# Shimadzu Future Innovation Fund: portfolio, investments and team

> Shimadzu Future Innovation Fund is a vc firm. 2 investments on record, 2 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/shimadzu-future-innovation-fund (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Shimadzu Future Innovation Fund

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 2 cheques on record.

Deploying now VC firm

Series A

Deploying now

**100%** of best year **2** **cheques in 12 months**, 2 on record

Since the last cheque **3** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$17M** Rounds led **0 of 2**

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## Shimadzu Future Innovation Fund highlights

- 01 2 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Series A: 100% of its rounds

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **2 appearances**

- **2026** 2 rounds
- **Oct** **[Kinish](https://millionrounds.com/company/kinish)** Series A · JP · Google News search **$3.1M** With 3 others
- **Oct** **[Kinish](https://millionrounds.com/company/kinish)** Series A · JP · The Bridge **$31M** With 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.

## The cheque

Series A

Median round joined **$17M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 2 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A *2*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [INSPiRE Mutualistic Symbiosis Fund 1](https://millionrounds.com/fund/inspire-mutualistic-symbiosis-fund-1) 2
- [Love Veggies Holding](https://millionrounds.com/fund/love-veggies-holding) 2
- [Obayashi Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/obayashi-corporation) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Shimadzu Future Innovation Fund. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**INSPiRE Mutualistic Symbiosis Fund 1** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/inspire-mutualistic-symbiosis-fund-1)[**Love Veggies Holding** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/love-veggies-holding)[**Obayashi Corporation** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/obayashi-corporation)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Shimadzu Future Innovation Fund put money into.

[**Kinish** $3.1M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/kinish)

## Quick answers about Shimadzu Future Innovation Fund

### What does Shimadzu Future Innovation Fund invest in?

Shimadzu Future Innovation Fund invests most often at Series A (100% of the rounds on record).

### How active is Shimadzu Future Innovation Fund?

2 investments on record, 2 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

### What has Shimadzu Future Innovation Fund invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Kinish (Series A, Oct 2026).

### How big are Shimadzu Future Innovation Fund's cheques?

The median round it joins is $17M.

### Is Shimadzu Future Innovation Fund investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 2 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does Shimadzu Future Innovation Fund invest alongside?

Most often INSPiRE Mutualistic Symbiosis Fund 1 (2 rounds together), Love Veggies Holding (2 rounds together) and Obayashi Corporation (2 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Shimadzu Future Innovation Fund?

Shimadzu Future Innovation Fund is a VC firm.

### Where does this information on Shimadzu Future Innovation Fund come from?

From 2 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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