What is Honda Xcelerator Ventures?

Honda Xcelerator Ventures is designed for innovators across all stages seeking to transform technology and business. Honda created this program to engage innovators in the global startup community in an open dialogue to build the carbon-neutral future of mobility. Its focus areas are intentionally broad, encompassing all areas of carbon neutrality and safe mobility, and its capabilities include support for direct investment, strategic partnership, co-development and prototyping.

What we offer

Investment

Strategic investment opportunities start here. Honda is ready to invest in promising startups. We are the open door for innovators with unique and differentiated ideas to make the world a better place, together.

Partnership

We offer the opportunity for startups to connect with the right people and resources within Honda. We welcome all likeminded forward-thinkers to work with Honda to accelerate innovation.

Our Focus Areas

Carbon Neutrality

Energy Innovations
Electrification
New Fuels
Resource Circulation

Mobility

Land
Air
Sea
Space

Robotics

Transports
Telepresence
Automation
A.I.

Manufacturing

Efficiency
Quality
Optimization
Safety

Who We Are

Raymond Zheng

Raymond Zheng

Eric Blumbergs

Eric Blumbergs

Adam Beal

Adam Beal

Adity Sharma

Adity Sharma

Austin Hwang

Austin Hwang

Julien Fredonie

Julien Fredonie

Aurianne Legris

Aurianne Legris

Ben Reuveni

Ben Reuveni

Satoshi “Phoenix” Haneda

Satoshi “Phoenix” Haneda

Akihito Yuzuriha

Akihito Yuzuriha

Raymond Zheng

Raymond Zheng

Eric Blumbergs

Eric Blumbergs

Adam Beal

Adam Beal

Adity Sharma

Adity Sharma

Austin Hwang

Austin Hwang

Julien Fredonie

Julien Fredonie

Aurianne Legris

Aurianne Legris

Ben Reuveni

Ben Reuveni

Satoshi “Phoenix” Haneda

Satoshi “Phoenix” Haneda

Akihito Yuzuriha

Akihito Yuzuriha

HONDA INNOVATIONS

Honda Innovations, Co., Ltd. and Honda Innovations Silicon Valley, Inc. are the Honda companies that power the Honda Xcelerator Ventures program. We’re here to challenge convention. To dream big. With a spirit of relentless determination.

A pure reflection of entrepreneurial spirit, Honda Innovations has one mission: bring new value to people’s lives by supercharging Honda’s future vision. We drive transformative collaboration throughout the company through investment and open innovation. This is our reason to exist.

We’ve been funding new thinking, fueling new breakthroughs, and transforming mobility. Bringing partner innovations to market. We will continue challenging convention and dreaming big, with a spirit of relentless determination.