Toyota Ventures
Corporate VCLos Altos · Pre-Seed–Series B · 8 people tracked
Also known as TOYOTA A.I. VENTURES ADVISORS, LLC
Investment thesis
Early-stage venture firm investing in startups worldwide, distinguished by its global investment scope.
Source: firm website, verified Jul 28, 2026.
Team · 8 people
from public directories
What they invest in
from 55 of 74 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×22Deep Tech ×16Cleantech ×15Hardware ×14Climate Tech ×13Robotics ×13Energy ×12Advanced Manufacturing ×11
HQs:United States×32United Kingdom×2Canada×1France×1Israel×1New Zealand×1
Investments · 74 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathAvalanche Energy develops compact fusion technology to generate high-energy neutrons for materials testing, radioisotope production, and advanced nuclear battery systems serving defense, space, and commercial power applications.
Deep TechDefense TechEnergyRichland, US
Robin Langtry
Sea Machines develops autonomous command and control technology and computer vision systems for maritime vessels.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechHardwareIoTRoboticsBoston, US
Michael Gordon Johnson(Founder)
Slamcore develops embedded software that uses multi-sensor data fusion and SLAM algorithms to enable machines and robots to understand and navigate their environment.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningHardwareIoTLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsLondon, GB
Andrew Davison(Professor)Stefan Leutenegger(Dr)Jacek Zienkiewicz(Dr)Owen Nicholson
Agtonomy embeds artificial intelligence into industrial equipment used in agriculture and off-road industries to enable autonomous operation and improve productivity.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningIoTRoboticsUnknown — page states operations across western United States with international expansion in 2025, but no specific headquarters city named, US
Tim Bucher(CEO & Co-Founder)Valerie Syme(Co-Founder, Board Member)
AIRCO builds modular systems that produce fuel, using carbon-capture and synthesis technology.
CleantechClimate TechEnergy
AM Batteries develops Powder to Electrode dry coating technology for lithium-ion electrode manufacturing, reducing solvent use and energy consumption compared to traditional slurry methods.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechEnergyMassachusetts, US
Yan Wang(Director)in
BoardAnil Achyuta(Director)Jimmy Kan(Director)inLisa Coca(Director)inLie Shi(Director)in
Apex.AI provides software development kits, tools, and services for building AI and autonomous systems, including middleware, runtime management, and testing platforms designed for embedded and real-time software in safety-critical applications.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsRoboticsPalo Alto, US
Rayfe Gaspar-Asaoka(Director)Jan Becker(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Apex manufactures productized satellite bus platforms at scale for constellation deployment and critical missions.
Advanced ManufacturingDefense TechHardwareSpace TechLos Angeles, US
Atomic Industries uses artificial intelligence and custom software to design plastic molds for manufacturing, enabling faster production of injection-molded parts for customers.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningRoboticsDetroit, US
Aaron Slodov(Founder)in
The Avalanche Foundation is a non-profit organization that supports innovation and growth in the Avalanche ecosystem through grants, programs, and strategic support for developers, entrepreneurs, and communities building on the Avalanche blockchain platform.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintech
Axiom Math is a platform that enables users to test proof verification, extract theorems, and experiment with proof transformations quickly.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEdTech
Carina Hong(Founder & CEO)
Boxbot provides automated, high-density storage systems for logistics operations, using AI-driven capabilities to optimize vehicle loading, cross-dock buffering, and item retrieval across last-mile delivery, air cargo, and industrial applications.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainRobotics
Brain.space develops brain monitoring hardware and a Brain-Data-as-a-Service platform that collects and analyzes standardized brain data to create large mental models for predicting human behavior.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHealthtechMedical DevicesMental Health
Prof. Shai Efrati(Founder)Dr. Amir Haddani(Founder)Yair Levy(Co-founder)Israel Deutsch(Co-founder)
Carbice manufactures aligned carbon nanotube-based thermal management products for aerospace, defense, and industrial power applications.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechEnergyNew MaterialsAtlanta, US
Baratunde Cola(CEO & Founder)Sebastine Ujereh, Jr.(Director)Suresh Sharma(Executive Officer, Director)Craig E Green(Executive Officer)
Chef Jasper manages the full food service operation for senior care facilities, including menu design, sourcing, preparation, cooking, plating, and kitchen management.
FoodTechHealthtechRobotics
CO280 develops large-scale carbon dioxide removal projects by partnering with pulp and paper companies to capture biogenic CO₂ from their mills, retrofitting existing industrial facilities.
CleantechClimate Tech
Leveraging machine learning and human-like reasoning to enable 3D perception and object manipulation.
Ecolectro is an e-commerce site providing information on goods and services, with the ability for users to contact the company and sign up for a mailing list.
CleantechClimate TechE-commerceIthaca, US
Gabriel G. Rodriguez-Calero(Executive Officer, Director)Kristina M. Hugar(Executive Officer, Director)Zinovia Spezakis(Executive Officer)Jon Gordon(Executive Officer)
BoardRobert W. Shaw(Director)Lisa Coca(Director)
Efficient Computer develops a programmable processor architecture designed for energy efficiency in general-purpose computation, including AI applications.
AI & Machine LearningEnergyHardwareSemiconductors
Elementary ML provides AI-powered visual defect detection for manufacturing production lines using edge-deployed models that require no manual labeling or setup.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine Learning
Flai is an AI communications platform that handles incoming calls, SMS, and email for automotive dealerships, answering customer inquiries, scheduling appointments, and qualifying leads 24/7.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningMobility & TransportationSaaSSales TechSan Francisco, US
Ari Polakof(Founder)inJuan Alzugaray(Founder)inAlen Polakof(Founder)in
Future Fields uses fruit flies as bioreactors to produce difficult-to-express proteins at scale for pharmaceutical, agricultural, and food applications.
AgTechBiotechCircular EconomyClimate TechDeep TechFoodTechHealthtechEdmonton, CA
Matt Anderson-Baron(Founder)inJalene Anderson-Baron(Founder)in
Haiqu develops quantum computing software that enables practical applications across physics simulation, market modeling, and materials design.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsQuantum ComputingNew York City, US
Mykola Maksymenko(Co-Founder, CTO)inRichard Givhan(Co-founder, CEO)in
Joby develops electric aircraft for urban air mobility and air taxi services.
CleantechHardwareMobility & TransportationSanta Cruz, US
Living Carbon develops precision-bred tree varieties and reforestation techniques to convert marginal land into carbon-sequestering ecosystems.
Advanced ManufacturingAgTechBiotechClimate TechSan Francisco, US
Maddie Hall(Founder)in
Matter develops ultraspectral vision sensors that capture thousands of spectral bands from ultraviolet to thermal infrared, paired with a foundational "Large World Model" that interprets the molecular and material properties of the physical world.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardware
May Mobility develops multi-policy decision-making technology for autonomous vehicles that processes real-time sensor data to analyze driving scenarios and optimize safety.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningMobility & TransportationRoboticsAnn Arbor, US
Edwin Olson(Founder/CEO)inDr. Edwin Olson(CEO and Founder)in
Moodify builds an AI-driven "autonomous digital perfumer" that uses Artificial Olfactive Intelligence to translate brand briefs into fragrance formulations, encoding scent perception into smell vectors and generating ranked formulas that account for cost, IFRA compliance, and sustainability.
AI & Machine LearningDeep Tech
Rodatherm develops Waterless Geothermal Systems (WGS) that generate firm baseload electricity from the Earth's heat using a closed-loop, fracking-free architecture with a refrigerant working fluid instead of water.
CleantechClimate TechEnergyMilford, US
Nauto provides an AI-enabled fleet and driver safety platform that uses real-time video analysis and machine learning to predict and prevent distracted driving and collisions for commercial fleets.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareIoTMobility & TransportationPalo Alto, US
Dr. Stefan Heck(CEO and Founder)Heck Stefan(Executive Officer, Director)
Near Space Labs provides high-resolution 7cm geospatial imagery captured from stratospheric altitudes, serving government, utilities, insurance, and environmental monitoring applications with frequent data refresh cycles and wide-scale coverage.
Climate TechData & InfrastructureSpace Tech
Rema Matevosyan(Founder & CEO)in
Oxylus Energy develops electrolyzer technology that converts captured CO2 into methanol using renewable electricity, enabling industrial facilities and biogenic CO2 sources to monetize emissions while producing low-carbon fuels and chemicals.
CleantechClimate TechEnergy
Perry Bakas(Cofounder)Harrison Meyer(Cofounder)Conor Rooney(Cofounder)
Parallel Domain creates synthetic data for autonomous systems development, addressing data generation bottlenecks in the industry.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeep TechRoboticsMenlo Park, US
Kevin McNamara(Founder & Chief Product Officer)Sunil Nagaraj(Director)
Pickle Robot develops physical AI-powered robots to automate truck unloading and other logistics processes in supply chains.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsCambridge, US
AJ Meyer(Founder & CEO)inAriana Eisenstein(Founder & CTO)inDan Paluska(Founder & VP of Robotics)inPeter Santos(Executive Officer)
BoardJoel Stenson(Director)Omar Asali(Director)
Boston, US
Michael Silverstein(Director)George Dimitri Konidaris(Director)Daniel J. Sorin(Executive Officer, Director)Takahisa Tanaka(Director)Peter Howard(Executive Officer, Director)Seiji Miyasaka(Director)
Relectrify develops battery energy storage systems and cell-level management software to reduce the cost of renewable energy.
CleantechDeep TechEnergyHardware
Brooklyn, US
Frank Reig(Executive Officer, Director)Paul Suhey(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardMichael Granoff(Director)
Rock Zero develops a proprietary chemical process for refining hardrock lithium, converting lithium-bearing minerals into battery-grade chemicals at lower cost and environmental impact.
CleantechEnergyNew Materials
Scentian Bio combines synthetic biology and AI to develop biosensors based on synthesized insect odorant receptors, creating a digital sense of smell and taste that can detect and measure the concentration of thousands of compounds.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep Tech
Andrew Králíček(Founder & Chief Technology Officer)Jonathan Good(Chief Executive Officer)Colm Carraher(Chief Scientific Officer)Nikki Lorigan(Chief Financial Officer)
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Toyota Ventures invest at?
- Toyota Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
- What sectors does Toyota Ventures focus on?
- Toyota Ventures focuses on Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Energy, Fintech, Hardware, New Materials, SaaS, Semiconductors.
- Where is Toyota Ventures located?
- Toyota Ventures is headquartered in Los Altos, US.
- Does Toyota Ventures lead rounds?
- Toyota Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamJim Adler, Toyota Ventures GP on Investing in Frontier Technologies
Grace Gong · Jim Adler
May 16, 2024 | Ford issues call to action for EV suppliers; Jim Adler of Toyota Ventures on AI
Automotive News · Jim Adler · youtube.com
Geek, Suit, Wonk: Founding and Running Toyota Ventures with Jim Adler
Corporate Venturing Insider · Jim Adler
London Tech Week 2023 Interview - Jim Adler, Founder & General Partner, Toyota Ventures
London Tech Week · Jim Adler
Corporate Venturing #29: Jim Adler @ Toyota Ventures, Interview by Nicolas Sauvage
500 Global · Jim Adler
Co-investors · 43
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