Reilly Brennan is the founding general partner at Trucks Venture Capital. See portfolio, sector focus and contact routes.
Reilly Brennan is the founding general partner at Trucks Venture Capital, a San Francisco-based seed-stage fund he co-founded in 2015 after spending over 25 years in the automotive and transportation industry, including as Executive Director of Stanford’s Revs automotive research program. His investment thesis targets early-stage entrepreneurs building the future of transportation across automotive, rail, aviation, aerospace, trucking, and bicycles, typically providing the first major $1–2 million check as a lead investor. Notable portfolio companies include Nauto, nuTonomy, May Mobility, Gatik, JetZero, and Skyryse, with Brennan serving on the boards of May Mobility and SEEVA. He emphasizes rigorous risk assessment, particularly regarding regulatory hurdles, and requires founders to demonstrate prior experience with agencies like the FAA or to bring in team members with such expertise. A distinctive point of view is his influential newsletter, *FoT* (Future of Transportation), which acts as a radar for transportation industry developments, alongside his teaching role at Stanford’s School of Engineering and d.school where he bridges transportation, desig
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