Investor Type | Firm |
Industries | PropTech • BioTech • AgroTech • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • IoT (& Wearables) • CleanTech • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Autonomous vehicles (& Cars) • Food & Beverage • Impact • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Real Estate (& Construction) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Pharmaceutical (& Medicine) |
Stages | Seed, Series A, Series B, Pre-seed |
Investing | United States |
Investment Range | $100,000 - $5,000,000 |
Investment Sweet Spot | $1,500,000 |
Asahi Kasei Corporate Venture Capital (Asahi Kasei Ventures) is an investment firm that specializes in funding innovative startups in diverse industries, with a strong focus on the development of advanced materials, smart homes, and healthcare solutions. With investment sizes ranging from $100,000 to a maximum of $5,000,000, and a sweet spot of around $1,500,000, Asahi Kasei Ventures actively searches for and invests in promising early-stage companies that are in the Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, or Series B funding stages. Their portfolio includes ventures across a wide range of sectors such as PropTech, BioTech, AgroTech, Hardware and Manufacturing, Energy, IoT and Wearables, CleanTech, HealthTech and Fitness, Autonomous vehicles and Cars, Food & Beverage, Impact, Medical Devices and Hospital Services, Real Estate and Construction, Healthcare and Wellness, and Pharmaceutical and Medicine. Asahi Kasei Ventures focuses on companies that pioneer in airborne infection control, artificial intelligence applications in healthcare, developing therapeutics for rare diseases, advancing battery technology, and more. With a global perspective, they provide not only capital but also strategic support to their portfolio companies, leveraging their extensive network and expertise to facilitate partnerships and growth opportunities. They invest in Materials, Homes, and Healthcare, and have a diverse portfolio showcasing innovative solutions across Energy/Material, IoT/IIoT, Food/Agri, Frontier, Digital Health, Medical Device, Pharma Services, and Therapeutics, among others. Asahi Kasei Ventures is led by a team of experienced professionals and advisors who bring in-depth knowledge and a proven track record in corporate venture capital, product management and development, innovation and entrepreneurship.