# Abies Ventures

> Abies Ventures is a VC fund in Tokyo backing Robotics and Software. See 25 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 25
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 28%
- Fund size: $555M
- Last fund: Jul 2018
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/abiesventures
- Website: https://abies.vc/en/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abiesventures/

Abies Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on investing in early-stage deep tech startups.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $920k–$66M |
| Series A | $2.1M–$100M |
| Series B | $1.5M–$1.7B |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Robotics | 3 | 12% |
| Software | 3 | 12% |
| Manufacturing | 3 | 12% |
| Sales | 2 | 8% |
| Computer | 2 | 8% |

46 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 6 | 24% |
| Series B | 6 | 24% |
| Seed | 5 | 20% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 8% |
| Series C | 1 | 4% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 12 | 48% |
| United States | 4 | 16% |
| Singapore | 1 | 4% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Fuyuki Yamaguchi | Managing Partner | 5 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fuyuki-yamaguchi |
| Nagano Sota | Partner | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nagano-sota |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Solaris | Solaris commercializes, manufactures, and sells soft robotics using pneumatic artificial muscles. Solaris was founded in 2017 and was headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. | $3.1M | Venture - Series Unknown | May 20, 2026 |  |
| Patentix | Patentix is a manufacturer and distributor of GeO2 semiconductor products, equipment, and power devices. | $4.9M | Series A | Oct 03, 2025 |  |
| Nichietsu | Nichietsu is specializes in innovative molding solutions, offering products like mold changers and heavy duty transport vehicles. | $2.1M | Series A | Jun 10, 2025 |  |
| Voltmind | Voltmind is an IT company that provides sales, data management, and system operation solutions with advanced AI technology. |  | Seed | May 30, 2025 |  |
| Rutilea | RUTILEA is an IT company that aims to solve social issues through open-source. By advancing revolutionary 'AI teaching AI' concept, edefine automation, data-driven decision-making, and operational efficiency. | $58.6M | Series D | Sep 02, 2024 |  |
| Cuebus | Cuebus is a logistic company that provides a three-dimensional robot warehouse that uses linear motors. | $1.5M | Series B | Feb 13, 2024 |  |
| Rutilea | RUTILEA is an IT company that aims to solve social issues through open-source. By advancing revolutionary 'AI teaching AI' concept, edefine automation, data-driven decision-making, and operational efficiency. |  | Series C | Nov 15, 2023 |  |
| Rutilea | RUTILEA is an IT company that aims to solve social issues through open-source. By advancing revolutionary 'AI teaching AI' concept, edefine automation, data-driven decision-making, and operational efficiency. | $2M | Series C | Sep 11, 2023 |  |
| Lebo Robotics | Lebo Robotics is an inspection robot that performs maintenance on wind turbine blades. They provide an AI analysis service for images taken by ground cameras and sell repair materials related to wind power generation, such as paint and putty. | $2.2M | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 15, 2023 |  |
| Mawari | Mawari is a pioneer in cloud rendering and streaming technology for interactive AR experiences. Mawari provides an AR-focused streaming SDK that renders 3D content in the cloud and delivers it efficiently to devices. Core to the AR Streaming SDK is Mawari’s unique, patent-pending compression technology that minimizes the weight of 3D content andenables real-time rendering and streaming to smartphones and AR glasses. | $6.5M | Seed | Feb 08, 2023 |  |

10 of 25 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Mizuho Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mizuho-capital) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
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- [Japan Science and Technology Agency](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/japan-science-and-technology-agency) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Abies Ventures invest in?

Abies Ventures invests primarily in Robotics, Software and Manufacturing startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 25 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Abies Ventures's check size?

Abies Ventures typically joins rounds of $920k–$66M at Seed, $2.1M–$100M at Series A and $1.5M–$1.7B at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Abies Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact Abies Ventures?

Public channels for Abies Ventures include X (Twitter), the website linked on this profile and Facebook. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Abies Ventures?

The team at Abies Ventures includes Fuyuki Yamaguchi (Managing Partner) and Nagano Sota (Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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