Resources

FoT is the intelligence arm of Trucks Venture Capital. Through our active monitoring of emerging transportation founders and ideas, we have built the best resources for understanding where the world is moving.

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Investment Memos
February 10, 2020

Uptime Or Else (Why We Invested in SEEVA Technologies)

In the spring of 2017 we were introduced to the founding team of SEEVA Technologies through our role as mentors at Techstars...

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General
May 10, 2019

In Micromobility, 25 turns into 40. But will it become 10?

Micromobility hardware is diverging: shared scooters are getting heavier in order to become durable, creating a space for lighter vehicles.

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General
December 11, 2018

Trucks' Ultimate List of Women Transportation Leaders

We have a universal policy at Trucks — ‘No Manels.’ Our male team members do not participate in group speaking opportunities...

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Investment Memos
December 14, 2017

Repairing Cars Over-the-Air (Why we invested in Aurora Labs)

The idea of over-the-air (OTA) updates isn’t new to those who have a smartphone or follow Tesla’s trajectory: instead of requiring the…

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General
January 1, 2017

Metrics of a Mobility CEO: Revenue/Mile, Disengagements, Uptime, & Active Credit Cards

What happens when the large automotive companies, who are all flirting with mobility divisions, measure their success the way they have always measured success? They get crushed.

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General
October 27, 2016

Unification is the Automobile Industry’s Path to Mobility

It’s not difficult for us to visit each other in Detroit and San Francisco. We don’t own a plane. We don’t maintain the plane. We don’t worry if there is gas in the plane. We don’t consider the most optimal flight route. We ...

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