnergyHardwareMobility & TransportationBuffalo, US
Joshua Aviv(Executive Officer, Director)David Piperno(Executive Officer)
BoardJames Floyd(Director)Ben Stoddard(Director)Elbert O. Robinson, Jr.(Director)Edward Jean-Louis(Director)
WarrCloud is an AI-powered warranty claims processing platform that automates the entire warranty processing workflow for automotive dealerships and OEMs, from extracting repair orders to submitting validated claims to increase revenue and reduce processing costs.
AI & Machine Learning
Jim Roche(Founder and CEO)
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Automotive Ventures Mobility invest at?
- Automotive Ventures Mobility invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Automotive Ventures Mobility focus on?
- Automotive Ventures Mobility focuses on AgTech, AI & Machine Learning, Cleantech, E-commerce, Energy, IoT, Mobility & Transportation, Robotics.
- Where is Automotive Ventures Mobility located?
- Automotive Ventures Mobility is headquartered in Atlanta, US.
From the blog
visit blog ↗Recent posts cover the author's thesis on how AI could lower dealership labor costs and raise profits, plus two investment announcements: a $30M raise by student-transportation software company BusRight and a Mobility Fund II investment in Skygrid, which uses idle vehicle compute for AI workloads. AI summary
Media · Podcasts & interviews
from their channelThe Founder Who Refused to Go Back | Danny Zaslavsky, CEO of VINCUE
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The Future of The Service Department Is Proactive | McKenna Valley, SparkServ
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Why AI Will Reshape Car Buying More Than Mobile Did | Corey Lydstone, CarGenius AI
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What Top Dealers Do Differently - Steve Greenfield at ASOTU-CON 2026
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The Infrastructure Behind Moving 50 Million Students Every School Day
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Jim Roche and the WarrCloud Origin Story
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