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Who invested in Drive Motors

2 rounds we have observed, with the 7 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

Automotive & EVs

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$10Mraised across 2 rounds since 2017, from 2 sources

$5.2MSeed$5.0MRound
Latest round
Round, $5.0MJun 2019
Biggest round
$5.2MSeed · Aug 2017
Investors
7
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The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

20182019
$5.2MSeed$5.0MRound
First round
Seed, $5.2M
Aug 2017
Biggest round
$5.2M
Seed · Aug 2017
Between rounds
22 months
from the last two

The rounds

  1. Jun 2019
  2. Aug 2017
    Seed$5.2M4 new

    Reported by FinSMEsSEC filing: $5.3M sold, first sale Jul 2017

Founders and team

From the SEC filings it signed: 1 on the team.

  • Aaron KraneExecutive Officer, Directori

On the board, as filediDuncan Davidson

Who was in which round

The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.

Everyone who backed them

Khosla VenturesVC firm1round
Peter ThielAngel1round
Perkins CoieCorporate VC1round
Ally VenturesVC firm1round
iDom CapitalVenture studio1round
Bullpen Capital/ Y Combinatorno record of our own yet1round

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Also claim to have backed them

This firm lists Drive Motors as a portfolio company on their own website, but no report of a round names it. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

abenteuer.venturesAngel networkPer its own site

Quick answers about Drive Motors

Who invested in Drive Motors?

Drive Motors's investors include Khosla Ventures, Peter Thiel, Emagen Investment Group, Inc., Perkins Coie and Ally Ventures, and 2 more on record.

How much has Drive Motors raised?

Drive Motors has raised $10M across 2 rounds since 2017.

When did Drive Motors last raise?

Drive Motors's most recent round was an Undisclosed round of $5.0M in Jun 2019.

What was Drive Motors's biggest round?

Drive Motors's largest round on record is $5.2M (Seed), in Aug 2017.

Who backed Drive Motors first?

Drive Motors's first round on record, in Aug 2017, was backed by Khosla Ventures, Emagen Investment Group, Inc. and Perkins Coie and 1 others.

What stage is Drive Motors at?

Drive Motors's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in Jun 2019.

Where is Drive Motors based?

Drive Motors is based in the United States.

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