Toyota Ventures

🚀 Announcement 🚀 We're thrilled to share that Toyota Ventures has raised another $300M to expand our early-stage investing in frontier technologies and climate solutions. The two new funds, Toyota Ventures Frontier Fund II and Toyota Ventures Climate Fund II, will support startups developing disruptive technologies and business models at the forefront of innovation. Read the press release to learn more: https://lnkd.in/g7XeyAwi

Watch the video below to learn more about how our portfolio company Living Carbon is enhancing the carbon drawdown capacities of trees on millions of acres of land including managed timberland and underutilized, abandoned and degraded land. 👇🌱

Our portfolio company Ion Storage Systems announced a major milestone on the path to commercialization by achieving 800 cycles in its solid state battery cells. The company's cells were able to cycle without experiencing compression or volume changes, exceeding the cycle life demands of the consumer electronics battery industry. "I'm extremely proud of this latest accomplishment," commented ION's CTO, Dr. Gregory Hitz, "It is unprecedented for an anodeless cell to reach this kind of cycle life without compression. ION has now produced a cell with performance that's compelling to replace a huge portion of the lithium-ion market. Next up is building it into commercial format, multilayer cells off our pilot line and doing so with high repeatability to put in customers' hands." Read more in the company's press release: https://lnkd.in/gCWDg34n

Our Senior Portfolio Engagement Director Sahil Segal recently moderated a panel focused on the intersection of robotics innovation and investment with speakers Xuhui Shao from Foothill Ventures, Sasha Ostojic from Playground Global, and Han H. from GV (Google Ventures). See the full discussion in Foothill Ventures' blog: https://lnkd.in/gSYDtthY

Our landmark 523-mile eVTOL flight with a hydrogen-electric aircraft demonstrates the potential for emissions-free regional aviation, from city center to city center. Check out this video for a bit more detail on how we developed the demonstrator aircraft, leveraging H2FLY's hydrogen fuel cell expertise and Joby's existing technology stack.

Our portfolio company Brilliant Planet is harnessing the power of marine microalgae to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. The company plans to sell high-quality carbon removal credits derived by cultivating and desiccating algae, then sequestering the #carbon stored within it by burying it deep underground. The buried #biomass is about 40% pure carbon, so every ton of dried #algae represents the equivalent of 1.6 metric tons of CO₂. Read more about Brilliant Planet's process and what's next for the team in a recent feature in Forbes: https://lnkd.in/epFwfJyM

The news is out! Renewabl has secured 𝗮 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶-𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 led by Helen Ventures, with support from Encevo , Nesta, Toyota Ventures, Enery, PortfoLion Capital Partners, and QVentures, alongside continuous backing from South Pole. This investment is a game-changer for our mission to 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀 by revolutionising energy procurement. With this milestone, we will accelerate the development of Renewabl Track, our SaaS tool for visualising and assessing renewable energy portfolios, and Renewabl Trade, our marketplace for procuring hourly-matched renewable energy products. We are expanding our reach into Spain, Italy, France, and Germany. A huge thank you to our investors, team, and clients for believing in our vision. Together, we’re paving the way for a more sustainable and transparent energy future. Full press release 👉 https://lnkd.in/dmvyHF-m Juan Pablo Cerda Nikolaj Martyniuk Mikael Myllymäki Antto Piirainen Nicolas Milerioux Natalie Fonseca Licciardi Alex Hook Bence Banhalmi Patrick Horka Harveer Singh Bharaj

Toyota Ventures is excited to announce our investment in Renewabl's seed round led by Helen Ventures. Renewabl has developed a software platform that analyzes companies’ renewable energy portfolios and facilitates Renewable Energy Certificate transactions via tenders or marketplace. The technology automatically matches companies’ energy consumption patterns on an hourly basis with the existing renewable energy solutions the company has procured as well as recommends the optimal profiles of renewable energy developers and their projects to achieve the company’s target Carbon-Free Energy (CFE) score. “We’re impressed by the expertise of Renewabl’s founding team and their approach to optimizing clean energy procurement. Renewabl’s software platform and marketplace are key stepping stones on the path to offering impactful and traceable solutions for strengthening the claims of renewable energy credits and the realization of a true zero-carbon electricity grid.” — Lisa Coca, Climate Fund partner, Toyota Ventures Read more on the Toyota Ventures blog: https://lnkd.in/d8gtCAVa

Here at Zeti we've hit a milestone 🥳 We're thrilled to share we have now prevented over 10 million kilograms of CO2 from entering our atmosphere! 🎉 How? By accelerating the adoption of clean transport and making the road to a greener planet a bit smoother. 🌍 Take a look at that impact below. Here's to driving change, one clean mile at a time [pun intended] #Sustainability #CleanTransport #GreenFuture #FinanceForGood #CleanFinance [epa.gov]

We are thrilled to announce our investment in Artificial.Agency's $16 million financing round. The company is developing an AI-powered behavior engine that enables developers to transform characters and other decision-making systems into individualized AI agents with perceptions, actions, personalities, and goals. “We’re excited about how Artificial Agency’s AI behavioral engine can accelerate game development and create a more immersive, engaging experience for players, ultimately paving the way for new gameplay ideas. The team’s experience in machine learning and game development is impressive, and we’re proud to support their work towards advancing human–AI interactions.” Chris Abshire, principal, Toyota Ventures Frontier Fund. Toyota Ventures is proud to support the Artificial Agency team with Radical Ventures, with participation from Flying Fish Partners and others. Read more on the Toyota Ventures blog: https://lnkd.in/ghvk9-ZD