UTEC - The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners

company

About

UTEC is an early-stage VC firm associated with academic institutes such as The University of Tokyo, investing in global deep-tech startups.

  • 51 - 100

Details

Industries
Financial Services,Universities,Venture Capital
Founded date
Jan 1, 2004
Number Of Employee
51 - 100
Operating Status
Active
Investor Type
University Program,Venture Capital

UTEC - The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners, is a Japan-based seed/early stage deep-tech venture capital firm associated with academic institutes such as The University of Tokyo. UTEC has over $500M Assets Under Management, and has invested in 100+ companies in Japan, USA, Singapore, India and Europe with a track record of 13 IPOs and 12 successful M&A (as of Mar 2021). UTEC predominantly invests in three deep-tech sectors: a) Healthcare & Life Sciences, b) IT/AI, and c) Physical Sciences & Engineering.

Investments

Number of Investments
Number of Lead Investments
16
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UTEC - The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners has made 16 investments. Their most recent investment was on Jul 31, 2022, when obniz raised $2.40M.
Date Company Name
Round Money Raised Industry Lead Investor
Jul 31, 2022 obniz
Series B $2.40M Electronics Yes
May 26, 2021 EditForce
Series Unknown ¥800M Biotechnology
May 12, 2021 Startbahn
Series B ¥1.12B Art Yes
Mar 3, 2021 obniz
Series A $1.90M Electronics Yes
Mar 1, 2021 HashPort
Series Unknown ¥350M Blockchain