Chris Abshire
Principal @ Toyota Ventures
Palo Alto, United States
Chris Abshire is a seed investor at Toyota Ventures in Palo Alto focused on Electronics and Manufacturing. Chris Abshire - Principal @ Toyota Ventures
- Total investments:
- 2
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 50%
Last updated:
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Industries Chris Abshire invests in
Stages Chris Abshire invests in
Countries Chris Abshire invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- Electronics 1 (50%)
- Manufacturing 1 (50%)
- Advanced Materials 1 (50%)
- Information Technology 1 (50%)
- Artificial Intelligence 1 (50%)
Stage
- Seed 1 (50%)
- Series A 1 (50%)
Country
- United States 1 (50%)
- United Kingdom 1 (50%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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AheadComputing
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AheadComputing is a company that specializes in designing, licensing, and providing support for high-performance microprocessor cores and related technologies. | $30M / Seed / Jan 21, 2026 | |
Orbital Industries
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From sustainable fuels, to carbon capture, to harmful chemical removal from the environment, Orbital Materials develops and commercialises technologies that keep earth our home forever. At the core of our company is a foundation model for atoms, built by world experts in generative AI and large language models. | $16M / Series A / Feb 21, 2024 |
Co-Investors
About Toyota Ventures
Toyota Ventures is a San Francisco Bay Area-based venture capital firm that invests in early-stage startups from around the world. Founded in July 2017, its mission is to discover what’s next for Toyota by helping startups bring disruptive technologies and business models to market quickly. With more than $800 million in assets under management,the firm’s funds include the Toyota Ventures Frontier Fund focused on artificial intelligence, cloud computing, autonomy, mobility, robotics, financial technologies, materials, and energy; and the Toyota Ventures Climate Fund focused on innovative solutions for carbon neutrality.
Toyota Ventures Contacts
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Chris Abshire
Principal
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Erin Keller
Senior Associate
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Jim Adler
Founding Managing Director
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Lisa Coca
Partner, Climate. Fund
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Natalie Fonseca Licciardi
Managing Partner
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FAQ
What does Chris Abshire invest in?
Chris Abshire invests primarily in Electronics, Manufacturing and Advanced Materials startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
When did Chris Abshire last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Chris Abshire closed in Jan 2026. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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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 Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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