Kathryn Schox

Partner at Trucks Venture Capital · Joined 2015

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Biography

Kathryn Schox is a founder and partner of Trucks Venture Capital, the San Francisco seed fund for transportation startups. She developed the Trucks mission of backing transportation that is decarbonized, safer, and more accessible, and led the firm's investments in ChargerHelp, Gatik, Bear Flag Robotics, and Wise Systems, with Bear Flag Robotics acquired by John Deere in 2021. Before Trucks she was Chief Operating Officer of Schox Patent Group, a firm recognized on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing companies for five consecutive years. She also leads Schox Philanthropy, which invites startup founders to pledge equity to fund charitable giving. She studied cultural anthropology at the University of Maryland, earning bachelor's and master's degrees.

Education

Previous Experience

Notable Investments

ChargerHelpGatikBear Flag RoboticsWise Systems

Career Timeline

2015
Co-founded Trucks Venture Capital, where she developed the firm's mission of decarbonized, safer, and more accessible transportation.
2021
Bear Flag Robotics, an investment she led for Trucks, was acquired by John Deere.

Sources & References

Trucks VC - About ↗Schox Philanthropy - Team ↗U-M Center for Entrepreneurship - Kate Schox profile ↗TechCrunch - Trucks Fund 3 (2025) ↗