Innovation Network of Japan is a venture capital firm in Japan that focuses on promoting innovation and
enhancing the value of businesses in Japan. Founded 2009 in Tokyo, Japan, it invests in early stage ventures, late
stage ventures, series c, corporate rounds, series b, and private equity. Its portfolio companies include
Transphorm, Astroscale, INNOPHYS,UniFa, and River Holdings Japan. As of March 2020, Innovation Network
Corporation of Japan has made 126 investments. Their most recent investment was on September 27, 2019, when
UniFa raised ¥3.5B. Innovation Network Corporation of Japan has had six exits, the most notable of which include
Treasure Data, Midokura, and OLED Info.
Timeline
Funded Companies
ispace is a private Japanese robotics company with a focus on spacecraft, including lunar landers and rovers.
AxelSpace is a company that is developing technology for private microsatellites.
Astroscale is a company that was created to find solutions for orbital debris
Cloudian is a San Mateo, California-based company founded in 2011.
Artificial Intelligence company
Kyoto Robotics Corporation develops and manufactures AI and machine vision-powered robot solutions for the manufacturing and logistics industries.
Quantum Biosystems is a company that provides a sequencing system which assembles genetic data with wide applicability through the use of DNA and RNA sequencing.
Spectronix is a company founded in 2004 by George Okada.
Transphorm is a Goleta, California-based producer of gallium nitride-based solutions for high-voltage power conversion applications.
Nileworks Inc. is a Tokyo, Japan-based company founded by Hiroshi Yanagishi.
Lesys is focused on the manufacture of electrolytes for application in the production of vanadium redox flow batteries.
SCIVAX Corporation is a company that offers nanoimprint lithography (NIL) inclined foundry services.
Atonarp is a Tokyo-based electronics and data processing manufacturer developing spectrometers capable of gas-composition analysis.
Alps Green Devices Co., Ltd. is a Miyagino-ku, Sendai-based electrical & electronic manufacturing company.
Wireless Glue Networks is an internet of things company.
People
Akio Mimura
External Director
Hajime Tanahashi
External Director
Hideko Kunii
External Director
Hideo Takaura
Corporate Auditor
Koichi Ashida
Executive Managing Director
Michio Saito
Member of the Board
Mikihide Katsumata
President and COO
Nobuyuki Higashi
Executive Managing Director
Nobuyuki Nakano
Executive Managing Director
Shigeyuki Tsuchida
Member of the Board
Takashi Muraoka
External Director
Takuya Fukumoto
Member of the Board
Tetsuichiro Muto
External Director
Tetsuro Toyoda
Member of the Board
Toshiyuki Shiga
Chairman and CEO
Further reading
Documentaries, videos and podcasts
Companies
iXs
Nileworks
JOLED
Linkwiz
OLED Info
Pixie Dust Technologies
Ridge-i
References
Company attributes
Venture Capital Firm attributes
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Contributors
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Aleksander Holm
Interested in understanding the world we live in. - 2
Lax Mariappan
Technopreneur, Open source enthusiast, author, speaker. Co-founder of Eternus Global. Crafting applications for the medical industry. - 3
Julius John Villarisco
Every day is a new learning for me, new opportunity every time. Never limit my self, think outside the box. - 4
Neelam Jhaveri
Techno Geek + Gamer + Fashionista + Sense of Humor = It's ME