Description
Toyota Ventures is Toyota's early-stage venture capital arm focused on deep tech and climate tech, investing in areas including AI, robotics, next-generation computing, aerospace, mobility, materials, energy, carbon capture, batteries and energy storage, and sustainability, with sub-themes spanning renewable energy, hydrogen solutions, carbon capture/removal/usage, EV solutions, and energy storage. The firm manages funds such as the Frontier Fund and the Climate Fund (each $150 million) and has built a large portfolio of startups (e.g., Joby, Stoke Space, May Mobility, Living Carbon, Air Company, Agtonomy, and many others) that it supports with strategic guidance in business development, product, fundraising, marketing, and executive coaching. Toyota Ventures targets early-stage founders developing disruptive technologies and business models, seeking both financial returns and strategic value for Toyota, and directs growth-stage capital seekers to its affiliate Woven Capital, the growth-stage investment fund of Woven by Toyota.