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The seven traits of successful corporate venturers

Feb 13, 2026

What does the EU-India trade deal mean for startups?

Jan 30, 2026

What’s the Winning Formula for Smaller Venture Hubs?

Jan 30, 2026

TDK Ventures President Nicolas Sauvage Appointed Chair of the Global Corporate Venturing Leadership Society

Jan 26, 2026

AI bubble: corporate investors cautiously take bets as crash forecasts grow

Jan 02, 2026

Why are Murata Manufacturing and TDK increasing their venture investments?

Dec 26, 2025

TDK Ventures Announcements

TDK Ventures President Nicolas Sauvage Appointed Chair of the Global Corporate Venturing Leadership Society

January 26, 2026 TDK Corporation (TSE: 6762) announced today that its subsidiary, TDK Ventures Inc., President Nicolas Sauvage, has been appointed Chair of the Global Corporate Venturing (GCV) Leadership Society for a two-year term. The Leadership Society brings together senior leaders from across the global corporate venture capital (CVC) ecosystem to advance shared learning, benchmarking, […]

TDK Ventures invests in Ethereal Exploration Guild’s series A to help pioneer rocket cargo and the future of reusable medium-lift space launches

Bengaluru, India-based Ethereal Exploration Guild is developing the world’s first fully (booster and upper stage) reusable medium-lift launch vehicle to tackle high costs and long wait times in orbital launches By investing in the Guild, TDK Ventures is helping fuel a revolution that will make space more accessible and sustainable, aiding in shaping the future […]

TDK Ventures invests in Mixx Technologies to accelerate deployment of breakthrough AI Optical Interconnect Platform

TDK Corporation (TSE: 6762) announced today that its corporate venture-capital subsidiary, TDK Ventures, Inc., is investing in Mixx Technologies, Inc., a pioneer in next-generation optical interconnect solutions. This investment will be used to accelerate Mixx's breakthrough connectivity platform designed to eliminate the data bottlenecks limiting the future of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and High-Performance Computing (HPC).

TDK Ventures invests in EdgeCortix to accelerate global expansion and Edge AI processing platform

TDK Corporation (TSE: 6762) announced today that its corporate venture-capital subsidiary, TDK Ventures, Inc., is investing in the Series B funding round of EdgeCortix® Inc., a leading fabless semiconductor company specializing in energy-efficient Artificial Intelligence (AI) processing at the edge. The TDK Ventures investment will further accelerate the mass-production of EdgeCortix's highly successful SAKURA-II AI co-processors, which have secured design-wins across multiple industries, as well as help fuel the rapid production of the next-generation high performance SAKURA-X chiplet platform.

TDK Ventures、EdgeCortixに出資 AIプラットフォーム開発の拡充と グローバル展開を支援

TDK株式会社(社長:齋藤 昇)は、当社の連結子会社でコーポレートベンチャーキャピタル活動を担うTDK Venturesが、エッジにおける省電力AIプロセッサを専門とするファブレス半導体スタートアップのEdgeCortix株式会社(本社:東京、以下「EdgeCortix」)のシリーズB資金調達ラウンドに出資することを発表します。本投資により、EdgeCortixの主力製品であるSAKURA-II AIコプロセッサの量産がさらに加速するとともに、すでに複数業界で採用実績を上げている同プロセッサの展開を拡大し、次世代高性能SAKURA-Xチップレットプラットフォームの迅速な量産化にも貢献します。

TDK Ventures invests in Rodatherm to accelerate next-generation geothermal energy

Rodatherm Energy Corporation is a privately held geothermal power-generation company with a primary focus on the Great Basin region in the Western United States Geothermal energy is a low-emission energy source that contributes to a greener and more sustainable future; it may be the first baseload, low-carbon, affordable generation technology available Rodatherm’s patented advanced geothermal […]

TDK Ventures Insights

Open-Source Mothership Startup Engagements Tracker

Corporate venture capital has reached an inflection point. On a recent Global Corporate Venturing webinar on CVC success factors, one theme stood out clearly: corporate venturing is maturing from experimentation into a professional discipline. With that maturation comes responsibility—not just to deliver financial outcomes, but to create durable value for entrepreneurs, corporations, and society. At […]

From 0 to 50: Inside Conviction-Driven Investing

As we kick off 2026, the entire TDK Ventures team is proud to have closed our 50th investment since our founding in 2019. Proud, naturally, but even more so, deeply honored and humbled. The past six years have been an incredible journey, and with such a milestone, we can’t help but reflect on how we […]

Why We Invested in The Guild for the Future of Medium-lift Space Launch

Written by: Ravi Jain, Vasan Churchill — TDK Ventures Introduction The space economy is poised for a meteoric rise, projected to reach $1.8 trillion by 2035, more than tripling in value over the next decade (1). A major driver of this growth is the sharp decline in launch costs since the 1960s, which has enabled […]

Open-source TDK Ventures Investment Scorecard

By Tina Tosukhowong and Nicolas Sauvage | TDK Ventures (Before you read on, feel free to download the TDK Ventures Investment Scorecard using the “Download Report” button above.) Introduction Launched in 2019, TDK Ventures has since grown 10X from $50M to $500M in assets under management, from 4 to 40 members, and from 1 location […]

Why We Invested in Mixx Technologies

Tina Tosukhowong and Dante Zakhidov | TDK Ventures Overview A core aspect of our meta-thesis in the semiconductor sector is that venture investments must strike a very fine line between innovation and industry compatibility. Given the enormity and interdependence of the semiconductor industry, technologies orthogonal to the supply chain are at high risk of faltering […]

Why We Invested in Rodatherm

David Delfassy (Investment Director) & Joshua Rubnitz (Investment Analyst) | TDK Ventures Introduction At TDK Ventures, a key tenet of our mission is to invest in technologies that accelerate the global energy transformation, fostering innovations that deliver sustainable, scalable solutions to humanity’s grand challenges. Rodatherm’s pioneering next-generation geothermal system represents a breakthrough in this pursuit, offering firm, […]

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Mixx Technologies’ vision for inference at scale

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The POWER Interview: A Path Forward for Geothermal Energy

Jan 28, 2026

India’s Space Policy Meets Private Capital as TDK Ventures Backs Reusable Medium-Lift Launch Startup

Jan 20, 2026

Indian SpaceX rival EtherealX hits 5x valuation as it readies engine tests

Jan 15, 2026
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