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Venture capitalTokyo · Seed–Series A · 2 people tracked
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Investment thesis
IDATEN Ventures invests in startups driving change across the manufacturing, construction, and logistics sectors — the physical world of making things and moving things. The firm believes that as IT has transformed the world, these physical-goods industries must also evolve, and it aims to contribute globally by investing in and supporting startups leading that transformation. Its portfolio spans deep-tech areas such as batteries, semiconductors, materials, robotics, AI, and logistics software. The firm emphasizes hands-on, high-speed support for founders, drawing on the representative partner's science, business development, finance, and startup operating background.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 26, 2026.
Team · 2 people
from public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 14 of 34 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×6SaaS ×6Data & Infrastructure ×4Deep Tech ×4Enterprise Software ×4Hardware ×4Logistics & Supply Chain ×3Advanced Manufacturing ×2
HQs:Japan×11United States×2Thailand×1
Investments · 34 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathHacobu provides data-driven logistics solutions to address labor shortages and inefficiencies in Japan's inter-company logistics market.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSTokyo, JP
佐々木 太郎(代表取締役社長CEO)Taro Sasaki(Representative Director, President & CEO)
Co-investorsArchetype VenturesJapan Post Capital Co. Ltd.JIC Venture Growth InvestmentsSMBC Venture CapitalToyota TsushoVisionnaire Ventures, Llc+2 more
Arcstone provides digital solutions for manufacturing operations, enabling transparency and integration across supply chains from production to consumer.
Advanced ManufacturingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSDetroit, TH
Brian KimWillson Deng(CEO)in
Co-investors500 GlobalREFASHIOND VenturesWavemaker PartnersGlobal Brain
ASTRA FOOD PLAN is a Japanese foodtech company working to reduce hidden food loss by turning food byproducts, such as the roughly 250 tons of onion scraps generated annually at Yoshinoya, into edible products.
Circular EconomyClimate TechFoodTech
bitBiome provides contract analysis and collaborative research using single-cell genome sequencing technology for microbial samples.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechCircular EconomyDeep TechTokyo, JP
Naomichi SodeMasahito Hosokawa(Founder Director and CSO (Chief Scientific Officer))inYuji Suzuki(Representative Director, President and CEO)
Co-investorsGlobal BrainIT-Farm CorporationSeibu Shinkin CapitalUTECIn-Q-TelUniversal Materials Incubator
ExaWizards develops AI and generative AI solutions for enterprises, centered on its ExaBase Studio platform for building and operating AI agents.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareImpact & Social GoodSaaS
Makoto Haruta(Founder)inKo Ishiyamain
Co-investorsScrum VenturesSMBC Venture Capital
Floadia develops and licenses non-volatile embedded memory IP, including manufacturing process technology and circuit designs, to semiconductor makers and foundries.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSemiconductorsKodaira, JP
Kosuke Okuyama(President & CEO)
Co-investorsMarubeni Ventures Inc.Miyako CapitalTEL Venture Capital, Inc.UMC CapitalUntroD Capital
Keychain offers a zero-trust digital identity and key-management platform that lets AI agents, devices, and automated systems verify their identity, encrypt and sign data, and act with proof of human authority.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeep Tech
Coroyawa is a specialized flooring material designed to reduce fracture and trauma risk for elderly users by combining stable walking comfort with impact absorption during falls.
HardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesNew MaterialsHamamatsu, JP
Co-investorsCarbide VenturesHulic StartupInclusion JapanJIC Venture Growth InvestmentsMonozukuri VenturesMPower+1 more
Irvine, US
Yohei Iwasaki(Executive Officer, Director)Akio Sakamoto(Executive Officer, Director)
Sabrewing Aircraft Company designs and builds aircraft, with development based at Hayward Executive Airport in California.
Deep TechHardwareMobility & TransportationOxnard, US
Oliver G.(Founder)in
Co-investorsDRONE FUND
TeraWatt Technology develops and mass-produces next-generation lithium-ion batteries designed to be lighter, smaller, more powerful, and safer, operating manufacturing facilities in Japan.
CleantechEnergyHardwareShizuoka, JP
Co-investorsCoral CapitalDAIKIN INDUSTRIESDRONE FUNDJIC Venture Growth InvestmentsRakuten CapitalScrum Ventures+4 more
TRINUS runs a product-development and value-validation business that uses a creator network of more than 4,000 members to design and produce simple, high-quality goods intended to remain relevant over time.
Advanced ManufacturingConsumerCreator Economy
PartnerKenta Adachi· solo GP
Co-investorsBewater Ventures
Simount (シマント) builds logistics software focused on optimizing transport and delivery operations, including vehicle dispatch optimization aimed at addressing Japan's "2024 problem" and reforming multi-tier subcontracting structures.
Logistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Rei Wada(CEO)
A Japanese company that provides business system solutions built on conceptual modeling, centered on its "TEAplatform" business system infrastructure product and master data management.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
MOVO is a SaaS-based logistics digitization platform that provides cloud-based transportation management solutions for freight and delivery operations.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
PartnerKenta Adachi· solo GP
Co-investorsJapan Post Capital Co. Ltd.Sony Ventures CorporationZ Venture Capital
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
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latest coverage across their companiesFrequently asked questions
- How many investments has IDATEN Ventures made?
- IDATEN Ventures has 34 tracked investments.
- What stage does IDATEN Ventures invest at?
- IDATEN Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does IDATEN Ventures focus on?
- IDATEN Ventures focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Construction Tech, Crypto & Web3, Deep Tech, Energy, Enterprise Software, FoodTech, Hardware, IoT, Logistics & Supply Chain, New Materials, PropTech, Retail Tech, Robotics, SaaS, Semiconductors, Space Tech.
- Where is IDATEN Ventures located?
- IDATEN Ventures is headquartered in Tokyo, JP.
- Who does IDATEN Ventures co-invest with?
- IDATEN Ventures most often shares deals with DRONE FUND, JIC Venture Growth Investments, Scrum Ventures, among 31 tracked co-investors.
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