Autotech Ventures
VC Fund
Menlo Park, United States
Autotech Ventures is a venture capital firm that manages more than $400 million to invest in start-ups that aim to generate financial returns in the vast $3 trillion ground transportation industry. Connected, autonomous, shared and electrified vehicles and related mobility services have created tectonic shifts in the incumbent ground transportationindustry. Vehicle manufacturers, parts suppliers, dealerships, repair shops, parking operators, ground logistics firms, and road infrastructure providers are all being impacted by ground transportation startups.Autotech Ventures provides startup companies with 1) capital to execute on their business plan, 2) access to its industry contacts - including dozens of ground transportation corporate investors who together represent a global market capitalization of over $500 billion dollars, 3) up-to-the-minute market intelligence on the ground transport landscape, 4) support in recruiting ground transportation industry talent, and 5) fundraising support to raise additional capital from other financially-motivated investors and strategic investors.Start-ups typically innovate quickly then scale slowly, while corporations typically innovate slowly then scale quickly. Autotech Ventures brings startups and corporations together to bridge this gap and build a new transportation future.
- Total investments:
- 120
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 35%
- Fund size:
- $2.8M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Autotech Ventures invests in
Stages Autotech Ventures invests in
Countries Autotech Ventures invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 12 contacts → | |||
Round size
- Seed
- $2.5M–$10M
- Series A
- $10M–$32M
- Series B
- $8.4M–$50M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Transportation 16 (13%)
- Software 15 (13%)
- Automotive 14 (12%)
- Artificial Intelligence 11 (9%)
- Logistics 10 (8%)
Stage
- Series A 27 (23%)
- Series B 21 (18%)
- Seed 18 (15%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 9 (8%)
- Series C 4 (3%)
Country
- United States 43 (36%)
- United Kingdom 5 (4%)
- Egypt 1 (1%)
- Spain 1 (1%)
- Brazil 1 (1%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Andy Palmer
Entrepreneur
|
Entrepreneur | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Alexei Andreev
Co-founder & Managing Director
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Co-founder & Managing Director | Total investments: 12 | Find email | |
Alexei Andreev
Co-founder & Managing Director
|
Co-founder & Managing Director | Total investments: 34 | Find email | |
Amy Richards
Head Of Marketing
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Head Of Marketing | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Burak Cendek
Partner
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Partner | Total investments: 13 | Find email | |
| See all 12 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| VINCUE is the re-invention of Vehicle Lifecycle Management, built into a single cutting-edge platform, designed to supercharge profit and efficiency for retail automotive dealerships and groups.VINCUE unifies every step of the inventory Plan, Buy, Manage, and Sell cycle to give dealers more market and performance data, more intelligentacquisition and merchandising tools, and greater visibility across stores and groups to make better buying and exit decisions for faster turn and higher front-end gross per copy.VINCUE is built on top of powerful inventory and market data that intelligently activates inventory history and details, dealership sales performance, online buyer activity, auction and wholesale transactions, and market performance to present the definitive truth of the market at every moment. This insight offers signals to operators making more informed decisions about what to buy, how much to pay, where to source, and how to attract most likely buyers. The net result is dealers who outperform the market in gross and turn.Learn More or Schedule a Demo today at https://vincue.com. #GAMEON #ITSTIME #TEAMVINCUE | $73.2M / Venture - Series Unknown / Aug 28, 2026 | ||
| Gaussion is revolutionising batteries by utilising magneto-electrochemistry. | $27.8M / Series A / Jun 29, 2026 | ||
| Rectangle enables tech-forward teams to build the future of supply chain | $2.5M / Pre-Seed / Feb 10, 2026 | ||
| Plug is a wholesale auction that facilitates online buying and selling of used EVs. | $20M / Series A / Feb 02, 2026 | ||
| GenLogs is a freight intelligence company that offers truck carrier mapping services via AI-driven roadside sensors. | $60M / Series B / Feb 02, 2026 | ||
| Agtonomy is a hybrid autonomy and tele-assist platform for agriculture vehicles. | $18M / Series B / Oct 28, 2025 | ||
| Starbridge is an AI-powered platform that enables businesses to efficiently secure contracts in the state, local, and education sectors, allowing governments to solve problems faster and more effectively. | $42M / Series A / Oct 21, 2025 | ||
| Yendo provides a credit card product that utilizes vehicle equity to offer consumers credit limits at various rates. The company's service works like a regular card, is accepted anywhere, and includes features like cash access and credit building options. Yendo offers a simple application process that results in a virtual card before thephysical card arrives. | $50M / Series B / Oct 09, 2025 | ||
| Augment is an AI tool that help the logistics company with AI assistants, emails, chats and invoicing services. | $85M / Series A / Sep 04, 2025 | ||
| Pam is the ideal receptionist for dealerships and takes just one day to get started. Once launched, Pam never misses a call and drives more appointments and revenue to the dealership. For most dealers, Pam is answering thousands of calls, booking hundreds of appointments, and driving tens of thousands of dollars in new business every month. Pamalso improves CSI by answering calls in several languages, and by being available 24/7 and answering on the first ring. | Seed / Aug 26, 2025 | ||
| See all 120 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Autotech Ventures invest in?
Autotech Ventures invests primarily in Transportation, Software and Automotive startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 120 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Autotech Ventures invest in?
Autotech Ventures typically joins rounds of $2.5M–$10M at Seed, $10M–$32M at Series A and $8.4M–$50M at Series B. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Autotech Ventures's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Autotech Ventures took part in.
How do I contact Autotech Ventures?
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Who are the partners at Autotech Ventures?
The team at Autotech Ventures includes Andy Palmer (Entrepreneur), Alexei Andreev (Co-founder & Managing Director) and Alexei Andreev (Co-founder & Managing Director), among 12 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
Is Shizune's investor data accurate?
Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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