Advanced Manufacturing Startups

SVH Group is a holding company with system architecture construction as its core business. The company creates and sells products and services across four growth domains: productive workspaces, environmentally-friendly spaces, disaster-resilient infrastructure, and synergistic collaborative solutions.

2 investors

Serendip Holdings acquires and supports mid-sized and small Japanese manufacturers facing succession problems, aiming to help them grow into long-lasting companies. It provides consulting services, DX and R&D support, and professional management talent to address the operational and technical challenges of Japan's manufacturing sector.

2 investors

Double Scope (W-SCOPE) manufactures separator films for lithium-ion secondary batteries, used in PCs, smartphones, electric vehicles, and energy storage systems. Founded in 2005, the company also develops next-generation high-heat-resistant separators and applies its polymer film technology to energy, environmental, and medical applications.

2 investors

Nanomist Technologies develops, manufactures, and sells atomization-separation systems that separate and purify solutions without heat or pressure, along with related equipment for wastewater purification, hot-spring concentration, VOC recovery, and fine-powder production. Its technology serves industrial production processes ranging from beverage and food concentration to petroleum refining, chemical manufacturing, waste-liquid recycling, and seawater desalination.

2 investors

Berg Earth is a seedling production company that operates closed-type nursery systems and sells seedlings under branded product lines for vegetable and fruit cultivation. The company operates multiple production facilities across Japan and has expanded internationally, with subsidiaries in China and Korea.

2 investors

Quaero Life (Jiaxing Kaishi Biotechnology) develops, manufactures, and services in vitro diagnostic (IVD) instruments and life science consumables, providing automated and intelligent solutions for the IVD industry. Based in Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China, the company operates R&D centers and manufacturing plants across China, North America, and Japan.

2 investors

GMCS is a semiconductor equipment manufacturer focused on front-end process equipment and auxiliary systems, including CMP, wet process cleaning and etching, and various facility support systems. The company serves semiconductor fabrication facilities with both new and refurbished equipment covering all front-end process modules.

2 investors

SmartMore Corporation develops products and solutions for smart manufacturing and digital innovation, helping manufacturers with Manufacturing Optimization and Automation (MOA) covering cost, efficiency, quality control, and ESG. It applies technologies such as deep learning, digital platforms, and automation equipment for industrial enterprises across multiple sectors.

2 investors

RELX (悦刻) is a Chinese company founded in January 2018 that develops, designs, manufactures, and sells branded e-cigarette/vaping products for adult consumers. It operates across the full industry chain, focusing on product quality and safety standards.

2 investors

Standard Robots (斯坦德机器人) develops industrial autonomous mobile robots and embodied-intelligence robots, offering standardized smart-manufacturing solutions covering flexible material handling for factory environments. It serves manufacturers in consumer electronics (3C), automotive, semiconductor, new energy, and biopharmaceutical industries, with a global customer base of more than 400 clients.

2 investors

Nihon Agri is a Japanese agricultural company engaged in the production and sales of fruits and vegetables, with operations spanning domestic cultivation, distribution, and international trade through subsidiaries in Taiwan and Thailand.

2 investors

Skillnote is a skill management system that organizes and visualizes employee skills, qualifications, work experience, and training history to help manufacturers with workforce placement, skills transfer, safety, and retention. It supports QMS competency management, training management, and career development, and is used by over 250 companies primarily in manufacturing.

2 investors

Mazin develops industrial equipment and provides staffing services in manufacturing sectors. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan.

2 investors

Nagaoka manufactures water treatment and intake equipment (including groundwater intake screens, water processing systems, and seawater intake technology) and oil refining equipment such as reactor screen internals. The company serves the water and energy industries, with its screen internals supplied to over 65 countries.

2 investors

REVORN develops AI systems that identify, analyze, and generate scents using machine learning and sensor technology. The company serves food, manufacturing, and quality control industries with applications in odor detection, aroma recommendations, and sensory evaluation.

2 investors

A Japanese beauty technology company that develops cosmetic products using plasma technology. The company collaborates with national universities to create innovative skincare devices, including a home-use plasma facial device that delivers salon-quality treatments.

2 investors

Transmit Inc. builds monit, a shop-floor data platform for small and mid-sized manufacturers that collects operating data from legacy PLCs and sensors and connects production, inventory, orders, and costing into one system. The company uses a "forward-deployed" model where its own engineers implement on-site and adds AI for pricing and scheduling decisions.

2 investors

Operator of EMLink, a cloud-based equipment maintenance and asset management platform for plants and factories, featuring AI agents, KPI dashboards, approval workflows, and natural-language access to equipment data. Serves manufacturing, real estate, and public infrastructure companies across sectors such as oil and gas, chemicals, automotive, and utilities in Japan.

2 investors

Changjing Technology (长晶科技) designs and manufactures semiconductor power devices, including diodes, transistors, MOSFETs, IGBTs, IPMs, ICs, and third-generation semiconductors. Its products target applications such as automotive electronics and embodied robotics.

2 investors

Tomcat Bakery is a New York-based bakery producer that manufactures frozen artisan breads, burger buns, and specialty bread products for retail and foodservice customers. The company has operated since 1987 and offers a range of branded frozen bread products including brioche, ciabatta, Japanese milk bread, and pretzel varieties.

1 investor

A company organized around R&D/engineering (design, software, control), production, and technical sales functions, indicating it designs and manufactures equipment. The page shows its internal organizational structure but gives no concrete detail about the specific products or industry served.

1 investor

ICH Co., Ltd. is a company specializing in high-performance advanced composite materials, developing advanced materials and components for the global market.

1 investor

MonotaRO operates an online store selling industrial supplies, tools, MRO (maintenance, repair, and operations) products, and related goods to businesses. The Japanese e-commerce platform offers product categories, search functions, and campaigns for a wide range of factory and workplace materials.

1 investor

A company that provides advanced data streaming and pipeline technology to connect physical devices, data systems, and virtual spaces, serving manufacturers and industrial companies transitioning to digital business models.

1 investor