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Automobile Ventures

VC
Austin, TXWebsite

Automobile Ventures is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in Austin, TX investing in Other, Marketplace, SaaS. The firm typically writes $250K–$1.0M checks and has 6 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed

Check Size

$250K – $1.0M

Portfolio

6+ companies

Team

6 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Automobile Ventures focuses on early-stage investments in automotive marketplaces and B2B SaaS platforms transforming the vehicle trading industry.

How Automobile Ventures invests

Automobile Ventures is a vc firm based in Austin, TX. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on Other, Marketplace, SaaS, Climate / Energy, Fintech. It does not invest in Consumer, Media.

Automobile Ventures typically writes checks of $250K–$1.0M per investment.

Automobile Ventures has backed 6 companies in our records, including Recurrent, Carputty, Sigo Seguros.

Meet the Team

AS

Alice Smith

General Partner

Automotive
Marketplace
KY

Kofi Yeboah

Testimonial

Provided a positive review: "Great service!"

YP

Yvonne Perkins

Testimonial

Provided a positive review: "Purchase went smooth."

TC

Tony Ciccocelli

Testimonial

Provided a positive review: "Huge domains is always a pleasure to deal with and the payment plan to pay off domains is absolutely exquisite."

AP

Aivar Podra

Testimonial

Provided a positive review: "It worked smoothly so far, as I bought domain with a payment plan."

CB

Caesare Belvano

Testimonial

Provided a positive review: "Perfect transaction. Highly recommend."

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Marketplace
SaaS
Climate / Energy
Fintech
Consumer

Does Not Invest In

Consumer
Media

Portfolio Companies (6)

Other

RE

Recurrent

EV Technology / CleanTech·Seed·Automotive Ventures Mobility Fund

Provides independent battery health reports, range forecasting, and analytics for used electric vehicles.

CA

Carputty

FinTech / Automotive·Series A·Automotive Ventures DealerFund / Mobility Fund

A fintech platform that provides consumers with a flexible, personalized line of credit for auto financing and refinancing.

SI

Sigo Seguros

Insurtech·Seed·Automotive Ventures Mobility Fund

An insurtech company providing bilingual, mobile-first auto insurance tailored to immigrant and Spanish-speaking populations.

VI

Vincue

Dealer Technology / SaaS·Series A·Automotive Ventures DealerFund

An end-to-end inventory management, pricing, and marketing software platform for automotive dealerships.

HO

HopDrive

Logistics / Fleet Tech·Early Stage·Automotive Ventures DealerFund

An on-demand vehicle transport and logistics service that helps dealerships and fleet operators move vehicles efficiently.

AU

AutoDeal Network

Automotive Marketplace
How to pitch Automobile Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, Marketplace, SaaS — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $250K – $1.0M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Alice Smith, General Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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