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TDK Ventures

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 56 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund $150M, Apr 2025Corporate VC

SeedSeries ASeries BIndustrialIndustrial RevolutionSolar

Deploying now
85%of best year22cheques in 12 months, 56 on record
Since the last cheque50days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$27MCheque size, as they say$100K – $5.0MRounds led5 of 56Sole investor4 roundsMostly inUnited States, 54%
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TDK Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    22 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Series A: 74% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 4 rounds, median $15M

What they do

TDK Ventures is a corporate venture capital firm investing globally in early-stage, impact-scaling, tech startups.From their own website
Type
Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$100K – $5.0M as they say
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
IndustrialIndustrial RevolutionSolar
Based in
San Jose, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first56 appearances

  1. 2026

    17 rounds

  2. Sept
    Ultraviolette AutomotiveSeries E · IN · Inc42$39MLed
  3. Sept
    R3 LithiumSeries A · US$15MSole investor
  4. Sept
    Type One EnergyVenture · US$1.0MWith 3 others
  5. Jul
    Rodatherm EnergyGrant · US$8.0MWith 2 others
  6. Jun
    Aston PowerSeries A · US · Building Ventures$20MLed
  7. Jun
    AmperesandVenture · SG$30MWith 3 others
  8. Jun
    Silicon BoxDebt · SG$78MWith 4 others
  9. Jun
    Peak EnergyVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  10. Jun
    GroqUS · TechCrunch$650MWith 6 others
  11. Apr
    pH7Debt · CA$7.5MWith 2 others
  12. Apr
    EdgecortixVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 3 others
  13. Mar
    EriduSeries A · US · TechCrunch$200MWith 11 others
  14. Mar
    SpanVenture · US$75MWith 3 others
  15. Feb
    C2i SemiconductorsSeries A$15MWith 1 other
  16. Jan
  17. Jan
    EtherealXSeries A · IN · TechCrunch$21MLed
  18. Jan
    Type One EnergyUS · TechCrunch$87MWith 2 others
  19. 2025

    18 rounds

  20. Dec
    pH7Series B · CA$26MWith 2 others
  21. Dec
    Mixx TechnologiesSeries A · US · Ventureburn$33MWith 4 others
  22. Dec
    NovoLINCSeed · US$10MWith 2 others
  23. Nov
    Fabric8LabsVenture · US$50MWith 2 others
  24. Nov
    AmperesandSeries A · SG$80MWith 3 others
  25. Oct
    INERATECVenture · DEUndisclosedWith 2 others
  26. Oct
    Starship TechnologiesSeries C · US$50MWith 3 others
  27. Sept
    GroqGrowth · US · TDK Ventures$750MWith 11 others
  28. Sept
    ANYboticsVenture · CH$20MWith 4 others
  29. Sept
    Rodatherm EnergySeries A · US$38MWith 1 other
  30. Sept
    AgilityVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  31. Aug
    EdgecortixVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 2 others
  32. Jul
    Tulum EnergySeed · MX · TechCrunch$27MLed
  33. Jun
    Ascend ElementsVenture · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  34. May
    ExoUS · TechCrunch$100MWith 6 others
  35. Mar
    GlimpseSeries A · TDK Ventures$10MWith 5 others
  36. Mar
    SpiritusSeries A · HR$30MWith 2 others
  37. Jan
    VueRealSeries C · CA$41MWith 2 others
  38. 2024

    9 rounds

  39. Dec
    AnyboticsSeries B · CH · TechCrunch$60MWith 7 others
  40. Dec
    Silicon BoxGrant · SG$1.3BWith 2 others
  41. Oct
    VerdagyVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  42. Sept
    Divirod Inc.US$2.0MWith 1 other
  43. Aug
    AutoflightVentureUndisclosedSole investor

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 45 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)

5 of 53 we have independently watched raise

BarchartIntro DeckPH7 Fundraising AnnouncementTulum Energy SecuresUltraviolette3D printing coldANYbotics ANYmal robotAfter 61 YearsAgri-Tech Platform InnoterraAmerica’s Top VentureAutoFlight introduces aircraftAutoFlight unveils MatrixBillerica company unveilsCould the ConfidenceCritical mineral processingEnergy Vault partnersExponent Energy UnveilsFasal Unveils ‘FasalJet’Florida University RollsHowHow Europe’s startupHow Much LongerHow Peak EnergyHow VCs CanINERATEC and TERTUIndiaIndian deeptech fundingIndia’s Space PolicyIneratec To FuelIneratec begins productionIneratec partners withInterest in AIIs Sodium theJapanese companies doubleMixx Technologies’ visionMojo Vision WelcomesRobots first, climateSAP and ANYboticsSruti Balasubramanian promotedStratfordbeaconheraldTDK VenturesTDK Ventures InvestsTDK WorldwideTVA, State RegulatorsTherobotreportTrump’s BillVirewirx, Globalstar landWhatWhyWhy Critical MineralsWhy Electrifying MotorcyclesWhy Munich, Oxford,Yokogawa & ANYbotics

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

Recently backed

The latest companies TDK Ventures put money into.

On podcasts

1 episode naming TDK Ventures in the title.

Quick answers about TDK Ventures

What does TDK Ventures invest in?

TDK Ventures invests most often at Venture and Series A (74% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Industrial, Industrial Revolution and Solar.

How active is TDK Ventures?

56 investments on record, 22 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 5. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

What has TDK Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Ultraviolette Automotive (Series E, Sept 2026), R3 Lithium (Series A, Sept 2026) and Type One Energy (Venture, Sept 2026).

How big are TDK Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $27M. It says it writes cheques of $100K to $5.0M.

Does TDK Ventures lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 5 of its 56 investments on record (9%).

Where does TDK Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (54%), Singapore (11%) and India (8%).

Is TDK Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 22 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does TDK Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Alumni Ventures (4 rounds together), Foothill Ventures (4 rounds together) and Khosla Ventures (4 rounds together).

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