# Toyota Motor

> Toyota Motor is a VC fund in Tokyo backing Automotive and Transportation. See 39 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 39
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 54%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/toyota-global/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/ToyotaMotorCorp
- Website: https://global.toyota
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TOYOTA.Global/

Toyota Motor is a VC fund in Tokyo focused on Automotive and Transportation. Toyota is a company that is operating its business with a focus on vehicle production and sales.Toyota completed its A1 prototype passenger car and the G1 truck in 1935. The first export of a Toyota car (G1 truck) occurred in 1936 and Toyota established its logo during the same year. By 1938, it started the production of the G1 truck. In 1957,Toyota exported the Japanese passenger car ‘Crown’ to the United States for the first time. Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. was also established in 1957.In 1985, Toyota’s cumulative exports reached 20 million units, and its annual overseas output exceeded 3 million units in 1999.As of the end of Dec. 2013, Toyota conducts its business worldwide with 52 overseas manufacturing companies in 27 countries and regions. Toyota's vehicles are sold in more than 160 countries and regions.Toyota today manufactures a diverse line-up of vehicles all over the world, including sport utility vehicles, commercial vehicles, and more.Toyota was founded in 1937 by Kiichiro Toyoda and is headquartered in Aichi.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Automotive | 9 | 23% |
| Transportation | 9 | 23% |
| Software | 8 | 21% |
| Autonomous Vehicles | 6 | 15% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 6 | 15% |

73 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Corporate Round | 9 | 23% |
| Series C | 5 | 13% |
| Funding Round | 5 | 13% |
| Series B | 4 | 10% |
| Post-IPO Equity | 3 | 8% |

12 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 15 | 38% |
| United States | 11 | 28% |
| China | 2 | 5% |
| Singapore | 2 | 5% |
| Germany | 1 | 3% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Akio Toyoda | President | 0 | — |
| Didier Leroy | Executive Vice President | 0 | — |
| Gill Pratt | Chief Scientist and Executive Fellow for Research | 1 | — |
| Hiroki MORI | Project Manager | 0 | — |
| Jamie Bonini | Vice President, TSSC | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cellcentric | Cellcentric is a joint venture company that manufactures and markets a range of fuel-cell systems in areas of application. |  | Corporate Round | Jul 27, 2026 |  |
| Rapidus | Rapidus is an Electronic component research, development, design, production, and sales that includes semiconductor elements and integrated circuits. Environmentally friendly, energy-saving semiconductors and semiconductor manufacturing technology are being researched and developed. Human resource development and training for the semiconductorsector. | $1.7B | Corporate Round | Feb 27, 2026 |  |
| Joby Aviation | Joby Aviation, Inc. is a transportation company developing an all-electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft which it intends to operate as part of a fast, quiet, and convenient air taxi service beginning in 2024. The aircraft, which has a range of 150 miles on a single charge, can transport a pilot and four passengers at speeds of up to 200mph. It is designed to help reduce urban congestion and accelerate the shift to sustainable modes of transit. | $250M | Post-IPO Equity | May 27, 2025 |  |
| Aeronext | Aeronext is a Japanese startup that provides a center of gravity control technology to enhance the basic performance of drone. | $4M | Series B | Nov 21, 2024 |  |
| Driscoll Childrens Hospital | Driscoll Childrens Hospital specializes in pediatric care with services in surgery, pathology, medicine, radiology, and critical care. | $525K | Grant | Sep 26, 2024 |  |
| Rapidus | Rapidus is an Electronic component research, development, design, production, and sales that includes semiconductor elements and integrated circuits. Environmentally friendly, energy-saving semiconductors and semiconductor manufacturing technology are being researched and developed. Human resource development and training for the semiconductorsector. | $52.6M | Grant | Nov 11, 2022 |  |
| Momenta | Momenta is an autonomous driving startup operating out of Beijing. Its deep-learning-based software in perception, HD semantic mapping, and data-driven path planning enables the realization of full autonomy. Momenta offer multi-level autonomous driving solutions as well as big data products and services.Momenta’s team is composed of experts incomputer vision and deep learning, including one of the authors of Faster R-CNN and ResNet, the most popular deep learning network, as well as winners of ImageNet 2015, MS COCO Challenge 2015, and ImageNet 2017. The company is leading the autonomous driving software space with advanced technical competence and a strong commitment to innovation. | $300M | Series C | Sep 23, 2021 |  |
| E Mobility Power | E Mobility Power provides services and social infrastructure that support the next-generation mobility society. | $136.1M | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 05, 2021 |  |
| Momenta | Momenta is an autonomous driving startup operating out of Beijing. Its deep-learning-based software in perception, HD semantic mapping, and data-driven path planning enables the realization of full autonomy. Momenta offer multi-level autonomous driving solutions as well as big data products and services.Momenta’s team is composed of experts incomputer vision and deep learning, including one of the authors of Faster R-CNN and ResNet, the most popular deep learning network, as well as winners of ImageNet 2015, MS COCO Challenge 2015, and ImageNet 2017. The company is leading the autonomous driving software space with advanced technical competence and a strong commitment to innovation. | $500M | Series C | Mar 19, 2021 |  |
| Pony.ai | Pony.ai is a startup that builds full-stack autonomous driving solutions. It is a pioneer in autonomous mobility technologies and services across the US and China, spearheading public-facing Robotaxi pilots in both markets. Pony.ai is committed to creating a safe and sustainable mobility future by delivering autonomous mobility everywhere.Thecompany was founded by James Peng and Tiancheng Lou in 2016 and is headquartered in Fremont, California, United States. | $462M | Series B | Feb 25, 2020 |  |

10 of 39 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [SPARX Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sparx-group) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Mirai Creation Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mirai-creation-fund) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
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## FAQ

### What does Toyota Motor invest in?

Toyota Motor invests primarily in Automotive, Transportation and Software startups, most often at Corporate Round and Series C stage. Most of the 39 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Toyota Motor?

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### Who are the partners at Toyota Motor?

The team at Toyota Motor includes Akio Toyoda (President), Didier Leroy (Executive Vice President) and Gill Pratt (Chief Scientist and Executive Fellow for Research), among 15 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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