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Kyoto University Innovation Capital Co., Ltd

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 61 cheques on record.

Deploying nowVC firm

VentureSeedSeries BVenture Capital & Private Equity

Deploying now
94%of best year15cheques in 12 months, 61 on record
Since the last cheque22days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$2.5MRounds led0 of 61Sole investor10 roundsMostly inJapan, 95%
Pitch Kyoto University Innovation Capital Co., Ltd

Kyoto University Innovation Capital Co., Ltd highlights

  1. 01

    15 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Seed: 59% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 10 rounds, median $854K

What they do

It is a venture capital established as a 100% subsidiary of the National University Corporation Kyoto University.Translated from Japanese, from their own website
Type
VC firm
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
Venture Capital & Private Equity
Based in
Kyoto, Japan
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first61 appearances

  1. 2026

    11 rounds

  2. Oct
    RadioNano TherapeuticsSeries B · JP · The BridgeUndisclosedWith 1 other
  3. Aug
    Starlight EngineGrant · JP · Ventureburn$37MWith 8 others
  4. Jul
    Advance CompositeSeries B · JP$1.2MWith 1 other
  5. Jun
    JiMEDVenture · JP$2.0MWith 2 others
  6. Jun
    xCAREVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 3 others
  7. May
    KyuluxVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 3 others
  8. May
    FlosfiaVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 3 others
  9. Apr
    Restore VisionSeries B · JP$8.2MWith 4 others
  10. Apr
    Toregem BioPharmaVenture · JP$5.3MWith 2 others
  11. Mar
    Physiologas TechnologiesVenture · JPUndisclosedSole investor
  12. Jan
    La TerraVenture · JP$317KSole investor
  13. 2025

    12 rounds

  14. Dec
    Surv BiopharmaGrant · JP$17MWith 1 other
  15. Dec
    LEPSeed · JP$1.0MWith 2 others
  16. Dec
    Physiologas TechnologiesVenture · JPUndisclosedSole investor
  17. Nov
    BTB TherapeuticsVenture · US$3.4MWith 1 other
  18. Oct
    OOYOOSeed · JP$2.0MWith 3 others
  19. Sept
    Kyoto FusioneeringDebt · JP$36MWith 4 others
  20. Jul
    Link TherapeuticsSeries B · JP$5.7MWith 3 others
  21. Jun
    Phytolipid TechnologiesSeed · JP$1.5MWith 2 others
  22. Jun
    BiPSEEVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 3 others
  23. Mar
    RegCellGrant · US$37MWith 3 others
  24. Feb
    JiMEDSeries A · JP$2.3MWith 2 others
  25. Jan
    HOLO BIOSeed · JP$1.5MWith 1 other
  26. 2024

    10 rounds

  27. Dec
    RadioNano TherapeuticsSeries A · JP$955KWith 3 others
  28. Dec
    ENU PharmaSeed · JP$2.7MSole investor
  29. Nov
    EneCoat TechnologiesVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 4 others
  30. Nov
    KOALA TechSeries B · JP$3.7MWith 4 others
  31. Oct
    Rege NephroSeries B · JP$15MWith 5 others
  32. Oct
    RhinofluxSeed · JP$1.3MWith 1 other
  33. Sept
    SymbiobeSeries A · JP$5.7MWith 3 others
  34. Jun
    GRA&GREENSeries C · JP$4.1MWith 5 others
  35. May
    AceRNA TechnologiesSeries B · JP$6.2MWith 3 others
  36. Feb
    MaRISeries B · JP$665KWith 2 others
  37. 2023

    6 rounds

  38. Dec
    Restore VisionSeries A · JP$4.2MWith 4 others
  39. Nov
    Melody InternationalVenture · JP$748KWith 1 other
  40. Sept
    TSK CorporationVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 1 other
  41. Jul
    LuxonusSeries C · JP$1.6MWith 4 others
  42. Jul
    Toregem BioPharmaSeries A · JP$2.6MWith 2 others
  43. Mar
    KyuluxSeries C · JP$32MWith 4 others
  44. 2022

    4 rounds

  45. Dec
    U-MaPVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 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.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

17 of 60 we have independently watched raise

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Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Kyoto University Innovation Capital Co., Ltd. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Kyoto University Innovation Capital Co., Ltd put money into.

Quick answers about Kyoto University Innovation Capital Co., Ltd

What does Kyoto University Innovation Capital Co., Ltd invest in?

Kyoto University Innovation Capital Co., Ltd invests most often at Venture and Seed (59% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Venture Capital & Private Equity.

How active is Kyoto University Innovation Capital Co., Ltd?

61 investments on record, 15 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Kyoto University Innovation Capital Co., Ltd invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: RadioNano Therapeutics (Series B, Oct 2026), Starlight Engine (Grant, Aug 2026) and Advance Composite (Series B, Jul 2026).

How big are Kyoto University Innovation Capital Co., Ltd's cheques?

The median round it joins is $2.5M.

Does Kyoto University Innovation Capital Co., Ltd lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 61 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Kyoto University Innovation Capital Co., Ltd invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Japan (95%) and the United States (5%).

Is Kyoto University Innovation Capital Co., Ltd investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 15 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Kyoto University Innovation Capital Co., Ltd invest alongside?

Most often SMBC Venture Capital (22 rounds together), Mitsubishi UFJ Capital (18 rounds together) and Miraidoa (10 rounds together).

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