# MOTUL

> MOTUL is a VC fund in Aubervilliers backing Rental, Automotive and Transportation. See 1 investment, round sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Aubervilliers, France
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jul 2022
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

MOTUL is a VC fund in Aubervilliers focused on Rental and Automotive. Motul is the world leader oil & lubricants producer

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Rental | 1 | 100% |
| Automotive | 1 | 100% |
| Transportation | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Troopy | Troopy is a mobility technology company that offers shared e-mopeds developped by Yamaha | $10.2M | Seed | Jul 07, 2022 | https://troopy.com |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Groupe Chapat](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/groupe-chapat) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does MOTUL invest in?

MOTUL invests primarily in Rental, Automotive and Transportation startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in France. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did MOTUL last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for MOTUL closed in Jul 2022. Shizune tracks 1 investment in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### 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 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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