14 VC firms investing in mobility & transportation at the Pre-Seed stage.
Ranked by sector depth: the share of each firm's classified portfolio in this sector, its absolute count of investments here, and how recently it last invested. Firms need at least three portfolio companies in the sector to appear.
F4 Fund tracks 14 VC firms that actively invest in mobility & transportation at the Pre-Seed stage, with check sizes ranging from $25K – $20M (median: $1.6M). As of August 2026, 79% of these firms lead or co-lead rounds. Rankings are based on F4's proprietary analysis of 1,831+ researched VC firms. Ranked by how much of each firm's portfolio is actually in this sector, and how recently it invested.
| # | Firm | Check Size | Portfolio | Leads? | Activity | Decision | Intro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ▶ Maniv Mobility Investing in the decarbonization and digitization of transportation, mobility, and energy — backing founders building across EVs, clean energy, autonomous vehicles, fleet software, vehicle cybersecurity, advanced manufacturing, and mobility marketplaces. Tel Aviv | $1M – $3M | 36 | Leads | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 2 | ▶ Virescent Ventures No need to choose between emissions impact and commercial impact. Virescent backs founders, technologies, and businesses that help achieve zero emissions and beyond — focusing on the largest, hardest-to-abate emissions sources across clean energy transition, mobility & smart cities, food & agriculture, and the circular economy. Invests in both deep tech hardware and software. Sydney | $1M – $15M | 36 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 3 | ▶ Expansion Venture Capital Entrepreneurs, not VCs, build great companies. We invest early in great & passionate entrepreneurs and serve as long-term partners. Available 24/7 to help founders with mentorship, product-market fit, fundraising, business development, customer acquisition, talent sourcing, and strategic partnerships. New York | $250K – $1M | 30 | Leads | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 4 | ▶ Decent Capital Back industry innovators and ecosystem creators building transformative TMT businesses with global potential, leveraging Jason Zeng's Tencent network and Asia-Silicon Valley cross-border expertise. Focus on founders with proven execution capability and long-term vision. Singapore | $100K – $10M | 21 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 5 | ▶ Automotive Ventures Automotive Ventures backs seed-stage founders across the mobility stack, from vehicle connectivity and autonomy to decarbonization, auto commerce, smart cities, and dealership technology, pairing capital with deep automotive-industry relationships and operational expertise. Atlanta | $100K – $1M | 52 | Follows | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 6 | ▶ ZhenFund Believe in innovation, risk-taking, and young talent. Best entrepreneurs are rare and precious. Provide quick capital, friendly terms, genuine commitment. Help but don't complicate. Monthly founder support. Beijing | $250K – $3M | 27 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 7 | ▶ Oyster Ventures Invest in exceptional new-frontier technology companies that bring liquidity and efficiency to antiquated industries. San Francisco | $25K – $5M | 47 | Follows | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 8 | ▶ Balderton Capital Balderton Capital backs European-founded technology companies with visionary founders building transformative businesses. The firm combines patient capital, operational expertise, and founder support to enable European entrepreneurs to build world-class companies. | $500K – $15M | 200 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 9 | ▶ Sony We invest in technology-driven transformational companies shaping the future of business, entertainment and society. We foster Sony's future businesses through strategic early-stage venture investments, seeking technologies with potential to transform industries while building synergies with Sony Group business units. | $2M – $20M | 203 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 10 | ▶ Vitosha Ventures The next wave of category-defining technology companies will be built from Southeast Europe, starting in Bulgaria. Vitosha backs execution-driven founders building global-from-day-one products, prioritizing team conviction over the idea itself. Sofia, Bulgaria | $100K – $1M | 80 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 11 | ▶ Investible Investible backs the visionaries advancing humanity through technology, investing at Pre-Seed through Series A alongside Club Investible, its global syndicate of 250+ investors, and activating its network to help founders scale. Sydney | $250K – $3M | 100 | Both | Active | N/A | Open |
| 12 | ▶ M1C Fuel the next industrial revolution by backing founders rebuilding how the world is powered and built — targeting energy independence, industrial resilience, and frontier industries. Uses AI, robotics, IoT, satellites, and blockchain to address climate change, resource depletion, and inequality, with a focus on companies where impact metrics are tightly coupled to business performance. Miami Beach, FL | $100K – $500K | 30 | Follows | Active | N/A | Req'd |
| 13 | ▶ Hyperplane Venture Capital Seed capital is the foundational layer in building enduring companies. We back bold, gritty founders applying AI and machine intelligence to solve the world's toughest challenges in enterprise and industrial sectors. By end of decade, software + hardware + AI will drive ubiquitous automation in every industry. We partner with visionary founders tackling hard technical problems in regulated, complex domains. Boston | $250K – $3M | 67 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 14 | ▶ Trucks Venture Capital Trucks funds entrepreneurs building the future of transportation across three mandates: decarbonized, safer, and more accessible. They back seed/pre-seed companies across autonomous vehicles, EVs, aviation, micromobility, aerospace, maritime, and logistics — any transportation sector at the frontier. San Francisco | $500K – $2M | 63 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | N/A |
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F4 Fund tracks 14 VC firms that actively invest in mobility & transportation at the Pre-Seed stage. Ranked by sector depth: the share of each firm's classified portfolio in this sector, its absolute count of investments here, and how recently it last invested. Firms need at least three portfolio companies in the sector to appear.
Based on F4's analysis, the median check size for pre-seed mobility & transportation investors is $1.6M, with a full range from $25K – $20M. The distribution breaks down as: 1 firms in the <$500K range, 3 firms in the $500K-$1M range, 4 firms in the $1M-$2M range, 2 firms in the $2M-$5M range, 3 firms in the $5M-$10M range, 1 firms in the $10M+ range.
Among the 14 firms tracked, 79% lead or co-lead rounds, and 21% typically follow. Founders seeking a lead investor should filter for firms marked "Leads" or "Both" in the rankings table above. Lead investors typically set deal terms and anchor the round.
The best pre-seed mobility & transportation investors combine domain expertise with an active portfolio in the space. Among these firms, 18% prefer warm introductions, and the average firm has 71 portfolio companies. Look for firms whose check size matches your raise, whose stage preference aligns with yours, and who have a track record of supporting companies in your sector through multiple growth phases.
Firm profiles are continuously updated through F4's research pipeline, which combines LLM-powered web research, portfolio analysis, and transcript extraction. The ranking data refreshes every 12 hours. Editorial analysis is reviewed weekly. Individual firm profiles are re-researched on a 30-day cycle or when new information surfaces.