TDK Ventures is a California-based venture capital firm founded by Nicolas Sauvage in 2009. The firm prefers to invest in robotics, industrial, mixed reality. health, wellness, next-generation transportation and internet-of-things sectors.
TDK Ventures invests in early-stage ventures and seed. It usually funds Series A and Series B rounds.
TDK Ventures was established as a wholly-owned subsidiary of TDK Corporation. The firm is actively seeking new investments and its notable investment portfolio includes Starship Technologies and Wheels.
Timeline
Funded Companies
Genesis is a company that provides integrated biomagnetic solutions.
Launched in 2014 by Ahti Heinla and Janus Friis, Starship Technologies today operates in several cities with multiple partners. Our business HQ is in San Francisco and engineering in Estonia
SLD Laser is a Goleta, California-based electronics manufacturing company founded in 2013.
People
Nicolas Sauvage
Managing Director
Andrew Maywah
Investment Director
Anil Achyuta
Investment Director
Paul Holland
General Partner in Residence
Toshiyuki Saito
Startup Liaison
Further reading
Documentaries, videos and podcasts
Companies
Starship Technologies
Wheels