# Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute

> Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute is a VC fund in Kyoto backing Drones and Robotics. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Kyoto, Japan
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Aug 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.atr.co.jp/

Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute is a VC fund in Kyoto focused on Drones and Robotics. ATR is specializing in the fields of research and development and the telecommunication industry.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Drones | 1 | 25% |
| Robotics | 1 | 25% |
| Security | 1 | 25% |
| Software | 1 | 25% |
| Marketing | 1 | 25% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 2 | 50% |
| Series A | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Avita | Avita is a software development company that develops and creates role-playing support avatars using generative AI. | $9.5M | Series A | Aug 23, 2024 |  |
| Blue Innovation | Development of a safe flight management system for unmanned aerial vehicles Solutions for R & D and unmanned aerial vehicles Research and development projects System development business General operations Japan UAS Industry Promotion Council (JUIDA) administrative work (secretariat). | $35.4M |  | Jan 24, 2018 |  |
| Supreme System | Supreme System is a Planning and sales and implementation of DB marketing software. |  |  | Jul 31, 2017 |  |
| Blue Innovation | Development of a safe flight management system for unmanned aerial vehicles Solutions for R & D and unmanned aerial vehicles Research and development projects System development business General operations Japan UAS Industry Promotion Council (JUIDA) administrative work (secretariat). | $35.4M |  | Dec 12, 2016 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Nippon Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nippon-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- Advance Create — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Pasona Group — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Shionogi — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sumitomo-mitsui-banking-corporation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Suntory Holdings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/suntory-holdings) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute invest in?

Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute invests primarily in Drones, Robotics and Security startups, most often at Funding Round and Series A stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute closed in Aug 2024. Shizune tracks 4 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### 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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