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TDK Ventures launches $150 million Fund EX1 to invest in energy and climate tech startups
May 19, 2023 TDK Corporation (TSE: 6762) announced today that subsidiary TDK Ventures Inc. will launch its third fund, totaling $150 million
Why We Invested in Novalith
From Katherine He and Anil Achyuta, TDK Ventures Overview With a fundamental mission to accelerate hardtech in pursuit of a better tomorrow,
TDK Ventures announces DX Week 2023
TDK Corporation (TSE: 6762) announced today that subsidiary TDK Ventures Inc. will host its second annual Digital Transformation (DX) event. Following a
TDK Ventures invests in Novalith clean lithium-extraction technology
TDK Corporation (TSE: 6762) announced today that subsidiary TDK Ventures Inc. has invested in lithium-extraction startup Novalith. Novalith’s technology solutions capture and leverage carbon dioxide
TDK Ventures co-leads next round of financing in fusion-innovator Type One Energy
TDK Corporation (TSE: 6762) announced today that subsidiary TDK Ventures is co-leading the latest round of financing in fusion-company Type One Energy.
TDK Ventures invests in pH7 Technologies for clean extraction and recycling of critical metals
TDK Corporation (TSE: 6762) announced today that subsidiary TDK Ventures Inc., its corporate venture-capital arm, is investing in sustainable metal extraction innovator
Why We Invested in Metalenz and the Future of Optical Sensing
Introduction You only have to watch a few commercials while enjoying your favorite show to have a sense of the smart phone
TDK Ventures opens India hub to support global scaleup of India’s technology innovations
● TDK Ventures seeks to identify and scale the impact of entrepreneurs globally to accelerate their vision for energy, environmental, and digital
Why We Invested in Divirod for the Future of Climate Resiliency
Overview Global warming and climate change are present persistent threats to our planet, an urgent problem that the TDK Ventures team is
TDK Chairman Ishiguro-san joins with heads of three Japanese CVCs at the 2022 GCV Asia Congress in Tokyo.
TDK Ventures is honored to be part of the CVC ecosystem and to be among the international delegation attending the 2022 GCV
Corporate Crusaders – Which CVC is the Superhero you need?
The dramatic growth of the venture-capital landscape has seen an increase not only in the number of investors but also in the
Why We Invested in Ascend Elements to Accelerate our Vision for Sustainable Energy Transformation
Anil Achyuta — Investment Director, TDK Ventures Since we founded TDK Ventures in 2019, it has been our passion and mission to
AM Batteries (AMB) Secures $25M Series A Financing to Scale Manufacturing of Novel Lithium-Ion Dry-Electrode Technology
AM Batteries (AMB) is a Boston-based innovative manufacturing company developing a next-generation, lower-carbon footprint and lower cost dry-electrode manufacturing technology for lithium-ion
TDK Ventures presents Energy Week 2022, a content-filled event comprised of over 20 of the top leaders in climate tech
An online gathering of leaders in the climate-tech field from academia, industry, startups, and venture capital (VC) will share their insights into
Why We Invested in Faction
Overview TDK Ventures has identified the energy-saving and environmental advantages that electric vehicles can deliver as a major focus area for investment
Why We Invested in VueReal for a Brighter Future through microLED Optoelectronics
Welcome to the Electronic Display Market Our world is more digital than ever. So much of our everyday lives are now contained
Why We Invested in actnano and their Innovative Electronics Coating Technology
Overview Today’s electronic devices are increasingly used for safety-critical applications, and it is crucial to find new and innovative ways to protect
Why We Invested in XCOM Labs and the Innovations to Enable Metaverse at Scale
Guest post by Henry Huang — Investment Director, TDK Ventures Overview To enable our vision for digital transformation and to tap into
TDK Ventures invests in XCOM Labs’ vision for a high-speed wireless future
Delivering on a promise to #keepinventing, XCOM Labs is innovating 5G infrastructure by adding enhanced spectrum capability and bandwidth. Groundbreaking technology targets
TDK Ventures Nicolas Sauvage recognized in Top 20 of Global Corporate Venturing Powerlist 2022
TDK Corporation (TSE: 6762) announced today that subsidiary TDK Ventures Inc. President Nicolas Sauvage has been recognized for the third consecutive year
5G to accelerate edge computing; 6G to disrupt market: TDK Ventures panel
Dean Brenner, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Technological Advisory Council, was asked by policymakers, U.S. government officials, and everyday friends why
TDK Ventures invests in 5G RAN Innovator Verana Networks
Verana Networks is revolutionizing 5G mmWave technologies, bringing much needed cost savings and capacity increases to the over $12.9 billion 5G infrastructure
TDK Ventures teams with VueReal to accelerate microprinting for microLED
“Our partners will benefit from the high-yield and throughput of our technology, along with our established and qualified supply chains that will
TDK Ventures 2022年DX Week数字转型周活动，一场关于数字转型的思想论坛
TDK公司（TSE:6762）今天宣布，其子公司TDK Ventures，Inc.将于2022年4月18日至22日举办2022年DX数字转型周活动。本次在线论坛活动将邀请来自世界各的站在数字转型（DX）领域最前沿的创业者、科学家、投资
TDK Venturesが「DX Week 2022」を開催 洞察に富むリーダーたちによる、デジタルトランスフォーメーション（DX）フォーラム
TDK株式会社（社長：石黒 成直）は、100%子会社のTDK Venturesが2022年4月18日（月）から22日（金）まで「DX Week2022」を開催することを発表いたします
TDK Ventures presents DX Week 2022, a thought leadership forum on digital transformation
DX Week 2022: Where the Analog World Meets the Digital World An online gathering of entrepreneurs, academia, government, scientists, venture capitalists, and
TDK Ventures invests in climate-tech startup, Divirod, to advance prediction of water-related catastrophes
Boulder, CO climate-tech startup Divirod has developed an innovative water-level risk monitoring tool that can save lives and money by predicting dangerous
Why We Invested in Verdagy and the Future of Hydrogen Electrolyzers
Anil Achyuta, Investment Director, TDK Ventures Overview: Verdagy’s innovations in hydrogen production technology represents a paradigm shift in hydrogen electrolyzer technology and
TDK Ventures Invests in Green Hydrogen-Electrolysis Startup Verdagy
Moss Landing, CA. startup Verdagy brings scalability and technological innovation to the green hydrogen-electrolysis market, which is expected to break $53 billion
TDK Ventures backs Faction, the scalable driverless transportation startup
San Francisco-based driverless vehicle developer Faction reimagines urban transportation and micro-logistics with the development of their autocycle platform built from the ground
TDK Ventures backs innovative nanomaterials coating technology company, actnano
Cambridge-based startup actnano, Inc. is a nanomaterials company that develops smart coating solutions to protect a variety of products from water damage
TDK Ventures backs MEMS-based genome editing tools company, Mekonos
Silicon Valley-based Series A startup Mekonos brings groundbreaking advances in precision “ex vivo” delivery technologies to the $1B+ cell-line development and $30B
TDK Ventures presents Energy Week 2021, a thought leadership forum on energy transformation
Over thirty top leaders in the battery and energy fields set to share their insights on how the energy industry is changing
Why We Invested in AM Batteries and Their Dry Electrode Technology
Anil Achyuta, Investment Director, TDK Ventures Historical Perspective Electric vehicles (EV) are defined as any mode of transportation where electric power facilitates the
TDK Ventures invests in seed round for dry lithium-ion electrode manufacturing startup, AM Batteries
AM Batteries (AMB) is a Boston-based, seed-stage additive manufacturing company focusing on the lithium-ion dry-electrode market AMB’s core technology combines unique knowledge
Why we invested in metal 3D printing and Fabric8Labs
Anil Achyuta, Investment Director, TDK Ventures In a recent blog, Nicolas Sauvage, Managing Director of TDK Ventures, outlined our mission to invest in materials
TDK Ventures backs metal additive manufacturing startup, Fabric8Labs
Fabric8Labs, an additive manufacturing company, prints high-precision metal parts using a proprietary process that eliminates the expensive metal powders and power-hungry thermal
TDK Ventures closes $150 million fund for early-stage, materials science and hard-tech startups
Fund II triples the size of TDK Ventures’ Fund I Follows three exits in first 18 months from first fund TDK Corporation (TSE:
TDK Ventures invests in Battery Resourcers, supporting closed loop battery recycling
Battery Resourcers is a closed loop battery recycling company that specializes in recovering cathodes from multiple lithium ion battery chemistries BR’s proprietary
TDK Ventures invests in analog in-memory computation pioneer, Analog Inference
TDK Ventures’ second investment in the AI/ML chipset landscape Analog Inference, a cutting-edge semiconductor company, develops Edge AI Inference chipsets for a
TDK Ventures invests in Span: maker of smart home electrical panels
Span develops high-end electrical panels that serve as centralized energy management systems for residential homes Span provides heightened energy control and automation
TDK Ventures backs augmented reality startup, Mojo Vision
Mojo Vision, also known as the Invisible Computing company, developed the first true smart contact lens, creates AR platforms for applications in
TDK Ventures invests in Metalenz, pioneer in high-performance optical metalenses
Metalenz manufactures a breakthrough, high-performance miniaturized flat lens technology that transforms light in a myriad of ways for a variety of optical
TDK Ventures invests in digital imaging radar-on-chip for automotive market
Uhnder, a leading semiconductor company, develops an advanced single-chip digital imaging radar solution for automotive and emerging technology markets TDK Corporation will
TDK Ventures invests in Agility Robotics to accelerate deployment of humanoid robot platform
Agility Robotics manufactures bipedal robots for application across markets such as last-mile logistics, warehouse manual labor, telepresence, automated inspection, entertainment, and academic
TDK Ventures invests in ammonia-to-energy hydrogen fuel cell company GenCell
Fuel cell company GenCell is TDK Ventures first investment in the renewable energy space The Israel-based company develops alkaline fuel cell stacks
TDK Ventures adds AI accelerator Groq to its investment portfolio
Silicon Valley-headquartered Groq accelerates machine learning architecture and developed the world’s first PetaOp chip, capable of one quadrillion operations per second TDK
TDK Ventures backs handheld ultrasound imaging startup, Exo
A pioneering health information and devices company, Exo (pronounced “Echo”) is TDK Ventures’ first in the point-of-care diagnostics space. Additional investors include
TDK Ventures invests in additive manufacturing space
San Francisco-based Origin enables advanced materials from its 3D printers for customers in a variety of markets in the industrial, dental, and
TDK Ventures invests in biomagnetic medical imaging company Genetesis
Magnetocardiography (MCG) based technology company, Genetesis, is TDK Ventures’ fifth investment from its $50 million venture fund, and first in the healthcare
TDK Ventures invests in electric air mobility company AutoFlightX
An electric vertical take-off and landing company, AutoFlightX is TDK Ventures’ fourth investment from their $50 million CVC fund. AutoFlightX is an
TDK Ventures invests in GaN laser light pioneer SLD Laser
TDK Ventures makes third investment from $50 million fund in SLD Laser, a GaN materials pioneer commercializing the next generation of visible
TDK Ventures invests in micromobility company Wheels
TDK Ventures has invested in shared electric mobility company Wheels, whose innovative, safety-first ‘people moving’ technology and mass market design appeals to a wide
TDK Ventures invests in first portfolio company Starship Technologies
TDK Ventures makes first investment from $50 million fund in autonomous delivery service startup, Starship Technologies, as a result of its innovative
TDK announces corporate venture entity to invest in early stage material science technologies and companies
TDK Corporation to establish a corporate venture, TDK Ventures Inc. TDK Ventures will focus its investments on technologies and solutions that embrace
05/31/2023: TDK Ventures forms $150m energy transition fund
04/24/2023: TDK Ventures Portfolio Company Summit - Key Takeaways on Remarks About Getting Ready to Fundraise
04/20/2023: TDK Ventures Invests in Clean Lithium-Extraction Tech
03/14/2023: Emerging Leaders 2023: Tina Tosukhowong
02/27/2023: TDK Ventures unveils India hub
12/22/2022: 30 standout women in Asian corporate venture
12/21/2022: Corporate Crusaders: A New Dawn?
12/01/2022: TDK Ventures promotes Anil Achyuta
10/19/2022: Biden awards $2.8 billion to boost U.S. minerals output for EV batteries
09/14/2022: Battery Recycling Race Heats Up After Inflation Reduction Act
07/31/2022: AutoFlight Prosperity I: Watch This Air Taxi Complete a Test Flight
07/28/2022: Is Corporate Venture Capital Right for Your Startup?
07/01/2022: Smart contact lens prototype puts a Micro LED display on top of the eye
06/28/2022: Mojo's Smart Contact Lenses Begin In-Eye Testing
06/24/2022: Interview with Verdagy, how their electrolysis technology will help decarbonize energy intensive industries
06/23/2022: Technology: Partnership with the Void Displayed Potential of Metaverse
06/09/2022: World’s First Printable Optical Metasurface For Vision, 3D Sensing, LIDAR Now Shipping In Consumer Products
04/27/2022: Industry 5.0, ESG and cross-border co-creation: The rise of industrial tech turns eyes toward Asia
04/26/2022: The Top 40 Investors In Industrial Tech: How Investments In Transformative Solutions Using AI, Cloud, And Edge Act Like Probiotics For Manufacturing
04/19/2022: TDK Ventures: Innovating from the Inside Out
04/11/2022: Interview with Verdagy, how their electrolysis technology will help decarbonize energy intensive industries
02/17/2022: Experts’ tips for evaluating startups
02/17/2022: Robot grocery delivery now available in Pleasanton
02/12/2022: TDK Invests in Green Hydrogen
02/09/2022: Verdagy Closes Funding Round Led By TDK Ventures and Joined by Hydrogen and Renewable Energy Leaders Across Four Continents, Development and Scale-up of Unique, Large-scale Electrolyzer Technology
02/08/2022: Hydrogen production without CO2 is getting a boost with new tech from Verdagy
01/27/2022: Risky Business: Adopting A Mindset For VC Success
01/21/2022: TDK Ventures’ Anil Achyuta: ‘Storage companies should be customer-crazy’
01/05/2022: Startup Battery Resourcers Plans Georgia Recycling Plant as Demand Surges
12/31/2021: Startups Magazine highlights TDK Ventures in its latest issue
12/06/2021: Here's what CVCs see in the early stage
12/06/2021: Interview: TDK Ventures acts on Actnano deal
11/22/2021: AutoFlight Lands $100M (USD) Investment in Series A Funding from Team Global and Its Founder Lukasz Gadowski
11/12/2021: TDK Backs Scalable Cell Engineering with Mekonos
07/22/2021: What You Need to Unlearn to Succeed in Venture Capital
07/21/2021: TDK Ventures President Nicolas Sauvage named to GCV Powerlist 100 for 2021
07/20/2021: Metal 3D printing company Fabric8Labs raises $19M
04/12/2021: From Cassette Tapes To Venture Funding: TDK Launches Its Second VC Fund With $150 Million
04/12/2021: GenCell Raises US$14.3 million from a Series of Institutional International Investors
02/23/2021: Japanese Technology Company TDK Corporation Joins Alkaline Fuel Cell Manufacturer GenCell in Developing a Novel Low-Cost Approach to Green Ammonia – the Fuel of the Future
12/15/2020: FDA Awards Genetesis Breakthrough Device Designation for CardioFlux® Imaging Technology
12/09/2020: TDK Ventures portfolio company Origin to be acquired by Stratasys
11/30/2020: TDK Ventures portfolio company GenCell has gone public in a NIS205m ($60.7m) initial public offering
11/12/2020: TDK Ventures portfolio company SLD Laser to be acquired by Kyocera
09/16/2020: TDK Ventures Managing Director Nicolas Sauvage named to GCV Powerlist 100 for 2020
08/14/2020: Groq Closes Funding Round; New Automotive Focus ‘Not a Pivot’
07/31/2020: Editorial: TDK finds silver lining
05/29/2020: Not just air taxis: eVTOL developers see growing potential in utility applications
05/07/2020: Cardiac Imaging Company Genetesis Adds TDK Ventures as Strategic Investor and Welcomes New Board Member
02/05/2020: AutoFlightX Nabs Investment From TDK Ventures
02/04/2020: TDK Ventures bets on laser diodes as lighting’s future
02/03/2020: 14 Venture Capital Firms Funding Ingenuity in Silicon Valley
01/22/2020: TDK Invests in GaN Laser Light Firm SLD Laser
10/18/2019: TDK Ventures makes second investment
10/18/2019: TDK invests in mobility company
10/16/2019: Wheels Receives Investment from TDK Ventures
10/16/2019: TDK Ventures backs micromobility company Wheels
08/21/2019: Japan’s TDK Ventures scouts for early-stage deals from debut $50m fund, says MD
08/21/2019: TDK Ventures makes first VC investment
08/21/2019: TDK Ventures invests in first portfolio company Starship Technologies
08/20/2019: Starship Technologies Raises $40M in Series A Funding
08/20/2019: After 100,000 deliveries, robot courier startup Starship Technologies picks up $40M
08/20/2019: Starship Technologies amasses $40 mln Series A
08/20/2019: TDK Ventures invests in first portfolio company Starship Technologies
07/01/2019: TDK announces corporate venture entity to invest in early stage material science technologies and companies
