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Automobility Tech Deals [4Q2022]

4th Edition  – Oct 13, 2022

This quarterly newsletter features companies from our EXCELerate pipeline that are actively fundraising and aim to close rounds in the next 3-6 months.

Automobility’s EXCELerate Pipeline and Internet of Mobility Thesis

The core of our thesis revolves around our view that digital disruption has created a solutions-oriented “new game” dominated by players that view mobility and associated services as a means to disintermediate the traditional automotive industry “old game” business model.
The core technologies that enable new revenue and profit opportunities lie in the 4 layers of the IoM “stack” depicted above.  Our portfolio companies offer what we believe to be very attractive opportunities to profit from investing in these core technologies.

This table shows the Internet of Mobility startups featured in this edition:

Automobility’s EXCELerate Pipeline and Energy Transition Portfolio

Recently we have expanded our EXCELerate pipeline to include an Energy Transition portfolio, which highlights startups who we believe offer disruptive technology in the clean energy production and distribution value chain.
The following startups from our Energy Transition portfolio are looking to raise funds:

Internet of Mobility

Intelligent Connectivity

::::: AV Tech :::::

Ottopia
Ottopia is a developer of teleoperation platform for self-driving vehicles. The proprietary platform of the Israel-based company enables remote human professionals to control any type of vehicle and monitor fleets, in a manner that is safe and cyber-secure.
Funding round: 
Ottopia secured Series A funding and is launching a Series C fundraising round.
Learn more under ottopia.tech
Click here and here for Ottopia news


::::: Vehicle Inspection :::::
Inspekto
Inspekto is a provider of autonomous machine vision system for visual quality inspection. The Israeli startup aims to simplify visual quality inspection and control by using breakthrough AI technology. Its product offering includes Inspekto S70 which is a wide-applicability fast-setup machine vision system for different purposes addressing both the industrial machine vision and human inspection markets.
Funding round:
Inspekto secured Series A funding and is launching its Series B round.
Learn more under https://inspekto.com/
Copy and paste below link and open on your browser for our Inspekto Investment Opportunity Memohttps://www.craft.do/s/aTN60sHOYqsLle

::::: Urban Air Mobility (UAM) :::::

Skyroads
Skyroads (formerly known as D3 Technologies) is a provider of air mobility management solutions, developing an open digital operating platform for urban air mobility traffic control. This platform of the Germany-based startup is open to all service, vehicle and added value providers and offers a complete solution for airspace owners. The platform features shared infrastructure management, flight automation, and includes access of cargo, and passenger drones.
Funding round: Skyroads secured seed funding and is raising €13M~15M in Series A round.
Learn more under www.skyroads.com
Click here and here for Skyroads news
Copy and paste below link and open on your browser for our Skyroads Investment Opportunity Memo: https://www.craft.do/s/TX1wj7aGXbvlYP


::::: Smart Chassis :::::

Elaphe
Elaphe Propulsion Technologies is a developer of in-wheel electric propulsion systems for NEVs. The systems include power inverters, in-wheel motors and propulsion control units. The Slovenia-based startup also provides electric powertrains and power electronics comprising motor controllers, AC inverters, power distribution units, PCUs and motor control software.
Funding round:
 Elaphe secured Series A funding and is now raising €50M in Series B round.
Learn more under https://in-wheel.com/en/
Click here and here for Elaphe news


::::: Intelligent and Connected Vehicles (ICV) :::::

Sonatus
Sonatus is a provider of cloud-enabled platform in-vehicle connectivity and data management solutions. The US-based startup is focused on building high-performance software-defined solutions from E/E architecture (in-vehicle) to the backed (cloud). Its solutions is flexible, modular, hardware agnostic, and enables automakers to harness vehicle data, control and secure vehicle connectivity, remedy problems, add features, vehicle updates via codeless updates.
Funding round:
 Sonatus secured Series A funding and is raising $75M Series B with follow-on investment.
Learn more under https://www.sonatus.com/
Click here and here for Sonatus news:
Copy and paste below link and open on your browser for our Sonatus Investment Opportunity Memohttps://www.craft.do/s/7nBWUdmFb8lg09

E-Mobility

::::: NEV :::::

Inmotive
Inmotive is a provider of multi-speed powertrain technology for electric vehicles. The Canada-based startup has developed a patented transmission system Ingear for electric vehicle applications. Its Ingear 2-speed transmission technology changes speed ratios quickly and efficiently and accelerates the transition to clean mobility by making EVs more affordable.
Funding round: Inmotive secured Series A funding and launching $10M Series B funding.
Learn more under www.inmotive.com/


Energy Transition

Midstream

::::: Battery Tech :::::

Auto Motive Power
Auto Motive Power (AMP) is a developer of advanced electronics for electric vehicles. This California-based startup offers solutions for battery management systems (BMS), charging solutions, and cloud-enabled OTA solutions for e-mobility applications. AMP has done business with some of the largest EV manufacturers and e-mobility solutions providers in the world.
Funding round: AMP secured Seed funding in 2021 and is currently raising $20-30M in Series A.
Learn more under www.automotivepower.com
Copy and paste below link and open on your browser for AMP news: https://www.craft.do/s/p0sm0J1lQ4zQRb
Copy and paste below link and open on your browser for our AMP Investment Opportunity Memo: https://www.craft.do/s/CoQaMgv70Yqwtf


Mineto Power
Mineto Power is an innovator of EV motorcycle infrastructure by providing Battery Swap Systems (BSS) and an EV-rider centric platform. This Canadian and Indonesian EV infrastructure startup is building an ecosystem to meet the increasing consumer eMobility demands.
Funding round: Mineto Power closed their Strategic round and is launching an extended CAD800K friends and family round in Q4 2022.
Copy and paste below link and open on your browser for our Mineto Power Investment Opportunity Memo: https://www.craft.do/s/zVQh7dwKk6IaSN


Anovion
Anovion is a producer of low emission battery anode-grade graphite with a focus on improved processing and localization of resources. The US-based startup develops a fully integrated, commmercially operational capacity in the battery materials supply chain dedicated to synthetic graphite anode material.
Funding round: Anovion is raising $50M+ friends and family round.
Learn more under www.anovion-anode.com


Downstream

::::: EV Infrastructure :::::
WattEV
WattEV is a provider of Zero-Emission fleet and electric plug-in stations for the trucking industry. The US startup is accelerating the transition to electrify Heavy Duty Zero-Emission freight transport. It is an all-inclusive solution with its Zero-Emission truck fleet and reliable charging infrastructure.
Funding round: WattEV secured Seed funding and is raising $50M Series A funding.
Learn more under www.wattev.com
Click here for WattEV news
Copy and paste below link and open on your browser for our WattEV Investment Opportunity Memohttps://www.craft.do/s/Ry3DNs6YJS6sx3

About Automobility

Automobility Limited is a strategy and investment advisory firm helping its clients to create the future of mobility. Mobility needs, previously satisfied through product “ownership”, are increasingly being served through mobility services “usership” with profound implications not only for traditional businesses within the value chain, but also for new entrants – as they compete to deliver services. Connected mobility, which we define as “technology-enabled on-demand mobility services for moving people and goods from point A to B”, has become a disruptive, paradigm-changing development in the automotive industry. It requires a complete rethinking of the way to deliver value to the market. To succeed, companies must expand their focus from the product (the automobile) to the utility derived from the product (“automobility”) and create a business model and digital ecosystem optimized to provide digitally enabled solutions for both car owners and mobility services users.

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