# Vela Partners: investor

Canonical ID: `cb4bf2b2-f73c-44d9-adb4-bc34010102e1`

Early-stage venture capital firm investing in AI, computer vision, and robotics.

- **Type:** Venture capital

## Portfolio (1)

- [Cartken](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/cartken.md) Other · 2026-07-08 · $20M (reported) · _lead_

## Invests alongside (5)

Other investors that participated in the same funding rounds as Vela Partners.

- [468 Capital](https://registry.deploy.report/investors/468-capital.md) · 1 shared round: [Cartken Other](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/cartken.md#funding-rounds)
- [LDV Partners](https://registry.deploy.report/investors/ldv-partners.md) · 1 shared round: [Cartken Other](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/cartken.md#funding-rounds)
- [Magna Technology Investments](https://registry.deploy.report/investors/magna-technology-investments.md) · 1 shared round: [Cartken Other](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/cartken.md#funding-rounds)
- [Mitsubishi Electric](https://registry.deploy.report/investors/mitsubishi-electric.md) · 1 shared round: [Cartken Other](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/cartken.md#funding-rounds)
- [Shell Ventures](https://registry.deploy.report/investors/shell-ventures.md) · 1 shared round: [Cartken Other](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/cartken.md#funding-rounds)

## Sources (1)

1. https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/20/why-cartken-pivoted-its-focus-from-last-mile-delivery-to-industrial-robots/


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