AutoVenture Partners — Pre-Seed VC Firm ($500K–$3.0M Checks)
AutoVenture Partners is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in Detroit, MI investing in Other, AI / ML, SaaS. The firm typically writes $500K–$3.0M checks and has 4 portfolio companies in our records.
- Check size
- $500K–$3.0M
- Portfolio
- 4 companies on record
- Partners
- 5 listed
- Stage
- Pre-Seed
- Sectors
- Other, AI / ML, SaaS
- HQ
- Detroit, MI
- AUM
- Not in our records
Last verified: 2026-06-13
Pre-Seed
$500K – $3.0M
4+ companies
5 partners
Investment Thesis
Invests in innovative automotive technology companies focusing on dealership solutions and AI enhancements.
How AutoVenture Partners invests
AutoVenture Partners is a vc firm based in Detroit, MI. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on Other, AI / ML, SaaS. It does not invest in Consumer, Media.
AutoVenture Partners typically writes checks of $500K–$3.0M per investment.
AutoVenture Partners has backed 4 companies in our records, including Kinetic, WarrCloud, Axion Ray.
Partners & Team
Celine181
Photo credits
John Smith
GP
Moyen Brenn
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Paul Strandoo
Website by
madhias
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Industry Focus
Invests In
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Portfolio Companies (4)
Other
Kinetic
Software for automotive service operations and dealer workflow automation.
WarrCloud
A software platform for handling vehicle warranty reimbursement and related service processes.
Axion Ray
AI software for quality and reliability monitoring in manufacturing and industrial workflows.
DealerAI
- •Raising at Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in Other, AI / ML, SaaS — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $500K – $3.0M check.
- •warm intro preferred
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Celine181, Photo credits.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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