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Motivate Venture Capital

VC
Boston, MAWebsite

Motivate Venture Capital is a Series A, Series B venture capital firm based in Boston, MA investing in Other, AI / ML. The firm typically writes $3.0M–$15.0M checks and has 7 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$3.0M–$15.0M
Portfolio
7 companies on record
Partners
6 listed
Stage
Series A, Series B
Sectors
Other, AI / ML
HQ
Boston, MA
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-07-07

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Series A, Series B

Check Size

$3.0M – $15.0M

Portfolio

7+ companies

Team

6 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Investing in innovative startups unlocking new efficiencies in automotive, AI-grade hardware, and mobility sectors.

How Motivate Venture Capital invests

Motivate Venture Capital is a vc firm based in Boston, MA. The firm invests at the Series A, Series B stages, with a focus on Other, AI / ML.

Motivate Venture Capital typically writes checks of $3.0M–$15.0M per investment.

Motivate Venture Capital has backed 7 companies in our records, including Haptix, Neosensory, Chime.

Partners & Team

BK

Bonnie Kearns

Director of Operations

DW

David Wieland

Managing Partner

CT

Courtney Trunk

Senior Associate

LD

Lauren DeLuca

Managing Partner

JB

Jackson Bubala

Principal

SR

Sara Ridley

Partner

Automotive
Hardware

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
AI / ML

Portfolio Companies (7)

Other

HA

Haptix

Hardware for Automotive
NE

Neosensory

AI-Powered Systems
CH

Chime

PU

Public.com

HO

Home Chef

HA

Hallow

TR

Trading View

How to pitch Motivate Venture Capital
  • Raising at Series A, Series B? 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 $3.0M – $15.0M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Bonnie Kearns, Director of Operations.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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