Fundraising FoxJERA
Corporate VCTokyo · Seed–Growth
Also known as 株式会社ＪＥＲＡ
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Investment thesis
JERA Ventures is JERA's corporate venture investment program committing a total of USD 300 million in strategic investments across three themes. 'Energy Transformation' targets decarbonization technologies such as advanced energy operations, hydrogen and ammonia value chains, and renewables. 'Customer Centric' focuses on digital technologies (Digital Energy Platform, AI, blockchain) delivering new value to customers. 'Corporate' supports technologies contributing to employee well-being and corporate value creation, including Femtech. The program aims to connect JERA with the world, exceed conventional norms, and act as a sandbox for people who genuinely want to change the world.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 27, 2026.
What they invest in
from 14 of 17 portfolio companiesCleantech ×12Energy ×12Climate Tech ×8Deep Tech ×6SaaS ×3AI & Machine Learning ×2Hardware ×2IoT ×1
HQs:United States×5Japan×4Belgium×1Switzerland×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 7 portfolio companiesWhat their founders studiedfrom 11 founders with field-of-study data
Engineering ×6Business & Management ×3Physics ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 11 founders with career history
Arthur D. Little ×2GE Capital ×2
Investments · 17 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 22025 · 32024 · 16 dated
Shizen Connect develops IoT and AI platforms for virtual power plants (VPP) that aggregate and control distributed energy resources for power companies and energy utilities.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechEnergyIoTSaaSTokyo, JP
Munekazz Matsumura(Representative Director CEO)
Co-investorsDAIKIN INDUSTRIESHokkaido Electric PowerKyushu Electric PowerMitsubishi HC CapitalNishi-Nippon RailroadOsaka Gas
Advanced Ionics develops electrolyzer technology for producing green hydrogen, using its Symbiotic water vapor electrolysis that operates at intermediate temperatures and taps into existing industrial steam to lower electricity and capital costs.
CleantechClimate TechEnergyMilwaukee, US
Chad W. Mason(President and CEO)inWilliam Murray(Vice President)in
BoardJohn Bobrowich(Director)in
Co-investorsAster CapitalClean Energy VentureClean Energy VenturesGVP ClimateSWAN Impact NetworkArgosy Foundation+1 more
Earthene provides an AI-powered platform for measuring, reducing and reporting CO2 emissions and ESG data across enterprise supply chains.
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechSaaSTokyo, JP
Co-investorsDAIKIN INDUSTRIESEnergy & Environment InvestmentGMO VenturePartnersMetaProp VenturesRicohSony Ventures Corporation+4 more
Commonwealth Fusion Systems develops commercial fusion power plants using high-temperature superconducting magnet technology to provide grid-scale energy.
CleantechClimate TechDeep TechEnergyCambridge, US
Brandon Sorbom(Founder)inRobert Mumgaard(Executive Officer, Director)inDaniel Brunner(Executive Officer)inBob Mumgaard(Founder)inDan Brunner(Founder)Dennis Whyte(Founder)
Co-investorsAdvection Growth CapitalArmada Investment AGBay Bridge Ventures ClimateBeni Venture CapitalBrainstorm VenturesBreakthrough Energy Ventures+45 more
Emerald Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in and supports startups and entrepreneurs working on complex, science-driven technologies, with a focus on areas such as energy and industrial innovation.
CleantechDeep TechEnergy
Co-investorsBtomorrow VenturesEmerald Technology Ventures AgSABIC Ventures
Emerald is a venture capital and investor services firm based in Zurich that supports corporate and institutional investors in identifying and advancing innovation-focused business opportunities, particularly in the power, mobility, and energy sectors.
CleantechClimate TechDeep TechEnergyZurich, CH
Co-investorsBeiersdorf Innovation FundBtomorrow VenturesGC VenturesAramco VenturesDCVC (Data Collective)Energize Capital+5 more
Energy Impact Partners is a global investment firm managing over $4.5 billion that invests across venture, growth, and credit strategies in technologies for the energy transition and decarbonization.
CleantechClimate TechEnergyNew York, US
Lindsay Luger(Co-founder & Partner)inHans Kobler(Founder and Managing Partner)inJoshua Feldman(Co-founder, Partner, General Counsel & Chief Operating Officer)inMichael Donnelly(Co-founder, Partner and Chief Risk Officer)inHarry Giovani(Managing Partner & CEO of Energy Impact Partners Credit)inKyle Wool(Partner & Chief Financial Officer)in
Co-investorsClean Energy VenturesDNV VenturesEvergy VenturesHumans Of The InternetMOL SwitchAmazon Alexa Fund+11 more
Granular Energy provides software for energy suppliers, traders and buyers to manage and trade Energy Attribute Certificates (RECs, I-RECs, GOs, REGOs) and to build clean power products including hourly-matched and 100% renewable offers.
CleantechEnergySaaS
Toby Ferenczi(Founder)inBruno(Co-Founder)Sam(Co-Founder)Bruno Menu(Founder)
Co-investorsAcurio VenturesBoxGroupKickstart InnovationNorrsken VCReventSpinLab+4 more
Immaterial develops monolithic metal-organic frameworks (m-MOFs), a nanoporous material platform, and scales them from lab to industrial production for gas separation applications such as carbon capture.
CleantechClimate TechNew Materials
David Fairen-Jimenez(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsAP VenturesEnergy Revolution VenturesFinindusTRIREC
Kyoto Fusioneering develops fusion energy technology and related engineering solutions to enable carbon-neutral power generation and advanced chemical processes such as hydrogen production and carbon capture.
Climate TechDeep TechEnergyKyoto, JP
Taka Nagao(Founder)inShutaro Takeda, Ph.D.(Founder)inRichard Pearson(Founder)Satoshi Konishi(Founder)Shutaro Takeda(Founder)
Co-investorsCoral CapitalDBJ CapitalGlobal BrainIn-Q-TelJIC Venture Growth InvestmentsK4 Ventures+5 more
NEXTBLUE is a venture capital fund that invests in and supports pre-seed and seed-stage startups, including business development validation before investing.
Power to Hydrogen develops Anion Exchange Membrane (AEM) electrolyzer systems that convert water and AC power into high-pressure hydrogen for storage and hydrogen carriers like methanol and ammonia.
CleantechDeep TechEnergyHardwareColumbus, US
Paul Matter(Chief Executive Officer)Christopher Holt(Director)Constantine Kafantaris(Director)Alex Zorniger(Vice President of Business Development)
BoardConstantine Karantaris(Director)Ryan Helon(Director)
Co-investorsAir Liquide Venture Capital (ALIAD)Asahi Kasei Corporate Venture CapitalE8 AngelsFinindusMOL SwitchVentioneers Capital
Quaise Energy develops ultra-deep geothermal drilling using gyrotron-powered millimeter-wave technology to reach depths up to 20 km and temperatures up to 500°C, aiming to build superhot geothermal power plants.
CleantechDeep TechEnergyHouston, US
Matt Houde(Founder)inCarlos Araque(Founder)inAaron Mandell(Founder)inPaul Woskov(Founder)
BoardColleen Calhoun(Director)inVinod Khosla(Director)
Co-investorsCollaborative FundFine Structures VenturesHelium-3 VenturesPrelude VenturesTechEnergy VenturesThe Engine Ventures+6 more
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 FUNDIDATEN VenturesJIC Venture Growth InvestmentsRakuten Capital+4 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
AP VenturesWorld Innovation Lab (WiL)
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesQuaise Energy · citybiz.co · Aug 28, 2026
Commonwealth Fusion Systems · cfs.energy · Sep 2, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has JERA made?
- JERA has 17 tracked investments, including 5 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does JERA invest at?
- JERA invests at the Seed, Series A, Growth stages.
- What sectors does JERA focus on?
- JERA focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Crypto & Web3, Deep Tech, Energy, FemTech, Sector Agnostic, Wellness & Fitness.
- Where is JERA located?
- JERA is headquartered in Tokyo, JP.
- Who does JERA co-invest with?
- JERA most often shares deals with MOL Switch, Btomorrow Ventures, Clean Energy Ventures, among 77 tracked co-investors.
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