InMotion Ventures

InMotion Ventures is the investment arm of JLR (formerly Jaguar Land Rover), the British carmaker wholly owned by Tata Motors since 2008. It launched in 2016 and is based in London. JLR describes it as a core part of its Open Innovation program, which supports the company's Reimagine strategy to become an electric-first business and reach carbon net zero across its supply chain, products and operations by 2039.

The unit invests globally across climate, industrial and enterprise technologies at the application, infrastructure and deep tech levels. After an overhaul in 2022 and 2023, it shifted toward pre-seed and seed: Global Corporate Venturing reported that most of the 11 companies it backed after February 2023 were at those stages, with typical checks of £250,000 to £1 million. It still participates in later rounds, such as a $2 million extension of Cyclic Materials' Series B in January 2025. Its portfolio includes Circulor, Ascend Elements, Uncaged Innovations, EV.energy, ChipFlow, Verax AI, Envisics, Carmoola and Zeelo, and an early stake in Lyft was exited in 2019.

The unit's distinguishing feature is how closely each deal is tied to JLR. Every investment is sponsored by a JLR business unit, and Global Corporate Venturing's 2026 Powerlist reported that 90 percent of portfolio companies engage with JLR, rising to 100 percent for investments made since 2022, while 30 percent hold full commercial agreements. Examples include EV.energy's smart charging software piloting on JLR's I-PACE fleet and Uncaged Innovations working with all four JLR brands on interior materials. The unit is also relaunching JLR's venture clienting program and extending into an open innovation hub in Bengaluru.