Assembly Ventures in Detroit and Berlin has formed a team of automotive, finance, and technology experts to identify, support, and drive growth among global mobility startups, including Joe Hinrichs, past president of Ford Motor Co., and Dhani Jones, a strategic advisor and a former linebacker in the NFL and at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
The venture capital fund was launched last June by Chris Thomas, a former partner at Fontinalis Partners in Detroit, along with Jessica Robinson, a mobility expert who previously worked at Ford, and Felix Scheuffelen, a transportation executive in Germany.