Autotech Ventures

Founded in 2013, Autotech Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California. It manages over $400 million to invest in startups innovating in connected, autonomous, shared, and electrified vehicles, as well as related mobility services. The firm provides capital, industry contacts, market intelligence, talent recruitment support, and fundraising assistance to its portfolio companies.

Alexei Andreev

Managing Director

Dilara Bozyilan

Analyst

Esat Canli

Analyst

Burak Cendek

Partner

Quin Garcia

Managing Director

Daniel Hoffer

Managing Director

Ivy Nguyen

Principal

Tony Rimas

Venture Partner

Masahiro Suzuki

Partner, Director of Strategic Services

Past deals in Self-driving

SafeAI

Series A in 2021
Founded in 2017, SafeAI specializes in transforming heavy equipment used in mining and construction industries into autonomous robotic assets. Its technology enables safe removal of personnel from hazardous environments while optimizing equipment utilization and task management.

SafeAI

Seed Round in 2019
Founded in 2017, SafeAI specializes in transforming heavy equipment used in mining and construction industries into autonomous robotic assets. Its technology enables safe removal of personnel from hazardous environments while optimizing equipment utilization and task management.

Metawave

Seed Round in 2017
Metawave Corporation is a technology company based in Palo Alto, California, specializing in the development of advanced beamsteering radars using metamaterials and artificial intelligence. Founded in 2017, the company primarily serves the automotive industry, offering innovative solutions for safe automated driving. Its flagship product, SPEKTRA, is designed to enhance safety for automakers by providing high-performance radar capabilities for 3D imaging and vehicle-to-vehicle communications. Additionally, Metawave develops TURBO active repeaters to extend signal coverage in difficult environments, as well as ECHO passive reflectors to optimize signal direction in areas with lower coverage. The company also offers AWARE, an AI platform that leverages deep learning to extract valuable information from radar signals. In parallel, Metawave is working on smart beamsteering antennas to improve 4G and 5G networks, aiming to enhance connectivity for billions of users.
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