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Toyota Ventures — Seed & Series A VC Firm ($1.4M–$126.0M Checks)

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Los Altos, CaliforniaWebsite

Toyota Ventures is a Seed, Series A venture capital firm based in Los Altos, California investing in AI / ML, Other, Climate / Energy. The firm typically writes $1.4M–$126.0M checks and has 23 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$1.4M–$126.0M
Portfolio
23 companies on record
Partners
1 listed
Stage
Seed, Series A
Sectors
AI / ML, Other, Climate / Energy, Consumer, Developer Tools
HQ
Los Altos, California
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-10-06

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed, Series A

Check Size

$1.4M – $126.0M

Portfolio

23+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Invests broadly across frontier technology with strong interest in AI, robotics, software, and industrial applications. Backed by an automotive and manufacturing powerhouse with strategic relevance to industrial use cases.

How Toyota Ventures invests

Toyota Ventures is a vc firm based in Los Altos, California. The firm invests at the Seed, Series A stages, with a focus on AI / ML, Other, Climate / Energy, Consumer, Developer Tools.

Toyota Ventures typically writes checks of $1.4M–$126.0M per investment.

Toyota Ventures has backed 23 companies in our records, including Agtonomy, Air Company, Alora.

Partners & Team

TV

Toyota Ventures team

GP

AI
Robotics
Industrial Tech

Industry Focus

Invests In

AI / ML
Other
Climate / Energy
Consumer
Developer Tools

Portfolio Companies (23)

Other

AG

Agtonomy

Agriculture·Series B

Agtonomy presents a software and services platform that enables autonomous operation of farm equipment in specialty crops, open fields, and turf settings.

AI

Air Company

Carbon Capture·Series B·Climate Fund

Air Company is a carbon utilization company creating consumer and industrial products from carbon dioxide (CO2).

AL

Alora

Agriculture

Alora is an ocean agriculture company building the technology of today to bring peace tomorrow.

AM

AM Batteries

Electronics·Pre Seed·Climate Fund

AM Batteries manufactures Li-ion batteries using solvent-free electrode manufacturing technology.

AP

Apex

Aerospace

Apex designs and manufactures small satellites tailored for various space missions.

AT

Atomic Industries

Industrial·Series A

Atomic Industries is a computational manufacturing company building an AI-powered tool and die maker.

AU

Autobrains

Automotive·Series C

Autobrain's revolutionary automotive visual intelligence platform is built on the foundation of a mature self-learning technology.

AV

Avalanche Energy

Climate Fund

Avalanche is a vc-backed, fusion energy start-up based in seattle, wa.

BO

Boxbot

Logistics·Series A

Boxbot’s proprietary software and hardware platform transforms material handling by making ordinary conveyors three-dimensional.

BU

BurnBot

Drones

BurnBot is a collaborator, bringing the best in forestry and fire technology to scale wildfire mitigation and vegetation management services systematically.

How to pitch Toyota Ventures
  • •Raising at Seed, Series A? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Lead with your fit in AI / ML, Other, Climate / Energy — the sectors they actively back.
  • •Size your ask to their typical $1.4M – $126.0M check.
  • •warm intro preferred
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Toyota Ventures team, GP.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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