Investments
20Portfolio Exits
4Funds
3About Motus Ventures
Motus Ventures is a seed stage venture capital fund and business accelerator focusing on the intersection of three industries key to the future of modern civilization: Transportation; Smart Infrastructure; Internet of Everything (IoE).
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Latest Motus Ventures News
Mar 2, 2021
FUJI and Motus Ventures Collaborating on Robotics and AI 0 REDWOOD CITY, Calif.–( BUSINESS WIRE )– Motus Ventures , an early stage venture capital firm and business accelerator investing in deep technology businesses, announced today that FUJI Corporation (headquarters Chiryu, Japan), through its US subsidiary FUJI America Corporation, has joined the Motus SWIF fund as a limited partner investor. FUJI and Motus will work closely together to pursue investments in startups focusing on technologies directly relevant to autonomous mobile robots, as well as businesses focused on developing such robots, for a variety of applications. FUJI has established an Innovation Lab in Silicon Valley, CA and is currently developing various automation solutions in fields such as logistics and heavy…
Motus Ventures Investments
20 Investments
Motus Ventures has made 20 investments. Their latest investment was in Qunnect as part of their Series A on September 9, 2022.
Motus Ventures Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9/21/2022 | Series A | Qunnect | $8M | Yes | 11 | |
6/25/2021 | Series A | MemryX | Yes | 1 | ||
6/30/2020 | Seed VC | RIOS | $5M | Yes | 1 | |
10/30/2018 | Series C | |||||
5/15/2018 | Seed VC - II |
Date | 9/21/2022 | 6/25/2021 | 6/30/2020 | 10/30/2018 | 5/15/2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Series A | Series A | Seed VC | Series C | Seed VC - II |
Company | Qunnect | MemryX | RIOS | ||
Amount | $8M | $5M | |||
New? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 11 | 1 | 1 |
Motus Ventures Portfolio Exits
4 Portfolio Exits
Motus Ventures has 4 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Civil Maps on January 04, 2023.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1/4/2023 | Acquired | 3 | |||
Date | 1/4/2023 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Exit | Acquired | |||
Companies | ||||
Valuation | ||||
Acquirer | ||||
Sources | 3 |
Motus Ventures Fund History
3 Fund Histories
Motus Ventures has 3 funds, including Motus-VGO Autonomous IoT Fund.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Motus-VGO Autonomous IoT Fund | 1 | ||||
Motus Smart World Innovation Fund | |||||
Motus VGO Autonomous IoT Fund LP |
Closing Date | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Fund | Motus-VGO Autonomous IoT Fund | Motus Smart World Innovation Fund | Motus VGO Autonomous IoT Fund LP |
Fund Type | |||
Status | |||
Amount | |||
Sources | 1 |
Motus Ventures Team
2 Team Members
Motus Ventures has 2 team members, including current Founder, Managing Partner, Jim Disanto.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Jim Disanto | Founder, Managing Partner | Current | |
Name | Jim Disanto | |
|---|---|---|
Work History | ||
Title | Founder, Managing Partner | |
Status | Current |
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