Sequoia Capital Israel

Sequoia Capital Israel is a venture capital firm that backs startups and growth companies across seed to late-stage rounds, with a focus on Israel. It invests across sectors including fintech, financial services, internet, mobile, technology, and healthcare, spanning banking, payments, advertising, ecommerce, data, security, software, and related enabling tech. Typical commitments range from 100,000 to 1 million in seed, 1 to 10 million in early venture, and 10 to 100 million in growth rounds. The firm is based in Tel Aviv and operates as part of Sequoia Capital's global network.

Rohit Agarwal

Managing Director

Mohit Bhatnagar

Managing Director

Sakshi Chopra

Managing Director

Fu Xin

Partner

Shmil Levy

Investor

Ishaan Mittal

Managing Director

Abhishek Mohan

Principal

Javier Ng

Associate

Enita Pu

Partner

Yoav Shaked

Investor

Pavel Vyhnalek

Operating Partner

Wang Chenyu

Vice President

Past deals in Autonomous Vehicles

Bibost Automotive Electronics

Series A in 2024
Bebest Automotive Electronics specializes in the production and research of advanced automotive electronic products. The company focuses on developing intelligent chassis core components and chassis domain controllers, which are essential for modern vehicle systems. Additionally, Bebest offers technical services related to autonomous driving, as well as electronic mechanical brake systems and steering-by-wire systems. By providing high-quality solutions for chassis-by-wire technology, Bebest aims to meet the growing demands of the global automotive market.

Boundary Intelligent Control

Seed Round in 2023
Boundary Intelligent is specialized in creating airborne systems, such as flight control systems, that satisfy the needs of civil aircraft, as well as enhancing the ecology of the civil aviation industry and constructing aircraft perception, navigation, decision-making, and planning capabilities.

Haawking

Series A in 2022
Haawking specializes in developing and manufacturing industrial control microprocessors and machine vision chips. Their products enhance computing efficiency and reduce costs for clients across industries such as industrial robots, augmented reality, autonomous driving, consumer electronics, and new energy automotive.

Bibost Automotive Electronics

Seed Round in 2022
Bebest Automotive Electronics specializes in the production and research of advanced automotive electronic products. The company focuses on developing intelligent chassis core components and chassis domain controllers, which are essential for modern vehicle systems. Additionally, Bebest offers technical services related to autonomous driving, as well as electronic mechanical brake systems and steering-by-wire systems. By providing high-quality solutions for chassis-by-wire technology, Bebest aims to meet the growing demands of the global automotive market.

SiEngine Technology

Series A in 2022
SiEngine Technology is a developer of electronic chips specifically designed for the automotive industry. The company focuses on creating advanced System on a Chip (SoC) solutions for smart cockpits and autonomous driving applications. By integrating innovative technologies into its products, SiEngine aims to enhance the driving experience, providing drivers with intelligent features that support modern automotive needs. Through its commitment to developing high-performance control chips, SiEngine Technology plays a significant role in the evolution of vehicle electronics, contributing to the advancement of smart and autonomous vehicles.

Callisto Technology

Seed Round in 2022
Callisto Technology is a company specializing in smart vehicle security and data management solutions. It develops intelligent safety systems aimed at enhancing autonomous driving capabilities. By leveraging artificial intelligence, big data, and advanced technologies, Callisto Technology provides automotive safety solutions tailored for global smart car and smart driving industries. The company's focus is on creating a safe and reliable network environment for vehicles, ensuring that customers can trust the integrity and safety of their automotive systems.

Rox Motor

Series D in 2022
ROX Motor is a company dedicated to the development of off-road new energy vehicles, specializing in innovative technologies that enhance smart car capabilities. The firm focuses on research and development in several key areas, including new energy power systems, intelligent cockpit designs, and autonomous driving solutions. By providing advanced product definitions and core intelligence technologies, ROX Motor aims to improve the overall quality of products within the new energy vehicle industry, catering to the growing demand for environmentally friendly and technologically advanced transportation options.

J-Elephant

Angel Round in 2022
J-Elephant is a company focused on the development of intelligent mobile robot products and industrial automation solutions tailored for the manufacturing sector. Specializing in autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), J-Elephant creates forklift AMRs that enhance internal logistics within manufacturing environments. By offering flexible solutions, the company aims to improve efficiency and streamline operations for its clients, addressing the growing demand for automation in the industry.

SpeedFox

Series A in 2022
SpeedFox is an artificial intelligence company that specializes in innovative household cleaning solutions and water technology. Initially focused on producing hot water bottles, the company has broadened its product range to include various household electrical appliances such as rice cookers, kitchen supplies, and storage solutions. SpeedFox has developed a smart cleaning appliance that combines vacuuming, sweeping, and mopping functions into a single device, designed for efficient cleaning of hard floors like wood and tile. Collaborating with prominent suppliers like Luxshare Precision, SpeedFox continues to enhance its offerings in household and outdoor living supplies, catering to consumer preferences for quality and functionality.

Inceptio Technology

Series B in 2022
Inceptio Technology is a developer of autonomous driving heavy-duty trucks based in Shanghai, China, with additional research and development centers in Silicon Valley. Founded in 2018, the company aims to transform line-haul logistics by offering a nationwide freight network that enhances safety, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness for logistic customers. Its autonomous trucks leverage advanced artificial intelligence, new energy technology, and logistics big data to deliver innovative and reliable transportation solutions. By focusing on the integration of these technologies, Inceptio Technology is positioned to provide significant improvements in the logistics sector.

Rox Motor

Series C in 2021
ROX Motor is a company dedicated to the development of off-road new energy vehicles, specializing in innovative technologies that enhance smart car capabilities. The firm focuses on research and development in several key areas, including new energy power systems, intelligent cockpit designs, and autonomous driving solutions. By providing advanced product definitions and core intelligence technologies, ROX Motor aims to improve the overall quality of products within the new energy vehicle industry, catering to the growing demand for environmentally friendly and technologically advanced transportation options.

Syrius Robotics

Series B in 2021
Syrius Robotics is a manufacturer of intelligent robots designed for material handling, particularly within factories and logistics environments. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Shenzhen, China, with an additional office in Beijing, the company specializes in autonomous mobile robots that utilize a self-developed operational system and software platform, supported by AIoT cloud services. Syrius Robotics partners with fulfillment centers and warehouses globally, offering versatile automation solutions tailored for e-commerce, retail, and logistics sectors. Its innovative logistics robots, which incorporate advanced technologies such as laser radar and cameras, aim to enhance productivity in automated logistics and warehouse operations. The company's solutions are increasingly being adopted by various commercial organizations beyond the transportation industry, demonstrating its broad applicability and impact on efficiency in different sectors.

AgileX

Venture Round in 2021
AgileX Robotics (Dongguan) Co., Ltd is a manufacturer based in Dongguan, China, with an additional office in Shenzhen. Founded in 2017, the company specializes in designing and producing mobile robot products, including unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) and automated guided vehicles (AGVs). AgileX's offerings cater to various industries such as logistics, security, agriculture, and animal husbandry. The company aims to provide innovative solutions that enhance operational efficiency and reduce the manual workload through advanced robotics technology. Their products are utilized in applications such as security inspection, industrial park operations, agricultural irrigation, and scientific research, demonstrating a commitment to advancing intelligent robotics for broader workforce liberation.

Enjoy Move Technology

Series A in 2021
Enjoy Move Technology specializes in developing high-performance computing software platforms for smart cars and autonomous driving. Their core offerings include intelligent driving application-level operating systems and embedded artificial intelligence, along with a deterministic communication middleware platform called EMOS. The company's products have achieved TÜV Rheinland's ASIL D certification and are used in mass production.

Plus

Series D in 2021
Plus is a global technology company headquartered in Silicon Valley that develops highly automated and fully autonomous driving solutions. Its open‑autonomy platform powers commercial vehicles in the United States and Germany and is used by leading automakers, fleets, and technology partners worldwide. The company focuses on making driving safer, more comfortable, and more sustainable, and it has been recognized by Forbes, Fast Company, Insider, CES, and AUVSI for its innovative technology. Plus also builds AI‑driven autonomous driving software for trucks, leveraging large AI models and generative AI to enable safe, affordable, and scalable deployment of autonomous freight vehicles.

MetaX

Seed Round in 2021
Muxi is dedicated to providing full-stack GPU chips and heterogeneous computing solutions that can be widely used in cutting-edge fields such as artificial intelligence, smart cities, data centers, cloud computing, autonomous driving, digital twins, metaverse, and so on. It builds full-stack GPU chip products, launching MXN series GPUs (Xi Si) for AI reasoning, MXC series GPUs (Xi Yun) for AI training and general computing, and MXG series GPUs (Xi Cai) for graphics rendering, Meet the computing power requirements of data centers for "high energy efficiency" and "high versatility". Mu Xi's products all use independently developed GPU IP, have instruction sets and architectures with completely independent intellectual property rights, and are outfitted with a complete software stack (MACAMACA) compatible with mainstream GPU ecosystems. In September 2020, the company was founded in Shanghai, and it has wholly-owned subsidiaries and R&D centers in Beijing, Nanjing, Chengdu, Hangzhou, Shenzhen, and Wuhan.

Syrius Robotics

Series A in 2020
Syrius Robotics is a manufacturer of intelligent robots designed for material handling, particularly within factories and logistics environments. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Shenzhen, China, with an additional office in Beijing, the company specializes in autonomous mobile robots that utilize a self-developed operational system and software platform, supported by AIoT cloud services. Syrius Robotics partners with fulfillment centers and warehouses globally, offering versatile automation solutions tailored for e-commerce, retail, and logistics sectors. Its innovative logistics robots, which incorporate advanced technologies such as laser radar and cameras, aim to enhance productivity in automated logistics and warehouse operations. The company's solutions are increasingly being adopted by various commercial organizations beyond the transportation industry, demonstrating its broad applicability and impact on efficiency in different sectors.

Pony.ai

Series B in 2020
Founded in 2016, Pony.ai develops artificial intelligence software for autonomous mobility deployment, focusing on manufacturing automated vehicles and offering public-facing Robotaxi services. The company operates fully driverless robotaxis through the PonyPilot mobile app in major Chinese cities.

Baraja

Series A in 2019
Baraja is a deep technology company specializing in advanced LiDAR solutions for autonomous vehicles. It has developed a unique platform called Spectrum-Scan™, which employs a novel approach to light detection and ranging by utilizing prisms instead of traditional moving parts and mirrors. This innovative method refracts light through optics connected to a wavelength-tunable laser, allowing for enhanced scanning capabilities. As a result, Baraja's technology offers superior range, precision, and reliability, even in challenging environments. This advancement enables manufacturers of self-driving cars to achieve instantaneous multi-angle scanning with high detail and adaptability, positioning Baraja as a leader in the autonomous vehicle technology sector.

HoloMatic

Series A in 2018
HoloMatic is a startup focused on delivering advanced autonomous driving solutions that leverage state-of-the-art artificial intelligence and automotive technologies. The company possesses a comprehensive suite of autonomous driving technologies, which includes vehicle wire control, multi-sensor integration, and core algorithm modules for automated driving. By providing these solutions, HoloMatic aims to facilitate the mass production and industrialization of autonomous vehicles, thereby contributing to innovation in the transportation sector. Its offerings enable vehicle manufacturers to seamlessly integrate sophisticated autonomous driving systems into their products.

Plus

Series A in 2018
Plus is a global technology company headquartered in Silicon Valley that develops highly automated and fully autonomous driving solutions. Its open‑autonomy platform powers commercial vehicles in the United States and Germany and is used by leading automakers, fleets, and technology partners worldwide. The company focuses on making driving safer, more comfortable, and more sustainable, and it has been recognized by Forbes, Fast Company, Insider, CES, and AUVSI for its innovative technology. Plus also builds AI‑driven autonomous driving software for trucks, leveraging large AI models and generative AI to enable safe, affordable, and scalable deployment of autonomous freight vehicles.

Pony.ai

Series A in 2018
Founded in 2016, Pony.ai develops artificial intelligence software for autonomous mobility deployment, focusing on manufacturing automated vehicles and offering public-facing Robotaxi services. The company operates fully driverless robotaxis through the PonyPilot mobile app in major Chinese cities.

CiDi

Series A in 2018
CiDi focuses on the technological innovation and execution required to create practical, self-driving commercial vehicles and products. The company has obtained public road testing permits for SAE Level 4 trucks capable of exceeding 100km/h on highways. During the first two years, the company completed numerous projects for various commercial and special vehicles. CiDi, for example, has delivered unmanned and remote-controlled mining trucks to mining areas for operation, as well as operated intelligent buses on open city streets and mass-produced V2X-connected vehicles and equipment in multiple cities and regions.

TuSimple

Angel Round in 2015
TuSimple operates self-driving trucks in Tucson, Arizona, with a focus on developing fully-autonomous driving solutions for the logistics industry. Founded in 2015, the company aims to enhance safety, reduce transportation costs, and decrease carbon emissions.
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