Motus Ventures

Motus Ventures is a seed venture capital fund and business accelerator established in 2017, based in Redwood City, California. The firm focuses on innovation within the transportation industry and the Internet of Things, addressing the pressing need for advancements that enhance safety, reduce congestion and pollution, and improve overall efficiency. By leveraging recent technological advancements and emerging consumer trends, such as connected vehicles and resource-sharing models, Motus Ventures identifies and invests in new opportunities for innovative businesses. The firm aims to generate superior returns for its investors by providing essential funding and resources to support the development of solutions that tackle the challenges facing the transportation sector and related fields, including AI, sustainability, logistics, and materials science.

John Formisano

Venture Partner

Sam Min

Partner

Neil Weintraut

Partner

Past deals in Fuel Cell

Calicat

Series A in 2024
Calicat is a clean-energy company developing a proprietary electrocatalyst discovery process for electrolyser. The company electrocatalyst discovery is an unprecedented, proprietary, end-to-end ultrahigh throughput AI and data-driven process focused on the discovery of new catalysts for the generation of clean hydrogen and fuel cell power production. The process prepares, characterizes, and quantifies the catalytic activity of millions of compositions per month and then closes the loop with big data analysis and AI to refine/guide the search.

Cranfield Aerospace Solutions

Venture Round in 2023
Cranfield Aerospace Solutions is an aerospace company focused on the development of zero-emissions, hydrogen fuel-powered aircraft. The company specializes in complex aircraft modifications and innovative designs, offering advanced solutions to major industry players such as Airbus, Boeing, Rolls-Royce, and Raytheon. Its expertise encompasses the entire lifecycle of aircraft, including trials, data collection, and analysis of environmental characteristics like shock, vibration, and stress. Cranfield Aerospace also supports regulatory certification processes, ensuring that its hydrogen aircraft are commercially viable. Additionally, the company investigates the dynamic structural performance of new systems across various environments, including air, land, and sea, positioning itself at the forefront of sustainable aviation technology.

Calicat

Series A in 2021
Calicat is a clean-energy company developing a proprietary electrocatalyst discovery process for electrolyser. The company electrocatalyst discovery is an unprecedented, proprietary, end-to-end ultrahigh throughput AI and data-driven process focused on the discovery of new catalysts for the generation of clean hydrogen and fuel cell power production. The process prepares, characterizes, and quantifies the catalytic activity of millions of compositions per month and then closes the loop with big data analysis and AI to refine/guide the search.
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