Autotech Ventures

Founder and managing director of Autotech Ventures with over 20 years of experience in mobility entrepreneurship. He has supported 50+ mobility startups that have collectively reached over $20B in valuation and was involved with Lyft from its inception as Zimride.

Passionate about helping founders with growth strategies, financial modeling, and fundraising. Previously a junior partner at Revo Capital investing in B2B SaaS, COO at Sente where he launched accelerator programs, and consultant at ZS Associates.

Brings ground transport industry expertise and extensive venture capital career. Co-founded Nth Power in 1992 and has served as board member on multiple public and private companies including Gentherm and NeoPhotonics.

Senior principal targeting early-stage investments in mobility, transportation, industrials and supply chain with focus on cybersecurity, AI-enabled platforms, and software-defined systems. Previously principal at YL Ventures focused on early-stage cybersecurity and infrastructure software investing.

Co-founder and chairman of Lyft, now a venture partner leveraging extensive experience building consumer marketplaces and scaling transportation platforms. Previously co-founded Zimride, which was acquired by Enterprise Rent-A-Car.

Extensive automotive industry experience as venture partner. Previously co-founder and managing partner of First Move Capital leading disruptive automotive investments and director of operations at Red McCombs Automotive Group.

Strategic partnerships research analyst with over 5 years of fund operations experience across private equity and venture capital. Previously venture fund operations analyst at AngelList and senior fund operations associate at FS Investments.

Brings decade of auto commerce experience across retail, finance, and mobility solutions. Previously executive director of corporate development at JPMorgan Chase focused on auto industry partnerships and worked at General Motors on the Cadillac brand.

Brings broad mobility and industrial experience working with startups to commercialize new technology and business models. Previously president of software division at Ricardo and held leadership roles in distributed generation, energy storage, and electric motor startups.

Associate on investment team with management consulting background at Simon-Kucher on growth strategies and B2B/B2C due diligence. Previously managed e-commerce and strategic partnerships at Procter & Gamble.

Director of sales and business development with expertise in manufacturing, chemical, mechanical, electrical and software engineering. Previously director at Thirdware Labs working with startups and OEMs on AI/ML, blockchain and digital transformation for automotive and mobility applications.

Over a decade of experience in mobility, automotive technology, and financial services building relationships with regional dealer groups and fleet operators. Previously held senior roles at CDK Global and incadea on digital transformation initiatives.

Brings freight transportation, logistics, and capital markets expertise with deep background in supply chain and autonomous trucking. Previously managing director at KeyBanc Capital Markets establishing transportation and logistics equity research.