# Yamaha Motor: portfolio, investments and team

> Yamaha Motor is a corporate vc based in Japan. 4 investments on record, 1 in the last 12 months, latest Aug 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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# Yamaha Motor

Last cheque observed Aug 2026; 4 cheques on record.

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Series A Series C Automotive Manufacturing

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**100%** of best year **1** **cheques in 12 months**, 4 on record

Since the last cheque **92** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$60M** Rounds led **0 of 4** Sole investor **1 rounds**

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## Yamaha Motor highlights

- 01 1 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Series A and Series C: 100% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $8.0M

## What they do

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- **Type:** Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Automotive Manufacturing
- **Based in:** Cypress, Japan
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **4 appearances**

- **2026** 1 round
- **Aug** **[River Mobility](https://millionrounds.com/company/river-mobility)** Series C · IN · TechCrunch **$120M** With 10 others
- **2019** 1 round
- **Jul** **[Tier IV](https://millionrounds.com/company/tier-iv)** Series A · JP · Crunchbase News **$100M** With 4 others
- **2018** 2 rounds
- **Nov** **[Robotics Plus](https://millionrounds.com/company/robotics-plus)** NZ · FinSMEs **$8.0M** Sole investor
- **May** **[Soft Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/soft-robotics)** US · FinSMEs **$20M** With 8 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 Series C

Median round joined **$60M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$8.0M**

Led 0 of 4 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 1 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Aug 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A *1*
- Series C *1*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Dec 2023 Nov 2026

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## Recently backed

The latest companies Yamaha Motor put money into.

[**Robotics Plus** $8.0M · Nov 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/robotics-plus)[**Soft Robotics** $20M · May 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/soft-robotics)

## Quick answers about Yamaha Motor

### What does Yamaha Motor invest in?

Yamaha Motor invests most often at Series A and Series C (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Automotive and Manufacturing.

### How active is Yamaha Motor?

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

### What has Yamaha Motor invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: River Mobility (Series C, Aug 2026), Tier IV (Series A, Jul 2019) and Robotics Plus (Undisclosed round, Nov 2018).

### How big are Yamaha Motor's cheques?

The median round it joins is $60M.

### Is Yamaha Motor investing now?

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

### What kind of investor is Yamaha Motor?

Yamaha Motor is a corporate VC based in Cypress, Japan.

### When was Yamaha Motor founded?

Yamaha Motor was founded in 1955.

### Where does this information on Yamaha Motor come from?

From 5 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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