# Canon

> Canon is a VC fund in Tokyo backing Electronics and Biotechnology. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Feb 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/canon-inc-
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/canon
- Website: http://global.canon
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GlobalCanon/

Canon is an optical products company specializing in the manufacture of imaging and optical products including cameras, camcorders.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Canon. Shizune tracks 3 team members at Canon. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/canon-inc?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Electronics | 1 | 50% |
| Biotechnology | 1 | 50% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 50% |
| Semiconductor | 1 | 50% |
| Medical Device | 1 | 50% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 1 | 50% |
| Corporate Round | 1 | 50% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Goro Yoshida | Founder | 0 | — |
| Saburo Uchida | Founder | 0 | — |
| Takeo Maeda | Founder | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Rapidus | Rapidus is an Electronic component research, development, design, production, and sales that includes semiconductor elements and integrated circuits. Environmentally friendly, energy-saving semiconductors and semiconductor manufacturing technology are being researched and developed. Human resource development and training for the semiconductorsector. | $1.7B | Corporate Round | Feb 27, 2026 |  |
| Japanese Organization for Medical Device Development | The Japan Medical Device Development Organization aims to activate Japan's medical innovation and medical device industry, centering on the medical device incubation business, and aim for Japan to become a world leader in this field.Japanese Organization for Medical Device Development is a country of craftsmanship, possesses high technicaland quality control skills, and should be good at producing medical equipment. However, in the medical device field, imports exceed 600 billion yen every year. Japan's “manufacturing” technology has not been fully utilized. | $141.7M |  | Jul 10, 2019 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- Argo Graphics — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Chiba Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chiba-bank) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Dai Nippon Printing](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dai-nippon-printing) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Denso](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/denso) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Development Bank of Japan](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/development-bank-of-japan) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Fujifilm](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fujifilm) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Canon invest in?

Canon invests primarily in Electronics, Biotechnology and Manufacturing startups, most often at Funding Round and Corporate Round 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 Canon?

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### Who are the partners at Canon?

The team at Canon includes Goro Yoshida (Founder), Saburo Uchida (Founder) and Takeo Maeda (Founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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