10 Transportation Investors Based in Palo Alto

Your odds of raising from local investors are better than trying to raise capital from outside your city. We put together this list to help Palo Alto-based founders connect with transportation-based investors that write checks into Transportation companies. Here are 10 investors that match that criteria.

1) Ajay Ramachandran

Fund: Happiness Ventures
Title: Founding Partner
Location: Palo Alto, CA
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Sectors: AR/VR, Marketing, Agriculture Tech, AI, Internet of Things, Cloud, Communications, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, DEI, Recruiting, Insurtech, Logistics, Marketplaces, Enterprise, Other Tech, Parenting, Quantum Computing, Robotics, Sales Tech, Social Impact, Space, Transportation, Travel

2) Amir Kabir

Fund: AV8 Ventures
Title: Partner
Location: Palo Alto, CA
Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
Sectors: AI, Clean Tech, Cybersecurity, Fintech, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Marketplaces, Proptech, Quantum Computing, Robotics, Transportation

3) Brian Burton

Fund: Playground Global
Title: Venture Investor
Location: Palo Alto, CA
Stages: Seed, Series A
Sectors: AR/VR, Agriculture Tech, AI, Internet of Things, Clean Tech, Cybersecurity, Logistics, Manufacturing, Other Tech, Quantum Computing, Robotics, Space, Transportation

4) Justin Ernest

Fund: Playground Global
Title: Venture Investor
Location: Palo Alto, CA
Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
Sectors: Agriculture Tech, AI, Internet of Things, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Electronics, Logistics, Manufacturing, Quantum Computing, Robotics, Space, Transportation

5) Matthew Divack

Fund: Moment Ventures
Title: Principal
Location: Palo Alto, CA
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors: AR/VR, Agriculture Tech, AI, Internet of Things, Clean Tech, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, Government Tech, DEI, Recruiting, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Enterprise, Other Tech, Parenting, Proptech, Robotics, Social Impact, Space, Transportation

6) Nishant Singh

Fund: Playground Global
Title: Venture Investor
Location: Palo Alto, CA
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Sectors: Agriculture Tech, Clean Tech, Internet of Things, AI, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Electronics, Logistics, Manufacturing, Chemicals, Enterprise, Other Tech, Quantum Computing, Robotics, Transportation, Space

7) Otilia Barbuta

Fund: HP
Title: Senior Associate / HP Tech Ventures
Location: Palo Alto, CA
Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
Sectors: AR/VR, Marketing, Agriculture Tech, AI, Internet of Things, Clean Tech, Cloud, Communications, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Fintech, eSports, Government Tech, DEI, Recruiting, Hospitality, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Enterprise, Parenting, Proptech, Quantum Computing, Food Services, Robotics, Sales Tech, Space, Transportation, Travel

8) Seth Winterroth

Fund: Eclipse Ventures
Title: Partner
Location: Palo Alto, CA
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Sectors: Clean Tech, Cloud, Digital Health and Wellness, Internet of Things, Logistics, Manufacturing, Quantum Computing, Robotics, Space, Transportation

9) Stella Zhang

Fund: Conductive Ventures
Title: Investor
Location: Palo Alto, CA
Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
Sectors: AI, AR/VR, Cosmetics, Communications, Web3, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Electronics, Fintech, Recruiting, Internet of Things, Insurtech, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Enterprise, Robotics, Sales Tech, Transportation

10) Tiffany Huang

Fund: Translink Capital
Title: Senior Associate
Location: Palo Alto, CA
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B
Sectors: AI, Internet of Things, Cloud, Developer Tools, Future of Work, Internet of Things, Logistics, Robotics, Transportation

Hopefully this list helps you find more local investors that invest in companies in your sector. If you’re looking to pitch these investors + the rest of the Confluence.VC investor network, make sure to check out Commonapp.VC