About Road Ventures
Road Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2017. It is primarily based out of Geneva, Switzerland. As of Feb 2023, Road Ventures has invested in 9 companies. It primarily invests in Series A round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Auto Tech to High Tech and Enterprise Applications. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Lateua Overall, Road Ventures portfolio has seen 2 acquisitions, namely Exipple. A lot of funds co-invest with Road Ventures, with names like Circle sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Road Ventures has team of 2 people including 2 partners.Key Metrics
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Series A & Seed
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Road Ventures' List of Top Investments
Road Ventures has a portfolio of 9 companies. Their most notable investments are in Alto and Zoov.Their portfolio spans across Spain, United States, France and 3 more locations. They have invested in Auto Tech, High Tech, Enterprise Applications and 12 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Seed stages. Here is the list of top investments by Road Ventures:
1. Zebec
Platform for payments and financial transactions for cryptocurrency. It allows users to swap, stake, farm yields, and more. Employees can use personalised metal debit cards to convert real-time liquidity to fiat cash.
Key facts about Zebec
- Founded Year: 2021
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $29.5M
- Employee Count: 23 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Republic Capital, Global Founders Capital and 34 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Aug 26, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Alto
App-based for booking ride hailing services. Users can book rides through the platform by providing location, destination, user details, payment details, preferred dates, and more. The app is available for both Android and iOS devices.
Key facts about Alto
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Dallas (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $10M - $50M as on Dec 31, 2023
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $61.8M
- Employee Count: 473 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Franklin Templeton Investments, Frog Capital and 8 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Mar 14, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Zeleros
Manufacturer of hyperloop transportation solution. The platform offers fully-electric and autonomous,. The pods can travel up to a speed of 1000 km per hour, electric, 5-200 passenger seating capacity, and more with magnetic levitation, aerodynamic propulsion system.
Key facts about Zeleros
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: Valencia (Spain)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $7.77M
- Employee Count: 32 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: EIC Fund, Plug and Play Tech Center and 18 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, May 10, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Caura
App-based auto insurance platform for individuals. Their services include toll penalties, taxation, parking, and more. Its coverage includes windscreen cover, breakdowns, accidents, and more. It detects accidents and helps in claim processing. Their app is available for iOS devices.
Key facts about Caura
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $4.2M
- Employee Count: 41 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: JamJar Investments, EIC Fund and 17 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Jan 26, 2023, $*****
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5. Zoov
Zoov provides on-demand station-based e-bike sharing services, via its mobile applications. The app enables users to search, locate and book-on-demand e-bike rentals after providing relevant details. Users are required to end the ride on one of their docking stations. The app also offers navigational functionalities. Claims that the bike is powered by sensors that predict maintenance through predictive analytics.
Key facts about Zoov
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Paris (France)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $6.8M
- Investors: C4 Ventures, Road Ventures and 2 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jan 24, 2019, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Road Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Road Ventures has invested in 9 companies over the last 8 years, with an average of 0 new investment annually in the last 5 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Lateua and most recent follow-on round was in Bestmile.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Road Ventures' Investments by Stage
Road Ventures has made 5 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $9.17M and 2 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $2.18M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 5 |
Seed | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Road Ventures' Investments by Sector
Road Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Auto Tech, Consumer, High Tech, Transportation and Logistics Tech and Travel and Hospitality Tech. Notably, it has invested in 8 Tech companies, 6 Consumer (B2C) companies, 5 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 5 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Auto Tech | 5 |
Consumer | 4 |
High Tech | 3 |
Transportation and Logistics Tech | 3 |
Travel and Hospitality Tech | 3 |
Others | 15 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Road Ventures' Investments by Geography
Road Ventures has made most investments in United States (3), followed by Spain where it has made 2 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 3 |
Spain | 2 |
France | 1 |
Switzerland | 1 |
United Kingdom | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Road Ventures' recent investments
Road Ventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Road Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb 02, 2023 | Spain | Seed | 1384 | [+2] | |
Feb 23, 2022 | United States | Series A | 8868 | [+12] | |
Jun 20, 2021 | United Kingdom | Seed | 8187 | [+3] | |
Jun 01, 2020 | Spain | Series A | 5758 | ||
Aug 28, 2019 | United States | Series B | 9826 | [+5] |
Acquired companies in Road Ventures' Portfolio
2 companies from Road Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Exipple in Jan 2023 by PreAct Tech for $*****.Here are Road Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 11, 2023 | - | - | 8141 | |
Nov 04, 2021 | Mar 20, 2018 | Series A | 3870 |
Team profile of Road Ventures
Road Ventures has a team of 2 members including 2 Partners located in India and Switzerland. Road Ventures' team sits on the board of 1 company.Co-investors of Road Ventures
Over the past 8 years, 77 investors have co-invested in Road Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Road Ventures: Europa, EIC Fund and 29 others have invested in rounds before Road Ventures. There are 3 companies where Europa has invested before Road Ventures and 2 companies where EIC Fund has invested before Road Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Road Ventures: 30 investors entered a company along with Road Ventures. These include investors like Circle (1 company).
- Invested after Road Ventures: A total of 16 investors have invested in Road Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include SHIMA (1 company), Tuesday Capital (1 company) and Franklin Templeton Investments (1 company).
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