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Toyota Open Labs is designed to efficiently connect innovative startups with the right resources and experts within the Toyota ecosystem. Our goal is to accelerate the development and implementation of breakthrough solutions to drive the future of mobility and contribute positively to society.
The program begins by gathering innovation needs from across Toyota’s many divisions, from research to manufacturing to sales and beyond. These challenges span our five focus areas of energy, carbon neutrality, circular economy, smart communities, and mobility for all.
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Call for Startups
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Demo Day 2025
Potential funding from Toyota’s Woven Capital venture arm for selected innovative companies with strategic fit and compelling financial prospects.
Review our Frequently Asked Questions and complete our online form for your chance to join our next cohort of startups, scaleups and innovative SMEs.
Toyota Open Labs is an open innovation platform that unites startups, scaleups and innovative SMEs with business units across Toyota ecosystem, to scale innovation and lead the market into the next phase of mobility. The programme will power Toyota’s transformation to a mobility company by deepening its expertise across energy, hydrogen ecosystem, the circular economy, carbon-neutral technologies, smart communities and mobility-for-all initiatives. Supporting business units include Toyota Motors Europe, Toyota Tsusho Europe, KINTO Europe, Woven Capital and Toyota Mobility Foundation.
We look forward to receiving proposals from ambitious innovators who meet the the following requirements:
Toyota Open Labs seeks innovative companies that support these goals across six key categories:
Toyota’s participating business units (Toyota Motor Europe, Toyota Tsusho Europe, KINTO Europe, Woven Capital, and Toyota Mobility Foundation) will collaborate with participating innovative companies and provide strategic counsel throughout the program, with exposure to insights from the world’s largest automaker and leaders from global markets. Each participant will receive development funding, as well as the opportunity to showcase its technology at the Demo Day in September/October 2025
Applications for the Startup Cohort will run until the 5th of January and selected companies will be informed in February 2025. Applications for the Scaleups and SMEs Cohort will run until the middle of March 2025 and selected companies will be informed by April 2025. We plan the Demo Day for the both cohorts in September/October 2025.