Jim Adler

Founder and General Partner atToyota VenturesCalifornia

Jim Adler is the founder and general partner of Toyota Ventures. He has held leadership roles at Metanautix and Intelius and began his career as a rocket engineer.

What Jim can write

Writes checks of$500K to $3M
Comes in atSeed, Series ACan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

Toyota Ventures writes $500K to $3M checks, larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Lockheed Martin Space Systems · rocket engineer
  2. VoteHere
  3. Intelius · Vice President of Data Systems and Chief Privacy Officer
  4. Metanautix · Vice President of Products and Marketing
  5. TRI · vice president of data and business development
  6. Toyota Ventures · Founder and General Partner
    Now

Companies founded

Toyota VenturesVoteHere

Investments named in public bios

Intuition RoboticsMoodifyRevelSLAMcoreBurroJoby Aviation

Focus

deep techclimate techAIroboticsmobility

Education

University of Florida, bachelor’s degree in electrical engineeringUniversity of California, San Diego, master’s degree in electrical and computer engineering

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Questions

Who is Jim Adler?

Jim Adler is the founder and general partner of Toyota Ventures. He has held leadership roles at Metanautix and Intelius and began his career as a rocket engineer.

How much does Jim Adler invest?

Jim Adler invests through Toyota Ventures, which writes checks of $500K to $3M at seed, series a.

How do I pitch Jim Adler?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Jim in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Toyota Ventures backed works better.

What did Jim Adler do before Toyota Ventures?

rocket engineer at Lockheed Martin Space Systems; VoteHere; Vice President of Data Systems and Chief Privacy Officer at Intelius; Vice President of Products and Marketing at Metanautix; vice president of data and business development at TRI.

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