Autotech Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in mobility and transport technologies.
Portfolio
4
companies
AUM
£270M
under management
Bumper
Digital payment platform helping motorists finance vehicle repairs.
Drover
Digital car retailer offering a flexible subscription platform for vehicle ownership.
Gaussion
Gaussion builds magnetic charging technology that improves lithium-ion battery performance.
Laka
Laka offers collective insurance for green mobility users and brands.
Daniel Hoffer
Managing Director
Daniel brings venture capital and board experience from roles at Autotech Ventures, Deep Venture Partners, and Mode Mobile.
LinkedInAlexei Andreev
co-founder and managing director
Tony Rimas
Venture Partner
Tony brings automotive investing and operating experience as a venture partner at Autotech Ventures, alongside board and revenue leadership roles across the sector.
LinkedInBurak Cendek
Partner
Burak brings investment experience from Autotech Ventures and Revo Capital. He currently serves as managing director at Autotech Ventures.
LinkedInThe funding round was co-led by BGF and AlbionVC to support commercial deployment of its magnetic charging systems.
"The race everyone's watching is about computer chips — but the real prize is the battery. The battery decides whether the giant computers behind AI can keep running. Whether a drone can stay in the sky. Whether a satellite survives out in space. Every battery faces a physics ceiling, and we move that ceiling,"
The financing round was led by Autotech Ventures with participation from several prominent automotive and mobility funds.
"A sudden repair bill can hit families hard,"
The London-based University College London spin-out secured backing from Autotech Ventures, UCL Technology Fund, and BGF to fund its commercial market entry.
"In many applications, we are observing that efforts to rapidly electrify are delayed or blocked due to the cost of raising the ceiling of battery performance,"
Achmea Innovation Fund has backed the micromobility insurer in a round led by Shift4Good.
"In a world where the demand for green and healthy transport options continues to rise but electric bicycles are also becoming increasingly expensive, Laka is at the forefront with innovative solutions."
The financing round was led by Autotech Ventures to accelerate the firm expansion across European markets.
"We want to be the dominant payment platform for car dealers across Europe. We’ll do it by providing a no-brainer solution, one that gives their customers the ultimate flexibility in making the necessary payments to keep their cars on the road. We are proud of the growth journey we have been on over the last 9 years and the endorsement of investment from InMotion Ventures and Porsche is a hugely positive moment for the business."
