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Automotive Convergence Fund

VC
Detroit, MIWebsite

Automotive Convergence Fund is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Detroit, MI investing in Other, AI / ML. The firm typically writes $500K–$2.0M checks and has 37 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$500K – $2.0M

Portfolio

37+ companies

Team

18 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Specializes in startups innovating in the automotive aftermarket, with a keen interest in digitizing traditional retail channels.

How Automotive Convergence Fund invests

Automotive Convergence Fund is a vc firm based in Detroit, MI. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, AI / ML. It does not invest in Agritech.

Automotive Convergence Fund typically writes checks of $500K–$2.0M per investment.

Automotive Convergence Fund has backed 37 companies in our records, including AfricInvest, Allianz Global Investors, Asian Development Bank.

Meet the Team

MP

Manissa Patel

Chief Financial Officer

JL

Joan Larrea

Chief Executive Officer

LP

Leah Pedersen

Senior Director of Marketing

KM

Krishna Malhotra

Associate Director

CC

Chris Clubb

Managing Director

SY

Sijia Yi

Director of Communications

KX

Karolyn Xie

Head of Communications

AM

Aakif Merchant

Director of Africa

AA

Andrew Apampa

Associate Director

SG

Safia Gulamani

Chief Operating Officer

LG

Liam Green

General Partner

Automotive
Retail Tech
CN

Chinmay Naralkar

General Partner

Local Currency Guarantees
Blended Finance

Part of the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG)

AM

Alicia Maitland

Principal

Blended Finance
Asia Climate Solutions
M

MAS

Donor

Asia Climate Solutions
DA

DFAT Australia

Donor

Asia Climate Solutions
OG

Olayan Group

Donor

Asia Climate Solutions
UO

UBS Optimus Foundation

Donor

Asia Climate Solutions
TR

The Rockefeller Foundation

Donor

Asia Climate Solutions

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
AI / ML

Does Not Invest In

Agritech

Portfolio Companies (37)

Other

AF

AfricInvest

AL

Allianz Global Investors

AS

Asian Development Bank

AU

Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

AY

Ayala Foundation

BL

BlueOrchard Capital

SA

SAFI

CE

Ceniarth

CR

CrossBoundary

EN

Energy Development Guarantee Group

How to pitch Automotive Convergence Fund
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, AI / ML — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $500K – $2.0M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Manissa Patel, Chief Financial Officer.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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