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Monozukuri Ventures

Asia, Kyoto, Japan, Kyoto

Description

Monozukuri Ventures is an early stage VC for hardtech and manufacturing-related startups.

Investor Profile

Monozukuri Ventures has made 24 investments, with 0 in the past 12 months and 8% as lead.

Stage Focus

  • Seed (54%)
  • Series A (21%)
  • Series Unknown (13%)
  • Pre Seed (8%)
  • Series B (4%)

Country Focus

  • United States (83%)
  • Japan (17%)

Industry Focus

  • Hardware
  • Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
  • Robotics
  • Internet Of Things
  • Machine Learning
  • Software
  • Consumer Electronics
  • Drones
  • Manufacturing
  • Health Care
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Learn who this investor regularly partners with—both firms and angels—and explore their latest activity.

Who does Monozukuri Ventures frequently co-invest with?

HAX
HAX
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 1
Lockheed Martin Ventures
Lockheed Martin Ventures
North America, Maryland, United States, Bethesda
Co-Investments: 2
SOSV
SOSV
North America, New Jersey, United States, Princeton
Co-Investments: 1
AC
Arosa Capital Management
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 1
Gabriel Investments
Gabriel Investments
North America, Pennsylvania, United States, Philadelphia
Co-Investments: 1
Robin Hood Ventures
Robin Hood Ventures
North America, Pennsylvania, United States, Philadelphia
Co-Investments: 1
412 Venture Fund
412 Venture Fund
North America, Pennsylvania, United States, Pittsburgh
Co-Investments: 4
Innovation Works
Innovation Works
North America, Pennsylvania, United States, Pittsburgh
Co-Investments: 3
Alumni Ventures
Alumni Ventures
North America, New Hampshire, United States, Manchester
Co-Investments: 1
Backstage Capital
Backstage Capital
North America, California, United States, Los Angeles
Co-Investments: 1

Which angels does Monozukuri Ventures often collaborate with?

Chris Capuano
Shared Deals: 1
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Sheel Mohnot
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
JK
John Kosner
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 1
David Stern
David Stern
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 1
John Lester
Shared Deals: 1
MD
Matthew Dellavedova
North America, Wisconsin, United States, Milwaukee
Shared Deals: 1
DB
Dick Boyce
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
Dave Winfield
Shared Deals: 1
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Peter Moran
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
TJ
Todd Jackson
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by Monozukuri Ventures?

Edgecortix

Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Semiconductor design company headquartered in Japan, that develops accelerators for AI and machine learning.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)HardwareInternet of ThingsMachine LearningSemiconductorSoftware
Series UnknownOct 3, 2023
Amount Raised: $20,109,665
Seasats

San Diego, California, United States

Seasats: Effortless ocean data.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)DronesMarine TechnologyNational SecurityRobotics
SeedOct 19, 2022
Amount Raised: $10,000,000
BRELYON

San Mateo, California, United States

A display technology company introducing new category of headset-less virtual displays for enterprise, and automotive applications.

Consumer ElectronicsHardwareSoftware
Series ASep 19, 2022
Amount Raised: $16,200,000
Proteus Motion

Long Island City, New York, United States

Proteus Motion develops a physical rehabilitation technology to optimize movement using 3D resistance training and analytics.

FitnessHardwareRehabilitationSports
Series AJul 20, 2022
Amount Raised: $8,500,000
Arieca

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Arieca manufactures and distributes a thermally conductive rubber composite.

Advanced MaterialsIndustrialManufacturing
Series AMay 17, 2022
Amount Raised: $6,500,000
Maxwell Labs

Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States

Maxwell Labs is pioneering high performance radiative cooling technology for next-generation data centers, transforming heat into light.

HardwareMachine LearningMechanical Engineering
Series UnknownApr 22, 2022
Amount Raised: $1,072,366
Vertiq

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Industrial propulsion systems for high value aerial vehicles

DronesManufacturingRobotics
SeedApr 14, 2022
Amount Raised: $2,800,000
MonoLets

Mountain View, California, United States

MonoLets is enabling real-time item-level supply chain data for global logistics.

Internet of ThingsSoftware
SeedJan 10, 2022
Seasats

San Diego, California, United States

Seasats: Effortless ocean data.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)DronesMarine TechnologyNational SecurityRobotics
SeedDec 16, 2021
ESTAT Actuation

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

ESTAT Actuation is a developer of electroadhesive clutches to make robots or machines more capable and affordable.

IndustrialIndustrial EngineeringRobotics
Pre SeedOct 1, 2021
Amount Raised: $1,200,000
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