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Yamaha Motor Ventures & Laboratory Silicon Valley
Palo Alto, United States
Yamaha Motor Ventures accelerates entrepreneurs building disruptive transportation and mobility solutions by leveraging Yamaha Motor’s engineering expertise and global network. The firm focuses on hardware‑intensive star...
Portfolio
34+
Employees
15+
Founded
2015
AUM
≈ $200.0M
Investment focus
Stages
Pre-Seed → Series B
Industries
HardwareAutonomous VehiclesMobility & Transportation
Geographic scope
Global
Fund details
Funds
Yamaha Motor Exploratory Fund, L.P.
Vintage 2018 • $100.0M
Yamaha Motor Exploratory Fund, L.P. II
Vintage 2023 • $100.0M
Sources
Yamaha Motor Ventures & Laboratory Silicon Valley
Yamaha Motor Ventures accelerates entrepreneurs building disruptive transportation and mobility solutions by leveraging Yamaha Motor’s engineering expertise and global network. The firm focuses on hardware‑intensive startups, autonomous vehicle technologies, and innovative mobility platforms, providing capital and strategic support to scale worldwide.
Portfolio
34+
Employees
15+
Founded
2015
AUM
≈ $200.0M
Funds
Yamaha Motor Exploratory Fund, L.P. · Vintage 2018 • $100.0M
Yamaha Motor Exploratory Fund, L.P. II · Vintage 2023 • $100.0M
Stages
Pre-Seed → Series B
Industries
HardwareAutonomous VehiclesMobility & Transportation
Geographic scope
Global
Sources
Showing 24 of 33 matched portfolio companies
Advanced Farm Technologies develops robotic harvesters specifically designed for vertical wall trellis systems, providing a cost-effective alternative to manual labor in apple and strawberry harvesting. Their technology enhances farm productivity and safety by automating labor-intensive tasks, addressing labor shortages in the agricultural sector.
Funding: $40.9M
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CNH Industrial
CNH Industrial
Funding: $40.9M
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Amplio provides end-to-end industrial asset recovery solutions using proprietary AI to appraise surplus inventory and determine optimal disposition strategies. The company manages logistics, resale, and recycling to maximize client ROI and free up working capital. Their service minimizes operational disruption while ensuring compliance and providing full documentation throughout the asset lifecycle.
Andes utilizes beneficial microorganisms to enhance soil health and facilitate the conversion of atmospheric CO₂ into stable minerals, effectively locking carbon in the ground. This technology enables agricultural fields to function as carbon dioxide removal systems while simultaneously promoting crop growth and improving soil quality.
Funding: $51.1M
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Funding: $51.1M
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Atomic Industries develops an AI-powered tool and die maker that automates the design and production of manufacturing components. This technology significantly reduces lead times and costs associated with traditional manufacturing processes, enhancing efficiency in the production of goods.
Funding: $20.3M
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Funding: $20.3M
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Cambrian Robotics provides an AI-powered 3D vision system that enables industrial and collaborative robots to perform complex automation tasks with sub-millimeter precision. This system reliably detects and localizes challenging components like transparent, shiny, and black parts under variable lighting conditions. The solution delivers fast prediction times, supporting high-throughput applications such as bin picking, kitting, and precision assembly.
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5K+Approximate amount of employees
Canvass AI provides an industrial AI platform that enables oil and gas, chemical, and manufacturing companies to optimize production processes and asset management through real-time predictive analytics and actionable insights. The technology addresses inefficiencies by minimizing unplanned downtime and enhancing product quality, resulting in significant cost savings and reduced environmental impact.
Funding: $20.7M
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Yamaha Motor Ventures
Yamaha Motor Ventures
Funding: $20.7M
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C. Light Technologies has developed the Retitrack™, a compact retinal eye-tracking platform that measures fixational eye movements and saccades to provide objective metrics for assessing oculomotor function. This technology addresses the limitations of traditional bedside tools by enabling healthcare practitioners to accurately monitor neurodegenerative diseases through detailed analysis of eye movement patterns.
Public information about Ejenta’s product or service offering is not available, so a concise description of its core value proposition cannot be provided.
This company provides a modular aerial autonomy platform for industrial drone applications, utilizing SLAM-based LiDAR technology for data capture. Their system enables the acquisition of accurate, colorized 3D point clouds in complex or hazardous environments without requiring a pilot. The platform supports various configurations and offers onsite post-processing capabilities for immediate data validation in sectors like mining, construction, and geospatial surveying.
Foundation Alloy provides solid‑state metal processing through its proprietary MetalsFIRST™ platform, mechanically alloying raw materials without melting to produce grains up to 100× smaller. This enables the creation of next‑generation refractory and specialty alloys—such as Molyclast® molybdenum alloys—with superior strength, durability, and thermal performance for advanced manufacturing, aerospace, energy, defense, and high‑performance hardware applications.
Funding: $7.5M
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Funding: $7.5M
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Gestalt is a data warehousing platform designed for financial institutions, providing a pre-built architecture that consolidates data from various systems into a single, accessible location. By automating data management and maintenance, it enables lenders to leverage clean, normalized data for reporting and decision-making without the need for extensive custom development.
Funding: $5.9M
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Alpha EdisonYamaha Motor Ventures
Alpha EdisonYamaha Motor Ventures
Funding: $5.9M
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Goodpath is a virtual clinic that provides personalized, whole-person care for chronic conditions such as musculoskeletal pain, diabetes, and mental health issues through a combination of digital resources, health coaching, and evidence-based treatment plans. The platform aims to improve health outcomes and reduce healthcare costs for employers and insurers by addressing the interconnected factors that contribute to chronic health challenges.
Funding: $15.0M
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Funding: $15.0M
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InfinitForm develops Rapid Gen-AI Design software that creates CAD-native prismatic models, enhancing manufacturability and structural integrity for engineering applications. This technology significantly reduces design cycles, enabling faster transitions from concept to production while improving design accuracy and efficiency.
Funding: $2.5M
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Schematic Ventures
Schematic Ventures
Funding: $2.5M
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InOrbit offers a cloud-based robot management platform that utilizes AI to optimize robot operations across diverse fleets. The platform enables developers and operators to efficiently integrate, monitor, and scale their robotic systems, addressing the complexities of multi-vendor deployments and operational data management.
Funding: $3.5M
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Funding: $3.5M
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Invert Robotics offers modular, remotely‑operated crawler platforms that perform non‑destructive testing in confined or hazardous industrial spaces.
Funding: $16.6K
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Callaghan Innovation
Callaghan Innovation
Funding: $16.6K
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The startup offers a remote care monitoring platform that enables wheelchair users to track their health through data collection on user activity. This platform generates individual risk profiles, facilitating real-time health monitoring by healthcare professionals and caregivers.
Funding: $2.9M
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Funding: $2.9M
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Machina Labs combines robotics and AI to create a robotic craftsman platform that enables rapid production and iteration of complex metal components, significantly reducing lead times from months to days. This technology addresses the inefficiencies in traditional manufacturing processes, allowing industries such as aerospace and automotive to accelerate innovation and reduce costs.
Funding: $32.0M
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Innovation EndeavorsNVentures
Innovation EndeavorsNVentures
Funding: $32.0M
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Momnt provides a fully digital financing platform for home‑improvement contractors, allowing them to send loan applications via SMS or email and give customers soft‑pull pre‑qualified offers within minutes. The service offers access to 40+ loan products, same‑day or next‑day ACH funding, and a closed‑loop system that ensures funds are used only with the originating contractor, helping merchants increase sales and manage cash flow without startup fees.
Funding: $15.0M
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+ 1 Other investorTruStage
+ 1 Other investorTruStage
Funding: $15.0M
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Path Robotics provides AI‑driven welding cells that autonomously perform vision‑guided welds on variable parts, delivering consistent high‑quality welds with up to four times the productivity of traditional automation. The cells integrate into existing production lines, operate 24/7 under remote mission‑control, and use usage‑based pricing to eliminate upfront capital costs while continuously improving through federated learning.
Funding: $100.0M
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Drive CapitalMatter Venture Partners
Drive CapitalMatter Venture Partners
Funding: $100.0M
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The startup offers an AI-driven medical assistant that provides clinicians with real-time access to updated treatment guidelines and protocols, enhancing decision-making in patient care. Trusted by over 900,000 medical professionals across 10,000 healthcare centers, the platform improves the efficiency and accuracy of clinical workflows.
Funding: $6.3M
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Yamaha Motor Ventures
Yamaha Motor Ventures
Funding: $6.3M
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Phoenix Tailings builds a domestic rare earth refining ecosystem that extracts high‑purity rare earth metals and alloys from mining tailings and recycled streams using proprietary electrochemical and metallization technologies. By integrating AI‑driven automation and modular plant designs, the company delivers clean, scalable production to U.S. defense, automotive, medical, and advanced electronics customers, reducing reliance on foreign refining capacity.
PursueCare provides virtual substance use and behavioral health treatment through integrated telemedicine and pharmacy services, allowing patients to receive personalized care via their mobile devices. The platform addresses the challenges of accessing timely addiction treatment by offering convenient consultations and medication delivery, resulting in a 90% retention rate after 30 days of care.
Funding: $31.3M
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Seyen CapitalWasabi Ventures
Seyen CapitalWasabi Ventures
Funding: $31.3M
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Range develops electric-powered trailer systems for the heavy-duty trucking industry, enhancing fuel efficiency by over 40% and reducing emissions by up to 70%. These trailers are compatible with standard tow vehicles, effectively doubling the range of zero-emission tractors and alleviating concerns about charging infrastructure.
Funding: $31.5M
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Trousdale Ventures
Trousdale Ventures
Funding: $31.5M
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Ridepanda operates a micro-mobility subscription platform offering employees access to e-bikes and e-scooters through corporate benefits programs. The service includes vehicle selection, maintenance, theft insurance, and reporting dashboards for employers to track ESG goals. This platform facilitates cleaner, faster commutes while enhancing employee wellness and retention.
Funding: $21.5M
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Blackhorn VenturesYamaha Motor Ventures
Blackhorn VenturesYamaha Motor Ventures
Funding: $21.5M
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