Mobility & Space Startups
Starship is the world leader in autonomous delivery robots, serving over 10,000 deliveries per day.
Wheels is bringing safety, convenience, and sustainability to micromobility at last, with high-tech, all-electric scooters.
AutoFlight is pioneering the all-electric, sustainable air transportation of both human and freight.
Uhnder is a first of its kind radar-on-chip system made to automate system and precision feedback for the next generation of automotive vehicles.
Faction develops driverless vehicles that have the speed and performance of cars, but at the cost of a motorcycle, to reduce emissions, avoid gridlock, and improve energy use.
TDK Ventures has invested in Ultraviolette, an Indian company that produces high-performance electric motorcycles and scooters, to help it expand its development and distribution in India’s two-wheeler market and beyond.
Ethereal Exploration Guild has raised Series A funding to develop the Razor Crest Mk-1, the world’s first fully reusable medium-lift rocket. By recovering both the booster and upper stage, the company aims to slash launch costs to $500–$1,000/kg. This breakthrough targets a critical supply gap in the global space economy, which is projected to reach $1.8 trillion by 2035.
Starship is the world leader in autonomous delivery robots, serving over 10,000 deliveries per day.
- Ahti HeinlaCo-founder, CEO, CTO
- San Francisco, CA, USA
Wheels is bringing safety, convenience, and sustainability to micromobility at last, with high-tech, all-electric scooters.
- Daniel FrankCEO and President
- West Hollywood, CA, USA
- M&A
AutoFlight is pioneering the all-electric, sustainable air transportation of both human and freight.
- Tian YuCEO
- Shanghai, China
Uhnder is a first of its kind radar-on-chip system made to automate system and precision feedback for the next generation of automotive vehicles.
- Manju HegdeCEO and Co-Founder
- Austin, TX, USA
- Closed
Mobility & Space News
TDK Ventures invests in Ethereal Exploration Guild’s series A to help pioneer rocket cargo and the future of reusable medium-lift space launches
Bengaluru, India-based Ethereal Exploration Guild is developing the world’s first fully (booster and upper stage) reusable medium-lift launch vehicle to tackle high costs and long wait times in orbital launches By investing in the Guild, TDK Ventures is helping fuel a revolution that will make space more accessible and sustainable, aiding in shaping the future […]
Why We Invested in Ultraviolette
Introduction Ravi Jain, Investment Director, TDK Ventures At TDK Ventures, our mission of backing breakthrough technologies that meaningfully reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions has been underway since we began investing six years ago. Transportation and mobility remain among the largest contributors to GHG emissions, so we’ve been actively seeking partners that can help decarbonize this […]
TDK Ventures Leads Next Round of Financing in Advanced Vehicle Technology Developer Faction
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Why We Invested in Faction
TDK Ventures Backs Faction, the Scalable Driverless Transportation Startup
TDK Ventures Invests in Digital Imaging Radar-on-Chip for Automotive Market
TDK Ventures Invests in Electric Air Mobility Company AutoFlightX
TDK Ventures Invests in Micromobility Company Wheels
TDK Ventures Invests in First Portfolio Company Starship Technologies
Mobility & Space Explorations
SpaceTech in India
Decarbonization of Aviation
Carbon utilization via sustainable aviation fuel
Drone-Based Logistics In India
Autonomous Transportation Systems
Two Wheel EV Landscape for the Indian Market
Vehicle to Everything (V2X) Communication
Autonomous Last Mile Delivery
Automotive Radar
Fleet Management & Telematics
Vehicular Cybersecurity
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