# Amano Enzyme

> Amano Enzyme is a VC fund in Nagoya backing Energy and Medical. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Nagoya, Japan
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Mar 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/amanoenzyme
- Website: https://www.amano-enzyme.com

Amano Enzyme is a VC fund in Nagoya focused on Energy and Medical. Enzymes can improve functionality, flavor, and more, and we at Amano thrive on helping you make your product even better through this technology. These tiny molecules can drive incredible improvements in a product, which in turn can make a difference for humans—better food, fuel, medicine, supplements, and so much more. Let us be your creativepartner for a better product. Amano Enzyme's state-of-the-art facility for an enzyme company is constructed and housed to meet high quality standards. Temperature, humidity, and pressure are controlled, monitored, and recorded using an advanced and robust environmental monitoring system. room temperature and cold storage warehouses. They have manufacturing and clean room facilities.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 1 | 50% |
| Medical | 1 | 50% |
| Agriculture | 1 | 50% |
| Health Care | 1 | 50% |
| Biotechnology | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 1 | 50% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 50% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Amano Ennosuke | Founder | 0 | — |
| Motoyuki Amano | President and CEO | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Chitose Group | CHITOSE GROUP is a family of biotechnology companies operating mainly in Southeast Asia and Japan with an aim of leaving mankind with an environment where they can live in abundance for over a thousand years. CHITOSE GROUP is creating new values in the fields of agriculture, medical, food, energy, chemistry and others through “Technologicaldevelopment capabilities in the biotechnology field by constantly promoting economic rationality” and “Business development capabilities for drawing a path towards commercialization by understanding the essence and limitations of biotechnology”. | $28.6M | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 10, 2025 |  |
| Chitose Group | CHITOSE GROUP is a family of biotechnology companies operating mainly in Southeast Asia and Japan with an aim of leaving mankind with an environment where they can live in abundance for over a thousand years. CHITOSE GROUP is creating new values in the fields of agriculture, medical, food, energy, chemistry and others through “Technologicaldevelopment capabilities in the biotechnology field by constantly promoting economic rationality” and “Business development capabilities for drawing a path towards commercialization by understanding the essence and limitations of biotechnology”. | $22.5M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 13, 2023 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Amano Enzyme invest in?

Amano Enzyme invests primarily in Energy, Medical and Agriculture startups, most often at Funding Round and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Amano Enzyme?

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### Who are the partners at Amano Enzyme?

The team at Amano Enzyme includes Amano Ennosuke (Founder) and Motoyuki Amano (President and CEO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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