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Hitachi Ventures

Corporate VC

Munich · Seed–Series B · 27 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Hitachi Ventures backs founders across four core themes shaping the future. HV Digital targets AI, advanced computing, and next-generation data to build intelligent, interconnected infrastructure. HV Industrial invests in innovators advancing the Industry 4.0 shift with sustainable productivity, efficiency, and flexibility, reshaping the future of work and enterprise. HV Environment supports pioneers at the intersection of science and sustainability, driving decarbonization, circular economy, and new planetary frontiers. HV Healthcare embraces the techbio revolution, improving patient outcomes, access, and efficiency through interdisciplinary approaches and technology convergence. The firm leverages the global scale of Hitachi combined with startup speed to act as a force multiplier.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage
Seed–Series B
HQ
Munich, DE
Leads rounds
Follows
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2019
Last 12 months
8 investments
AUM
$1B
Tracked investments
75
Unicorns
2

Team · 27 people

from the firm's website & curated & public directories
Deepak Mishra· Principal

What they invest in

from 66 of 75 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×39Enterprise Software ×23Deep Tech ×15SaaS ×14Biotech ×10Cleantech ×10Data & Infrastructure ×9Energy ×9

HQs:United States×27Australia×2Canada×2France×2United Kingdom×2India×2

Who they back

founder profiles across 39 portfolio companies
38%
solo founders
15 of 39 mapped founding teams
42%
repeat founders
of 62 founders with career history
~5 yrs
old at investment
median across 8 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×152 founders×183 founders×34+ founders×3

Where their founders studiedfrom 58 founders with education data

Stanford University ×4École Polytechnique ×3Harvard University ×3Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×3Georgia Institute of Technology ×2Texas A&M University ×2The Hebrew University of Jerusalem ×2The Johns Hopkins University ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 60 founders with field-of-study data

Engineering ×21Computer Science ×20Physics ×11Business & Management ×10Life Sciences ×3Chemistry ×2Economics ×2Finance & Accounting ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 62 founders with career history

Stanford University ×5NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory ×3Amgen ×2Caltech ×2Ecole Polytechnique ×2Goldman Sachs ×2Kaiam Corporation ×2Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×3

27 founders hold a PhD · 6 hold an MBA (of 61 with degree data)

Investments · 75 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 72025 · 72024 · 42023 · 22021 · 121 dated

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Avicena develops microLED-based optical interconnect technology, including the LightBundle transceiver ICs that pair microLED emitters and photodetectors with multi-core fiber for high-speed chip-to-chip communications.

Deep TechHardwareSemiconductorsLos Angeles, US

Rob Kalman(Founder & Chief Scientist)inAlex Tselikov(Founder & Principal Engineer)inBardia Pezeshki(Founder)inSean Brady(Executive Officer)Marco Chisari(CEO)in

BoardMatthew Tasooji(Director)

Co-investorsClear VenturesProsperity7 VenturesSamsung Catalyst FundCerberus Capital ManagementMaverick SiliconMicron Ventures+3 more

ClearOPSclearops.comin𝕏✓ verified

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-investorsBarkawi GroupHitachi, Ltd.

Growgrow.incin✓ verified

GROW Inc provides a technology platform and services for superannuation funds, offering product distribution, member online portals, and operational automation.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

John(Chief Executive Officer)Adam(Chief Strategy Officer)James(Chief Financial Officer)Sarah(Chief Transformation Officer)Claudia(Chief Technology Officer)Glenna(Chief Superannuation Operations Officer)

Co-investorsAirTree VenturesBCIMenlo VenturesSignalFireTCVTRANSFORMATION CAPITAL

Teramountteramount.comin𝕏✓ verified

Teramount develops the Universal Photonic Coupler, a technology that connects optical fibers to silicon photonics for co-packaged optics, transceivers, and sensors used in AI/ML processors, switches, and other advanced computing.

Deep TechHardwareSemiconductors

Hesham Taha(CEO & Co-founder)inAvi Israel(CTO and Co-Founder)inAmit Miron(VP Product Management)in

BoardDavid (Dadi) Perlmutter(Chairman of the Board)in

Co-investorsKoch Disruptive TechnologiesSamsung Catalyst FundAMD VenturesGrove Ventures

Aaloaalo.coDefunct

ConsumerSan Francisco, US

Sejun Park(Founder)in

Co-investorsY CombinatorValor Equity Partners

Aalo Atomicsaalo.comin𝕏

Aalo develops advanced nuclear reactor technology aimed at producing electricity at under 3 cents per kilowatt-hour.

Climate TechDeep TechEnergyHardware

Matt(Co-founder)inYasir(Co-founder)in

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBanca Investis — Family OfficeBasecamp FundBlack FlagBrave CapitalCrosscut Ventures+25 more

Akarionakarion.comin

Akarion offers the GRC Cloud, a SaaS platform combining data protection, information security, business continuity, and risk/compliance management into one system with generative AI features.

CybersecurityGovTechSaaSLinz, AT

VILJEM PITAKO(CMO & Co-Founder)PAUL EMATHINGER(CTO & Co-founder)SVEN MEISE(CEO)

Amplioamplio.comin

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 AlphaSlow Ventures+3 more

Arcee AIarcee.aiin𝕏

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)in

Co-investorsACADEMY INVESTORAIN VenturesCentre Street PartnersEmergence Capital PartnersFlybridge Capital PartnersJC2 Ventures+5 more

Archetypearchetype.fund

Archetype is a venture fund investing in early-stage cryptocurrency and blockchain projects.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Sector Agnostic

Ash Egan(Founder and General Partner)in

Co-investorsAmbush CapitalAccompliceBezos ExpeditionsIAG Capital PartnersSamsung VenturesVenrock

Archetype AIarchetypeai.ioin𝕏

Archetype AI builds Physical AI for real-world operations, centered on Newton, a proprietary foundation model that fuses multi-sensor data to perceive and reason about physical environments.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechIoTSan Mateo, US

Ivan Poupyrev, PhD(Founder)inNick Gillian(Founder)inJaime Lien(Founder)inBrandon Barbello(Founder)inIvan Poupyrev(Founder)inLeonardo Giusti(Founder)in

Co-investorsE12 Venture Capital, LlcEarl Grey CapitalStrange VenturesSystemiq CapitalTrajectory VenturesVenrock+1 more

Arrcusarrcus.comin𝕏

Arrcus builds Smart Distributed Networking software through its Arrcus Connected Edge (ACE) platform, offering software-defined routing, switching, and ethernet fabrics for AI training and inferencing, datacenter fabrics, 5G transport, and multicloud networking.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Jose, US

Keyur Patel(Director)Derek Yeung(Founder)inShekar Ayyar(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardChristopher Rust(Director)inSteve Herrod(Director)Ankur Prakash(Director)

Co-investorsSoftBank GroupClear VenturesGeneral CatalystLightspeed Venture PartnersProsperity7 VenturesNVIDIA+1 more

Arsenal Biosciencesarsenalbio.com

Arsenal Biosciences is a clinical-stage company developing programmable cell therapies to treat solid tumors.

BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesSouth San Francisco, US

Ken Drazan(Founder)James Ahlers(Executive Officer)Irene Pleasure(Executive Officer)Margaret Nibbi(Executive Officer)

BoardValentin Barsan(Director)Sean Parker(Director)

Co-investorsARCH Venture PartnersKleiner PerkinsOUP (Osage University Partners)SoftBank Vision FundWestlake Village BioPartners

Battery ResourcersinSep 2021 · $70M

Worcester, US

Diran Apelian(Director)Michael O'Kronley(Director)Andrew Aberdale(Chief Financial Officer)inYan Wang(Director)

BoardLaurie Menoud(Director)inSherwin Prior(Director)

Co-investorsAt One VenturesInMotion VenturesOrbia VenturesReeve Foundation Presidio Partners NRTTDK VenturesTRUMPF Venture

Bezerobezerocarbon.comin𝕏

BeZero Carbon is an independent carbon ratings agency that assesses the quality and risk of carbon credit projects across all types and stages, combining environmental science with capital markets research methods.

AI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechData & InfrastructureImpact & Social Good

Tommy Ricketts(Co-founder & CEO)inSeb

Co-investorsContrarian VenturesMolten VenturesNorrsken VCTransLink CapitalExtantia CapitalIlluminate Financial

Bioptimusbioptimus.comin

Bioptimus is an AI-first biotech company developing a universal AI foundation model that connects biology across scales, from molecules and cells to tissues and whole organisms, to support biomedical research and innovation.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthHealthtechParis, FR

Eric Durand(Founder)inFelipe Llinares-López(Co-founder & VP of AI)inRodolphe Jenatton(Co-founder & CTO)inZelda Mariet(Co-founder & VP of Research)inJean-Philippe Vert(Co-founder & CEO)inDavid Cahané(Co-founder & General Manager)

Co-investorsAndera PartnersCathay InnovationFELIX CAPITALFrstHeadlineHeadline Growth Management, LLC+3 more

Capturacapturacorp.comin𝕏Jun 2026

Captura develops Direct Ocean Capture technology using bipolar membrane electrodialysis to remove CO₂ from the upper ocean and atmosphere.

CleantechClimate TechDeep TechPasadena, US

Chengxiang Xiang(Chief Technology Officer)Bernard David(Chairman of the Board of Directors)inHarry Atwater(Chief Science Officer & Co-Founder)inCX Xiang(Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder)inSteve Oldham(Chief Executive Officer)in

BoardMichael Wheeler(Director)in

Co-investorsEni NextFREEFLOWFuture Planet CapitalMaersk GrowthMOL SwitchTransLink Capital+3 more

Collinearcollinear.aiin𝕏

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AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software

Cure51cure51.comin

Cure51 is a cancer research company that decodes the biology of exceptional cancer survivors ("cancer outliers") using molecular profiling and computational biology, collecting patient data on its Patient Profile Platform.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthHealthtech

Paloma Cejas(Founder, Head of Translational Research)inRémy Nicolle(Founder, Senior Advisor Computational Biology)

Co-investorsKima VenturesLifeX VenturesSofinnova Partners

cvector.com 🡭cvector.comin

CVector is an AI-native margin optimization platform that continuously ingests real-time plant, equipment, and market data to generate dollar-scored operating recommendations for industrial plant operators.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnergyNew York City, US

Richard Zhang(Co-founder)inTyler Ruggles(Co-founder)in

Co-investorsMyriad Venture PartnersSchematic VenturesPowerhouse

Cyclic Materialscyclicmaterials.earthin

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

Co-investorsArcTern VenturesBMW i VenturesClimate InvestmentEnergy Impact PartnersInMotion VenturesZero Infinity Partners+1 more

e6datae6data.comin

e6data offers a Kubernetes-native SQL and AI query engine that runs analytics directly against existing lakehouse storage such as S3, ADLS Gen2, and Iceberg tables without copying data into a separate warehouse.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software

Srinath Prabhu(Founder)in

Co-investorsAccelGreatPoint VenturesBEENEXT

Edgescale AIedgescaleai.comin𝕏

Edgescale builds AI "systems-in-a-box" that deploy AI to operational environments such as manufacturing, utilities, and critical infrastructure, connecting isolated edge devices with modern software while keeping critical data private.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeep TechHardwareIoT

Brian Mengwasser(Founder)in

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBasecamp FundCitizenX Crypto VenturesFifth Down CapitalSamsung NextService Provider Capital+3 more

EDP Venturesedp.cominJan 2024

EDP is a clean energy company with operations in renewable energy generation and utilities, serving investors and operating in the global energy transition sector.

CleantechClimate TechEnergyLisbon, PT

Joao Brito Martinsin

Co-investorsClean Energy VenturesAramco VenturesEni NextEquinor VenturesFuture Planet Capital

Emaema.ai

Ema builds "Universal AI Employees" — AI agents designed to perform business tasks and automate repetitive work across an organization.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaS

Surojit Chatterjee(Co-Founder & CEO)inSouvik Sen(Co-Founder & CTO)in

Co-investorsAccelS32Section 32Transpose Platform ManagementWipro VenturesProsus Ventures+1 more

Emaema.co

Ema is an enterprise platform for building "AI Employees" from plain-language intent, with agents that self-optimize and are grounded in a company's own context.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSMountain View, US

Surojit Chatterjee(Co-Founder & CEO)inSouvik Sen(Co-Founder & CTO)in

Co-investorsAccelColle Capital PartnersFrontier VenturesSCB 10XSection 32Wipro Ventures+1 more

EQUIEMgetequiem.comin𝕏

Equiem builds a tenant experience platform for commercial real estate landlords, property teams and workplace managers, combining tenant engagement, building operations, space management, analytics and flex space tools in one suite.

Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkPropTechSaaS

BoardLorenz Grollo

Co-investorsbValue Venture CapitalFf Venture CapitalPerennial Partners

Exponentexponent.finance𝕏Jun 2026 · $21M

Exponent is a yield exchange on the Solana blockchain that lets users trade interest rate swaps to lock fixed rates, hedge yield exposure, and provide liquidity across staking, credit, and other DeFi yield markets.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Co-investorsLightspeed Venture PartnersRockawayX3one4 CapitalEight Roads VenturesEra FundsTDK Ventures

Exponent Energyexponent.energyin𝕏Jun 2026

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)in

Co-investorsAdvantedge FoundersTheia Ventures3one4 CapitalEight Roads VenturesHitachi, Ltd.Lightspeed Venture Partners+1 more

Graphongraphon.aiin𝕏

Graphon is a pre-model intelligence layer that converts enterprise multimodal data—video, audio, documents, images, logs, and databases—into persistent relational memory, giving LLMs and AI agents connected context for more accurate reasoning.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Arbaaz Khan(Founder)inClark Zhang(Founder)in

Co-investorsCourtside VenturesMayfield FundNovera Ventures, Llc

Gustogusto.comin𝕏

Gusto provides payroll processing, employee benefits administration, and HR management tools to businesses, offering integrated software alongside support services for these functions.

Enterprise SoftwareHR TechSan Francisco, US

Josh Reeves(Founder/CEO)inEdward Kim(Founder/Empowering Gusto's Engineering Team)inTomer London(Founder/; Empowering Gusto's Product and Design Teams)in

Co-investors137 VenturesA*Acrew CapitalAkkadian VenturesAspect VenturesAurum+49 more

Heartbeat Healthheartbeathealth.com

Heartbeat Health builds a modern cardiology ecosystem to deliver cardiovascular care through technology-enabled interventions.

Digital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesNew York, US

Jeffrey Wessler(Founder)inBrian Greer(Executive Officer)Mark Hanson(Executive Officer)Nayan Jain(Executive Officer)

BoardPayal Divakaran(Director)inSteve Dildine(Director)

Co-investors.406 VenturesEcho Health VenturesDesigner FundKindred VenturesLerer HippeauOptum Ventures+1 more

Huma Therapeuticshuma.comin𝕏

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AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechLondon, GB

Dan Vahdat(Founder)in

Co-investorsFuture Positive CapitalKickstart InnovationRaptor GroupRho Capital PartnersRho VenturesSamsung Next+2 more

Infravisioninfravision.com.auin𝕏

Infravision builds drone-enabled automation technology for electric grid construction, aiming to make building power infrastructure faster, safer, and more affordable.

CleantechEnergyHardwareRoboticsBuda, US

Christopher C.(Founder)inCameron Van Der Berg(Chief Executive Officer)inFrank Tybor(Chief Technology Officer)inMatt Jones(Chief Commercial Officer)inBrian Leveille(Chief Financial Officer)inPaul Crawford(Chief Business Officer)in

Co-investorsGICEnergy Impact PartnersACTIVATE CAPITAL PARTNERS

inVia Roboticsinviarobotics.comin𝕏

inVia Robotics builds autonomous mobile robots and AI-driven software to automate order fulfillment and inventory control in warehouses.

AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsSaaS

Lior Elazary(Co-Founder & CEO)inDan Parks(Co-Founder & Chief Operations Officer)inRandolph Voorhies(Co-Founder & Chief Technical Officer)inKurt Nantkes(Chief Revenue Officer)inKristen Moore(Chief Marketing Officer)inMike Kleiman(Chief Financial Officer)in

Co-investorsBonfire VenturesM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Point72 VenturesQualcomm VenturesUpfront VenturesEmbark Ventures+1 more

Invisixinvisix.cominJun 2026

Invisix develops soft x-ray metrology tools that use shortened illumination wavelengths to measure 3D semiconductor structures too small for optical metrology.

Deep TechHardwareSemiconductorsEindhoven, NL

Christina Porter(Co-founder & CEO)inSietse van der Post(Co-founder & CTO)inRoald Dogge(COO)inHens van Ooijen(CFO)in

Ipeaceipeace.comin𝕏

iPeace develops automated manufacturing systems for iPS cell production using biotech and engineering techniques to reduce production costs and enable mass manufacturing of clinical-grade stem cells.

BiotechDeep TechHealthtechMedical DevicesKyoto, JP

Tsuyoshi Tanabe(Founder & CEO)

Lineajelineaje.comin𝕏

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CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Co-investorsDreamit VenturesNeotribe VenturesProsperity7 VenturesWipro Ventures

Makersitemakersite.ioin𝕏

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Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningClimate TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Neil D'Souza(Founder)in

Co-investorsPlanet A VenturesSE VenturesTransLink CapitalHitachi, Ltd.

NovoLINCnovolinc.cominDec 2025 · $10.2M

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Deep TechHardwareNew MaterialsPittsburgh, US

Robert Wenner(Executive Officer)Sheng Shen(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardTina Tosukhowong(Director)inEric Rosenblum(Director)inNing Li(Executive Officer, Director)inPaul Sheng(Director)in

Co-investorsFoothill VenturesM VenturesTDK VenturesCarnegie Mellon UniversityFathom Fund

Opseraopsera.aiin𝕏Apr 2025 · $20M

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AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwarePalo Alto, US

Ravi Kumar Chivukula(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardRajeev Madhavan(Director)inWesley Chan(Director)inHuang Lee(Director)Patricia Hatter(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsClear VenturesFelicis VenturesAlumni VenturesFPVProsperity7 VenturesTaiwania Capital

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AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software

Co-investors25MadisonProsperity7 VenturesAlumni VenturesClear VenturesFelicis VenturesTaiwania Capital

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AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareCincinnati, US

Somesh Saxena(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardShashank Saxena(Executive Officer, Director)inMichael Brown(Director)in

Co-investorsGeneral CatalystSnowflake VenturesCintrifuse CapitalJobsOhio VenturesBowery CapitalEPIC VENTURES+1 more

Pow.Biopow.bioin𝕏Oct 2023 · $9.5M

Pow.Bio develops a high-efficiency continuous fermentation platform for biomanufacturing that enables production of biotech products at lower cost and faster timelines.

BiotechDeep Tech

Shannon Hall(CEO)inOuwei Wang(CTO)in

Co-investorsBetter Ventures Central LlciSelect FundJuniperVectors AngelBee PartnersBetter Ventures+4 more

Prosciaproscia.comin𝕏

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AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesPhiladelphia, US

David West, Jr.(Executive Officer, Director)David West(Executive Officer, Director)inDavid West, Sr.(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardAlex Niehenke(Director)inTom Loftus(Director)Robert Epstein(Director)

Co-investorsAlpha Intelligence CapitalEmerald Development ManagersFlybridge Capital PartnersFusionGreen Park & Golf VenturesMaryland TEDCO+8 more

Provectus Algaeprovectusalgae.comin𝕏

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AgTechBiotechCleantechClimate Tech

Co-investorsAcequia Capital (AceCap)At One VenturesMaropost VenturesHitachi, Ltd.

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Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software

Aman Naimat(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzPosition VenturesBloomberg BetaDell Technologies CapitalGTMfund

Regscaleregscale.comin𝕏Sep 2025 · $30M

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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 CapitalM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)SINEWAVE VENTURESSyn Ventures Seed Management LlcHitachi, Ltd.SYN Ventures

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AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep Tech

David Roblin(Chief Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsDCVC (Data Collective)Magnetic VenturesRaptor GroupNVentures

Rescalerescale.comin𝕏Apr 2025 · $115M

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(Founder and Chief Executive Officer)inAdam McKenzie(Founder and Chief Technology Officer)in

BoardToshiya Otani(Director)Yanev Suissa(Director)in

Co-investorsDCVC (Data Collective)Ff Venture CapitalFlucas VenturesKeen Venture PartnersM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Nautilus Ventures Management Company (Us), Llc+18 more

Ripplingrippling.comin𝕏

Rippling is a workforce management platform that unifies HR, IT, finance, and employee data across a business.

Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Parker Conrad(Co-founder & CEO)inPrasanna Sankar(Co-founder & CTO)in

Co-investorsAbstract VenturesAmino CapitalAnsa CapitalBain Capital Tech OpportunitiesBedrockBerkeley Frontier+33 more

Scimplifyscimplify.comin𝕏Mar 2026

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Advanced ManufacturingB2B MarketplacesNew MaterialsBengaluru, IN

Dheeraj Dhingra(Founder)inSalil Srivastava(Founder)inSachin Santhosh(Founder)in

Co-investorsOmnivoreAccel3one4 CapitalBEENEXTBertelsmann India InvestmentsUniversal Materials Incubator

Scipher Medicinesciphermedicine.comin𝕏

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AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital Health

Joseph Loscalzo(Founder | Physician-in-Chief, Brigham and Women's Hospital)Albert-László Barabási(Founder | Professor, Harvard and Northeastern University)

Co-investorsaMoonKhosla VenturesB3 HoldingCobalt VenturesEcho Health VenturesOptum Ventures+1 more

Sophia Geneticssophiagenetics.comin𝕏

SOPHiA GENETICS develops the SOPHiA DDM data analytics platform for genomic and multimodal data analysis, offering solutions used in oncology research and in vitro diagnostics.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthMedical Devices

Co-investors360 CapitalaMoonBalderton CapitalCompoundACE & Company

Strangeworksstrangeworks.comin𝕏Mar 2023 · $24M

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)in

Co-investorsAmplify PartnersEcliptic CapitalGreatPoint VenturesHitachi, Ltd.Lightspeed Venture PartnersUltratech Capital Partners

StrikeReadystrikeready.comin𝕏Apr 2024 · $12M

StrikeReady offers an AI-powered security command center that centralizes, analyzes, and operationalizes security data across an organization's entire security tech stack.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaS

Alex Lanstein(CTO)in

Co-investors33NCriteria Venture TechMonta Vista CapitalOutliers VC11.2 Capital

StrikeReadystrikeready.coin𝕏Apr 2024 · $12M

StrikeReady offers an AI-powered security operations center (SOC) platform built on what it calls Composite AI, combining deterministic engines with generative reasoning to investigate every security alert across threat intelligence, exposure management, the alert lifecycle, and defense validation.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaS

Co-investors11.2 CapitalMonta Vista Capital

Taranistaranis.comin𝕏

Taranis provides crop scouting and field monitoring services to farmers and agricultural advisors using advanced imaging and AI.

AgTechAI & Machine Learning

Ofir Schlam(Founder)inEli Bukchin‏(Founder)in

Co-investorsCavallo VenturesInven CapitalKaedan CapitalMindset VentureMSW CapitalPresidio Ventures+2 more

Teamtailorteamtailor.comin𝕏

Teamtailor is an applicant tracking system (ATS) and recruitment platform that helps companies manage the entire hiring process, from job posting and candidate sourcing to interviews, onboarding, and analytics.

AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaS

Erik Andersson(Founder)in

Co-investorsBlack Nova VCSprints CapitalXAnge

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Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Hitachi Ventures made?
Hitachi Ventures has 75 tracked investments, including 14 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Hitachi Ventures invest at?
Hitachi Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
What sectors does Hitachi Ventures focus on?
Hitachi Ventures focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AgTech, AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Circular Economy, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Cloud Computing, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Future of Work, Healthtech, Medical Devices.
Where is Hitachi Ventures located?
Hitachi Ventures is headquartered in Munich, DE.
Does Hitachi Ventures lead rounds?
Hitachi Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Who does Hitachi Ventures co-invest with?
Hitachi Ventures most often shares deals with Prosperity7 Ventures, M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund), Samsung Catalyst Fund, among 232 tracked co-investors.
What size deals does Hitachi Ventures back?
Across 9 deals with disclosed amounts, Hitachi Ventures has joined rounds of $6M – $115M (median $24M).

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DX Week 2023, Palo Alto: Spotlight Interview - Gayathri Radhakrishnan from Hitachi Ventures

TDK Ventures · Gayathri Radhakrishnan

Corporate Venturing Insider #22: Stefan Gabriel @ Hitachi Ventures with Nicolas Sauvage

500 Global · Stefan Gabriel

Stefan Gabriel on the launch of Hitachi Ventures

Global Corporate Venturing · Stefan Gabriel

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