Toyota Ventures

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Toyota’s early-stage venture capital organization, investing in frontier technology and climate solutions.

Corporate venture investment

Toyota Ventures backs early-stage companies across frontier and climate technology. Its stated areas include AI, robotics, computing, mobility, energy, materials and carbon-related technologies. The organization connects capital with support for founders building new businesses.

Activity recorded by RoundOS

Recorded financings include manufacturing and industrial-technology companies such as Hertha Metals and Slamcore, alongside Efficient Computer and dealership-communications platform Flai. Toyota Ventures lists these companies in its official portfolio; the funding history here covers the rounds recorded by RoundOS.

Sources
Rounds participated in
11
Confirmed lead rounds
0
8 roles undisclosed
New companies
10
First participation on record · 1 follow-on
Funding in participating rounds
$1.3B
10 disclosed · full round size, not this investor’s share

By stage

Seed4
Series A4
Undisclosed2
Series C+1

By primary sector

AI2
Hardware2
Industrial tech2
Agritech1
Climate tech1
3 more
Developer tools1
Mobility1
Space tech1

By country

United States8
United Kingdom2
1

Rounds

11 in this selection
Flai

Flai gives automotive dealerships AI tools to answer customer calls, capture leads and schedule sales and service appointments.

$27MSeries A
Participant
Efficient Computer

Building energy-efficient general-purpose processors for AI and computing applications

$100MAdditional funding
Participant
Hertha Metals

Develops a continuous process for producing iron and steel from different ore grades using natural gas or hydrogen.

$133.7MSeries A
Participant
Slamcore

Provides visual AI software using stereo cameras to track vehicle position and behavior in factories and warehouses

$14MUndisclosed
Role not disclosed
Autoscience

Builds AI systems that conduct machine learning research and deploy the results

$14MSeed
Role not disclosed
ALORA

Uses gene editing to develop crop traits that redirect plant energy from stress defense to yield

Role not disclosed
Efficient Computer

Building energy-efficient general-purpose processors for AI and computing applications

$60MSeries A
Role not disclosed
Avalanche Energy

Develops modular compact fusion machines for clean energy applications

$29MSeries A
Role not disclosed
AheadComputing

Develops high-performance CPU microarchitecture for AI workloads

$30MSeed+
Role not disclosed
Haiqu

Builds software to optimise quantum hardware

$11MSeed
Role not disclosed