Steve Greenfield

General Partner atAutomotive VenturesGeorgia

Steve Greenfield is General Partner of Automotive Ventures, an early-stage automotive technology and mobility VC fund. He has over 25 years of experience in automotive technology, previously holding senior roles at TrueCar, AutoTrader.com, and Manheim.

What Steve can write

Writes checks of$100K to $500K

Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series AMostly follows a lead

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Automotive Ventures writes $100K to $500K checks, larger than 5% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

Manheim · Director of International Development
AutoTrader.com · Vice President of Product Management and Business Development
TrueCar · Senior Vice President of Strategy and Business Development
Automotive Ventures · General Partner
Now
Automotive Ventures · Founder & CEO
Now

Companies founded

Automotive Ventures

Investments named in public bios

LoanBridge.aiEvident BatteryUpwellSparkServSafireChaizAxion RayCitianRockEDAuriga SpaceKineticVINCUEWarrCloud

Focus

automotive technologymobilityventure capitalautonomyelectrificationconnectivity

Also at Automotive Ventures

Justin CharbonneauVenture Principal

Partners like Steve

At firms with a similar stage, sector and check size.

John NordinGeneral Partner, Analog Ventures

Blair GarrouManaging Partner, Mercury Fund

Ryan FreedmanCo-Founder, Executive Chairman, Alpaca VC

Kasper SageManaging Partner, BMW i Ventures

Daniel DartFounder & General Partner, Rock Yard Ventures

Andrew WolohanTechNexus Venture Collaborative

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Questions

Who is Steve Greenfield?

How much does Steve Greenfield invest?

Steve Greenfield invests through Automotive Ventures, which writes checks of $100K to $500K at pre-seed, seed, series a.

How do I pitch Steve Greenfield?

A warm intro from a founder Automotive Ventures backed works best.

What did Steve Greenfield do before Automotive Ventures?

Director of International Development at Manheim; Vice President of Product Management and Business Development at AutoTrader.com; Senior Vice President of Strategy and Business Development at TrueCar.

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