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Motus Ventures, Llc
Venture capitalMenlo Park · Pre-Seed–Series A · 7 people tracked
Also known as TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY VENTURES, LLC
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Investment thesis
Motus Ventures invests in early-stage technology startups, with a focus on Artificial Intelligence, Climate Tech, and Deep Tech markets and technologies. The team is composed of engineers and executives who have built technology companies from their earliest stages through to becoming standalone publicly traded companies, and the firm has created and incubated nine companies out of university research. Its limited partners include major industrial customers and partners of startups, giving portfolio companies access to strategic commercial relationships.
Source: firm website, verified Oct 17, 2026.
Team · 7 people
from the firm's website & public directories
Axel Fuchs serves as VP of Business Development at Lumotive. He has held executive positions in technology commercialization across automotive, consumer electronics, security, and industrial sectors, with experience spanning business development, product management, engineering leadership, and IP licensing.
Massimo Fedeli is Managing Partner at FairPlay Consulting Ltd in London and Director at AirROS by SAGE Industrial. With over 35 years of leadership experience, he has held executive positions including Group After-Sales Director and CEO of Ferrari & Maserati UK, Deputy Chairman at FIAT UK, and roles in corporate restructuring at organizations including Magneti Marelli and Nestlé. He holds a degree in Political Economy from Bocconi University and advises boards on corporate strategy, commercial operations, and digital innovation across Europe.
Jordan Ramer is Managing Partner at Dash-r and Founder and former CEO of EV Connect. With over 27 years of experience, he has held roles at climate and energy technology companies including LG NanoH2O and AeroVironment, with expertise in climate tech, energy solutions, and impact investing. He serves on the board of the Celiac Disease Foundation.
Advisor who chairs the boards of FLO and H2U Technologies and sits on Wolfspeed's board. He previously served as Chair and CEO of SunPower Corp from 2003 to 2021.
Founder mafia
2 people who came through Motus Ventures, Llc went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 9 of 11 portfolio companiesMobility & Transportation ×7AI & Machine Learning ×5Energy ×3Cleantech ×2Deep Tech ×2Hardware ×2Advanced Manufacturing ×1Climate Tech ×1
HQs:United States×6Spain×1Israel×1
Investments · 11 tracked
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Auro Robotics builds autonomous shuttle vehicles designed to transport people within enclosed or controlled environments such as university campuses, resorts, airports, and retirement communities.
Advanced ManufacturingMobility & TransportationRoboticsSan Francisco, US
Nalin Gupta(CEO)inSrinivas Reddy Aellala(CPO)inJit Ray Chowdhury(Founder)in
Co-investorsReshapeY CombinatorZillionizeCaffeinated Capital
California Catalysts develops advanced materials and catalysts for hydrogen electrolysis using AI-driven discovery methods.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechEnergyNew MaterialsLos Angeles, US
Jim DiSanto(Co-founder, Board Director, Executive Consultant)inJourdan Urbach(CEO)
BoardNathan Lewis(Founder; Chief Scientific Advisor)
Co-investorsAcario InnovationDolby Family VenturesMOL SwitchTSVCVoLo Earth Ventures
Civil Maps develops artificial intelligence for autonomous vehicle perception, creating continental-scale HD 3D maps and centimeter-level localization systems.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechMobility & TransportationSilicon Valley, US
Co-investorsCLI VenturesElev8.vcReshapeScrum VenturesTSVCWestern Technology Investment+2 more
EV Connect provides an OCPP-compatible charging management software platform (Software+), EV charging hardware, and support services for businesses running EV charging programs.
CleantechEnergyMobility & TransportationSaaSEl Segundo, US
Nathaniel Jordan Ramer(Executive Officer, Director)Scott Jarus(Executive Officer, Director)Michael Allman(Director)Kazunori Ikezawa(Director)
BoardDevin Whatley(Director)in
Co-investorsSchneider ElectricBonfire VenturesElevation VenturesKeiretsu ForumMontage CapitalPasadena Angels+4 more
MetaMoto provides a toolchain for developing, training, and validating AI-powered autonomous vehicle software, using real-world driving data, synthetic data generation, and big-data analytics.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechMobility & TransportationRedwood City, US
Chad Partridge(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Scott Paul(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Co-investorsWestern Technology Investment
Metawave develops advanced automotive and aerial imaging radar technology using analog beamforming and Antenna-in-Package modules to provide long-range, high-resolution ADAS sensing in all weather conditions.
HardwareMobility & TransportationSemiconductors
Maha Achour(Founder)inSandy Godsey(COO, CLO & Co-Founder)inConny Marx(Chief Customer Officer)inHarry Oesman(CFO)
Co-investorsAstor PerkinsBold Capital PartnersNTT DOCOMO VenturesReshapeWestern Technology InvestmentAutotech Ventures+3 more
PlaxidityX provides AI-based cybersecurity and privacy solutions for connected vehicles and fleets, protecting the vehicle's digital systems from software to cloud.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityMobility & Transportation
Co-investorsVertex Ventures Israel
Sensibo makes smart controllers and sensors that add remote control, automation, and geofencing to existing air conditioners and heat pumps, along with indoor air quality monitoring for pollutants like CO2, VOCs, and PM2.5.
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechEnergyHardwareIoTTel Aviv, IL
Omer Enbar(Co-founder & COO)inRan Roth(Co-founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsKima VenturesLool VenturesReshapeWestern Technology Investment
San Diego, US
Michael Ritter(Executive Officer, Director)Michael Milton(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsClearVision Equity
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Quanergy Systems
Exits · 2
2 acquisitions · showing 1EV Connectacq. by Schneider Electric
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Motus Ventures, Llc made?
- Motus Ventures, Llc has 11 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Motus Ventures, Llc invest at?
- Motus Ventures, Llc invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Motus Ventures, Llc focus on?
- Motus Ventures, Llc focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Robotics.
- Where is Motus Ventures, Llc located?
- Motus Ventures, Llc is headquartered in Menlo Park, US.
From the blog
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Co-investors · 8
TSV Capital (TSVC), formerly TEEC Angel Fund, is a Silicon Valley seed-stage venture firm that backs technical founders at the earliest stages, having invested in over 200 early-stage companies.
Bonfire Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital firm that backs founders reinventing how business operates, leading seed rounds in AI-native B2B software.
Scrum Ventures is an early-stage venture firm and investment platform that backs industry-changing startups across various industries in the U.S. and Japan, helping them scale globally through its network and Japanese corporate partners.
Vertex Ventures Israel is an early-stage venture capital firm backing Israeli startups from Seed to Series B, with a focus on AI, cybersecurity, healthtech, and deep tech. It is part of the global Vertex Ventures network.
Red Swan Ventures backs founders at the earliest stage, aiming to be a founder's first outside capital, focusing on companies born from platform shifts and cultural insight that serve enduring human needs.
Entrée Capital is a venture firm run by former serial founders, managing $1.5bn across multiple funds with offices in Tel Aviv, London and New York.
Page One Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm.
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Radian Capital positions itself as more than a capital provider, offering flexible, growth-oriented funding along with hands-on operational support to a select group of companies.
Firms observed investing alongside Motus Ventures, Llc, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Motus Ventures, Llc's recorded portfolio.
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