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Monozukuri Ventures

Last cheque observed Apr 2026; 25 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund, Oct 2022VC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries ASpace TechBig DataIndustrial Revolution

Deploying now
60%of best year6cheques in 12 months, 25 on record
Since the last cheque213days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$3.2MCheque size, as they say$100K – $350KRounds led0 of 25Sole investor4 roundsMostly inUnited States, 52%
Pitch Monozukuri Ventures

Monozukuri Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    6 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Seed: 82% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 4 rounds, median $4.7M

What they do

Monozukuri Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Japan and North America specializing in hard tech.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$100K – $350K as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries A
Sectors
Space TechBig DataIndustrial Revolution
Based in
Kyoto, Japan
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first25 appearances

  1. 2026

    5 rounds

  2. Apr
    UgoVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 3 others
  3. Apr
    Magic ShieldsSeries B · JP$6.5MWith 3 others
  4. Apr
    EdgecortixVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 3 others
  5. Mar
    LENZOSeed · JP$3.2MWith 3 others
  6. Jan
    REVORNVenture · JP$2.7MWith 2 others
  7. 2025

    7 rounds

  8. Nov
    VertiqVenture · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  9. Oct
    Proteus MotionVenture · US$7.7MWith 1 other
  10. Oct
    Maxwell LabsVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  11. Aug
    Mui LabVenture · JPUndisclosedSole investor
  12. Jul
    RutileaVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 2 others
  13. Apr
    S-MatSeries C · JP$2.7MWith 3 others
  14. Mar
    SeasatsVenture · US$9.1MSole investor
  15. 2024

    4 rounds

  16. Nov
    AriecaDebt · US$500KWith 2 others
  17. Sept
    Forest DevicesVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  18. Jul
    Log buildVenture · JPUndisclosedSole investor
  19. Mar
    ESTAT ActuationVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  20. 2023

    4 rounds

  21. Nov
    Melody InternationalVenture · JP$748KWith 1 other
  22. Sept
    EnowaVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 3 others
  23. Apr
    OhmniLabsCrowdfunding · US$332KSole investor
  24. Jan
    Hava HealthVenture · USUndisclosedWith 5 others
  25. 2022

    3 rounds

  26. Nov
    SeaSatellites Inc.US · Monozukuri VenturesUndisclosedWith 1 other
  27. Mar
    FingerVisionSeed · JP$826KWith 1 other
  28. Jan
    MonoLetsSeed · US$6.0MWith 2 others
  29. 2021

    2 rounds

  30. Dec
    MiraSeries A · US$6.0MWith 3 others
  31. Sept
    Edge Case ResearchSeries A · US$12MWith 1 other

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 16 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.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

22 of 41 we have independently watched raise

AriecaAtmophBrelyonCleanroboticsDigitaldreamlabsEarthgridEcrEverykeyFingervisionForestdevicesIma-createLenzoLog-buildMagicshieldsMaxwell-labsProteusmotionRevornRutileaS-matSeasatsStimscienceVertiq16labArbletDenshindoEnecoatHibersenseKidouMitatezeptotechnicaOrpheSanaSembientTeploteaWaquaarintechnologies.xyzcink.jpestat.techmui.jpteams.tokyougo.plusveldt.jp

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 Monozukuri Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Monozukuri Ventures put money into.

Quick answers about Monozukuri Ventures

What does Monozukuri Ventures invest in?

Monozukuri Ventures invests most often at Venture and Seed (82% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Space Tech, Big Data and Industrial Revolution.

How active is Monozukuri Ventures?

25 investments on record, 6 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Apr 2026.

What has Monozukuri Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Ugo (Venture, Apr 2026), Magic Shields (Series B, Apr 2026) and Edgecortix (Venture, Apr 2026).

How big are Monozukuri Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $3.2M. It says it writes cheques of $100K to $350K.

Does Monozukuri Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 25 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Monozukuri Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (52%) and Japan (48%).

Is Monozukuri Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 6 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Monozukuri Ventures invest alongside?

Most often National Science Foundation (5 rounds together), Innovation Works (4 rounds together) and Incubate Fund (2 rounds together).

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