TDK Ventures News
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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
India’s Industrial Energy Transition Opportunity 2026 (Part I)
This report was jointly developed by TDK Ventures and Theia Ventures, and captures the pulse of India’s energy ecosystem. It maps the opportunities, challenges, and breakthroughs shaping this rapidly evolving landscape, offering insights into key sectors, policy and funding frameworks, and visionary founders building globally competitive companies at the intersection of deep science and national […]
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 […]
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