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Motus Ventures

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 9 cheques on record.

AcceleratorDeploying now

SeedSeries ASeries BB2CCarElectric Car

Deploying now
100%of best year1cheques in 12 months, 9 on record
Since the last cheque18days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$6.8MCheque size, as they say$100K – $5.0MRounds led0 of 9Sole investor1 roundsMostly inUnited States, 100%
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Motus Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    1 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 83% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $6.6M

What they do

We invest in: Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, and Deep Tech.From their own website
Type
Accelerator (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$100K – $5.0M as they say
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
B2CCarElectric Car
Based in
West Menlo Park, United States
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first9 appearances

  1. 2026

    1 round

  2. Oct
    Vectorial AI Inc.Seed · US · Google News search$3.0MWith 18 others
  3. 2018

    1 round

  4. May
    MetawaveUS · FinSMEs$10MWith 9 others
  5. 2017

    1 round

  6. Sept
    MetawaveSeed · US · FinSMEs$7.0MWith 2 others
  7. 2016

    1 round

  8. Jul
    Civil MapsSeed · US · VentureBeat$6.6MSole investor
  9. 2015

    2 rounds

  10. Sept
    Civil Maps$1.5MWith 7 others
  11. Jun
    DoormanSeed · US$1.5MWith 3 others
  12. 2014

    3 rounds

  13. Oct
    Quanergy SystemsSeries A · US$30MWith 3 others
  14. Jul
    EV ConnectUS$1.3MWith 1 other
  15. May
    Quanergy SystemsVenture · US$4.5MWith 4 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 registration2 named

JVJames Vincent DisantoManaging MemberiForm ADV
JNJohn Neil WeintrautCFOiForm ADV

We also hold 6 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

$69Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Transportation Technology Ventures, LLC
SEC number
CRD 283383

Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies Motus Ventures put money into.

Quick answers about Motus Ventures

What does Motus Ventures invest in?

Motus Ventures invests most often at Seed and Series A (83% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as B2C, Car and Electric Car.

How active is Motus Ventures?

9 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Motus Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Vectorial AI Inc. (Seed, Oct 2026), Metawave (Undisclosed round, May 2018) and Civil Maps (Seed, Jul 2016).

How big are Motus Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $6.8M. It says it writes cheques of $100K to $5.0M.

Does Motus Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 9 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Motus Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

Is Motus Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Motus Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Khosla Ventures (2 rounds together), VGO Ventures (2 rounds together) and Wardenclyffe Partners (2 rounds together).

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