We had a beautiful evening planned riding bikes from Treasure Island to Oakland for dinner. Then take the San Francisco Bay Ferry back to the city after dinner. Unfortunately, it never arrived and gave no notice. Sad.

To commemorate the 5-year anniversary of Toyota Ventures, I wanted to take a moment to thank everyone who has been part of this journey and reflect on how keeping our "head in the clouds" and "feet on the ground" have served us. Looking forward to what's next!

So excited to join River's journey to bring super cool, EV two-wheelers into lives and livelihoods. Onward!

We loved connecting with founders + funders last night at #DallasStartupWeek. Great convo on the future of vc, striving for equity, and surviving a tough market. Trey Bowles @clarence_bethea Jim Adler

We are thrilled to announce our investment in Vow's Series A round. Vow is committed to a sustainable future of delicious meats by crafting alternative meat proteins in as little as six weeks. Read more in managing director Jim Adler's blog post: medium.com/toyota-venture…

Quit thinking about what went wrong with your life and be grateful for what went right. Success rarely occurs to those that think the world owes them something. Opportunity presents itself to those with a prepared mind and thankful heart. Happy Thanksgiving. 🙏

Managing director Jim Adler recently spoke at Global Corporate Venturing Asia Congress on why CVCs need to remember that startups must come first. He discussed the 3 signs of bad corporate investing, such as forgetting that startups are different from corporations. bit.ly/3uq3uRf

Orbital services are here! Congrats to Austin Link and the entire Starfish Space team on their $14M financing. Let’s go!

Sunday: In last 36 hrs, 400+ VC firms w/ trillions in AUM signed on to support Best crypto exchange. Role in global ecosystem is critical for our industry/world to continue responsible innovation & supporting vibrant economy. More tk; support not stopping here tinyurl.com/vccommunitysvb…

Thanks Ty Findley for an engaging conversation on robotics, climate, and investing. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Vale. “If you just avoid being a perfect idiot, and have a good character and just keep doing it day after day, it’s amazing how it will work… . In the end, I’m like the Old Valiant-for-Truth in The Pilgrim’s Progress: ‘My sword I leave to him who can wear it.’” My sword, I

Grateful to share the news of Toyota Ventures’ additional $300M raise with Bloomberg Technology’s Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow. bloomberg.com/news/videos/20…

Check out the latest episode of Pete Bigelow's Shift podcast. I was honored to be the inaugural guest and equally so to be asked back for episode 250. Thanks, Pete! autonews.com/shift-podcast-…

If the people so choose, I’ll be doing a session at SXSW. So please vote for this session if you’d like to ask me anything on frontier tech, climate tech, or our investment philosophy at Toyota Ventures! panelpicker.sxsw.com/vote/155279

Thanks Rebecca Bellan for attending the Toyota Ventures startup showcase and voicing my worries.

Thanks Alliance for Automotive Innovation for the opportunity to contribute. 🙏

.Joby Aviation has become the first company to fly a piloted electric air taxi with full transition in Dubai, as it prepares to launch passenger services within the next year. #AAM #ZagAir Read more: zagdaily.com/zag-air/joby-c…