# Nikon: portfolio, investments and team > Nikon is an investment firm based in Japan. 3 investments on record, 1 in the last 12 months, latest Mar 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/nikon (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Japan · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Nikon Last cheque observed Mar 2026; 3 cheques on record. Email Investment firm Deploying now Series A Series C Venture Health Care Pharmaceutical Follow Nikon and see its new cheques in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Ffund%2Fnikon) Deploying now **100%** of best year **1** **cheques in 12 months**, 3 on record Since the last cheque **245** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$291M** Rounds led **0 of 3** Pitch Nikon ## Nikon highlights - 01 1 cheques in the last 12 months - 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 Care Pharmaceutical - **Based in:** Belmont, Japan - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **3 appearances** - **2026** 1 round - **Mar** **[Vast](https://millionrounds.com/company/vast)** Series A · US · Ventureburn **$500M** With 7 others - **2016** 1 round - **Sept** **[Carbon](https://millionrounds.com/company/carbon)** Series C · US · TechCrunch **$81M** With 3 others - **2013** 1 round - **Oct** **[Healios K.K](https://millionrounds.com/company/healios-k-k)** Venture · JP · businesswire.com **$29M** With 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** **$400M** Feb 2015 ## The cheque Series A Series C Venture Median round joined **$291M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 3 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Mar 2026 Rounds by stage said on their site - Series A *1* - Series C *1* - Venture *1* Cheques by month Led Joined Dec 2023 Nov 2026 **Pitching Nikon?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Recently backed The latest companies Nikon put money into. [**Carbon** $81M · Sept 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/carbon) ## 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. ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. Find similar investorsOpen your CRM Built from the rounds we watched, its filings and its own website, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=nikon) · [Is this your firm? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?org=nikon)