You're aiming at a serious wedge. Transportation & mobility in 2025 isn't for tourists—you need investors who know fleets, factories, autonomy, batteries, and the grime of real operations. Here's the tight, founder-first guide that gets you to the right doors, fast.

1) How to pick the right investors (quick and accurate)

Map your bottleneck to their superpower.

Factory math & scale-up: Industrial specialists (e.g., Eclipse) underwrite yield/throughput, BOM/COGS glide paths, and capex—crucial for hardware + software plays. (Autotechvc)
Ground transport depth: Pure-play mobility funds (Autotech, Trucks, Maniv, Fontinalis) live in routing, ADAS, EV infra, fleets, and marketplaces. Check their last 12–18 months of deals, not just decade-old logos. (Autotechvc)
OEM/strategic distribution: Corporate VCs (BMW i Ventures, Toyota Ventures, Stellantis Ventures, Volvo Group VC, Porsche Ventures) can open pilots, certification pathways, and supplier access—verify current deployment. (BMW Group PressClub)
Cross-modal mobility & frontier: UP.Partners backs air/sea/land/space mobility; Dynamo focuses earlier on supply chain + mobility software—great for seed velocity. (UP Partners)

Sanity-check recency. You're looking for 2024–2025 signals (new funds, lead rounds, portfolio adds). No fresh signal? De-prioritize.

Bring proof early. At any stage, show: DFM plan, EVT→DVT→PVT timeline, certification/functional safety plan, integration maps (WMS/TMS/ADAS stack), and one lane/site where ROI is already real.

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2) 10 Top Transportation & Mobility Investors for 2025

(Active now. For each: what they back, stage & check, how they help, and a fresh 2025 "signal.")

1) Autotech Ventures — ground transportation specialist

What they back: Seed → Series C for themes across autonomy, electrification, connectivity, logistics SaaS and marketplaces.

Stage & check: Typical initial $1–8M; >$500M AUM.

How they help: Deep ground-transport network (OEMs, Tier-1s, fleets) and hands-on company building.

2025 signal: Still investing globally; positioning as "world's leading mobility VC." (Autotechvc)

How to pitch them: Lead with a painful fleet problem, route-level ROI, and proof of distribution (OEM/Tier-1 or carrier lanes).

2) Trucks VC — transportation, logistics, autonomy (seed first)

What they back: Early transport ideas that make mobility safer, cleaner, more accessible.

Stage & check: Seed specialist (new core fund in 2025).

How they help: Operator-heavy, research-driven; helps with first pilots and category POV.

2025 signal: Closed Trucks Venture Fund 3 ($70M); already deployed into companies across EV infra and advanced mobility. (trucks.vc)

How to pitch them: Show beachhead (one mode/lane/vertical), payback math, and weekly build cadence.

3) Maniv Mobility — digitizing & decarbonizing mobility

What they back: Global early-stage across software, sensors, EV, autonomy, fleet workflows.

Stage & check: Seed/A with follow-ons.

How they help: Global mobility network (US/EU/IL) + policy/commercial intros.

2025 signal: Continued active deal flow; e.g., investment rounds through 2025 (Harbinger Motors Series C). (Maniv)

How to pitch them: Bring a credible decarb/automation wedge with regulatory awareness and early customer revenue.

4) Fontinalis Partners — "efficient movement" & industrial innovation

What they back: Early-stage mobility/industrial platforms (freight intelligence, AV/ADAS, EV components, battery supply chain).

Stage & check: Pre-seed → A.

How they help: Deep US network; portfolio spans parking, AV perception, EV SiC, freight software.

2025 signal: Ongoing deployment; active portfolio across mobility themes. (Fontinalis)

How to pitch them: Tie a concrete efficiency win (UPH, dwell time, route cost) to your product and customer testimonials.

5) BMW i Ventures — strategic CVC with independent mindset

What they back: Early/growth in batteries, autonomy, manufacturing, and industrial software.

Stage & check: Multi-stage, co-leads.

How they help: Access to BMW's ecosystem, manufacturing and validation know-how.

2025 signal: Co-led Estes Energy round (battery tech) in July 2025; active mobility portfolio. (BMW Group PressClub)

How to pitch them: Show how your tech plugs into vehicle/pack/plant stacks and meets automotive quality gates.

6) Toyota Ventures — early-stage frontier & mobility (with fresh dry powder)

What they back: AI, autonomy, mobility, robotics; separate climate fund for decarb.

Stage & check: Pre-seed/seed → A; >$800M AUM after a 2024 raise.

How they help: Early-stage discipline + access to Toyota's broader mobility apparatus; 2025 created new investment vehicles at the group level (complementary to Toyota Ventures).

2025 signal: Added $300M across Frontier II & Climate II (2024); Toyota launched new investment entities in 2025 to span seed→growth. (Toyota USA Newsroom)

How to pitch them: Bring a brutally clear milestone plan (safety, certs, validation sites) and how you become a supplier/partner.

7) Stellantis Ventures — €300M mobility CVC, actively partnering

What they back: Auto/mobility tech (ADAS, software-defined vehicle, sustainable materials).

Stage & check: Early → later-stage.

How they help: Proof-of-concepts with Stellantis brands, industrialization support.

2025 signal: Publicly spotlighted startup collaborations at the 2025 Venture Awards; prior investments include SteerLight (lidar). (Stellantis Ventures)

How to pitch them: Spell out an integration path into one Stellantis brand and a 6–12-month pilot plan.

8) Volvo Group Venture Capital — commercial vehicles, electrification & logistics services

What they back: Electrification, logistics services, site solutions, climate tech for trucks/buses/construction.

Stage & check: Early → growth.

How they help: OEM-grade due diligence, heavy-duty fleet access, and JV optionality (see Volvo's 2025 software JV moves).

2025 signal: Portfolio focus reiterated; broader group launched a software JV with Daimler Truck in 2025. (Volvo Group)

How to pitch them: Quantify fleet-level TCO (energy, uptime, maintenance) and show an integration or retrofit path.

9) UP.Partners — multi-modal mobility (ground, air, sea, space)

What they back: Early-stage mobility platforms (eVTOL, autonomy, logistics networks, sensing, energy).

Stage & check: Seed → A; new strategies expanding capital base.

How they help: Cross-modal intros (airlines, ports, OEMs), policy partners, ecosystem events.

2025 signal: Launched UP.Abundance strategy backed by New Mexico's $66B sovereign wealth fund; active portfolio across Veo, REPOWR, etc. (GlobeNewswire)

How to pitch them: If you're cross-modal or infrastructure-adjacent, bring a regional deployment plan they can help unlock.

10) Dynamo Ventures — supply chain & mobility seed specialist

What they back: B2B supply chain, freight, mobility software with enterprise models.

Stage & check: Pre-seed/seed; fast, hands-on leads.

How they help: Design partners, industrial buyers, and repeatable GTM for freight/ops tools.

2025 signal: Continues deploying as a seed-stage specialist; longstanding Fund II/III activity and weekly ecosystem signal through Dispatch/podcast. (dynamo.vc)

How to pitch them: Bring ICP clarity (mode, lane, buyer), three design partners, and a path from services-assisted to software margins.

Also watch: Prologis Ventures (warehousing pilots), Porsche Ventures (mobility + industrial tech), SKY VC (formerly JetBlue Ventures; rebranded post-acquisition)—useful in aviation/travel adjacency. (Fontinalis)

3) Five quick tips for pitching mobility investors (2025)

Lead with the cost/time curve. One slide: today's BOM/COGS & cycle time → next-stage targets; name the engineering that unlocks it (yield, takt time, automation). Eclipse/DCVC-type partners expect this. (Autotechvc)
Pilot like a product. Site host, success KPIs (UPH, OEE, dwell, incident rate), integration plan (WMS/TMS/ADAS), and your step from EVT→DVT→PVT→LRIP. Investors move faster when pilots are repeatable.
Distribution > inspiration. Name the OEM/Tier-1/fleet or airport/port you'll land first, and how you'll replicate by lane or region.
Safety & certification are features. If you're automotive/aviation/industrial, show your functional-safety roadmap (ISO 26262/UL/DO-178C where relevant) and test calendar. It de-risks everything for corporates.
Be data-room ready. Clean cap table, cohort curves (customers/sites), supplier quotes, certification plan, and a tidy Notion index. Make it easy to say "yes." Use Peony to organize your startup data room and track investor engagement.

Final Thoughts

Transportation fundraising in 2025 requires precision, preparation, and professional presentation. The investors listed above are actively deploying capital, but they expect founders to come prepared with clear manufacturing plans, realistic cost projections, and evidence of pilot traction.

Transportation investors evaluate not just your technology, but your ability to execute on operations, manage fleets, and scale production. Organize your startup data room, track investor engagement, and demonstrate operational maturity from day one.

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Top 10 Transportation & Mobility Investors 2025: VCs Funding Autonomous Vehicles, EVs & Logistics