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Nikon

Last cheque observed Mar 2026; 3 cheques on record.

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Investment firmDeploying now

Series ASeries CVentureHealth CarePharmaceutical

Deploying now
100%of best year1cheques in 12 months, 3 on record
Since the last cheque245days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$291MRounds led0 of 3
Pitch Nikon

Nikon highlights

  1. 01

    1 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Series C: 67% of its rounds

What they do

Type
Investment firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
Health CarePharmaceutical
Based in
Belmont, Japan
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first3 appearances

  1. 2026

    1 round

  2. Mar
    VastSeries A · US · Ventureburn$500MWith 7 others
  3. 2016

    1 round

  4. Sept
    CarbonSeries C · US · TechCrunch$81MWith 3 others
  5. 2013

    1 round

  6. Oct
    Healios K.KVenture · JP · businesswire.com$29MWith 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.

Companies it bought

Acquisitions by the firm itself

Optos$400MFeb 2015

Recently backed

The latest companies Nikon put money into.

Carbon$81M · Sept 2016

Quick answers about Nikon

What does Nikon invest in?

Nikon invests most often at Series A and Series C (67% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Health Care and Pharmaceutical.

How active is Nikon?

3 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Mar 2026.

What has Nikon invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Vast (Series A, Mar 2026) and Carbon (Series C, Sept 2016).

How big are Nikon's cheques?

The median round it joins is $291M.

Is Nikon investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months.

What kind of investor is Nikon?

Nikon is an investment firm based in Belmont, Japan.

When was Nikon founded?

Nikon was founded in 1996.

Where does this information on Nikon come from?

From 3 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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