Driving Forces

North America, California, United States, San Francisco

Description

We believe DeepTech and FinTech are not sectors, they're driving forces across all industries.

Investor Profile

Driving Forces has backed more than 19 startups, with 0 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 0 rounds, about 0% of its total and boasts 1 exits across its portfolio.

Investment Focus Highlights

Concentrates on Series A, Seed, Pre Seed rounds (top funding stages).
Majority of deals are located in United States, Algeria, Colombia.
Strong thematic focus on Software, Information Technology, Transportation.

Stage Focus

Series A (37%)
Seed (32%)
Pre Seed (16%)
Series B (11%)
Secondary Market (5%)

Country Focus

United States (79%)
Algeria (5%)
Colombia (5%)
Mexico (5%)
Pakistan (5%)

Industry Focus

Software
Information Technology
Transportation
Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
Financial Services
Apps
Developer Platform
Logistics
Manufacturing
E-commerce

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Learn who this investor regularly partners with—both firms and angels—and explore their latest activity.

Who does Driving Forces frequently co-invest with?

FJ Labs

North America, New York, United States, New York

Co-Investments: 2

Karman Ventures (fka Moving Capital)

North America, California, United States, Santa Monica

Co-Investments: 2

Ahoy Capital

North America, California, United States, Palo Alto

Co-Investments: 1

IdealabX

North America, New York, United States, New York

Co-Investments: 2

SV Angel

North America, California, United States, San Francisco

Co-Investments: 2

Pioneer Fund

North America, California, United States, San Francisco

Co-Investments: 2

K3 Diversity Ventures

North America, California, United States, Los Angeles

Co-Investments: 2

Andreessen Horowitz

North America, California, United States, Menlo Park

Co-Investments: 2

Alumni Ventures

North America, New Hampshire, United States, Manchester

Co-Investments: 3

Trousdale Ventures

North America, California, United States, West Hollywood

Co-Investments: 2

Which angels does Driving Forces often collaborate with?

Edward Lando

North America, Florida, United States, Miami Beach

Shared Deals: 1

Roman Smolevskiy

North America, California, United States, Menlo Park

Shared Deals: 1

Cleo Sham

Europe, England, United Kingdom, London

Shared Deals: 1

Qasar Younis

North America, California, United States, San Francisco

Shared Deals: 1

George Godula

Asia, Shanghai, China, Shanghai

Shared Deals: 2

Andrew Vigneault

North America, New York, United States, New York

Shared Deals: 1

Thomas Layton

North America, California, United States, San Francisco

Shared Deals: 1

Rohan Monga

Asia, Tokyo, Japan

Shared Deals: 1

Hannes Graah

Shared Deals: 1

Lawrence Kennedy

North America, United States

Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by Driving Forces?

UpdateAI

Pasadena, California, United States

UpdateAI is a meeting assistant built for CS that works with B2B SaaS companies.

Software

SeedMay 31, 2023

Amount Raised: $2,300,000

Limitless

New York, New York, United States

Limitless is a personalized AI powered by everything you’ve seen, said, or heard.

AppsInformation TechnologymacOSSearch Engine

Series AMay 11, 2023

Amount Raised: $17,893,625

Andromeda Surgical

San Francisco, California, United States

Andromeda Surgical is a developer of autonomous robots intended to make surgery more consistent, error-free, and efficient.

ManufacturingMedical DeviceRobotics

SeedApr 1, 2023

Stable

San Francisco, California, United States

Mission Control for High-Performing EV Charging Stations

Charging InfrastructureElectric VehicleSoftwareTransportation

Series ASep 14, 2022

Amount Raised: $14,000,000

Intramotev

St Louis, Missouri, United States

Intramotev manufactures self-propelled battery-electric railcars to advance the future of freight movement.

Autonomous VehiclesFreight ServiceLogisticsRailroad

SeedSep 12, 2022

Amount Raised: $6,487,000

Tavus

San Francisco, California, United States

Tavus provides foundational video models for digital twins, as an API.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Developer PlatformGenerative AISoftwareVideo

SeedMay 1, 2022

Rain AI

Redwood City, California, United States

Rain AI is a hardware manufacturing company that specializes in building energy-efficient hardware for AI.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)HardwareInformation TechnologyIT ManagementMachine Learning

Series AFeb 2, 2022

Amount Raised: $25,000,000

Pulppo

Polanco, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Pulppo is the first Proptech that created a transparent and seamless buying process by empowering agents with tech, tools and support.

PropTechReal EstateSoftware

Pre SeedFeb 1, 2022

Amount Raised: $1,700,000

Krave Mart

Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

Krave Mart is an e-commerce company that offers an online grocery store delivering products within minutes.

Consumer GoodsDeliveryE-CommerceGrocery

Pre SeedDec 15, 2021

Amount Raised: $6,000,000

Yassir

Algiers, Alger, Algeria

The leading super app offers on-demand services, ride-hailing, delivery, and payment. It's revolutionizing how daily services are provided.

Financial ServicesInformation TechnologyMobile AppsTransportation

Series ANov 29, 2021

Amount Raised: $30,000,000

Driving Forces

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