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Caterpillar Venture Capital

Menlo Park, CA, United States

Overview

Strategic venture capital investments in early-stage businesses.

Deals ยท 12mo

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Stage focus

Series A
Series B

Geographic focus

Canada
Israel
Kenya
United Kingdom
...

Sector focus

Industrial

Investment portfolio

11rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
Magnus Metal
Apr 2024Participated
$74 MSeries B
Infinitum
Nov 2022Participated
$30 MOther Equity
Connected Energy
Jun 2022Participated
$18 MOther Equity
BrightVolt
Oct 2021Led
$16 MSeries B
SeekOps
Jul 2021Participated
$14 MSeries B
Praemo
Oct 2020Participated
$3 MSeries A
Powerhive
Jul 2019Participated
$9 MSeries B
Aatmunn
Sep 2018Participated
$20 MSeries A
Palladyne AI
Sep 2018Participated
$30 MSeries B
Alight Solutions
Jun 2017Participated
$11 MSeries A
Powerhive
Jan 2016Participated
$20 MSeries A
Magnus Metal
Apr 2024Participated
$74 MSeries B
Infinitum
Nov 2022Participated
$30 MOther Equity
Connected Energy
Jun 2022Participated
$18 MOther Equity
BrightVolt
Oct 2021Led
$16 MSeries B
SeekOps
Jul 2021Participated
$14 MSeries B
Praemo
Oct 2020Participated
$3 MSeries A
Powerhive
Jul 2019Participated
$9 MSeries B
Aatmunn
Sep 2018Participated
$20 MSeries A
Palladyne AI
Sep 2018Participated
$30 MSeries B
Alight Solutions
Jun 2017Participated
$11 MSeries A
Powerhive
Jan 2016Participated
$20 MSeries A
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Deal Distribution

Caterpillar Venture Capital: 11 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
Caterpillar Venture Capital: 11 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Series A04
Series B14
Other Equity02

Monthly Deal Activity

Caterpillar Venture Capital: 11 deals are recorded across 130 months.All available history.
Caterpillar Venture Capital: 11 deals are recorded across 130 months. All available history
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Sector Breakdown

Caterpillar Venture Capital: Clean Energy & Sustainability is the largest displayed sector by deal count (6 deals).All available history.

A deal can appear in multiple sectors, so sector totals may overlap. Capital represents disclosed total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Caterpillar Venture Capital: Clean Energy & Sustainability is the largest displayed sector by deal count (6 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
Clean Energy & Sustainability6
Manufacturing4
Hardware & Robotics3
Enterprise Software3
Space & Frontier Tech3
Real Estate & Construction2
Data, Analytics & IT2
Transportation & Logistics2
Networks, Cloud & Communication1
Government & Defense1
Fintech1
Health & Life Sciences1
Professional Services1

Deal Size Distribution

Caterpillar Venture Capital: 11 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands.All available history.

Undisclosed round sizes are excluded. Capital represents total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Caterpillar Venture Capital: 11 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M1
$5M-$10M1
$10M-$25M6
$25M-$50M2
$50M-$100M1
$100M-$250M0
$250M-$500M0
$500M-$1B0
$1B+0

Deals By Geography

Caterpillar Venture Capital: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (6 deals).All available history.

Top 5 of 5 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

Caterpillar Venture Capital: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (6 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
United States6
Kenya2
Israel1
Canada1
Europe1
Caterpillar Venture Capital: 20 co-investors are shown, with Cottonwood Technology Fund sharing 2 recorded deals.All available history.

Co-Investors

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Shows up to 20 co-investors ranked by shared deals. Deals may be shared with multiple funds, so rows overlap. Capital is total round size, not fund cheque size.

Caterpillar Venture Capital: 20 co-investors are shown, with Cottonwood Technology Fund sharing 2 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investorShared deals
Cottonwood Technology Fund2
Prelude Ventures2
Schlumberger2
Total Energy Ventures2
3M Ventures1
Alex. Brown & Sons1
Alliance Resource Partners1
Awz Ventures1
BDC Capital1
Cresson Management1
Deep Insight1
Detroit Venture Partners1
DIG Investment1
Discount Capital1
ENGIE New Ventures1
Entr e Capital1
Equinor Ventures1
Essentia Venture Capital1
GE Ventures1
Hinduja Group1

Investment Strategy

Caterpillar Venture Capital: Led accounts for 9% and participating for 91% of round participation.All available history.
Caterpillar Venture Capital: Led accounts for 9% and participating for 91% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led19%
Participating1091%
Caterpillar Venture Capital: Single-lead accounts for 0% and co-led for 100% of lead dynamics.All available history.
Caterpillar Venture Capital: Single-lead accounts for 0% and co-led for 100% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead00%
Co-led1100%

Team

Michael Young

Founder & Managing Director