Reilly Brennan

Partner at Trucks Venture Capital · Joined 2015

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Biography

Reilly Brennan is a co-founder and partner of Trucks Venture Capital, a San Francisco seed fund backing entrepreneurs building transportation that is decarbonized, safer, and more accessible. At Trucks he championed investments including May Mobility, Roadster, and Edge Case Research. He writes FoT, a widely read weekly newsletter on the future of transportation, and co-founded MobilityJobs.com. Before Trucks he served as Executive Director of the Revs Program, Stanford University's automotive research program, and taught at Stanford's School of Engineering and d.school. A Michigan native, he began his career in the auto industry at a car magazine during his undergraduate years and has spent more than two decades in transportation.

Previous Experience

Notable Investments

May MobilityRoadsterEdge Case ResearchGatikSEEVA Technologies

Career Timeline

2015
Co-founded Trucks Venture Capital, a San Francisco seed fund for transportation startups.
2021
Trucks closed Trucks Venture Fund 2 at 52,525,252 dollars alongside a new growth fund.
2025
Trucks announced its 70 million dollar third fund to back next-generation transportation startups.

Sources & References

Trucks VC - About ↗Reilly Brennan - About ↗TechCrunch - Trucks Fund 2 (2021) ↗TechCrunch - Trucks Fund 3 (2025) ↗