# Ajinomoto Group Ventures

> Ajinomoto Group Ventures is a VC fund in Palo Alto backing Biotechnology and Sustainability. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Palo Alto, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Apr 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ajinomoto-group-ventures/
- Website: https://www.ajinomotogroupventures.com/

Ajinomoto Group Ventures is a VC fund in Palo Alto focused on Biotechnology and Sustainability. Ajinomoto Group Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Ajinomoto.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Biotechnology | 1 | 33% |
| Sustainability | 1 | 33% |
| Industrial Manufacturing | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Fermeate | Fermeate provides photomolecular fermentation technology to increase sustainability and efficiency in the biomanufacturing industry. | $2.5M | Seed | Apr 27, 2026 |  |
| Mixx Technologies | Mixx Technologies is a technology company. | $33M | Series A | Nov 30, 2025 |  |
| Athian | Athian enables animal agriculture producers to monetize their sustainability efforts — whether it's past work or progress towards a future sustainability goal. | $4M | Series A | Nov 19, 2025 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [G Vision Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/g-vision-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [SOSV](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sosv) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Systemiq capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/systemiq-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Ag Startup Engine](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ag-startup-engine) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Applied Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/applied-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Australian Agricultural Company](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/australian-agricultural-company) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Ajinomoto Group Ventures invest in?

Ajinomoto Group Ventures invests primarily in Biotechnology, Sustainability and Industrial Manufacturing startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Ajinomoto Group Ventures last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ajinomoto Group Ventures closed in Apr 2026. Shizune tracks 3 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?

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