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Investment thesis

Autotech Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm with nearly $600M under management, investing from pre-Seed through Series B with a sector-specific focus on ground transportation and industrials. The firm invests globally in startups solving challenges across connectivity, autonomy, shared mobility, electrification, and enterprise digitization, with a focus on AI-native, capital-efficient solutions that enable scalable, software-defined business models. When the right opportunity is identified, Autotech makes an initial investment of $1–8M as a lead or follow-on investor. Autotech's team of experienced entrepreneurs, operators, and technologists leverages decades of ground transport experience and deep relationships with fleet operators, vehicle and semiconductor manufacturers, parts distributors, repair shop chains, and energy companies. This network allows the firm to identify not only widely-hyped startup disruptors but also non-obvious transport market opportunities in niches that require sector expertise, bridging the gap between innovative founders and incumbent transportation industry insiders.

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Since inception, we have recognized the macro-trends of connectivity, autonomy, shared use, electrification, and digitization of enterprise as tidal waves that are fundamentally transforming our industry. We continue to gravitate toward software, services, and capital-light hardware startups that will significantly impact the larger mobility industry.

Quin Garcia · Autotech Ventures Fund III Press Release, autotechvc.com · 2023-04-20

This is our largest fund and will allow us to hunt for unique ideas and continue to lead early stage rounds in companies with strong teams and reinvest in follow-on rounds of the teams that are winning. Like the fantastic wines of Napa Valley, venture capital has vintages, and the best vintages often come from a time of down or less than favorable markets.

Alexei Andreev · Autotech Ventures Fund III Press Release, autotechvc.com · 2023-04-20

We have the best and widest network of large incumbent transportation corporations in the world. And we bring that to bear to help the companies we've invested in to build their businesses.

Quin Garcia · autotechvc.com homepage

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