Fundraising FoxHitachi, Ltd.
Corporate VCPublic companyTokyo · Seed–Growth · 10 people tracked
Also known as Hitachi CVC · 株式会社日立製作所
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Hitachi is a Japanese multinational conglomerate offering products and solutions across digital, energy, mobility, industry, measurement and analysis systems, life and ecosystem, and building systems, leveraging AI and digital technologies to accelerate DX for customers and society.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 10 people
from public directories
What they invest in
from 13 of 14 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×8Enterprise Software ×7Climate Tech ×4Developer Tools ×4Advanced Manufacturing ×3Cleantech ×3Data & Infrastructure ×3Deep Tech ×3
HQs:United States×7Australia×1Canada×1Germany×1India×1Japan×1
Investments · 14 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 52025 · 12024 · 12023 · 12022 · 12021 · 211 dated
Informetis develops AI technology for energy management, producing software and services that help households and businesses monitor, control, and optimize electricity consumption.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechData & InfrastructureEnergyIoTTokyo, JP
Taro Tadano(代表取締役 (Representative Director))只野 太郎(Representative Director)
Co-investorsDAIKIN INDUSTRIESJapan Post Capital Co. Ltd.TIS Ventures
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Amplio builds infrastructure to help manufacturers unlock value from surplus inventory and manage circular manufacturing.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningCircular EconomyEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainAtlanta, US
Taha Zinifi(Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer)inTrey Closson(Co-Founder and CEO)in
Co-investorsAlloy PartnersAlpaca VCConstruct CapitalCorigin VenturesHigh AlphaHitachi Ventures+3 more
Arcee AI develops open-weight foundation models optimized for efficiency and portability across edge, on-premises, and cloud deployments.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeep TechDeveloper ToolsUnited States, US
Mark McQuade(Founder)inBrian Benedict(Founder)Jacob Solawetz(Founder)
Co-investorsACADEMY INVESTORAIN VenturesCentre Street PartnersCompanion M Gmb HEmergence Capital PartnersFlybridge Capital Partners+12 more
Westborough, US
Diran Apelian(Founder)Eric Gratz(Founder)Yan Wang(Founder)
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAt One VenturesBasecamp FundBlue Ivy VenturesClean Energy VentureFoothill Ventures+7 more
ClearOps provides a retail inventory management platform for OEM dealer networks to optimize spare parts planning, forecasting, and distribution.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainRetail TechSaaSGermany, DE
Margaret Caroline McCaffery(Executive Officer, Director)George Rosamund(Director)
Co-investorsHitachi VenturesBarkawi Group
Cyclic Materials recovers rare earth elements and other critical minerals from end-of-life products through proprietary magnet separation and refining technologies.
Circular EconomyCleantechNew MaterialsKingston, CA
Ahmad Ghahreman(Founder)Patrick Nee(Founder)
Co-investorsArcTern VenturesBMW i VenturesClimate InvestmentEnergy Impact PartnersHitachi VenturesInMotion Ventures+1 more
Exponent develops battery packs and charging systems optimized for rapid charging of electric vehicles, particularly buses and commercial EVs, in India.
Climate TechEnergyMobility & TransportationBengaluru, IN
Sanjay Byalal Jagannath(Founder)inArun Vinayak(Founder)Sanjay Byalal(Founder)
Co-investorsAdvantedge FoundersLightspeed India PartnersLightspeed Venture PartnersTDK VenturesTheia VenturesYourNest Venture Capital+3 more
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Makersite provides a product compliance solution that maps supplier composition declarations (FMD, IPC, CoC) to bills of materials and automates compliance checks against regulations such as REACH, RoHS, SCIP, and PFAS.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningClimate TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Neil D'Souza(Founder)in
Co-investorsHitachi VenturesKOMPAS VCPartech VenturesPlanet A VenturesSE VenturesTransLink Capital+1 more
Provectus Algae develops algae-based feed additives for the livestock industry to reduce environmental impact and improve sustainability in animal agriculture.
AgTechBiotechCleantechClimate Tech
Co-investorsAcequia Capital (AceCap)At One VenturesHitachi VenturesMaropost Ventures
RegScale provides an AI-powered governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) platform that automates compliance workflows and continuous controls monitoring for DevSecOps and cloud-native environments.
CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareTysons, US
Travis Howerton(Co-Founder & CEO)inAnil Karmel(Co-Founder)inMichael Needel(Executive Officer)inEric Erston(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardMina Faltas(Director)Art Coviello(Director)in
Co-investorsAnkona CapitalHitachi VenturesM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)SINEWAVE VENTURESSyn Ventures Seed Management LlcWashington Harbour Partners
Rescale provides cloud-based engineering and R&D platform with simulation, modeling, and digital engineering tools for enterprise engineering teams across multiple industries.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeep TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Joris Poort(CEO)inAdam McKenzie(CTO)inSAMUEL PILLINGRyan KaneshiroAlex KudlickDevin Blase(Head of Talent)
Co-investorsBeta CapitalCrosscourt VenturesDCVC (Data Collective)DVCFf Venture CapitalFlucas Ventures+38 more
Sanctum provides staking infrastructure for the Solana blockchain, including liquid staking tokens (LSTs), white-label validators, and custom LST launches for projects and exchanges.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
FP Lee(Founder)Gili Raanan(Founder)Jaye Tan(Founder)Jesse Cho(Founder)
Co-investorsAppWorks VenturesDragonflyEquilibrium VenturesDeFiance CapitalGenblock CapitalInfinite Capital+6 more
Strangeworks provides optimization and quantum computing services, combining embedded PhD-level specialists with a heterogeneous hybrid compute platform and an agent product called Aura to turn complex operational problems into production systems.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareQuantum ComputingAustin, US
whurley(Founder & CEO)inJustin Youens(Founder)inWilliam Hurley(Founder)
Co-investorsBoxGroupHitachi VenturesAmplify PartnersEcliptic CapitalGreatPoint VenturesLightspeed Venture Partners+1 more
Zenity provides a security and governance platform for AI agents, giving enterprises visibility into agents across SaaS, cloud, custom stacks, and endpoints and enforcing policies on agent actions before, during, and after decisions.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York City, US
Michael Bargury(Founder)inBen Kliger(Founder)in
Co-investorsIntel CapitalThird Point VenturesUpWestDTCPVertex VenturesFelicis Ventures+10 more
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Arcee AI · arcee.ai · Sep 16, 2026
Zenity · finsmes.com · Aug 3, 2026
Amplio · finsmes.com · Sep 25, 2025
Regscale · fintech.global · Sep 18, 2025
Makersite · eu-startups.com · Jul 22, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Hitachi, Ltd. made?
- Hitachi, Ltd. has 14 tracked investments, including 6 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Hitachi, Ltd. invest at?
- Hitachi, Ltd. invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
- What sectors does Hitachi, Ltd. focus on?
- Hitachi, Ltd. focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Hitachi, Ltd. located?
- Hitachi, Ltd. is headquartered in Tokyo, JP.
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Co-investors · 22
Lightspeed Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that backs founders from Seed through Series F and beyond, emphasizing deep, immersive partnerships with the companies it invests in.
KOMPAS VC is a specialist venture capital firm backing founders building industrial and climate-focused technologies that reduce emissions, drive productivity, and address global risk.
At One Ventures is a venture capital firm investing in companies using disruptive deep tech to transform the unit economics of established industries while reducing their environmental footprint.
Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with founders to build technology companies.
Fifth Wall is an investment firm focused on technology for the built environment (PropTech), backing startups that make the spaces where people live, work, and play smarter, safer, and more energy efficient.
Construct Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in companies transforming foundational industries such as supply chain, manufacturing, critical infrastructure, energy transition, and core software.
3one4 Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm based in India that partners with mission-oriented founders building companies for the new Indian economy.
ArcTern Ventures is a venture capital firm investing in entrepreneurs building technology solutions to climate change and sustainability challenges.
Ultratech Capital Partners is an early-stage investor focused on critical technology essential to defense, infrastructure, energy security and supply chain sovereignty across Europe and the United States.
Bessemer Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that partners with entrepreneurs across enterprise, consumer, and healthcare sectors from early stages through growth.
Atomico is an international venture capital firm that invests in growth-stage technology companies across multiple geographies. The firm focuses on scaling disruptive technology businesses globally.
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