San Francisco · Pre-Seed–Series A · 6 people tracked
Also known as Trucks Venture
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Investment thesis
Trucks VC invests in early-stage companies working on the future of transportation. The firm targets ideas and technologies that aim to make transportation decarbonized, safer, and more accessible, spanning areas such as mobility, autonomy, and sustainable transport.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 6 people
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Founder mafia
3 people who came through Trucks VC went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 63 of 82 portfolio companiesMobility & Transportation ×27AI & Machine Learning ×23Cleantech ×19Hardware ×16Advanced Manufacturing ×15SaaS ×14Deep Tech ×12Energy ×11
HQs:United States×47India×2Australia×1Portugal×1Sweden×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 37 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×112 founders×203 founders×54+ founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 49 founders with education data
Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×5Stanford University ×5University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign ×3Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani ×2Caltech ×2Carnegie Mellon University ×2University of California, Berkeley ×2UNSW ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 51 founders with field-of-study data
Engineering ×25Computer Science ×12Business & Management ×8Finance & Accounting ×4Physics ×4Design & Architecture ×3Economics ×2Mathematics & Statistics ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 56 founders with career history
Tesla ×6Stanford University ×4Carnegie Mellon University ×3MIT Media Lab ×3SpaceX ×3Allegiant ×2Ampaire ×2Aptiv ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
7 founders hold a PhD · 5 hold an MBA (of 52 with degree data)
Investments · 82 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 22025 · 12024 · 12023 · 32022 · 32021 · 32019 · 22018 · 12016 · 22015 · 119 dated
AEye designs and sells active lidar sensors and software-defined sensing systems for autonomous vehicles, advanced driver-assistance systems, and non-automotive applications including rail, aerospace, defense, and industrial automation.
Pleasanton, US
Luis Dussan(Director)inLuis C. Dussan(Executive Officer, Director)inMatthew Fisch(Executive Officer, Director)Conor B. Tierney(Executive Officer)inAndrew S. Hughes(Executive Officer)inRansom P. Wuller(Executive Officer)
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Co-investorsBand of AngelsHBS Alumni AngelsTri-Valley VenturesTyche PartnersVektor PartnersBootstrapLabs+1 more
Bingo manufactures electric vehicles and develops swap and charging infrastructure to replace high-emission used vehicles in African ride-hailing fleets.
CleantechClimate TechHardwareMobility & Transportation
JetZero designs and builds a blended-wing-body commercial jetliner for commercial aviation; the company is developing a full-scale demonstrator airplane slated to fly in 2027 with funding and support from the U.S.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechDeep TechLong Beach, US
Tom O'Leary(CEO, Co-founder)inMark Page(Co-founder)inRene Sagebien(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardPat ShanahanEric Hirshberg
Board seatJeffrey Schox· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsAdvection Growth CapitalB Capital GroupB4 CapitalCongruent VenturesTribeca Venture PartnersAero X Ventures
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Amble builds the Amble One, a street-legal vehicle available for reservation with deliveries planned for 2028.
ConsumerHardwareMobility & Transportation
Aperia develops tire management technology that monitors and maintains tire inflation and predictive maintenance for commercial fleets and consumers.
HardwareIoTLogistics & Supply ChainBurlingame, US
JOSHUA CARTER(Executive Officer, Director)inBRANDON RICHARDSON(Executive Officer)in
BoardJACK FUCHS(Director)inHAL KRUTH(Director)ANDREW SMITH(Director)STEPHEN GRAND(Director)
Co-investorsBlackhorn VentureseLab VenturesEnerTech CapitalAugment VenturesLateral Capital
Asia Business Outlook is a business news and media outlet covering industry trends, leadership perspectives, mergers and acquisitions, corporate deals, and startups across Asia.
Media & Entertainment
Co-investorsAnnex Investments
Astra Nova is a gaming ecosystem built around an AI-powered universe featuring products including a free-to-play Action RPG with AI NPCs built in Unreal Engine 5, interactive webcomics (NovaToon), a SocialFi loyalty platform (BlackPass), and a Telegram PVP game.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Gaming
Faizy Ahmed(Founder)
Co-investorsBrincAdvantedge FoundersAlteria CapitalIvyCap Ventures
Astranova Mobility (formerly Electrifi Mobility) provides a full-stack platform for electrifying commercial vehicle fleets in India, covering vehicle sourcing from OEMs, financing and operating leases, maintenance, refurbishment, and energy solutions.
CleantechFintechMobility & Transportation
Kunal Mundra(Founder)in
Co-investorsADB VenturesAdvantedge FoundersIvyCap Ventures
Auriga develops electromagnetic launch technology used for ground-based hypersonic testing, deployment of unmanned systems and effectors, missile defense interceptors without rocket motors, and responsive launch to low Earth orbit.
Deep TechDefense TechSpace Tech
Winnie Lai(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsAtas VCAutomotive Ventures MobilityKern Venture GroupNew North VenturesOTB VenturesSeraphim Space+5 more
Aurora Labs develops AI technology for understanding and managing complex embedded systems, AI infrastructure, and data-center environments.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareChicago, US
Zohar Fox(Founder)inCharles Alexander Wearn(Executive Officer, Director)Philip Wearn(Director)
Co-investorsLG Technology VenturesExpansion Venture CapitalFraser McCombs CapitalManiv MobilityMizMaa VenturesSommet AB+3 more
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Co-investorsCathay Innovation
BasiGo provides electric buses designed for African public transport, along with a pay-as-you-drive leasing model that removes the high upfront cost of ownership and a charging and service network.
CleantechClimate TechMobility & TransportationClaymont, US
Jonathan Green(CFO & Co-Founder)inAbhijit Bhattacharya(Executive Officer, Director)Jit Bhattacharya(CEO & Co-Founder)inMoses Nderitu(Kenya Managing Director)inDoreen Orishaba(Chief Product Officer)in
BoardAkira Wada(Director)
Co-investorsKeiki CapitalMoxxie VenturesNimble PartnersNovastar Ventures
Bear Flag Robotics developed autonomous technology for farming before being acquired by John Deere in 2021.
Advanced ManufacturingAgTechRoboticsNew York City, US
Igino Cafiero(Founder/CEO)inAubrey Donnellan(Founder)in
Co-investorsAgFunderExpansion Venture CapitalGraphene VenturesGreen Cow Venture CapitalIndustrious VenturesLiquid Ventures+5 more
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A software platform that enables electric vehicle owners to optimize battery charging and discharging, allowing users to sell excess energy back to the grid while managing home energy costs.
CleantechEnergyIoTMobility & Transportation
A job board for hiring talent in mobility, autonomous vehicles, robotics, and transportation sectors.
B2B MarketplacesFuture of WorkLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesMobility & Transportation
Reilly Brennan(Founder)in
Datadog is a SaaS platform for monitoring and security across cloud infrastructure, serving developers, IT operations teams, and business users.
AgTechCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeep TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechHR TechIoTMarketplacesMedia & EntertainmentSaaSBoulder, US
Carvis provides an AI advisor app for auto repair shop service advisors that turns repair orders into priced estimates in seconds, using historical repair order data to match jobs and price parts and labor.
AI & Machine LearningMobility & TransportationSaaSSan Mateo, US
CJ Na(Founder)Chan Jong (CJ) Na(Founder)
Co-investorsID VenturesMichigan RiseStruck Capital
ChargerHelp provides a managed reliability service for EV charging stations, powered by its EMPWR technology platform that offers remote diagnostics, unified data analysis, and reporting on charger uptime.
EnergyMobility & TransportationSaaS
Kameale C. Terry(Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer)inEvette Ellis(Co-Founder & Chief People Officer)in
Co-investorsAligned Climate CapitalAutodesk FoundationAvesta FundBlue Bear Capital PartnersEnergy Impact PartnersEverywhere Ventures+9 more
Cling Systems brokers lithium-ion batteries in all conditions—brand new, surplus, used, and end-of-life—into compliant transactions through assessment, transaction advisory, logistics orchestration, and settlement services.
B2B MarketplacesCircular EconomyCleantechEnergyLogistics & Supply ChainStockholm, SE
William Bergh(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsFirst Venture
Cruise develops autonomous electric vehicle technology for urban transportation.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningClimate TechMobility & TransportationSan Francisco, US
Kyle Vogt(Founder/CEO)inDaniel Kan(Founder/COO)in
Co-investors11.2 CapitalCoelius CapitalDraper AssociatesFelicis VenturesFounder CollectiveHomebrew+15 more
Mountain View, US
Sri Chandrasekar(Director)Forrest Iandola(Executive Officer, Director)Kurt Keutzer(Director)
Co-investorsAutotech Ventures
Truckstop operates an online load board and freight management platform that connects carriers and shippers to facilitate the movement of goods.
B2B MarketplacesFintechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSNew York City, US
Shawn Vo(Founder)inScott Moscrip(Chief Executive Officer, Founder)in
Co-investors37 AngelsCrosslink CapitalEvolution VenturesNeer Venture PartnersTechstarsBlumberg Capital+2 more
Drop is an urban micromobility company that builds internet-connected, app-based small electric vehicles — including e-bikes, retrofit kits, scooters, cargo, and adaptive vehicles — along with rider apps, a cloud monitoring platform, and turn-key bike-share operations.
HardwareIoTMobility & Transportation
Qiming Weng(Cofounder)in
Co-investorsExpansion Venture CapitalFirebrand VenturesGrand VenturesDecathlon Capital Partners
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Edge Case provides safety solutions and a real-time safety intelligence platform for organizations deploying complex autonomous and AI systems, using its DevSafeOps methodology to build safety assurance into the product lifecycle.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechRoboticsPittsburgh, US
Michael Wagner(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inPhilip Koopman(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Co-investorsMonozukuri VenturesLiberty Mutual Strategic Ventures
Ember Robotics provides monitoring and diagnostics software for robots and IoT devices, enabling hardware teams to detect issues early and minimize system failures during development and deployment.
Advanced ManufacturingDeveloper ToolsRoboticsSan Francisco, US
Shivani Mouleeswaran(Founder)inRitika Shrivastava(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorLombardstreet Ventures
Estes designs and manufactures advanced battery platforms using domestically-sourced magnesium and new material compositions to achieve higher energy density for electrified marine, aviation, rail, and commercial vehicles.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechEnergyHardwareMobility & TransportationNew Materials
Dustin Grace(CEO)inDavid Lai(Chief Engineer)inÇağkan Yildiz(CTO)inTolga Yildiz(Head of Partnerships)in
Co-investorsBaukunstBMW i VenturesGigascale Capital
Exlens builds a unified factory operating system that connects MES, warehouse management, inventory, controls, and QMS into a single platform with native AI reasoning.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSAustin, US
AD Veluri(Founder)inAkhil Dhyani(Founder)in
Co-investorsArka Venture LabsGaia Ventures
Faction develops driverless vehicle technology using a hybrid approach that combines autonomy with remote human TeleAssist, aimed at making driverless fleets commercially viable.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationRobotics
Co-investorsFlucas Ventures
Fusaware advises automakers and their suppliers on the systems engineering behind software-defined vehicles, translating system intent into hardware requirements suppliers can build and test against.
Deep TechHardwareMobility & Transportation
Co-investorsForward Venture CapitalKickstart
Gatik develops Level 4 autonomous trucks for regional freight and e-commerce delivery, operating commercial fleets for retailers including Walmart, Loblaw, Kroger, and others.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsSilicon Valley, US
Gautam Narang(CEO)inArjun Narang(CTO)inApeksha Kumavat(Chief Engineer)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBasecamp FundDynamo VenturesFlucas VenturesFontinalis PartnersFraser McCombs Capital+8 more
Ionobell develops silicon-dominant battery technology using porous nano-particle silicon that can be integrated into existing manufacturing equipment, aimed at reducing cost per kWh and increasing energy density.
CleantechEnergyNew Materials
Robert Neivertin
Co-investorsExpansion Venture CapitalDynamo Ventures
Joby develops electric aircraft for urban air mobility and air taxi services.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechHardwareMobility & TransportationSanta Cruz, US
JoeBen Bevirt(Chief Executive Officer, Chief Architect and Director)inPaul Sciarra(Director)inMatthew Field(Chief Financial Officer)Justin Lang(Head of Partnerships and Corporate Strategy)Bonny Simi(Head of Air Operations and People)inKate DeHoff(General Counsel and Corporate Secretary)in
Co-investors8VCA*Kluz VenturesManta Ray VenturesMillennium New HorizonsMillennium Technology Value Partners+6 more
Andy Moss(Founder)in
Co-investorsKima VenturesCounterview CapitalSlow VenturesSugar Capital
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-investorsInMotion Ventures7percent Ventures
Maritime Fusion designs and builds zero-emission fusion reactors for deployment in maritime transport and remote energy installations.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechDeep TechEnergySan Francisco, US
Justin Cohen(Founder)inJason Kaufmann(Founder)in
Co-investorsAera VCAvant LabsY Combinator
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
Co-investorsMillennium New Horizons1843 CapitalBase Venture Management, Inc.BMW i VenturesExpansion Venture CapitalLG Technology Ventures+8 more
Meter Feeder enables autonomous vehicles to conduct machine-to-machine transactions with municipal parking systems for meter payments, eliminating the need for human intervention or illegal parking.
FintechIoTMobility & TransportationPittsburgh, US
Jim Gibbs(Founder/CEO)inDaniel Lopretto(Founder/CTO)inWarner Macklin(Director)
Co-investorsAutomotive Ventures MobilityOssian CapitalY CombinatorInnovation WorksMountain State CapitalPrecursor Ventures+1 more
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 LearningHardwareInsurTechIoTMobility & TransportationPalo Alto / Sunnyvale, US
Heck Stefan(Executive Officer, Director)Stefan Heck(Founder & Chief Executive Officer)inFrederick Soo(Co-Founder & CTO (former))Yoav Banin(President (previously Chief Product Officer))inRuslan Belkin(Chief Technology Officer)inVijay Pendyala(Senior Vice President, Engineering)in
Co-investorsAllianz XBMW i VenturesDnx VenturesGreylock PartnersManiv MobilityMudita Venture+4 more
Nexus Weather & Climate builds weather forecasting tools that use machine learning, probabilistic forecasting, and downscaling to deliver high-resolution, asset-specific weather data for operational decision-making.
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechData & Infrastructure
nuTonomy develops fully driverless vehicle technology designed to integrate into mobility networks for autonomous ride-hailing and delivery services.
AI & Machine LearningMobility & TransportationRoboticsCambridge, US
Emilio Frazzoli(Director)inKarl Iagnemma(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardIoannis Martinos(Director)Christopher Thomas(Director)
Co-investorsFontinalis PartnersHighland Capital PartnersSamsung VenturesSignal Ventures
Ottometric provides a cloud-based data platform for developing driver-assistance and autonomous vehicle systems, automating validation workflows and transforming test data into actionable insights for automotive OEMs and suppliers.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureSaaSWaltham, US
John Curran(Executive Officer)Joseph Burke(Executive Officer, Director)inNick Pandher(Executive Officer)
BoardOrhan Gazelle(Director)inRich Redelfs(Director)inZenas Hutcheson(Director)in
Co-investorsRally Ventures Management, LlcHuntington Angels NetworkProeza VenturesPS27 VenturesSchooner CapitalSomersault Ventures
Plane is a payroll and HR platform designed for automation-first teams, offering open APIs, CLI, and MCP integrations so agents and software tools can directly manage payroll operations.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechFuture of WorkHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Co-investorsOSS CapitalY CombinatorB Capital
Portland, US
Andrew Kim(Executive Officer, Director)Victor Y Wang(Executive Officer, Director)
Providio offers an AI platform for enterprise revenue management, using goal-driven agents, self-hosted domain-tuned models, and an encoded "context model" to coordinate across existing systems and execute revenue decisions under human approval.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Sanjay Joshi(Founder & CEO)inSai Ravuru(Co-founder & CAIO)inSurya Agrawal(CPO)Samantha Giles(Head of Commercial Intelligence)in
Quadric builds AI inference processors and software for edge deployment.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSemiconductors
Co-investorsCota CapitalSilicon CatalystIFCInternational Finance CorporationLeawood Venture Capital Llc
Quarter20 builds a connected workspace that generates the visual and written documentation hardware teams need to communicate design and manufacturing details across the product development process.
Advanced ManufacturingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareHardwareRoboticsSaaS
Co-investorsGood Growth CapitalWedbush Ventures
River is a design company that manufactures personal transportation vehicles for livelihood and mobility.
CleantechHardwareMobility & Transportation
Co-investorsLOWERCARBONLowercarbon CapitalManiv MobilityClaypond CapitalElev8 Venture PartnersGeneral Catalyst+1 more
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San Francisco, US
Jonathan Denby(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsLDV Capital
Route Reports provides AI-powered infrastructure monitoring for local authorities and rail operators, using embedded hardware and computer vision to detect road conditions, asset damage, and network risks.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureGovTechIoTLogistics & Supply ChainLondon
Connell McLaughlin(Executive Officer)
BoardJulie Lein(Director)in
Co-investorsUbiquity VenturesUrban Innovation
Shared Future Fund provides fast $100,000 investments and resources to early-stage entrepreneurs addressing climate change.
CleantechClimate TechImpact & Social Good
Skyryse develops SkyOS, a flight-control operating system that simplifies aircraft operation through automated maneuvers, emergency management, and optionally piloted or autonomous flight.
Deep TechDefense TechMobility & TransportationEl Segundo, US
Mark Groden(Founder & CEO)inStephen Koo(Executive Officer, Director)inBlake Bilstad(Executive Officer)in
BoardLior Susan(Director)inWill Summerlin(Director)Ethan Batraski(Director)in
Co-investorsCantos VenturesCity LightDas & Co.Embedded VenturesFlucas VenturesFontinalis Partners+18 more
Indianapolis, US
Steven Booher(Director)Jerry Johnson(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsElevate Ventures
Stable provides data and analytics tools for EV charging investors, developers, and charge point operators to forecast site utilization and ROI, and to monitor pricing, reliability, and network performance after deployment.
CleantechData & InfrastructureEnergy
Co-investorsExpansion Venture CapitalThe E14 FundCoatue ManagementCongruent VenturesFundamentumLightspeed Venture Partners+1 more
Starsky Robotics develops autonomous vehicles for long-haul trucking, targeting transportation companies seeking driverless freight delivery solutions.
Advanced ManufacturingMobility & TransportationSan Francisco, US
Stefan Seltz-Axmacher(Founder/CEO)in
Co-investorsDynamo VenturesY CombinatorShasta Ventures
Stralis develops hydrogen-electric aircraft for long-range passenger and cargo delivery applications.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechClimate TechDeep TechHardwareSpace TechBrisbane, AU
Bob Criner(Founder)inStuart Johnstone(Founder)in
Co-investorsY Combinator
San Francisco, US
Lincoln Smith(Director)William Jamieson(Director)Jordan Smith(Director)Gower Smith(Executive Officer, Director)
Tangram Vision develops MetriCal, a multi-modal sensor calibration suite for calibrating cameras, LiDAR, and IMUs across a product's lifecycle.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsRobotics
Co-investors2048 VenturesSHAKTI
Teleo provides a remote command center solution that enables a single operator to supervise multiple machines, improving site productivity and workforce attraction through enhanced safety and comfort, while offering real-time analytics for operational visibility.
Advanced ManufacturingConstruction TechRoboticsSan Francisco, US
Rom Clément(Co-founder and CTO)inVinay Shet(Co-founder and CEO)in
BoardAdam Grosser(Director)inRoger Fradin(Director)
Co-investorsK9 VenturesTrousdale VenturesUP PartnersY Combinator
Terraline offers a software-defined vehicle (SDV) platform that unifies vehicle control and telemetry, providing over-the-air updates, digital dashboards, and autonomy-ready APIs for intelligent machines and vehicles.
HardwareIoTMobility & TransportationMountain View, US
Co-investorsiNetworksManiv MobilityWireframe Ventures
Token Transit develops fare collection technology and solutions for municipal and regional transit agencies across North America, enabling flexible and convenient rider payment systems.
FintechGovTechMobility & TransportationSaaSSan Francisco, US
Morgan Kikuchi-Conbere(Founder/CEO)inZachary Browne(Founder)inEkate Kuznetsova(Founder/CTO)in
Co-investorsCamp One VenturesFinancial Venture StudioRestive VenturesY Combinator
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TorqueAGI develops Physical AI software that enables robots to perform complex real-world tasks in logistics, agriculture, and construction with minimal training data and edge-native deployment.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechRobotics
Co-investorsRackhouse Venture Management Lp
Treehouse is an electrical contractor that combines skilled trades with software to deliver electrification projects such as home electrification and decarbonization installations.
CleantechClimate TechEnergyMarketplacesSan Francisco, US
Arthur Switalski(Founder)inEric Owski(Founder)inJeremy Lwanga(Founder)in
Co-investorsBeat VenturesGutter CapitalID VenturesMassMutual VenturesVirta VenturesMontage Ventures+1 more
TurnSignl is a mobile app offering on-demand, 24/7 real-time legal guidance from attorneys over video chat during traffic stops, car accidents, immigration matters, and other roadside incidents, while recording and encrypting the interaction.
ConsumerLegalTechMobility & TransportationSaaS
Co-investorsGROOVE CAPITAL
Venice, US
Paul Eremenko(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsFourth RealmAirbus VenturesCoatue ManagementGlobal Founders CapitalHAWKTAILMitsubishi HC Capital+4 more
Veecle builds a browser-based IDE and an open-source real-time operating system for embedded device developers.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsHardwareIoTSemiconductors
Co-investorsF-LOG VenturesRelay Ventures
Verne develops cryo-compressed hydrogen storage and densification equipment for low-cost hydrogen distribution to industrial users, heavy-duty vehicles, and off-road equipment.
CleantechClimate TechEnergyHardwareSan Francisco, US
Co-investorsCollaborative FundNewLabUnited Airlines Ventures Sustainable FlightGutbrain VenturesJuniper
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Wise Systems provides an AI-driven routing optimization platform for delivery and fleet operations.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationSaaSCambridge, US
Charles Sims II(Executive Officer, Director)Ali Kamil(Executive Officer, Director)inLayla Shaikley(Executive Officer, Director)inJemel Derbali(Executive Officer, Director)inChazz Sims(Founder)in
BoardDr. Sandy Pentland
Co-investorsBantam GroupFontinalis PartnersGradient VenturesGutbrain VenturesTechstarsThe E14 Fund+5 more
Xona Space Systems operates Pulsar, a positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) service delivered from a constellation of small satellites in Low Earth Orbit that broadcasts a new signal to augment or replace GPS.
Deep TechHardwareSpace TechBurlingame, US
Brian Manning(Executive Officer, Director)inTyler Reid(Director)inAdrien Perkins(Director)
BoardSky Dayton(Director)inLewis Jones(Director)inJeff Crusey(Director)in
Co-investorsArmada Investment AGBeyond Earth VenturesCapital InnovatorsCross Culture VenturesFirst Spark Ventures, LlcIceNine+16 more
Zendrive is a San Francisco mobility risk intelligence company using smartphone data to score driving behavior for insurers.
San Francisco, US
Jonathan Matus(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardPadmasree Warrior(Director)Max Ventilla(Director)Ran Makavy(Director)
Co-investorsACME CapitalBMW i VenturesExpansion Venture CapitalFontinalis PartnersThompson Hutton, LLCFirst Round Capital+4 more
Zitara develops edge-learning battery management and controls software that uses machine learning to optimize performance, extend life, and improve safety of batteries, with a focus on grid-scale energy storage systems.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechEnergySaaSSan Francisco, US
Shyam Srinivasan(CEO)in
Co-investorsChevron Technology VenturesClimate CapitalEnergy Impact PartnersSalesforce VenturesNextView VenturesCollaborative Fund
Zitara develops software solutions for battery management and monitoring, enabling companies to optimize battery safety, reliability, and performance across design and deployment.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechEnergyIoTSaaSSan Francisco, US
Shyam Srinivasan(Founder)inEvan Murphy(Founder)in
Co-investorsEnergy Impact PartnersChevron Technology VenturesClimate CapitalSalesforce VenturesY CombinatorCollaborative Fund+1 more
Zohr provides mobile tire replacement and repair services that come directly to customers at their location.
Advanced ManufacturingB2B MarketplacesConsumerMobility & TransportationKansas City, US
Co-investorsExpansion Venture CapitalFirebrand VenturesKCRise FundM25Techstars
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Gatik · techcrunch.com · Aug 25, 2026
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River · wtrf.com · Aug 19, 2026
AEye · investing.com · Aug 14, 2026
Asia Business Outlook · asiabusinessoutlook.com · Aug 12, 2026
Estes · eptrail.com · Aug 3, 2026
Treehouse · riverbender.com · Aug 3, 2026
Quadric · semiwiki.com · Jul 28, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Trucks VC made?
- Trucks VC has 82 tracked investments, 6 of which have exited, including 3 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Trucks VC invest at?
- Trucks VC invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Trucks VC focus on?
- Trucks VC focuses on Climate Tech, Logistics & Supply Chain, Mobility & Transportation, Robotics.
- Where is Trucks VC located?
- Trucks VC is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
- Does Trucks VC lead rounds?
- Trucks VC typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does Trucks VC co-invest with?
- Trucks VC most often shares deals with Y Combinator, Expansion Venture Capital, Fontinalis Partners, among 200 tracked co-investors.
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Maniv Mobility is a venture capital firm focused on the transformation of transportation and the broader economy of movement, backing startups across energy transition and the digitization of automotive, transportation and logistics.
Techstars is a startup accelerator and early-stage investor that funds ambitious founders and provides capital, mentorship, and access to a global network of investors, operators, and corporate partners.
Gradient is a seed-stage venture fund focused on backing founders building artificial intelligence companies, providing hands-on support as builders and mentors.
Craft Ventures is a venture capital firm run by a team of former founders, operators, and investors who partner closely with founders to help build and scale technology companies.
Alumni Ventures (AV) is a venture capital firm that co-invests alongside lead VCs in startups, backing founders with capital and access to a large investor and operator community.
Founder Collective is a seed and pre-seed stage venture capital firm that invests across sectors, describing itself as sector agnostic and anti-thematic.
Felicis Ventures is a venture capital firm that backs founders primarily at the Seed and Series A stages, frequently leading or co-leading rounds. It operates with a founder-first approach, including a founder pledge and voting commitments.
First Round Capital is an early-stage venture firm that backs companies at their earliest moments, often before they are named, across enterprise, AI, consumer, healthcare, fintech and hardware sectors.
Everywhere Ventures is an early-stage venture firm, backed by a community of founders and operators as LPs, that writes early checks (including pre-seed) into startups across many sectors and geographies.
Spark Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with founders, known for early investments including leading Twitter's Series B in 2008.
B Capital is a global investment firm backing early to late-stage technology innovators across technology, healthcare, and energy & resilience sectors.
Tiger Global Management operates public equity strategies (long/short, long-focused and crossover) and a private equity business investing in early- through late-stage growth companies across new and existing industries.
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Quiet CapitalInnovation EndeavorsCrosslink Capital7percent VenturesCoelius CapitalMontage VenturesNKM CapitalBase Venture Management, Inc.Novastar VenturesGV (Google Ventures)Founders FundUncork CapitalGreat Oaks Venture CapitalFirstMark CapitalFundersClubHCVCBling CapitalAME Cloud VenturesSciFi VCForerunner VenturesFloodgateInovia CapitalHack VCInitialized CapitalAngelPadAlleyCorpAcequia Capital (AceCap)Capital FactoryGolden VenturesPillar VCKOMPAS VCPrime Movers LabIn-Q-TelConductive VenturesImpellent VenturesLemnos VCCatapult VenturesExpanding CapitalAYANA Capital LLCOutsized VenturesAscend Venture Capital
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Fly Ventures is an early-stage venture firm that backs founders at the zero-to-one stage, with portfolio companies going on to raise substantial follow-on funding from top US and European VCs.
MFV Partners is an early-stage deep tech venture fund that backs entrepreneurs building engineering-led innovations to transform industries such as energy, automotive, logistics, agriculture, manufacturing, and healthcare.
BMW i Ventures is the venture capital arm associated with BMW, investing in companies reimagining the future of automotive across manufacturing, energy storage, EV charging, semiconductors, and automotive software.
Moses Capital provides high-conviction capital to early-stage venture capital fund managers across a range of industries and geographies, operating as a fund-of-funds allocating to venture managers on behalf of its LPs.
Groove Capital combines a traditional venture fund with an active angel network, giving Minnesota founders both an institutional first check and a group of co-investors and operators, with a focus on founders—especially those from groups historically overlooked by institutional investors—who may not already have wealthy personal networks to raise from. Founded by Reed Robinson, who came from Beta.MN and Twin Cities Startup Week, Groove sources deals through local accelerators, incubators, and community connections, brings angels and experts directly into its diligence process, runs programs like Angel Fest to bring new investors (particularly women) into startup investing, and argues that Minnesota offers global-caliber companies at lower prices than coastal markets.