# Asahi Kasei: portfolio, investments and team

> Asahi Kasei is a corporate vc based in Japan. 5 investments on record, latest Aug 2024. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/asahi-kasei (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Asahi Kasei

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

Dormant Corporate VC

Series B Series A Series C Advanced Materials Chemical Industrial

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 5 on record

Since the last cheque **816** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$24M** Rounds led **0 of 5** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 80%**

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## Asahi Kasei highlights

- 01 5 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series B and Series A: 75% of its rounds
- 03 1 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Advanced Materials Chemical Industrial
- **Based in:** Japan
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **5 appearances**

- **2024** 1 round
- **Aug** **[Power to Hydrogen](https://millionrounds.com/company/power-to-hydrogen)** Series A · US · Firms' own news pages **$18M** With 11 others
- **2017** 1 round
- **Dec** **Atox Bio** IL · FinSMEs **$30M** With 6 others
- **2011** 1 round
- **Jan** **[Envia Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/envia-systems)** Series C · US · enviasystems.com **$17M** With 4 others
- **2010** 2 rounds
- **Aug** **[Crystal IS](https://millionrounds.com/company/crystal-is)** Series B · US · fis.dowjones.com **$4.0M** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[Artisan Pharma](https://millionrounds.com/company/artisan-pharma)** Series B · US · artisanpharma.net **$22M** With 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 listed **1 in all**

**[Artisan Pharma](https://millionrounds.com/company/artisan-pharma)** Bought by Asahi Kasei Pharma **Undisclosed** Nov 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 International** **Undisclosed** Feb 2015

## The cheque

Series B Series A Series C

Median round joined **$24M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 5 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Aug 2024
- **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series B *2*
- Series A *1*
- Series C *1*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

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## Recently backed

The latest companies Asahi Kasei put money into.

[**Power to Hydrogen** $18M · Aug 2024](https://millionrounds.com/company/power-to-hydrogen)

## 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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