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    Toyota Ventures

    Los Altos, California, United StatesFounded 2017

    Toyota Ventures is the early-stage venture capital arm of Toyota, investing in deep tech and climate tech startups across AI, robotics, mobility, autonomy, carbon capture, and renewable energy. Founded in 2017 and based in Los Altos, California, the firm manages over $800 million in assets across multiple funds.

    Deal activity increased 71% year-over-year (12 deals in the last 12 months). Average disclosed round size is $134.1M (across 144 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    111

    Fund Size

    —

    Top Stage

    Series A

    Last 12 Mo

    12

    Team

    Natalie Fonseca Licciardi

    Natalie Fonseca Licciardi

    Managing Partner and Chief Operating Officer

    Jim Adler

    Jim Adler

    Founder and General Partner

    Chris Abshire

    Chris Abshire

    Partner, Frontier Fund

    David Sokolic

    David Sokolic

    Partner, Frontier Fund

    Lisa Coca

    Lisa Coca

    Partner, Climate Fund

    Caitlin Ploch

    Caitlin Ploch

    Portfolio Engagement Director

    Carlo Cruz

    Carlo Cruz

    Corporate Engagement Director

    Evan Cohen

    Evan Cohen

    Senior Portfolio Engagement Director

    Joan Lee

    Joan Lee

    Senior Marketing & Events Director

    Kalyn Simon

    Kalyn Simon

    Portfolio Engagement Director

    Molly Rafelson

    Molly Rafelson

    Portfolio Engagement Director

    Ethan Sohn

    Ethan Sohn

    Principal, Climate Fund

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    169 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    NNeuromorphicSeed$5.1MAug 2026
    Scentian Bio logoScentian BioSeed—Apr 2026
    SStarfishSeries B$100MApr 2026
    Starfish Space logoStarfish SpaceSeries B$100MApr 2026
    Autoscience logoAutoscienceSeed$14MMar 2026
    AAdvanced Machine Intelligence LabsSeed$1.0BMar 2026
    Alora logoAloraUnknown—Mar 2026
    Axiom Math logoAxiom MathSeries A$200MMar 2026
    Efficient Computer logoEfficient ComputerSeries A$60MFeb 2026
    Avalanche Energy logoAvalanche EnergySeries A$29MFeb 2026
    Avalanche logoAvalancheUnknown$29MFeb 2026
    Axiom logoAxiomSeries A$20MJan 2026
    AAMISeed$1.0BJan 2026
    NNeuromorphic LabsSeed$5.1MJan 2026
    Neuromorphic Labs logoNeuromorphic LabsSeed$5.1MJan 2026
    Zeno logoZenoSeed$25MJan 2026
    Pila Energy logoPila EnergySeed$4MOct 2025
    Stoke logoStokeSeries D$510MOct 2025
    RRodatherm EnergySeries A$38MSep 2025
    Mentra logoMentraSeries A—Jul 2025
    Xona logoXonaSeries B$92MJun 2025
    Future Fields logoFuture FieldsSeries A—Jun 2025
    RRodatherm EnergySeries A—Jan 2025
    Pickle Robot logoPickle RobotSeries B$50MNov 2024
    Pickle logoPickleSeries B$50MNov 2024
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