InMotion Ventures
Corporate VCLondon · Pre-Seed–Series B · 8 people tracked
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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 · 8 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 20 of 40 portfolio companiesMobility & Transportation ×8SaaS ×6AI & Machine Learning ×5Circular Economy ×5Consumer ×5Advanced Manufacturing ×4Cleantech ×4Enterprise Software ×4
HQs:United States×12United Kingdom×5Brazil×1Canada×1
Investments · 40 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 22024 · 22023 · 22021 · 22020 · 19 dated
Lyft is an on-demand ridesharing platform that connects passengers with drivers for various ride types, including standard rides, premium options, and other transportation services.
ConsumerEnterprise SoftwareMarketplacesMobility & TransportationSaaSSan Francisco, US
Logan Green(Co-founder & CEO)inJohn Zimmer(Co-founder & President)inDavid Risher(CEO)in
Co-investorsAglae VenturesAllied Venture PartnersAlpha Wave GlobalAndreessen HorowitzAutotech VenturesBling Capital+43 more
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)inDejan Pangercicin
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
Parable builds products for understanding and optimizing how enterprise time is spent across the organization, enabling companies to align work with strategic priorities and extract measurable value through AI.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBrooklyn, US
CLINTON ROBINSON(Executive Officer, Director)ADAM SCHWARTZ(Executive Officer, Director)ALEXANDRE TERRIEN(Executive Officer)
BoardHANSAE CATLETT(Director)in
Co-investorsHOF CapitalLasagnaPanache VenturesStory VenturesTriple Impact Capital
Worcester, US
Diran Apelian(Director)Michael O'Kronley(Director)Andrew Aberdale(Chief Financial Officer)inYan Wang(Director)
BoardLaurie Menoud(Director)inSherwin Prior(Director)
Co-investorsAt One VenturesHitachi VenturesOrbia VenturesReeve Foundation Presidio Partners NRTTDK VenturesTRUMPF Venture
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Bumper provides a payment orchestration platform designed for automotive dealerships that integrates in-store and online payment processing with features including pay-later options, bank transfers, and card payments.
E-commerceFintechMobility & TransportationRetail TechSaaSLondon, GB
James Jackson(Founder)in
Co-investorsAutotech VenturesRevo CapitalSalica InvestmentsPorsche VenturesShell 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 VenturesTrueSight Ventures+1 more
Caura offers a mobile app that manages car-related admin for drivers, handling insurance, MOTs, city charges, tolls, and road tax in one platform.
ConsumerFintechMobility & Transportation
Sai Lakshmi(Founder)in
Co-investorsRoad VenturesLloyds Banking GroupPareto HoldingsQuiet Capital
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+4 more
Circulor provides digital product passport infrastructure and supply chain traceability solutions designed for regulatory compliance with EU sustainability requirements.
Advanced ManufacturingCircular EconomyEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Giles Palmer(CEO)
Co-investors24 HaymarketAster CapitalFuture Positive CapitalHG VenturesRegeneration.VCSystemiq Capital+2 more
Cyclic Materials recovers rare earth elements and other critical minerals from end-of-life products through proprietary magnet separation and refining technologies.
Circular EconomyCleantechNew MaterialsKingston, CA
Co-investorsArcTern VenturesBMW i VenturesClimate InvestmentEnergy Impact PartnersHitachi VenturesZero Infinity Partners+1 more
Digital Motors built a white-label SaaS e-commerce platform enabling car dealerships and lenders to sell vehicles online end-to-end.
Irvine, US
Andreas Hinrichs(Executive Officer, Director)Nicholas Stellman(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardSteve Schlenker(Director)inAlexei Andreev(Director)in
Co-investorsAutotech VenturesDN Capital
Energy Source operates across the full lithium battery value chain in Brazil, offering recycling via proprietary hydrometallurgy, second-life remanufacturing, battery repair, and reverse logistics.
Circular EconomyCleantechEnergy
Outdoor adventure platform connecting consumers with businesses, destinations and brands.
ConsumerSocialSports Tech
Co-investors83NorthCapnamicEpisode1European Super Angels ClubP101 Ventures
GoKid built a mobile and web platform that lets parents organize trusted carpools for school runs and activities, later adding a B2B product for schools and districts.
New York City, US
Co-investorsTechstarsFontinalis Partners
The page states that LGN Group has ceased trading and its technology is now part of Atlas Merlin Ltd, an industrial AI company.
AI & Machine Learning
Co-investorsTrucks VC7percent Ventures
Maniv is a venture capital firm focused on mobility, investing in companies across transportation, automotive, and logistics, including energy transition, new vehicle platforms, and the digitization of physical industry.
Mobility & Transportation
Co-investorsAlliance VenturesBeyond1435 GmbHDeutsche Bahn Digital VenturesAlteria CapitalAnicut CapitalClaypond Capital+5 more
Matta develops hardware, software, and industrial AI that unify factory vision, sensor data, and AI agents into a single queryable record of production for manufacturers focused on quality.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningHardwareLondon, GB
Douglas Brion(Founder)inSebastian Pattinson
Co-investorsGiant Ventures Global LlpUnruly CapitalBoost VCFinTech CollectiveLakestar
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)inALI MESBAH(Director)TOM CHI(Director)PHILIP HARPER(Director)
BoardMatthew Blaine(Director)MATTHEW BLAIN(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
Uncaged Innovations is a biomaterials company that makes grain- and plant-based leather alternatives using its proprietary BioFuze platform, which replicates the collagen structure of animal leather.
Advanced ManufacturingBiotechCircular EconomyNew MaterialsWhite Plains, US
Stephanie Downs(Chief Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsAlwyn CapitalGreen Circle Foodtech VenturesStray Dog CapitalFall Line CapitalGolden Seeds
Zeelo offers shuttle services for corporate employees, particularly serving worksites in rural areas or outside major cities that lack reliable public transit.
Climate TechEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationSaaS
Sam Ryan(Founder)inBarney Williams(Founder)in
Co-investorsDynamo Ventures
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Ascend ElementsBeyondmathBy MilesChipflowEv EnergyFireflyParableTransitUncagedUrgentlyValidatedVeraxVoyage
Exits · 3
1 IPOs · 2 acquisitionsLyftNASDAQ: LYFTDigital Motorsacq. by TruecarFATMAPacq. by Strava
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesLGN · investing.com · Aug 19, 2026
Lyft · investing.com · Aug 10, 2026
Maniv Mobility · indianretailer.com · Aug 5, 2026
Uncaged Innovations · globalventuring.com · Feb 17, 2026
Matta · entrepreneurloop.com · Dec 11, 2025
Ask Parable · superbcrew.com · Nov 6, 2025
Bumper · fintech.global · Aug 18, 2025
Cesium Astro · tech.yahoo.com · Aug 8, 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 40 tracked investments, 3 of which have exited, including 2 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 35 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
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Co-investors · 4
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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.
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