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    InMotion Ventures

    London, United KingdomFounded 2016

    InMotion Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), investing in early-stage startups tackling critical enterprise challenges in climate, industrial, and enterprise technologies. Since 2016, it has been one of Europe's most active corporate investors, providing patient capital, domain expertise, and strategic access to the JLR and Tata Group networks.

    Deal activity increased 200% year-over-year (3 deals in the last 12 months). Average disclosed round size is $38.5M (across 30 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    25

    Fund Size

    —

    Top Stage

    Seed

    Last 12 Mo

    3

    Team

    Mike Smeed

    Mike Smeed

    Managing Director

    Riz Ismail

    Riz Ismail

    Finance Director

    Louis Fearn

    Louis Fearn

    Principal

    Sam Nasrolahi

    Sam Nasrolahi

    Principal

    Edouard Chavassieu

    Edouard Chavassieu

    Associate

    Maria Levin

    Maria Levin

    Investment & Scouting Lead

    William Morgan

    William Morgan

    Investment & Scouting Lead

    Oliver Fitz-Gibbon

    Oliver Fitz-Gibbon

    Platform

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    37 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    GGenphoenixUnknown$18MAug 2026
    BeyondMath logoBeyondMathSeed$18.5MFeb 2026
    Parable logoParableSeed—Nov 2025
    Bumper logoBumperSeries B—Aug 2025
    BeyondMath logoBeyondMathSeed$8.5MAug 2024
    SirenOpt logoSirenOptSeed$6.6MJul 2024
    Uncaged Innovations logoUncaged InnovationsSeed$5.6MJul 2024
    CesiumAstro logoCesiumAstroSeries B$65MJun 2024
    Carmoola logoCarmoolaSeries A$10.3MJan 2024
    Ascend Elements logoAscend ElementsSeries D$542MSep 2023
    Envisics logoEnvisicsSeries C$100MSep 2023
    Zeelo logoZeeloSeries A$14MAug 2023
    ev.energy logoev.energySeries B$33MJul 2023
    Chipflow logoChipflowPre-Seed—Jul 2023
    Gen Phoenix logoGen PhoenixUnknown$18MMar 2023
    Carmoola logoCarmoolaSeries A—Feb 2023
    GGenphoenixGrowth$18MJan 2023
    Gen Phoenix logoGen PhoenixGrowth$18MJan 2023
    Gen Phoenix logoGen PhoenixSeries B$18MJan 2023
    Carmoola logoCarmoolaSeed$32.7MJan 2022
    Bumper logoBumperSeries A$12MDec 2021
    BBattery ResourcersSeries B$20MApr 2021
    Bumper logoBumperSeries A$12MJan 2021
    BBattery ResourcersUnknown$20MJan 2021
    Envisics logoEnvisicsSeries C$50MOct 2020
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    Last updated: 20 October 2026