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UTokyo Innovation Platform

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Total investments 66
Average round size
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The average size of a deal this fund participated in
$10M
Portfolio companies 45
Rounds per year 8.25
Lead investments 13
Follow on index
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How often the fund supports its portfolio startups at next rounds
0.32
Exits 1
Key employees 2
Stages of investment
Early Stage Venture

Areas of investment

  • Biotechnology
  • Manufacturing
  • Medical
  • Medical Device
  • Information Technology
Summary

UTokyo Innovation Platform appeared to be the VC, which was created in 2016. The main department of described VC is located in the Tokyo. The venture was found in Asia in Japan.

The usual cause for the fund is to invest in rounds with 3-4 partakers. Despite the UTokyo Innovation Platform, startups are often financed by Japan Science and Technology Agency, Weathernews, SMBC Venture Capital. The meaningful sponsors for the fund in investment in the same round are SMBC Venture Capital, SBI Investment, Mizuho Capital. In the next rounds fund is usually obtained by SMBC Venture Capital, Joe Hirao, Japan Finance Corporation.

Among the most popular portfolio startups of the fund, we may highlight Synspective Inc., Astroscale, CREWT Medical Systems, Inc.. Besides, a startup needs to be aged 4-5 years to get the investment from the fund. We can highlight the next thriving fund investment areas, such as IT Infrastructure, Wearables. The fund has exact preference in some founders of portfolio startups. When startup sums 4 or 5+ of the founder, the probability for it to get the investment is little. For fund there is a match between the country of its foundation and the country of its the most frequent investments - Japan.

Speaking about the real fund results, this VC is 9 percentage points more often commits exit comparing to other organizations. The usual things for fund are deals in the range of 10 - 50 millions dollars. The important activity for fund was in 2018. The fund is constantly included in 2-6 investment rounds annually.

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Notable deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

Visban

Communications Infrastructure
Electronics
Wireless
$4M05 Sep 2024 Tokyo, Kantō, Japan

EX4Energy

Energy
Information and Communications Technology (ICT)
Telecommunications
$3M20 Aug 2024 Tokyo, Kantō, Japan

GIRASOL ENERGY

Internet of Things
Renewable Energy
Task Management
Telecommunications
22 Mar 2024 Chiyoda, Japan

HarvestX

Manufacturing
$3M20 Mar 2024 Bunkyo, Japan

Yoii Fuel

Asset Management
Finance
Information Technology
Software
$7M08 Dec 2023 Chiyoda, Japan

Better Place

Communities
Service Industry
$3M23 Aug 2023 Tokyo, Kantō, Japan

Takumi Giken Kogyo

Assistive Technology
Information Technology
$1M28 Jun 2023 Tokyo, Kantō, Japan

Logomix Inc.

Biotechnology
$3M08 Feb 2023 Chiyoda, Japan

BionicM

Machinery Manufacturing
Manufacturing
Medical Device
Robotics
$3M31 Jan 2023 Bunkyo, Japan

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Total investments 66
Average round size 10M
Rounds per year 8.25
Peak activity year 2020
Lead investments 13
Follow on index 0.32
Exits 1
Group Appearance index 0.85

Latest deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

Visban

Communications Infrastructure
Electronics
Wireless
$4M05 Sep 2024 Tokyo, Kantō, Japan

EX4Energy

Energy
Information and Communications Technology (ICT)
Telecommunications
$3M20 Aug 2024 Tokyo, Kantō, Japan

GIRASOL ENERGY

Internet of Things
Renewable Energy
Task Management
Telecommunications
22 Mar 2024 Chiyoda, Japan

HarvestX

Manufacturing
$3M20 Mar 2024 Bunkyo, Japan

Yoii Fuel

Asset Management
Finance
Information Technology
Software
$7M08 Dec 2023 Chiyoda, Japan

Better Place

Communities
Service Industry
$3M23 Aug 2023 Tokyo, Kantō, Japan

Takumi Giken Kogyo

Assistive Technology
Information Technology
$1M28 Jun 2023 Tokyo, Kantō, Japan

Logomix Inc.

Biotechnology
$3M08 Feb 2023 Chiyoda, Japan

BionicM

Machinery Manufacturing
Manufacturing
Medical Device
Robotics
$3M31 Jan 2023 Bunkyo, Japan
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