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Caterpillar Ventures — Seed & Series A VC Firm

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Irving, TXWebsite

Caterpillar Ventures is a Seed, Series A, strategic venture capital firm based in Irving, TX investing in Other, Real Estate, Climate / Energy. The firm has 17 portfolio companies in our records.

Portfolio
17 companies on record
Partners
1 listed
Stage
Seed, Series A, strategic
Sectors
Other, Real Estate, Climate / Energy, AI / ML, Developer Tools
HQ
Irving, TX
Check size
Not in our records
AUM
Not in our records
How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed, Series A, strategic

Portfolio

17+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Strategic investor in technologies adjacent to Caterpillar's ecosystem, including heavy equipment, jobsite productivity, and machine intelligence.

How Caterpillar Ventures invests

Caterpillar Ventures is a vc firm based in Irving, TX. The firm invests at the Seed, Series A, strategic stages, with a focus on Other, Real Estate, Climate / Energy, AI / ML, Developer Tools.

Caterpillar Ventures has backed 17 companies in our records, including Sarcos Robotics (Sarcos Corp.), SeekOps, Nth Cycle.

Partners & Team

CV

Caterpillar Ventures Team

Investment Team

Construction Equipment
Industrial Systems
Heavy Machinery

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Real Estate
Climate / Energy
AI / ML
Developer Tools

Portfolio Companies (17)

Other

SA

Sarcos Robotics (Sarcos Corp.)

Robotics; industrial automation·Financing round; commonly reported as Series B, 2016

Develops human-operated and dexterous industrial robots, including systems designed to keep people out of dangerous work environments.

SE

SeekOps

Energy; emissions monitoring; industrial IoT·Series B, 2021

Provides drone-deployed sensors and analytics for methane leak detection and quantification in traditional and renewable-energy operations.

NT

Nth Cycle

Critical minerals; recycling; climate technology·Series B, 2023

Uses modular electro-extraction technology to refine critical metals from ore, scrap, battery waste and other feedstocks.

NO

Novarc Technologies

Robotics; advanced manufacturing; AI·Series A, 2023

Develops AI-powered robotic welding systems for industrial fabrication.

IN

Infinitum

Electrification; electric motors; industrial technology·Equity investment, 2021; also participated in 2022 growth financing

Develops efficient, lightweight air-core electric motors for industrial applications.

MI

MineSense Technologies

Mining technology; industrial analytics·Equity financing; Caterpillar’s 2018 participation was described as its second investment

Provides sensor-based ore-grade analysis and digital tools for improving mining efficiency and reducing waste.

PR

Praemo

Industrial software; AI and analytics·CAD$4.5 million financing, 2020

Develops prescriptive-analytics software intended to help industrial companies predict problems and improve operations.

BU

busybusy

Construction software; workforce management·Strategic investment, 2017

Provides software for real-time tracking of jobsite labor, time cards, photo documentation and labor costs.

PO

Powerhive

Energy; distributed generation; infrastructure·$20 million financing, 2016

Develops and operates distributed, off-grid energy and microgrid systems for emerging markets.

CL

Clearpath Robotics

Robotics; autonomy; industrial automation·Financing round, 2016; reported as Series C

Develops autonomous mobile robots and robotics systems for industrial and research applications.

How to pitch Caterpillar Ventures
  • •Raising at Seed, Series A, strategic? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Lead with your fit in Other, Real Estate, Climate / Energy — the sectors they actively back.
  • •warm intro preferred
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Caterpillar Ventures Team, Investment Team.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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