Woven Capital
Profile, fund size and portfolio
Woven Capital is the corporate venture arm of Toyota, an automotive company. It was founded in 2021 and is based in Tokyo, Japan. It invests from Series B to late stage. Sectors it names: mobility and automotive, artificial intelligence, industrial technology and robotics, climate and energy.
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Snapshot
Data behind this graphic
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Stage range | Series B to Late stage |
| Sectors | Mobility and automotive, Artificial intelligence, Industrial technology and robotics, Climate and energy, Space and defense, Cybersecurity |
| Geography | North America, Europe, Asia, Middle East and Africa |
| Offices | Tokyo, Japan, London, United Kingdom, New York, United States, Plano, United States, Seattle, United States, Palo Alto, United States |
Sources: S2 Woven Capital about; S1 Woven Capital home; S12 Woven Capital: Machina Labs raises $124 million.
Data behind this graphic
| Measure | Value | Unit | Kind | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Headline size | USD 1.6bn | AUM or capital under management | Stated by the firm or its parent | S2 |
| Companies backed | 18 | companies | Stated by the firm | S6 |
| Companies on the firm's portfolio page | 22 | companies | Counted from the firm's own list | S4 |
Sources: S2 Woven Capital about; S6 Toyota: launches strategic investment subsidiary and Woven Capital Fund II; S4 Woven Capital portfolio.
Where it invests and who leads it
Geography
- Offices
- Tokyo, Japan
- London, United Kingdom
- New York, United States
- Plano, United States
- Seattle, United States
- Palo Alto, United States
Investment regionsS2S1S12
Key facts
| Fact | Value | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parent company | Toyota | Single source | S6 |
| Parent industry | Automotive and mobility | Single source | S6 |
| Founded | 2021 | Single source | S2 |
| Headquarters | Tokyo, Japan | Single source | S6 |
| Status | Active | Single source | S1 |
| Capital source | Parent company only | Single source | S6 |
| Headline size | USD 1.6bn (AUM or capital under management) | Single source | S2 |
| Companies backed | 18 | Single source | S6 |
| Stages | Series B, Series C+, Growth, Late stage | Single source | S2 |
Recent rounds
| Date | Company | Round | Amount | Led by the firm | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-16 | CADDi | Series C+ | USD 114M | No | S8 |
| 2026-09-08 | Stoke Space | Series C+ | USD 1bn | No | S7 |
| 2026-08-20 | Muon Space | Series C+ | USD 250M | No | S9 |
| 2026-08-05 | Moove | Series C+ | USD 250M | Yes | S10 |
| 2026-03-26 | Xona Space Systems | Series C+ | USD 170M | No | S11 |
| 2026-02-04 | Machina Labs | Series C+ | USD 124M | No | S12 |
| 2026-02-02 | CesiumAstro | Series C+ | USD 470M | No | S13 |
| 2025-01-29 | UVeye | Not stated | USD 191M | Yes | S14 |
| 2025-01-15 | Shippeo | Series C+ | USD 30M | Yes | S15 |
For founders
Portfolio
The firm's portfolio page lists 22 companies.S4
The firm also states 18 companies backed. The page list and the stated total measure different things.S6
Every company on the Woven Capital list
22 companies, as listed on the firm's own website.S4 Read the firm's list.
- CADDi
- CesiumAstro
- COMPREDICT
- Corvus Energy
- ElevenLabs
- Enecoat Technologies
- Foretellix
- Intuition Robotics
- LD Carbon
- Machina Labs
- Moove
- Muon Space
- Nuro
- Ridecell
- Shippeo
- Stoke Space
- Tacta Systems
- Third Wave Automation
- UVeye
- WeaveGrid
- WHILL
- Xona Space Systems
History
Official pages
Read the firm's own pages for current information.
- Website woven.vc/
- Portfolio woven.vc/portfolio
- LinkedIn company page www.linkedin.com/company/wovencapital
Sources
- S1Woven Capital homeFirm
- S2Woven Capital aboutFirm
- S3Woven Capital teamFirm
- S4Woven Capital portfolioFirm
- S5Woven Capital contactFirm
- S6Toyota: launches strategic investment subsidiary and Woven Capital Fund IIParent company
- S7Stoke Space raises $1 billion (Series E)Portfolio company
- S8CADDi raises $114 million in Series D at $1.2 billion valuationPortfolio company
- S9Muon Space closes $250 million Series CPortfolio company
- S10Woven Capital: Moove raises $250 million at $2.1 billion valuationFirm
- S11Xona closes $170M Series CPortfolio company
- S12Woven Capital: Machina Labs raises $124 millionFirm
- S13CesiumAstro closes $470M in Series C capitalPortfolio company
- S14UVeye secures $191M in fundingPortfolio company
- S15Shippeo raises $30m round led by Woven CapitalPortfolio company
- S16Woven Capital appoints first CIO and COOFirm
- S17YouTube (EUVC): Ro Gupta, Woven Capital: How Toyota Uses Corporate Venture to Win in APress
- S18Metis Strategy (Technovation): Ro Gupta on Toyota's Speedboat Strategy for Venture-Driven InnovationPress
- S19Global Venturing: The entrepreneur steering Toyota's $1.6bn venture into new territoriesPress
- S20Global Venturing: Gupta takes over as head of Toyota's Woven Capital VC investment armPress
- S21Global Venturing: Toyota's Woven Capital appoints Kato as chief investment officerPress
- S22Global Venturing: The investor's guide to: TokyoPress
- S23TechCrunch: In Japan, the robot isn't coming for your job; it's filling the one noPress
- S24Smart Cities Dive: What's next for mobility innovation? This venture capitalist has somePress
- S25Venture with Grace: Nicole LeBlanc, Partner at Woven Capital on Climate & Mobility VCPress
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