Hitachi Ventures: Corporate VC in Germany

Investor Type	Corporate VC
Type of Fund	Corporate VC
Industries	BioTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • IoT (& Wearables) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Autonomous vehicles (& Cars) • Logistics (& Distribution) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Payments • Robotics • DeepTech • Investment Management • Life Science • Mobility • Pharmaceutical (& Medicine) • Woman Focused • Industrials • 3D Printing • Diagnostics • UrbanTech
Stages	Seed, Series A, Series B
Investing	United States • United Kingdom • Canada • Germany • Japan • France • Italy • Spain • Sweden • Switzerland • Denmark • Portugal • Israel • Belgium • Austria • Estonia • Finland • Hungary • Poland • Czech Republic • Romania
Investment Range	$2,000,000 - $10,000,000
Investment Sweet Spot	$4,000,000
Assets Under Management	$150,000,000

Who are the key investors at Hitachi Ventures?

Who co-invests with Hitachi Ventures?

What is Hitachi Ventures?

Hitachi Ventures is a Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) arm of Hitachi, Ltd., focusing on fostering innovation by investing in startups that present strategic synergies with Hitachi's core businesses. Established with headquarters in Leopoldstrasse 154, 80804 Munich, Germany, Hitachi Ventures is an active player in the venture capital scene, with an assets under management pool of approximately $150 million. They target investments in Series A to Series C stages, mainly concentrating on companies that have started to generate revenue, with early revenues of $1M+ being a significant criterion for consideration.

Their investment spectrum ranges between $2 million and $8 million, with a sweet spot around $4 million.

Hitachi Ventures primarily seeks out disruptive technologies and innovative business solutions across a diverse array of sectors, including Biotech, Business Solutions, Hardware and Manufacturing, Energy, Internet of Things (IoT) and Wearables, CleanTech, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Big Data, Web Security and Privacy, Logistics and Distribution, Robotics, DeepTech, Mobility, Women Focused, and UrbanTech.

These industries reflect Hitachi's dedication to enhancing social, urban and environmental values through sustainable and advanced technology contributions.

By partnering with startups that align with Hitachi’s strategic interests, Hitachi Ventures aims to deliver both financial returns and strategic value to their parent company, thus promoting growth and innovation not just within Hitachi but also throughout the global technology ecosystem.

The support offered by Hitachi Ventures is not merely financial; it extends to providing strategic insights, networking opportunities, and access to a broader global market through Hitachi's extensive operational and commercial network.

What they say:

We invest in Series A-C companies that have strategic synergies with Hitachi over across Industrial IoT, robotics, energy, automotive, fintech, cybersecurity, digital health, genomics, etc., with early revenues of $1M+.

Hitachi Ventures's investments on record

Provectus Algae	$11,000,000.00	Seed
Cyclic Materials	$53,000,000.00	Series B
Ascend Elements	$540,000,000.00	Series D
Ascend Elements	$200,000,000.00	Series C
Ascend Elements	$70,000,000.00	Series B
Strangeworks	$24,000,000.00	Series A
Makersite	$18,000,000.00	Series A
Synera (ex-ELISE)	$3,000,000.00	Seed
Graphcore	$200,000,000.00	Series D