Fundraising FoxVolvo Group Venture Capital AB
Corporate VCGothenburg · Seed–Late Stage · 6 people tracked
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Investment thesis
As the corporate venture capital arm of Volvo Group, the firm backs entrepreneurs building scalable solutions that drive the transformation to more sustainable transportation. It concentrates on four key areas: electrification (charging, battery systems, new energy sources and optimization), logistics services (optimization, visibility, sharing and digitization), site solutions (digitalization of construction, ports and terminals), and climate tech to reduce emissions and mitigate global warming. Investments are strategic, offering startups access to Volvo Group's management attention, expertise, supply chain, and global customers and suppliers. The firm takes minority stakes of up to 20%, invests from Series A onward, and operates globally with a focus on Europe and the USA.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 27, 2026.
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What they invest in
from 15 of 27 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×10Mobility & Transportation ×10Logistics & Supply Chain ×9SaaS ×7Deep Tech ×3Enterprise Software ×3B2B Marketplaces ×2Climate Tech ×2
HQs:United States×5Israel×3Canada×1Spain×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 12 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×62 founders×6
Where their founders studiedfrom 14 founders with education data
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev ×3Tel Aviv University ×3
What their founders studiedfrom 15 founders with field-of-study data
Computer Science ×8Engineering ×6
Where their founders worked beforefrom 15 founders with career history
Faraday Future ×2Microsoft ×2
Investments · 27 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2023 · 12022 · 12021 · 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)inDejan Pangercicin
BoardRayfe Gaspar-Asaoka(Director)in
Co-investorsInMotion VenturesLightspeed Venture PartnersAirbus VenturesToyota VenturesCanaan PartnersWebb Investment Network
aifleet is a tech-driven trucking company that uses proprietary AI algorithms and route optimization tools to improve driver satisfaction, vehicle utilization, and operational efficiency for freight transport.
AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationTexas, US
Marc El Khoury(Executive Officer, Director)inDrew Bassiniin
Co-investorsCompoundGRIDS CapitalIbex InvestorsObvious VenturesGerdau Next Ventures
Autotech Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm managing over $500M, investing globally in Seed through Series C startups focused on ground transportation challenges across connectivity, autonomy, shared-use, electrification, and enterprise digitization.
Quin Garcia(Founder)in
Cargomatic operates a marketplace that connects shippers with carriers for local freight, drayage, intermodal, LTL, and full-truckload trucking across the top 20 US ports.
B2B MarketplacesLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationMarina Del Rey, US
Brett Parker(Executive Officer, Director)Jonathan Kessler(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardHrach Simonian(Director)in
Co-investorsAcequia Capital (AceCap)Canaan PartnerseGateway CapitalGreen Meadow VenturesKombo VenturesRachel Zoe Ventures+12 more
Decisiv provides a software platform for managing service events across commercial asset fleets, connecting trucks, dealerships, fleet operators, and service providers through unified data and communication systems.
Advanced ManufacturingEnterprise SoftwareIoTLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationSaaSGlen Allen, US
Richard Hyatt(Executive Officer, Director)Lewis Dodrill(Executive Officer, Director)Peter Garahan(Executive Officer, Director)inTim Hardin(President and CEO)inDavid Settle(Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer)inSatish Joshi(Chief Innovation Officer)in
Driivz provides a cloud-based platform for managing EV charging networks, handling operations, energy management, and billing for charging network operators globally.
EnergyIoTMobility & TransportationSaaS
Shiri Levi-Laor(Chief Executive Officer)inNir Simon(Chief Financial Officer)inJulie Taylor(Chief Revenue Officer)inOren Halevi(Chief Product Officer)inLior Shemo(Chief Engineering Officer)in
Co-investorsInven CapitalOmbu GroupCentrica
FlexNode provides modular AI infrastructure solutions designed for rapid deployment at the edge.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeep Tech
Andrew C. Lindsey(Founder)in
Co-investorsActivant CapitalAvilaColle Capital PartnersMaryland TEDCOTEDCOYes VC+1 more
Flock provides shared truckload technology that optimizes freight transportation, reducing costs for shippers, increasing earnings for carriers, and lowering supply chain emissions.
AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesClimate TechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Co-investorsGV (Google Ventures)Kortschak Investments L.P.Roar VenturesSchematic VenturesSignalFireSoftBank Vision Fund+3 more
Verification and validation platform for automotive safety.
Yoav Hollander(Founder)in
Co-investors83NorthNext Gear VenturesOurCrowdSynapse PartnersV1 VCWoven Capital+2 more
Four Kites is an AI-driven supply chain platform that uses autonomous agents to optimize supply chain operations and execution.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSChicago, US
Mathew Elenjickal(Executive Officer, Director)inMatt Elenjickal(Founder and Chief Executive Officer)
Co-investorsAugust CapitalBluestein VenturesFundamentumGrand VenturesHyde Park Venture PartnersLobby Capital+4 more
Foretellix provides a Physical AI toolchain for autonomous vehicle developers, using real-world data curation, verification & validation, and synthetic data generation to accelerate training, validation, and safety evaluation.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechMobility & Transportation
Ziv Binyamini(CEO & Co-Founder)Yoav Hollander(CTO & Founder)Gil Amid(Chief Regulatory Affairs Officer, VP Operations & Co-founder)
Co-investors83NorthNext Gear VenturesReshapeSynapse PartnersV1 VCWoven Capital+5 more
NextGear Ventures (NGV) is an early-stage venture capital firm that backs and scales startups focused on sustainability and mobility, including areas such as smart cities, clean electric propulsion, and efficient manufacturing.
Norrsken Evolve is a pre-seed venture capital investor that backs early-stage European founders with capital, a network, and an in-person accelerator sprint.
Climate TechDeep TechImpact & Social Good
Co-investorsEuropean Investment Fund
Optibus provides a unified software platform for public transportation agencies and operators to plan, schedule, and manage transit services using artificial intelligence and optimization algorithms.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationSaaSTel Aviv, IL
Amos Haggiag(Co-Founder & CEO)inEitan Yanovsky(Co-Founder & CTO)in
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersInsight PartnersPitangoTencent HoldingsVerizon VenturesNew Era Capital Partners+3 more
Prewave provides supply chain risk management software that helps companies monitor suppliers for sustainability and resilience risks.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Lisa Smith(Founder)inHarald Nitschinger(Founder)in
Co-investorsaws GründungsfondsIsaiISAI GestionKOMPAS VCSeed+SpeedSpeedinvest+6 more
Trucksters operates long-haul road freight using a relay system, where drivers hand off sensorized trailers at monitored relay points so cargo keeps moving without waiting for mandatory driver rest periods.
CleantechLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & Transportation
Co-investorsBonsai Partners SGEIC, SAHeartfelt CapitalKibo VenturesMetavallon VCBig Sur Ventures
Upstream develops Ocean AI, an artificial intelligence tool for automotive and IoT cybersecurity that helps security analysts investigate threats in connected vehicles through a conversational interface for querying and analyzing security data.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityMobility & TransportationHerzliya, IL
Yoav Levy(Co-founder, CEO)inYonatan Appel(Co-founder, CTO)inRoy Bachar(Chief Business Officer)inKeren Cohen(Chief Financial Officer)inBoaz Hartal(Chief Data & Platform Officer)inOren Fridman(SVP Customer Success & Operations)in
Co-investorsBMW i VenturesGlilot Capital PartnersManiv MobilityAlliance VenturesCisco InvestmentsCRV (Charles River Ventures)+3 more
Waabi develops autonomous vehicle technology using Physical AI for trucks and transportation.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationRoboticsToronto, CA
Raquel Urtasun(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsKhosla VenturesRadical VenturesNVentures8VCG2 Venture PartnersGolden Ventures+9 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
CPAC SystemIlluminate LabsLytxPlug and PlayPowercell SwedenTerratechUpstreamVINNWireless Car
Exits · 1
1 acquisitionsMetamotoacq. by Foretellix
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesFlock Freight · trysignalbase.com · May 22, 2026
Foretellix · prnewswire.com · May 21, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Volvo Group Venture Capital AB made?
- Volvo Group Venture Capital AB has 27 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited.
- What stage does Volvo Group Venture Capital AB invest at?
- Volvo Group Venture Capital AB invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What is Volvo Group Venture Capital AB's typical check size?
- Volvo Group Venture Capital AB typically writes checks of $1M – $10M.
- What sectors does Volvo Group Venture Capital AB focus on?
- Volvo Group Venture Capital AB focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Construction Tech, Data & Infrastructure, Energy, Hardware, Logistics & Supply Chain, Mobility & Transportation, New Materials, Retail Tech, SaaS, Semiconductors.
- Where is Volvo Group Venture Capital AB located?
- Volvo Group Venture Capital AB is headquartered in Gothenburg, SE.
- Who does Volvo Group Venture Capital AB co-invest with?
- Volvo Group Venture Capital AB most often shares deals with 83North, Canaan Partners, Insight Partners, among 92 tracked co-investors.
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