JERA
Corporate VCTokyo · Seed–Growth
Also known as 株式会社ＪＥＲＡ
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Investment thesis
JERA Ventures is JERA's strategic corporate venture initiative deploying a total of USD 300 million across three focus areas. Energy Transformation targets advancement of existing energy businesses, hydrogen and ammonia value chains, renewable energy, and other decarbonization technologies. Customer Centric focuses on digital technologies — digital energy platforms, AI, and blockchain — that deliver new value to customers. Corporate targets 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 Aug 3, 2026.
What they invest in
from 12 of 17 portfolio companiesCleantech ×10Energy ×10Climate Tech ×7Deep Tech ×4SaaS ×3AI & Machine Learning ×2Hardware ×1IoT ×1
HQs:Japan×4United States×4Belgium×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 5 portfolio companiesWhere their founders studiedfrom 10 founders with education data
Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×2
Investments · 17 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 22025 · 35 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 VentureGVP ClimateSWAN Impact Networkbp venturesClean Energy Ventures
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+3 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)in
BoardMassimiliano Pieri(Director)Katie Rae(Director)in
Co-investorsAdvection Growth CapitalArmada Investment AGBay Bridge Ventures ClimateBeni Venture CapitalBrainstorm VenturesBreakthrough Energy Ventures+42 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
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 VenturesEvergy VenturesMOL SwitchAmazon Alexa FundBlindspot Ventures Management CoBreakthrough Energy Ventures+9 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(Co-Founder & CEO)inBruno(Co-Founder)Sam(Co-Founder)
Co-investorsAcurio VenturesKickstart InnovationNorrsken VCReventSpinLabValo Ventures+2 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)in
Co-investorsCoral CapitalDBJ CapitalGlobal BrainJIC Venture Growth InvestmentsKyoto University Innovation CapitalSumitomo Mitsui Trust nvestment Co. Ltd.+3 more
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)in
BoardColleen Calhoun(Director)inVinod Khosla(Director)William Restrepo(Director)Frohman Anderson(Director)
Co-investorsCollaborative FundFine Structures VenturesHelium-3 VenturesPrelude VenturesTechEnergy VenturesThe Engine Ventures+5 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 FUNDJIC Venture Growth InvestmentsAozora Corporate InvestmentTemasek
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Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
AP VenturesNEXTBLUE 2号ファンドPower to HydrogenWorld Innovation Lab京都フュージョニアリング
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Quaise · energy.mit.edu · Sep 3, 2026
Asuene · smartbuildinginsight.substack.com · Aug 16, 2026
Shizen Connect · itbusinesstoday.com · Aug 14, 2026
Energy Impact Partners · esgtoday.com · Aug 13, 2026
Commonwealth Fusion Systems · techcrunch.com · Jul 30, 2026
Kyoto Fusioneering · forbes.com · Jul 15, 2026
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, Series B, Series C, 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, Collaborative Fund, Global Brain, among 59 tracked co-investors.
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