Brose Ventures

At Yamaha Motor Ventures, we believe great innovation happens when engineers, entrepreneurs, and corporate partners collaborate with clear ownership and practical goals. As the corporate venture capital arm of Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd., we combine Yamaha’s global resources with the agility of a startup. Based in Palo Alto, California, we invest in early-stage teams across mobility, manufacturing, data and AI, robotics, fintech, and climate tech, seeking both venture capital and strategic partnerships to accelerate disruptive ideas. Our team provides portfolio companies with access to Yamaha’s vehicles, hardware, and engineering expertise, as well as a global network that spans automotive, industrial automation, and consumer technology. We measure success by real-world impact, scaling technologies that improve how people move, work, and live. YMVSV also manages Yamaha Motor’s Sustainability Fund, a dedicated pool with hundreds of millions in assets that supports climate tech and sustainability initiatives. We pursue collaborations that align with Yamaha’s long-term vision, combining rigorous due diligence with a hands-on approach to development, pilots, and scale. Founders who thrive with us are curious, engineering-minded, and comfortable working at the intersection of hardware and software, where partnerships, pilots, and manufacturing capabilities matter as much as a strong business plan. Our culture emphasizes collaboration, practical execution, and a bias for action, with engineers and operators who enjoy turning ambitious ideas into tangible products.

GM Ventures invests in start-ups that share General Motors’ vision of a world of zero emissions, zero crashes and zero congestion. We are focused on key technologies that can be implemented in GM’s vehicles, manufacturing facilities and operating businesses. Our investment approach is unique. We combine venture investing with the active support of General Motors’ technical and business resources to improve, expand and scale technology. This provides our portfolio companies with additional capabilities to commercialize their innovation in the global transportation industry and have GM as a potential customer. Since 2010, we’ve built strong relationships with start-up companies and other venture capital firms who share our vision to advance the automotive industry. Our investments have increased General Motors’ technology footprint, including industry-first innovations, and accelerated its strategy to earn customers for life.

We invest in purpose-driven entrepreneurs building high-performance companies, while providing access to resources and an ecosystem of specialists across hardware, software, and sustainability. We invest capital and resources in hardware, software, and services across manufacturing, transportation, and sustainability.

We invest in and partner with early-stage ventures exploring digital power, smart buildings, electric mobility, and the grid of the future. Southwire and its subsidiaries manufacture building wire and cable, metal-clad cable, portable and electronic cord products, OEM wire products and engineered products. In addition, Southwire supplies assembled products, contractor equipment and hand tools. We are proud to offer competitive compensation, employee benefits, tuition reimbursement, and unlimited growth opportunities. Our nearly seven decades of progressive growth can be attributed to our determination to developing innovative systems and solutions, exercising environmental stewardship and enhancing the wellbeing of our communities. How will you power what’s possible?

Reduced emissions. Smarter packaging. Cutting-edge health tech. Next-generation digitization. Zeon Ventures’ expertise, experience and strength power ideas that enable mobility, healthcare and commerce - while continually moving the world closer to the UN’s 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. Our areas of focus include: Driving potential: Solutions enabling the automotive transition to EVs, including batteries, components, and related infrastructure Manufacturing potential: Green packaging, electronics components alternative plastics, renewable chemicals and beyond Health potential: Sustainable healthcare solutions, including coatings, adhesives, expedients and devices aimed at delivering better patient outcomes Digital potential: Advancing the fundamental digital technologies, we need to drive a sustainable economy: 5G, quantum computing, AI, robotics How Zeon unlocks potential Zeon Ventures brings over 70 years of expertise in science, product manufacturing and global marketing to the table. Our access to partners, industry connections and customers – particularly in healthcare and automobility, are unmatched. And our data-driven approach to better products, ideas, and services is built from the ground up to support the potential of ideas that make the world a better place. Leverage our strength in:Channel access and industry connections Sales support Preferred provider benefits R&D and testing support

Our mission is to partner with ambitious and visionary founders transforming the way in which we think about mobility to make it more sustainable. We are committed to being a part of mobility's transformation pushing for more efficient, safety-focused and environmentally friendly solutions. Investment thesisMobility ecosystem Late seed and series A First ticket from US$500k up to US $2mm Open to lead or co-invest Reserves for follow-on investments Actively seeking strong co-investors in all cases