Trucks Venture Fund 3

United States
Pre Seed
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About Trucks Venture Fund 3

Trucks Venture Fund 3 is a venture capital firm based in United States, focusing on Pre-Seed stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in AI/ML, Mobility Transport, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited States
Funding StagePre Seed
Industry Focus
Ai Ml
Mobility Transport

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Early-stage founder decarbonizing or automating transportation

transportation
decarbonization
autonomous vehicles
early-stage
battery/energy storage

Bullish Signals

5 notable exits incl. IPO & acquisitionsexternal
Fund 3 announced, actively deployingwebsite
Joby Aviation NYSE exitexternal
John Deere, Delphi, Intuit acqui-hireswebsite
Invested in lithium-ion battery recycling (Cling)website
Roadster acq. by CDK Globalwebsite
Weekly FoT newsletter — active communitywebsite
Ag-tech exit: Bear Flag → John Deerewebsite
Zendrive driver safety analytics → Intuitwebsite
NuTonomy fleet automation → Delphiwebsite

Contrarian Signals

Narrow vertical: transportation onlyexternal
SF-based, likely geography-biasedexternal
Small team: single named partner visiblewebsite

Founder Do's

Build in transportation or mobility
Focus on safety or decarbonization
Target early-stage funding
Show path to mass accessibility
Reach out directly via website contact

Founder Don'ts

Don't pitch non-transportation verticals
Don't come late-stage
Don't ignore sustainability angle

Key GPs & Partners

PM
Puneeth Meruva
Partner
transportation-focusedearly-stageLP-turned-Partner

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Fund Overview

Fund Size$70M
Saves0

Key People

Reilly Brennan

Puneeth MeruvaPartner

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