Next Gear Ventures Overview
Next Gear Ventures serves as a beacon for startups and mobility partners, backing visionary entrepreneurial teams with a clear, positive influence on our life and the planet. Working mostly with Israeli-related smart mobility startups, its strong portfolio includes some of Israel’s top startups, with potentially several unicorns. Next Gear Ventures actively leverages its experience and close relationships with local and global mobility partners to boost their portfolio companies and help them realize their product-market fit and growth potential.
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Covid-19 Won't Lead to Drop in Autotech Startups, says Drive and Next Gear Founder
Tal Cohen, co-founder of Next Gear Ventures and the Drive Smart Mobility innovation center, discusses the challenges and opportunities in the autotech startup industry. He emphasizes the importance of collaborations between startups and corporations in addressing difficult problems. Cohen believes that despite the impact of the coronavirus crisis, the automotive industry will continue to expand due to fundamental issues such as car accidents and air pollution. The interview was conducted on the podcast 30 Minutes or Less hosted by Navot Volk and Aviv Frenkel.
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Next Gear Ventures raises $30m Israel auto-tech fund
Next Gear Ventures, an Israeli venture capital fund that invests in auto-tech startups, has completed a $30 million financing round. The fund will use the money to invest in early-stage Israeli companies in the smart mobility and smart cities sectors. Investors in the round include Mayers Cars and Trucks, Ituran Location and Control, Hertz, and Volvo Group. Next Gear Ventures has already seen success with its portfolio companies, with one company being acquired by Lear Corporation and others receiving a total of $150 million in follow-on investments in less than two years.
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Covid-19 Won't Lead to Drop in Autotech Startups, says Drive and Next Gear Founder
Tal Cohen, co-founder of Next Gear Ventures and the Drive Smart Mobility innovation center, discusses the challenges and opportunities in the autotech startup industry. He emphasizes the importance of collaborations between startups and corporations in addressing difficult problems. Cohen believes that despite the impact of the coronavirus crisis, the automotive industry will continue to expand due to fundamental issues such as car accidents and air pollution. The interview was conducted on the podcast 30 Minutes or Less hosted by Navot Volk and Aviv Frenkel.
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growth-positive
Next Gear Ventures raises $30m Israel auto-tech fund
Next Gear Ventures, an Israeli venture capital fund that invests in auto-tech startups, has completed a $30 million financing round. The fund will use the money to invest in early-stage Israeli companies in the smart mobility and smart cities sectors. Investors in the round include Mayers Cars and Trucks, Ituran Location and Control, Hertz, and Volvo Group. Next Gear Ventures has already seen success with its portfolio companies, with one company being acquired by Lear Corporation and others receiving a total of $150 million in follow-on investments in less than two years.
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| Confidence | 55/100 |
| Missing | product stage, sector, number of employees, business model, tag line, video or image, funding rounds, markets, not claimed |
| BI Verification | Ortal Wein |
| Registrar ID | 515645554 |
| Crunchbase | nextgear-ventures |
| Creator | Hilla Gorokhovsky |
| Creator email | hilla.gorokhovsky@sncentral.org |
| Last updater | Ayelet Levi Shinebox |
| Updater email | ayeletlevis@sncentral.org |
| Last update | 2024-10-28T00:00:00.000Z |
| Created | 2018-04-15T00:00:00.000Z |