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Innovation Engine

Last cheque observed Oct 2025. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

VC firmQuiet

Series BInformation TechnologyInternetVenture Capital & Private Equity

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 1 on record
Since the last cheque393days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$8.0MRounds led0 of 1
Pitch Innovation Engine

Innovation Engine highlights

  1. 01

    1 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B: 100% of its rounds

What they do

We promote investments to create and grow promising business areas born from technology.Translated from Japanese, from their own website
Type
VC firm
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
Information TechnologyInternetVenture Capital & Private Equity
Based in
Minato-ku, Japan
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first1 appearances

  1. 2025

    1 round

  2. Oct
    OpenverseSeries B · ES · Ventureburn$8.0MWith 5 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.

The team

We hold 3 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

Recently backed

The latest companies Innovation Engine put money into.

Quick answers about Innovation Engine

What does Innovation Engine invest in?

Innovation Engine invests most often at Series B (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Information Technology, Internet and Venture Capital & Private Equity.

How active is Innovation Engine?

1 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2025.

What has Innovation Engine invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Openverse (Series B, Oct 2025).

How big are Innovation Engine's cheques?

The median round it joins is $8.0M.

Is Innovation Engine investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Oct 2025.

What kind of investor is Innovation Engine?

Innovation Engine is a VC firm based in Minato-ku, Japan.

Does Innovation Engine take cold pitches?

Yes: its own website says it reads unsolicited pitches.

Where does this information on Innovation Engine come from?

From 1 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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