# Ford Smart Mobility

> Ford Smart Mobility is a VC fund backing Transportation and Rental. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Palo Alto, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Aug 2018
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ford-smart-mobility-llc/
- Website: https://corporate.ford.com/

Ford Smart Mobility is a VC fund in Palo Alto focused on Transportation and Rental. Ford Smart Mobility LLC, a new subsidiary formed to design, build, grow and invest in emerging mobility services.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Ford Smart Mobility. Shizune tracks 5 team members at Ford Smart Mobility. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/ford-smart-mobility?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Transportation | 2 | 100% |
| Rental | 1 | 50% |
| Big Data | 1 | 50% |
| Internet | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |

12 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Debt Financing | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| India | 1 | 50% |
| United States | 1 | 50% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Henry Ford | Founder | 0 | — |
| Henry Ford | Founder | 0 | — |
| Jim Farley | Chief Executive Officer | 0 | — |
| Raj Rao | CEO | 0 | — |
| William Clay Ford, Jr. | Executive Chair | 5 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Zoomcar | Zoomcar is the marketplace for car sharing in emerging markets, with over 20,000 cars on its technology-driven platform across India, Southeast Asia, and Egypt. Zoomcar empowers host entrepreneurs to safely and easily share their cars to earn additional passive income. Guests in the Zoomcar community enjoy a diverse, affordable selection of cars tounlock memorable driving experiences with friends and family. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Bengaluru, India, Zoomcar employs over 300 people and operates in 100 cities across India, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Egypt. Uri Levine, the co-founder of mobility unicorns Waze and Moovit, currently serves as Zoomcar’s Chairman of the Board. | $3.6M | Debt Financing | Aug 03, 2018 |  |
| Swiftly | Swiftly develops enterprise software that helps transit agencies and cities improve urban mobility. The platform harnesses billions of data points and sophisticated algorithms to improve transit system performance, service reliability, and real-time passenger information. | $2.5M | Seed | May 03, 2017 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Ford Smart Mobility invest in?

Ford Smart Mobility invests primarily in Transportation, Rental and Big Data startups, most often at Seed and Debt Financing stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Ford Smart Mobility?

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### Who are the partners at Ford Smart Mobility?

The team at Ford Smart Mobility includes Henry Ford (Founder), Henry Ford (Founder) and Jim Farley (Chief Executive Officer). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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