| Date | Title | Description |
| 24.01.2023 | Strava acquires FATMAP, an InMotion Ventures portfolio company | We’re thrilled with the announcement that Fatmap, the definitive guidebook to the outdoors, has been acquired by Strava.
Fatmap was the 13th company to join our portfolio back in 2018. Delivering exceptional digital experiences is fundamen... |
| 23.01.2023 | Expert Predictions For Crypto in 2023 | We’ve collected industry expert predictions on the future of crypto in 2023.
From a peak in late 2021 to the ‘crypto winter‘ of 2022, the past couple of years have been a turbulent time for the cryptocurrency industry.
We asked a panel of... |
| 26.10.2022 | InMotion Ventures appoints Mike Smeed as Managing Director | Former finance lead for China-based joint venture Chery Jaguar Land Rover returns to UK
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Mike Smeed as Managing Director of InMotion Ventures, following the recent launch of Jaguar Land Rover’... |
| 12.08.2022 | Sam Nasrolahi joins InMotion Ventures as Principal | Former BP Ventures analyst joins from mobility startup, Via, as InMotion Ventures expands team
We are delighted to announce the hiring of Sam Nasrolahi as our new Principal. Sam will be responsible for sourcing and leading new deals, as we... |
| 09.08.2022 | InMotion portfolio company, Ascend Elements, to Invest up to $1 billion in Southwest Kentucky EV Battery Materials Manufacturing Facility | Ascend Elements today announced plans to invest $310 million in Phase 1 — and up to $1 billion over several possible phases — to build a sustainable lithium-ion battery materials facility in Hopkinsville, Ky., with groundbreaking expected i... |
| 28.06.2022 | Circulor raises $25M, demonstrating growing global demand for transparent, secure, and responsible supply chains |
Circulor announces that it has raised $25 million (20 million GBP) in Series B funding, signaling growing market demand for more transparent and secure industrial supply chains. Circulor provides the most proven and mature solution for in... |
| 28.04.2022 | Jaguar Land Rover partners with Plug and Play to test new technologies and business models | Jaguar Land Rover have announced a new partnership with Plug and Play to launch a first-of-its-kind innovation hub in the UK – an initiative that will see the company collaborating with start-ups for access to new ways of thinking and next-... |
| 13.04.2022 | Why we invested in Carmoola, a UK-based startup rewriting the rules of car financing |
InMotion Ventures has participated in a £27M seed round for Carmoola, a UK-based startup rewriting the rules of car financing. The round was led by VentureFriends, with participation from InMotion Ventures, BCI, Truesight Ventures and Clo... |
| 05.01.2022 | Why we invested in Bumper, the UK’s leading ‘Buy Now Pay Later’ payment provider for car repairs | InMotion Ventures has participated in a $12m Series A round for Bumper, a UK-based startup providing buy now pay later (BNPL) services for car repair financing. The round was led by Autotech Ventures and we are joined by Porsche Ventures.
... |
| 09.12.2021 | Zeelo Launches UK’s first Fully Electric Employee Commute Service | InMotion portfolio company Zeelo, the smart bus platform for organisations, has launched the UK’s first fully electric commuter bus service with Ocado.
Zeelo provides smart bus services for 110 companies and schools globally, transporting ... |
| 05.10.2021 | Portfolio company Digital Motors Expands Online Sales Platform into Marine Industry | Leading Automotive Digital Retail Software Demonstrates Its Versatility.
Digital Motors, the award-winning digital retailing platform for the automotive industry, has proven the unique configurability of its product by providing an onlin... |
| 24.08.2021 | Portfolio company Battery Resourcers announces new site expansions to support accelerated growth | With a strategic facility conversion, paired with multiple expansions, the battery material and manufacturing company has increased its processing capacity for battery production
Battery Resourcers, a vertically integrated lithium-ion ba... |
| 13.07.2021 | Digital Motors Emerges From Pandemic With Record Engagement |
A year after launching in response to the pandemic, consumer demand continues to accelerate
As the country begins a return to normalcy, Digital Motors, the best-in-class provider of automotive digital retailing software, continues to e... |
| 21.06.2021 | Caura raises $4.2m seed round to reduce stress and expense of driving in the UK | Funding from TwinFocus Capital Partners, InMotion Ventures, Road Ventures, Pareto Holdings and Quiet Capital, and, alongside notable angels, sets up vehicle management startup to expand product offerings and grow team
Caura – a vehicle man... |
| 10.06.2021 | Circulor Raises $14m Series A to Lead the Future of Sustainable Supply Chain Traceability | Circulor, the leading provider of supply chain traceability and dynamic CO2 tracking, today announced it has closed $14m in Series A funding to accelerate the company’s rapid growth. The Westly Group led the round with participation from Sa... |
| 12.04.2021 | Jaguar Land Rover’s InMotion Ventures Invests in Battery Recycling and Manufacturing Technology | Gaydon, UK – Jaguar Land Rover’s venture capital and mobility arm, InMotion Ventures, has invested in Battery Resourcers, a lithium ion battery recycling and materials company.
The sustainable technology firm holds the exclusive licence fo... |
| 15.03.2021 | Digital Motors completes $10m Series A to support international expansion | Funding will enable US-based automotive online sales platform to accelerate expansion into Canadian market
London, UK – Automotive e-commerce platform Digital Motors has completed a $10 million Series A funding round. The raise – led by DN... |
| 15.03.2021 | Voyage Acquired by Cruise | London, UK – Voyage, an InMotion Ventures portfolio company developing self-driving taxis, has been acquired by Cruise. Oliver Cameron, co-founder and CEO of Voyage, will join Cruise as VP of Product. “At Voyage”, Cameron stated, “we’ve bee... |
| 15.12.2020 | InMotion invests in Circulor to help Jaguar Land Rover trace sustainable supply chain |
Tuesday 15th December, London, UK – InMotion, Jaguar Land Rover’s venture capital and mobility services arm, has invested in blockchain technology firm Circulor.
The investment will enable Jaguar Land Rover to source premium materials wi... |
| 25.06.2020 | Jaguar Land Rover North America certifies Digital Motors as a preferred online sales platform for its U.S. retailers | Digital Motors®, a leading digital retailing and online vehicle sales platform in the U.S., today announced the company has been named a certified vendor for the Jaguar Land Rover Digital Certified Program. The certification makes Digital M... |
| 22.05.2020 | By Miles, the pay-by-mile car insurance provider, raises £15 million in Series B funding | By Miles, the UK’s first real-time pay-by-mile car insurance provider and InMotion Ventures portfolio company, has successfully raised £15m in a Series B funding round led by CommerzVentures.
The insurtech company is on a mission to make c... |
| 07.05.2020 | The Circular Economy in the Automotive Industry | The InMotion team has been looking closely at investment opportunities tied to reducing our industry’s carbon footprint and promoting ethical business practices. The current lockdown notwithstanding, these topics remain a top priority for J... |
| 19.02.2020 | Why we invested in Digital Motors, the automotive e-commerce platform | Digital Motors today announced their latest funding round, led by Autotech Ventures with participation from InMotion Ventures, OpenRoad Auto Group, Maryann Keller and Ryan Kerrigan. The press release can be found here.
Sebastian Peck, Mana... |
| 13.12.2019 | InMotion Ventures backs Apex.AI alongside Volvo Group Venture Capital and HELLA Ventures | InMotion Ventures has announced its investment in Apex.AI. With offices in Palo Alto, California, and Munich, Germany, the software startup is preparing to launch its flagship product, Apex.OS, to the automotive sector in early 2020. InMoti... |
| 13.12.2019 | Why we invested in Apex.AI, the software framework for autonomous vehicles | Last week, we were excited to announce our latest investment in Apex.AI alongside Volvo Group Venture Capital and HELLA Ventures. Sam Clifton, Associate at InMotion Ventures, explores why we invested in the company.
The DARPA Grand Challen... |
| 27.09.2019 | InMotion Ventures Micromobility Market Map | With the explosion of micromobility in Europe over the past year and InMotion’s focus on the space, I’ve been increasingly asked “Scooters… what’s going on?”.
So in an effort to bring some clarity to this rapidly evolving sector, we’ve cre... |
| 13.09.2019 | InMotion Ventures backs self-driving car company Voyage in $31m raise | InMotion Ventures has announced its follow-on investment into autonomous vehicle company Voyage. The investment is part of a $31m Series B fundraiser, led by Franklin Templeton, with participation from Khosla Ventures and Chevron Technology... |
| 13.09.2019 | Why we invested in Voyage, a self-driving car company | Voyage, our self-driving car portfolio company, has announced their $31 million Series B funding round, here. We’re proud to continue backing Oliver Cameron and his team alongside existing investors and welcome new investors Franklin Temple... |
| 29.03.2019 | InMotion Ventures portfolio company Lyft successfully completes IPO | Jaguar Land Rover’s venture capital arm InMotion Ventures invested in Lyft’s Series G in June 2017, paying $32.15 per share.
Sebastian Peck, Managing Director, InMotion Ventures, said: “Today’s IPO is a real milestone for our industry. App... |
| 28.02.2019 | By Miles raises £5m Series A funding round | On a mission to get the UK’s 19 million low-mileage drivers the best deal, ByMiles has just closed a £5m funding round led by Octopus Ventures. This will help fund their customer-centric approach to car insurance and enable them to build on... |
| 23.01.2019 | InMotion backs Urgent.ly alongside a number of premium automotive brands | We are incredibly excited to announce our latest investment in Urgent.ly, the connected roadside assistance service.
As part of a $21 million Series B round, we are co-investing alongside a number of other premium global automotive brands.... |
| 12.12.2018 | Six investments to change how the world moves | 2018 has been an exciting year for us at InMotion! We backed six start-ups that could change the way we travel and our incubator, Studio 107 launched its first service: Carpe for all-inclusive car subscription.
We continue to invest in urb... |
| 28.11.2018 | InMotion backs WeTrip, the adventure travel platform | We are excited to announce our investment in WeTrip, the group travel platform that makes planning adventures and experiences easier.
Our seed stage funding will support WeTrip in its global ambition to become the go-to digital platform fo... |
| 28.11.2018 | Why we invested in WeTrip, the adventure travel platform | We recently announced our investment in WeTrip (here), building on our previous investments in the adventure travel space. Sam Clifton, Associate at InMotion Ventures, explores why we invested in WeTrip.
The anguish was fresh in my memory.... |
| 12.11.2018 | InMotion invests in Festicket | We are excited to share our investment in Festicket, the world’s largest portal for music festival experiences. Festicket today have announced that they have raised $10.5 million in Series D funding. We have invested alongside transatlantic... |
| 08.11.2018 | InMotion backs Transit – The all-in-one mobility platform | We are thrilled to announce our latest investment in Montreal-based journey planner app, Transit.
This all-in-one mobility platform helps people navigate and make better transport decisions in more than 175 cities worldwide. The app has in... |
| 06.11.2018 | InMotion Ventures invests in Arc Vector – The world’s most advanced electric motorcycle | Today we are excited to share the news of our latest investment in Arc. The company has pioneered Vector – the world’s first fully-electric motorcycle with Human Machine Interface (HMI). Arc Vector is the most advanced electric motorcycle e... |
| 25.07.2018 | By Miles closes £1m funding round | The By Miles team are going from strength to strength! Last week they launched the UK’s first real-time pay-as-you-drive car insurance. This week, they have closed a £1m funding round led by JamJar Investments, the venture capital fund of t... |
| 18.07.2018 | By Miles launches UK’s first real time pay-as-you-drive car insurance | Congratulations to the By Miles team who have reached an incredible milestone today by launching the UK’s first, flexible pay-as-you-go car insurance that is set to revolutionise the sector. Drivers will be able to buy car insurance in real... |
| 24.05.2018 | InMotion Ventures puts adventure on the map | Today we have announced our investment in FATMAP, the outdoor adventure platform and 3D mapping tech company.
Our support will help FATMAP with their global ambition to be the go-to destination for adventure and outdoor activities. Skiers,... |
| 10.05.2018 | DOVU becomes founding member of MOBI with major mobility leaders | Congratulations to portfolio company DOVU, which has been selected as one of the founding members of MOBI, the Mobility Open Blockchain Initiative.
The new consortium explores how blockchain will reinvent mobility and address industry shif... |
| 02.05.2018 | Apply for Pitch@Palace 10.0 now | Pitch@Palace, the entrepreneurship programme founded by HRH The Duke of York, reaches its landmark tenth edition this year. InMotion is proud to be a partner.
Applications are now open for startups and entrepreneurs working in a broad rang... |
| 12.04.2018 | By Miles partners with AXA on UK’s first real time pay-by-mile car insurance policy | Congratulations to portfolio company By Miles, which has partnered with one of the biggest insurance companies in the world, AXA UK.
AXA will provide the insurance for By Miles’ innovative pay-per-mile product, which launches to waiting li... |
| 21.02.2018 | SPLT acquired by Bosch | Congratulations to all the team at SPLT, which has just been acquired by Bosch. This deal represents the first exit by an InMotion Ventures portfolio company, after we invested in the US ride-sharing startup almost exactly one year ago.
Le... |
| 29.01.2018 | CES 2018: what we thought | Attending the Consumer Electronic Show (CES) is always a delightful way to kick off the new year and get into the right frame of mind for the challenges ahead. Last year, barely a month into my new role at InMotion, I spent a lot of time wa... |
| 29.01.2018 | InMotion Ventures partners with Pitch@Palace | We’re delighted to partner with Pitch@Palace, the entrepreneurship programme founded by HRH The Duke of York in 2014.
Since 2014, Pitch@Palace has helped over 490 start-ups and Entrepreneurs in the UK and internationally to turn their busi... |
| 11.01.2018 | InMotion Ventures backs self-driving taxi startup Voyage | We’ve today announced a $3 million investment in US-based self-driving taxi service Voyage.
The backing will support Voyage in developing a global service, with the aim that anyone can summon an autonomous vehicle to their door and reach t... |
| 10.01.2018 | Sheprd announces new funding from InMotion Ventures | We’ve today confirmed $1m in venture capital investment for InMotion Ventures portfolio company Sheprd, the on-demand school bus startup.
In addition to funding, the relationship includes providing Sheprd with a fleet of Land Rover SUV veh... |
| 09.01.2018 | Jaguar Land Rover’s innovative connected tech on show at CES | InMotion Ventures’ parent company Jaguar Land Rover is developing the Connected and Autonomous Vehicle (CAV) technology of the future.
As announced at CES 2018, the world’s largest consumer electronics show, every future Jaguar or Land Rov... |
| 08.12.2017 | Investing in the Future of Transport and Mobility | Over 200 investors, entrepreneurs and industry stakeholders joined us for another fantastic Investing in the Future of Transport and Mobility event at Kings Place in London on Tuesday 21st November.
A selection of InMotion portfolio compan... |
| 06.12.2017 | InMotion Ventures: how we did in 2017 | Our investment arm this year became one of the most active investors in mobility and transport, backing a total of 11 companies. These deals ranged from growth equity investments for well-known companies like Lyft to seed funding for early-... |
| 28.11.2017 | Help Wluper build your perfect navigation assistant | InMotion Ventures portfolio company Wluper is creating a new way to navigate – and your input can help shape it.
Using natural language processing (NLP) and deep learning, the team is building a navigation assistant that understands conver... |
| 21.11.2017 | Investing in the Future of Transport and Mobility | New technological and societal trends are transforming the transport and mobility space. This change is creating unique opportunities for startups to build valuable businesses and create new experiences for customers.
The latest instalment... |
| 01.09.2017 | Technology with heart – Jaguar Land Rover’s Tech Fest | Back |
| 30.08.2017 | Mobility startup? Pitch@Palace wants to hear from you | Founded by the Duke of York Prince Andrew in 2014, Pitch@Palace supports UK entrepreneurs by connecting them with potential investors, mentors and valuable contacts.
Successful applicants are invited to attend Pitch@Palace Boot Camp, where... |
| 29.08.2017 | GoKid unveils GoKid Connect platform built for schools | Portfolio company GoKid has revealed GoKid Connect, a mobility solution designed to connect schools and parents. Using a secure web portal and or the GoKid mobile app, families can quickly locate other families in their school network who l... |
| 25.08.2017 | Dovu reveals world’s first mobility cryptocurrency | InMotion Ventures portfolio company Dovu has revealed its plans to introduce the world’s first mobility cryptocurrency. Built on Ethereum, the Dovu token aims to power new business models in the transportation sector. Dovu’s token sale begi... |
| 01.08.2017 | Event: Design Masterclass | Want to talk design? Join us for a free masterclass, taking place this Thursday August 3rd from 6.30-9pm at Huckletree in London.
The theme is The Value Of Design: we’ll be discussing and debating the role of design thinking in developing ... |
| 26.07.2017 | InMotion Ventures partners with Maniv on mobility fund | We’re excited to reveal we’re working with Maniv Mobility, the first Israel-based venture fund dedicated exclusively to mobility technology. We’re a Limited Partner in the fund Maniv has announced today – worth over $40m – twice its target ... |
| 12.07.2017 | By Miles authorised by UK Financial Conduct Authority | Congratulations to our portfolio company By Miles, which is now officially regulated by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority. This allows the pay-per-mile car insurer to act as an insurance intermediary, bringing the company a step closer t... |
| 29.06.2017 | InMotion Ventures reveals latest seed investments | We have completed seed investments in four exciting mobility and transportation startups.
Early stage businesses By Miles, Dovu, Wluper and Zeelo join the Seed Programme and will spend six months working from InMotion HQ in London.
Founde... |
| 21.06.2017 | InMotion Ventures invests in transport credit startup Validated | We’ve completed a seed investment in transport credit start-up Validated, which integrates mobility providers with brick and mortar retailers to provide innovative reward schemes.
Expanding the familiar concept of businesses validating the... |
| 12.06.2017 | Jaguar Land Rover and InMotion Ventures invest $25M in ride-sharing platform Lyft | We have today announced a $25m (£19m) investment in Lyft, the fastest-growing rideshare company in the US.
This investment will support Lyft’s expansion and technology plans. It will also provide Jaguar Land Rover’s InMotion Ventures with ... |
| 07.06.2017 | InMotion Ventures partners with Techstars | We have today announced a partnership with global startup ecosystem Techstars.
InMotion will be working closely with the Techstars Mobility programme, based in Detroit. Launched in 2015, Techstars Mobility has to date invested in 22 mobili... |
| 19.05.2017 | Splitting the pie: How to find the right equity balance for your startup | Entrepreneurs are the new rock stars. Everyone wants to be their own boss, to create their success story, to be lauded in the business pages of the now online newspapers.
600 startups launched per day in London in the first six months of 2... |
| 30.03.2017 | Investing in the Future of Transport and Mobility: Insights from the event |
If further proof were needed that mobility is a hot topic, sceptics need only have joined the queue extending round the corner of U+I on Howick Place in London on the evening of Thursday 23rd March.
An impressive group of startup founder... |
| 03.03.2017 | Service design: Revamping movement for 21st century travel | The future of transport is bright. With everything from driverless cars to mobility as a service on the horizon, old-fashioned, unconnected modes of transport are but a distant memory in most cities. But one of the most important elements o... |
| 27.02.2017 | The Mobility Briefing | Welcome to the latest installment of The Mobility Briefing. It has been another fast-paced few weeks in the world of mobility and startups, with Dubai announcing an ambitious strategy for driverless cars; female-only ride-shares set to take... |
| 24.02.2017 | Investing in the Future of Mobility | Technological and societal trends are making this a pivotal moment for the mobility space. The rapid pace of transformation creates a unique opportunity for established tech businesses and innovative startups to develop valuable services fo... |
| 23.02.2017 | InMotion Ventures invests in enterprise ride-sharing startup SPLT | We’ve today announced a seed investment in enterprise-focused ride-sharing platform SPLT.
SPLT is a carpool service that enables employees at large organisations to connect and share the drive to and from work, using their own vehicles. Th... |
| 06.02.2017 | The Mobility Briefing | Welcome to the inaugural InMotion mobility briefing, a new and regular series dedicated to bringing you the latest news in mobility, startups and transport tech from the past two weeks.
In this edition, Uber’s main rival in India makes a b... |
| 31.01.2017 | InMotion Ventures invests in US startup GoKid | We have this week closed InMotion Ventures’ first investment, participating in a $1m seed round for US-based startup GoKid. The round also saw investment from Fontinalis Partners.
GoKid, a graduate of the 2016 Detroit-based Techstars Mobil... |
| 12.01.2017 | CES 2017: What we thought | Celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is one of the planet’s premier tech events. Countless gadgets have been revealed at CES since its launch in 1967, from the CD in the 1980s and the DVD in the 19... |
| 16.12.2016 | Sebastian Peck appointed managing director of InMotion | Welcome to Sebastian Peck, who has been appointed managing director of InMotion by our parent company Jaguar Land Rover.
Sebastian started his career at The Boston Consulting Group and, following his MBA at London Business School, joined... |
| 18.11.2016 | InMotion at Web Summit | Web Summit is Europe’s largest technology conference, attracting speakers and startups from all over the planet – and for the first time, including some of the team here at InMotion. In just six years, the event has grown from 400 attendees... |
| 10.11.2016 | Future transport hacked: The inaugural InMotion Hackathon |
It’s not normally how I spend my Thursday nights – except for the pizza and beer perhaps – but there I was, sat in an office at 10pm, listening to 12 groups enthusiastically pitch their smart transportation ideas to an expert panel of jud... |
| 27.10.2016 | Keen to disrupt urban mobility? Then InMotion’s hackathon is for you | Innovation. Everyone is talking about, but not a lot of people are actually doing it. We’re risk averse. There’s tight budgets to consider. The culture of the workplace isn’t right for it.
There is a way around all of this. In the 21st cen... |
| 25.10.2016 | Hackathons: An innovative game changer everyone can tap into | Plenty of people will tell you that Big Companies Can’t Innovate. Instead, they say, innovation belongs to startups and disruptive individuals using disruptive technologies.
Not anymore. Big companies can innovate – it just takes a willing... |
| 04.10.2016 | Join us for the first InMotion Hackathon | Want to help us transform the future of transportation? Join us in London on Thursday 3rd November for the inaugural InMotion Hackathon.
The mobility sector (car sharing, ride sharing and more) is a hugely exciting space, predicted to be w... |
