InMotion Ventures
Corporate VCLondon · Pre-Seed–Series B · 9 people tracked
Investment thesis
InMotion Ventures supports founders at the earliest stages, co-investing across three specialist verticals where it believes it can add real value. Its collaborative approach centers on patient capital, industry partnerships, and specialist domain expertise, guiding founders from idea to impact. The firm leverages its relationship with JLR to give portfolio companies a distinctive advantage, connecting them to a global ecosystem of innovators and automotive players. It emphasizes aligning stakeholder objectives to enable responsible and sustainable scaling.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 9 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 10 of 55 portfolio companiesMobility & Transportation ×4SaaS ×3AI & Machine Learning ×2Circular Economy ×2Cleantech ×2Consumer ×2Fintech ×2Logistics & Supply Chain ×2
HQs:United States×6United Kingdom×2
Investments · 55 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 22024 · 24 dated
Apex.AI develops safety-certified, scalable software for mobility systems, including its Apex.OS product (with Apex.Grace runtime SDK and Apex.Ida communication middleware) to help build software-defined vehicles.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsMobility & TransportationRoboticsSaaSPalo Alto, US
Jan Becker(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Dejan Pangercic
BoardRayfe Gaspar-Asaoka(Director)in
Co-investorsLightspeed Venture PartnersVolvo Group Venture Capital ABAirbus VenturesToyota VenturesCanaan PartnersWebb Investment Network
Gen Phoenix produces high-performance recycled materials, including recycled leather made from wet blue offcuts and post-industrial hide waste, for use in products such as footwear, aircraft seating, and consumer goods.
Circular EconomyCleantechNew Materials
Chris Bevan(Founder)
Co-investorsBootstrap EuropeMaterial Impact
Westborough, US
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAt One VenturesBasecamp FundBlue Ivy VenturesClean Energy VentureFoothill Ventures+5 more
Bumper offers interest-free financing that lets drivers split the cost of car repairs, MOTs, servicing, parts, and accessories into 1-6 monthly instalments.
FintechMobility & Transportation
Co-investorsAutotech VenturesSalica InvestmentsPorsche VenturesRevo CapitalShell Ventures
Carmoola is a car finance company that provides instant digital lending decisions through a mobile app for vehicle purchases in the UK.
ConsumerFintechMobility & TransportationUK, GB
Aidan
Co-investorsAlleyCorpQED InvestorsClocktower VenturesVentureFriendsAlley Robotics Venturesu.ventures
CesiumAstro builds active phased array communications systems and software-defined payloads for space and defense applications, including inter-satellite crosslinks, downlinks, and 5G non-terrestrial network connectivity.
Defense TechHardwareSpace TechAustin, US
Shey Sabripour(Executive Officer, Director)inJonathan Hodock(Director)Daniel Sable(Director)
BoardThomas D?Halluin(Director)inWen Hsieh(Director)in
Co-investorsAssembly VenturesIn-Q-TelIronGate Capital AdvisorsKleiner PerkinsMatter Venture PartnersMESH+5 more
Circulor provides a supply chain traceability platform that tracks raw materials such as cobalt, lithium, nickel, and natural graphite, offering Digital Product/Battery Passport and Trust & Assurance solutions.
Circular EconomyEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investors24 HaymarketAster CapitalFuture Positive CapitalHG VenturesRegeneration.VCSystemiq Capital+2 more
Circular supply chain solutions for rare earth elements recycling
Co-investorsArcTern VenturesHitachi Ventures
Matta is a B2B sourcing platform for chemicals and raw materials, letting industrial buyers search, compare, sample, quote, and purchase from vetted suppliers.
B2B MarketplacesLogistics & Supply ChainNew Materials
Co-investorsCRE Venture CapitalOui CapitalTofino CapitalBoost VCDFS LabLakestar+1 more
Siren Optics builds material analysis systems that use cold atmospheric plasma and AI to perform real-time, non-destructive inspection of materials such as wafers, films, coatings, and battery components.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechOakland, US
Jared O'Leary(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardMatthew Blaine(Director)
Co-investorsUNION Labs VenturesWireframe VenturesVoyager Partners
A casino review and comparison platform that provides independent evaluations of online casinos for US players, with a focus on payment methods, security, user experience, and crypto gambling platforms.
CleantechConsumerMarketplacesDetroit, US
Co-investorsFontinalis PartnersInvest MichiganTechstarsVerizon VenturesWells Fargo Advisors
Zeelo provides staff and group shuttle transportation services for organizations, operating in the USA, UK, and Ireland.
Logistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationSaaS
Co-investorsDynamo Ventures
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesMatta · entrepreneurloop.com · Dec 11, 2025
Bumper · fintech.global · Aug 18, 2025
Cesium Astro · tech.yahoo.com · Aug 8, 2025
Zeelo · taylorwessing.com · Jun 25, 2025
Carmoola · scroll.media · Jun 24, 2025
Principals & officers · per Companies House
what is this? ⓘSecretary · since 2019
Director · British · since 2022
Director · Indian · since 2026
Jaguar Land Rover Limited — 75–100% of shares
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has InMotion Ventures made?
- InMotion Ventures has 51 tracked investments, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does InMotion Ventures invest at?
- InMotion Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
- What is InMotion Ventures's typical check size?
- InMotion Ventures typically writes checks of $2.6M.
- What sectors does InMotion Ventures focus on?
- InMotion Ventures focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AI & Machine Learning, Circular Economy, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Cloud Computing, Developer Tools, Energy, Enterprise Software, Mobility & Transportation, New Materials, SaaS.
- Where is InMotion Ventures located?
- InMotion Ventures is headquartered in London, GB.
- Does InMotion Ventures lead rounds?
- InMotion Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does InMotion Ventures co-invest with?
- InMotion Ventures most often shares deals with Hitachi Ventures, Future Positive Capital, In-Q-Tel, among 34 tracked co-investors.
From the blog
visit blog ↗InMotion Ventures has recently backed BeyondMath's foundational physics AI model while commenting on Europe's emerging tech ecosystem and the role of AI in enabling faster company scaling despite traditional capital constraints. AI summary
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamMike Smeed, InMotion Ventures, talks about the "golden age" for CVC
Global Corporate Venturing · Mike Smeed
Carbon13's Climate Takes Corporate Venture Capital - with Mike Smeed from InMotion Ventures
Carbon13 · Mike Smeed
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Co-investors · 4
QED Investors is a venture capital firm focused on financial services, founded by former Capital One executives to back founders bringing transparency and fairness to fintech.
Fontinalis Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in startups working on mobility, industrial innovation, and energy.
VentureFriends is a venture capital firm run by former operators and founders who back ambitious startup founders.
AI House (formerly AI2 Incubator) is a company-building organization that combines community, incubation, and capital to support AI-focused founders. The firm emphasizes hands-on, long-term partnerships with founding teams rather than passive investment.
Firms observed investing alongside InMotion Ventures, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with InMotion Ventures's recorded portfolio.
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