Toyota Invention Partners

Focuses on Japanese mobility tech startups with a mandate to invest in early-stage companies in Japan and elsewhere; investee companies can test products in Toyota Woven City.

Toyota Invention Partners (TIP) is a strategic investment subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corporation, launched in 2025 with 100 billion yen (~$670 million USD) in capital, focusing on early-stage startups, inventors, and companies in Japan that align with Toyota's priorities in mobility, climate, AI, and industrial automation. It adopts a long-term, evergreen investment approach without fixed periods, providing not only capital but also access to Toyota's manufacturing facilities, talent, and expertise to foster collaborations and scale innovations. TIP complements Toyota Ventures (early-stage) and Woven Capital (growth-stage) to cover the full startup lifecycle.