Japan · Investor

Asahi Kasei

No cheque observed since Aug 2024, after 5 earlier cheques, and the website is dead.

DormantCorporate VC

Series BSeries ASeries CAdvanced MaterialsChemicalIndustrial

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 5 on record
Since the last cheque816days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$24MRounds led0 of 5Exits1 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 80%
Pitch Asahi Kasei

Asahi Kasei highlights

  1. 01

    5 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Series A: 75% of its rounds

  3. 03

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
Advanced MaterialsChemicalIndustrial
Based in
Japan
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first5 appearances

  1. 2024

    1 round

  2. Aug
    Power to HydrogenSeries A · US · Firms' own news pages$18MWith 11 others
  3. 2017

    1 round

  4. Dec
    Atox BioIL · FinSMEs$30MWith 6 others
  5. 2011

    1 round

  6. Jan
    Envia SystemsSeries C · US · enviasystems.com$17MWith 4 others
  7. 2010

    2 rounds

  8. Aug
    Crystal ISSeries B · US · fis.dowjones.com$4.0MWith 3 others
  9. Mar
    Artisan PharmaSeries B · US · artisanpharma.net$22MWith 3 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed1 in all

Artisan PharmaBought by Asahi Kasei PharmaUndisclosedNov 2011

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Companies it bought

Acquisitions by the firm itself

Polypore InternationalUndisclosedFeb 2015

Recently backed

The latest companies Asahi Kasei put money into.

Power to Hydrogen$18M · Aug 2024

Quick answers about Asahi Kasei

What does Asahi Kasei invest in?

Asahi Kasei invests most often at Series B and Series A (75% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Advanced Materials, Chemical and Industrial.

How active is Asahi Kasei?

5 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Aug 2024.

What has Asahi Kasei invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Power to Hydrogen (Series A, Aug 2024) and Atox Bio (Undisclosed round, Dec 2017).

How big are Asahi Kasei's cheques?

The median round it joins is $24M.

Does Asahi Kasei lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 5 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Asahi Kasei invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (80%) and Israel (20%).

Is Asahi Kasei investing now?

It looks quiet: no investment on record since Aug 2024.

What kind of investor is Asahi Kasei?

Asahi Kasei is a corporate VC based in Japan.

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