# Caterpillar Ventures

> Caterpillar Ventures is a VC fund backing Manufacturing and Software. See 19 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Menlo Park, United States
- Total investments: 19
- Last investment: Feb 2026
- Lead investor: 32%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.caterpillar.com/en/company/innovation/caterpillar-ventures.html

Caterpillar Ventures is a VC fund in Menlo Park focused on Manufacturing and Software. Caterpillar Ventures not only invests capital, but they want to put big ideas to work. Together, they want to build today for a better tomorrow. Caterpillar Ventures makes strategic, minority interest investments in early–round ventures with investments of $0.5 million to $5.0 million to help founders around the world grow and scale theirbusinesses Caterpillar Ventures wants to help you grow. They have deep industry insights developed from generations of collaborating and investing with their customers, dealers, and suppliers. They are one of the world’s most valuable brands with a strong global dealer and supplier network, technology resources, and a commitment making sustainable progress possible around the world.Consider their global presence. In 2014, Caterpillar had 114,233 employees around the globe and $55.2 billion in sales and revenues and with 177 independently owned Cat dealerships including their own 161,700 employees, they have the world covered. Caterpillar invests more than $2 billion each year in research and development and holds more than 15,000 pending and granted patents worldwide. With their global presence and ongoing investments in innovation, they support and continue to supply a field population of more than 3 million machines and engines, the largest population of connected machines and engines within the industries they serve.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Manufacturing | 6 | 32% |
| Software | 5 | 26% |
| Energy | 4 | 21% |
| Battery | 4 | 21% |
| Electronics | 3 | 16% |

37 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 8 | 42% |
| Series A | 3 | 16% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 11% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 11% |
| Series C | 1 | 5% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 10 | 53% |
| Canada | 2 | 11% |
| Serbia | 1 | 5% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 5% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Michael Young | Founder & Managing Director | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-young-624e |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ElevenEs | ElevenEs is a Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing firm that makes ternary lithium batteries. |  | Series B | Feb 16, 2026 |  |
| Nth Cycle | Nth Cycle is a metal processing technology company working with battery recyclers and miners to recover production-grade critical minerals from separated e-waste and low-grade mine tailings. Our electro-extraction technology—an alternative to hydrometallurgy and pyrometallurgy—enables customizable, clean, and consistent recovery of the criticalminerals for the energy transition. | $37M | Series B | Dec 04, 2023 |  |
| Novarc Technologies | Novarc Technologies is a Vancouver-based robotics company specializing in the design and commercialization of collaborative robots for industrial applications. As a Canadian pioneer in the field of collaborative robotics, Novarc has a dedicated team of engineers and scientists eager to solve challenging industrial automation problems. Novarc’sSpool Welding Robot (SWR) is the first-of-its-kind in pipe welding application. | $20M | Series A | Aug 14, 2023 |  |
| Infinitum | Infinitum Electric is a motor technology company delivering lightweight and IoT-enabled electric motors. It is at the forefront of making electric motors more efficient, more durable, lighter weight, and less expensive. Their disruptive motor and control products utilize their patent-pending Printed Circuit Board (PCB) stator technology and providebroad application across multiple industries. They work with global manufacturers and industrial OEMs to customize their technology for specific applications and market segments. | $30M | Series D | Nov 08, 2022 |  |
| Connected Energy | Connected Energy was established to commercialise the research and development work undertaken by their award-winning parent company Future Transport Systems (FTS). Connected Energy has developed its E-STOR stationary energy storage technology that that utilises 2nd life electric vehicle batteries. The E-STOR technology is unique in that it canutilise any EV OEM battery pack communicating with it via the OEM's proprietary CAN protocol. Connected Energy currently utilises batteries supplied by Renault, Nissan, Jaguar Land Rover and others. It has systems operating in the UK, Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands ranging from 60kW to 1.2MW and will be installing systems of 10MW+ in 2021. | $18.3M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 17, 2022 |  |
| Infinitum | Infinitum Electric is a motor technology company delivering lightweight and IoT-enabled electric motors. It is at the forefront of making electric motors more efficient, more durable, lighter weight, and less expensive. Their disruptive motor and control products utilize their patent-pending Printed Circuit Board (PCB) stator technology and providebroad application across multiple industries. They work with global manufacturers and industrial OEMs to customize their technology for specific applications and market segments. | $80M | Series D | May 17, 2022 |  |
| BrightVolt | BrightVolt is an innovative manufacturer of solid-state thin & flexible lithium polymer batteries and power-efficient thin & flexible microelectronics for IoT clients. It specializes in the fields of battery, electronics, and manufacturing. BrightVolt got recapitalization in November 13, 2013. | $16M | Series B | Oct 06, 2021 |  |
| Palladyne AI | Sarcos is a wearable and teleoperated industrial robotics company that augments humans to enhance productivity and safety.Sarcos Robotics augments human performance by combining human intelligence, instinct, and judgment with the strength, endurance, and precision of machines to enhance employee safety and productivity. Leveraging more than 30years of research and development, Sarcos’ mobile robotic systems, including the Guardian® S, Guardian® GT, and Guardian® XO®, are revolutionizing the future of work wherever physically demanding work is done. Formerly the robotics division of a major defense contractor, Sarcos is based in Salt Lake City, Utah, powered by an innovative team of entrepreneurs and engineers. | $220M | Post-IPO Equity | Sep 27, 2021 |  |
| Infinitum | Infinitum Electric is a motor technology company delivering lightweight and IoT-enabled electric motors. It is at the forefront of making electric motors more efficient, more durable, lighter weight, and less expensive. Their disruptive motor and control products utilize their patent-pending Printed Circuit Board (PCB) stator technology and providebroad application across multiple industries. They work with global manufacturers and industrial OEMs to customize their technology for specific applications and market segments. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Aug 19, 2021 |  |
| SeekOps | SeekOps provides end-to-end gas emissions inspection operations to oil and gas customers. | $14M | Series B | Jul 01, 2021 |  |

10 of 19 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Cottonwood Technology Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cottonwood-technology-fund) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [SLB](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/schlumberger) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Prelude Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/prelude-ventures-llc) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Riverstone Holdings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/riverstone-holdings) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Equinor Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/equinor-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Export Development Canada](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/export-development-canada) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Caterpillar Ventures invest in?

Caterpillar Ventures invests primarily in Manufacturing, Software and Energy startups, most often at Series B and Series A stage. Most of the 19 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### Who are the partners at Caterpillar Ventures?

The team at Caterpillar Ventures includes Michael Young (Founder & Managing Director). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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