Investors map · Worldwide

Who invests in automotive tech

261 investors have backed two or more of the 611 automotive tech startups worldwide on our map, in rounds we track. Grouped by kind, each ranked by how many of these companies it has backed; the most active has backed 21.

261investors on the map
7kinds of investor
Techstarsbacked the most (17)
VC firmsmost common kind

VC firms

172

+148 more

Corporate investors

27

+3 more

Private equity and asset managers

20

Accelerators

15

Government funds

14

Angels and networks

8

Growth funds

5

Segment by segment

VC firms

172 investors

  1. TechstarsVC firmUnited States17 backed
  2. Alumni VenturesVC firmUnited States12 backed
  3. FJ LabsVC firmUnited States11 backed
  4. FidelityVC firmUnited States9 backed
  5. Andreessen HorowitzVC firmUnited States8 backed
  6. Tiger Global ManagementVC firmUnited States7 backed
  7. Sequoia CapitalVC firmUnited States7 backed
  8. General CatalystVC firmUnited States7 backed

Corporate investors

27 investors

  1. Endeavor CatalystCorporate investorUnited States7 backed
  2. Qualcomm VenturesCorporate investorUnited States4 backed
  3. ABN AMRO FundCorporate investorNetherlands4 backed
  4. SE VenturesCorporate investorUnited States3 backed
  5. M VenturesCorporate investorSwitzerland3 backed
  6. Bosch VenturesCorporate investorGermany3 backed
  7. Sony Innovation FundCorporate investorJapan3 backed
  8. TDK VenturesCorporate investorUnited States3 backed

Private equity and asset managers

20 investors

  1. BlackRockAsset managerUnited States10 backed
  2. IDG CapitalPrivate equityChina5 backed
  3. GaingelsPrivate equityUnited States5 backed
  4. Goldman SachsPrivate equityUnited States4 backed
  5. Franklin TempletonPrivate equityUnited States3 backed
  6. StepStone GroupFund of fundsUnited States3 backed
  7. Janus Henderson InvestorsPrivate equityUnited Kingdom3 backed
  8. MirovaPrivate equityFrance3 backed

Accelerators

15 investors

  1. Y CombinatorAcceleratorUnited States21 backed
  2. Plug and PlayAcceleratorUnited States10 backed
  3. Cleantech OpenAcceleratorUnited States6 backed
  4. MassChallengeAcceleratorUnited States4 backed
  5. Los Angeles Cleantech IncubatorAcceleratorUnited States3 backed
  6. Start-Up ChileAcceleratorChile3 backed
  7. GoogleAcceleratorUnited States2 backed
  8. In-Q-TelAcceleratorUnited States2 backed

Government funds

14 investors

  1. European Investment BankGovernment fundLuxembourg8 backed
  2. Korea Development BankGovernment fundSouth Korea5 backed
  3. US Department of EnergyGovernment fundUnited States5 backed
  4. Bayern KapitalGovernment fundGermany5 backed
  5. Shenzhen Capital Group Co.Government fundChina4 backed
  6. Korea Tech Incubator Program For StartupGovernment fundSouth Korea4 backed
  7. EIC AcceleratorGovernment fundEuropean Union3 backed
  8. BpifranceGovernment fundFrance3 backed

Angels and networks

8 investors

  1. 500 GlobalAngel investorUnited States6 backed
  2. Keiretsu ForumAngel networkUnited States3 backed
  3. SFC CapitalAngel networkUnited Kingdom2 backed
  4. Empire AngelsAngel networkUnited States2 backed
  5. We Founder CircleAngel networkIndia2 backed
  6. David CohenAngel investorUnited States2 backed
  7. Fabrice GrindaAngel investorUnited States2 backed
  8. Keiretsu Forum TurkeyAngel networkTürkiye2 backed

Growth funds

5 investors

  1. CitibankGrowth fundUnited States6 backed
  2. BlackRock-managed fundsGrowth fundUnited States2 backed
  3. QBQatar BanGrowth fundQatar2 backed
  4. S2G InvestmentsGrowth fundUnited States2 backed
  5. HSBCGrowth fundUnited Kingdom2 backed

How this map is made. Every investor here has backed two or more startups on our automotive tech map, in rounds we track. Grouped by the kind of investor, each ranked by how many of these companies it has backed. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.

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