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Motive Ventures

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 13 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund $87M, Aug 2026Private equity

Pre-seedSeedSeries AFinservFinanceFin-tech

Deploying now
100%of best year6cheques in 12 months, 13 on record
Since the last cheque25days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$35MCheque size, as they say$100K – $5.0MRounds led4 of 13Mostly inGermany, 45%
Pitch Motive Ventures

Motive Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    6 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Pre-seed: 75% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Led 4 rounds

What they do

From venture to growth & buyout across North America and EuropeFrom their own website
Type
Private equity (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$100K – $5.0M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
FinservFinanceFin-tech
Based in
New York, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first13 appearances

  1. 2026

    5 rounds

  2. Oct
    HadrianSeries B · NL · Smartfin$40MWith 5 others
  3. Oct
    Elio MortgagePre-seed · US · AlleyWatch$5.1MLed
  4. Sept
    LimeTaxPre-seed · DE · Ventureburn$42MLed
  5. May
    BunchSeries B · DE · Ventureburn$35MWith 5 others
  6. Jan
    ZocksSeries B · US · Entrée Capital$45MWith 8 others
  7. 2025

    5 rounds

  8. Nov
    Asseta AISeed · AlleyWatch$4.2MLed
  9. Jun
    OctauraUS · AlleyWatch$47MWith 9 others
  10. May
    PenzillaSeed · DE · Firms' own news pages$3.6MWith 6 others
  11. Feb
    FlanksSeries B · ES · Silicon Canals$15MLed
  12. Jan
    NellySeries B · DE · TechCrunch$51MWith 6 others
  13. 2024

    2 rounds

  14. Mar
    NX TechnologiesSeries B · Firms' own news pages$24MWith 3 others
  15. Mar
    AufinitySeries B · DE · Firms' own news pages$24MWith 3 others
  16. 2019

    1 round

  17. Jul
    QomplxSeries A · US · FinSMEs$79MWith 2 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration6 named

FCFrank C. MartireExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
KAKristy Ann TriestePartner, Chief Financial OfficeriForm ADV
LGLindsay Gray RutishauserPrincipal, Chief Compliance OfficeriForm ADV
PLPaul Luc Robert HeyvaertFounder, Managing Partner, Chief Executive OfficeriForm ADV
RHRob HeyvaertExecutive Officer, PromoteriFiling they signed
SCStephen C. DaffronExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed

We also hold 152 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$5.4Bassets it managesOct 2026
Registeredinvestment adviserfull reporting to the SEC
Legal name
Motive Capital Management, LLC
SEC number
CRD 285341

Funds on its Form ADV

32 private funds, $4.7B in gross assets · filed Oct 2024

Private equity 28Venture 4

  1. Motive Capital Fund II-B, L.P.Private equity57 investors$1.3B
  2. Motive Capital Fund II-A, L.P.Private equity63 investors$744M
  3. Motive IC SAS-A, L.P.Private equity9 investors$393M
  4. Motive WITH Co-Investment, L.P.Private equity14 investors$295M
  5. Motive Acacia Co-Investment, L.P.Private equity5 investors$222M
  6. Motive Capital Cypress Co-Investment, L.P.Private equity16 investors$216M
  7. Motive Capital Fund I-B, L.P.Private equity27 investors$174M
  8. Motive Investcloud Co-Investment, L.P.Private equity5 investors$156M
  9. Motive Capital Fund I-A, L.P.Private equity24 investors$138M
  10. Motive Early Stage (E) GMBH & CO. KGPrivate equity69 investors$122M

And 22 more on the filing.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Motive Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Motive Ventures put money into.

Quick answers about Motive Ventures

What does Motive Ventures invest in?

Motive Ventures invests most often at Series B and Pre-seed (75% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Finserv, Finance and Fin-tech.

How active is Motive Ventures?

13 investments on record, 6 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 4. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Motive Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Hadrian (Series B, Oct 2026), Elio Mortgage (Pre-seed, Oct 2026) and LimeTax (Pre-seed, Sept 2026).

How big are Motive Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $35M. It says it writes cheques of $100K to $5.0M.

Does Motive Ventures lead rounds?

Yes: it led 4 of its 13 investments on record (31%).

Where does Motive Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Germany (45%), the United States (36%) and the Netherlands (9%).

Is Motive Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 6 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Motive Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Illuminate Financial Management (2 rounds together), Luminate (2 rounds together) and PayPal Ventures (2 rounds together).

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