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Motus Ventures

VC
San Francisco, CAWebsite

Motus Ventures is a Seed, post-seed venture capital firm based in San Francisco, CA investing in Other, Security. The firm typically writes $250K–$1.5M checks and has 11 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed, post-seed

Check Size

$250K – $1.5M

Portfolio

11+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Invests in early-stage technology companies in the mobility, transportation, and logistics markets.

How Motus Ventures invests

Motus Ventures is a vc firm based in San Francisco, CA. The firm invests at the Seed, post-seed stages, with a focus on Other, Security. It does not invest in Media, Retail.

Motus Ventures typically writes checks of $250K–$1.5M per investment.

Motus Ventures has backed 11 companies in our records, including Cetic, Aerones, Motus-VGO Autonomous IoT Fund, LP (CIK 0001665389).

Meet the Team

JD

Jim Disanto

Associate Director

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Security

Does Not Invest In

Media
Retail

Portfolio Companies (11)

Other

CE

Cetic

Logistics
AE

Aerones

Tech
MO

Motus-VGO Autonomous IoT Fund, LP (CIK 0001665389)

SEC Form D filing mentioning Motus Ventures

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Metawave

Autonomous Vehicles / Wireless Communications·Seed

Develops advanced radar sensing and smart antenna technologies for autonomous vehicles and 5G wireless connectivity.

QU

Quanergy Systems

LiDAR / Autonomous Vehicles·Series A

Provides solid-state LiDAR sensors and smart 3D sensing solutions for real-time perception in autonomous driving and IoT.

AR

Argus Cyber Security

Cybersecurity / Automotive Technology·Series A

Provides automotive cybersecurity solutions to protect connected cars and commercial vehicles from cyberattacks.

CI

Civil Maps

Autonomous Vehicles / Mapping·Seed

Developer of 3D cognitive mapping and localization software designed for autonomous vehicles.

FO

Foretellix

Autonomous Vehicles / Software Verification·Series A

Provides safety verification and validation platforms for automated driving systems (ADAS and AV).

SO

Sonatus

Automotive Software / IoT·Series A

Develops software-defined vehicle infrastructure and cloud solutions to help automakers manage vehicle data and connectivity.

SA

Savioke

Robotics·Series A

Designs and deploys autonomous delivery robots for the hospitality, healthcare, and logistics industries.

How to pitch Motus Ventures
  • Raising at Seed, post-seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, Security — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $250K – $1.5M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Jim Disanto, Associate Director.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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