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Toyota Ventures

VC
San Francisco, CAWebsite

Toyota Ventures is a Seed, Series A venture capital firm based in San Francisco, CA investing in Other, AI / ML, Climate / Energy. The firm typically writes $500K–$3.0M checks and has 89 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$500K–$3.0M
Portfolio
89 companies on record
Partners
10 listed
Stage
Seed, Series A
Sectors
Other, AI / ML, Climate / Energy
HQ
San Francisco, CA
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-04-13

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed, Series A

Check Size

$500K – $3.0M

Portfolio

89+ companies

Team

10 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Early-stage fund investing in frontier tech including robotics, autonomy, and AI with strong real-world applications.

How Toyota Ventures invests

Toyota Ventures is a vc firm based in San Francisco, CA. The firm invests at the Seed, Series A stages, with a focus on Other, AI / ML, Climate / Energy.

Toyota Ventures typically writes checks of $500K–$3.0M per investment.

Toyota Ventures has backed 89 companies in our records, including Moodify, Realtime Robotics, Axiom.

Partners & Team

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Evan Cohen

Senior Director of Portfolio Engagement

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Joan Lee

Senior Marketing Director

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Jim Adler

Founder

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Caitlin Ploch

Director of Portfolio Engagement

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David Sokolic

Partner

Frontier Fund

Partner at Toyota Ventures leading investments for the Frontier Fund. Previously investment partner at OurCrowd; VP on the investment team at Battery Ventures; CEO of CyKick Labs; held roles at Microsoft and other technology companies.

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Natalie Licciardi

Managing Partner

Managing partner at Toyota Ventures overseeing day-to-day operations including finance, portfolio support, diversity and inclusion initiatives, marketing/communications, and business management; member of the executive team helping define firm strategy. Previously consulted with Toyota Research Institute; founder/CEO of SageScape.

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Katie L

Executive Assistant

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Chris Abshire

Principal

Frontier Fund

Principal at Toyota Ventures responsible for originating and driving investments, diligence, and leading deal negotiations/closings for the Frontier Fund. Previously on the investment team at Fenox Venture Capital.

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Lisa Coca

Climate Fund Partner

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Ethan Sohn

Principal, Climate Fund

Climate Fund

Principal on the Toyota Ventures Climate Fund investment team; responsible for sourcing startups, evaluating opportunities, and negotiating/closing investments. Previously in energy/power & utilities investment banking at TD Securities and at Siemens Financial Services.

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
AI / ML
Climate / Energy

Portfolio Companies (89)

Other

MO

Moodify

RE

Realtime Robotics

Robotics software
AX

Axiom

TE

Tereform

AR

Arbon

EL

Elementary Robotics

BL

Blackmore

ME

Metawave

EM

Embodied

AU

AutoBrains

How to pitch Toyota Ventures
  • Raising at Seed, Series A? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, AI / ML, Climate / Energy — 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 Evan Cohen, Senior Director of Portfolio Engagement.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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