# Canon

> Canon is a VC fund in Melville backing B2B, Internet and Security. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Melville, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jul 2002
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/canonusa
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/CanonUSA
- Website: https://www.usa.canon.com

Canon is a VC fund in Melville focused on B2B and Internet. Canon Europe is the European arm of Canon, a manufacturer of business and consumer imaging products worldwide.It distributes imaging products, including printers, scanners, binoculars, camcorders, photocopiers, steppers, computer printers, and medical equipment as well as a range of digital compact and SLR cameras. It offers print anddocument solutions for small and medium businesses, large corporations, and governments. The company’s portfolio of products includes multifunctional printers, black and white and color office printers, large format printers, scanners, black and white and color production printers, handy terminals and microfilm scanners, and software to support these products.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Canon. Shizune tracks 8 team members at Canon. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/canon?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| B2B | 1 | 50% |
| Internet | 1 | 50% |
| Security | 1 | 50% |
| Marketplace | 1 | 50% |
| Cyber Security | 1 | 50% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 1 | 50% |
| Private Equity | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | 1 | 50% |
| United States | 1 | 50% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Fujio Mitarai | Chairman and CEO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fujio-mitarai |
| Hideki Ozawa | President and CEO of Canon China | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hideki-ozawa |
| Kathleen Canum | Vice President, Administration | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kathleen-canum |
| Masaya Maeda | Senior Managing Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/masaya-maeda |
| Rokus van Iperen | President and CEO, Europa | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rokus-van-iperen |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Decru | Decru, Inc. provides storage security solutions to enterprises and government organizations. It offers storage security solutions to address business requirements, including privacy, regulatory compliance, intellectual property protection, and internal controls. The company's DataFort storage security appliances enable organizations totransform their networked storage environments into a core protecting data from internal and external threats. It also provides a software recovery tool which allows an administrator to use UNIX or Windows workstation. The company's products are used in various applications, including storage consolidation, backup and DR, secure access controls, secure data hosting, secure email restores, and database security. Decru, Inc. offers its solutions to customers in financial services, health care, telecommunications, media, semiconductors, aerospace, manufacturing, and government sectors. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Redwood City, California. As of August 26, 2005, Decru, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of NetApp, Inc. | $27M | Series B | Jul 31, 2002 |  |
| eHitex | Hitex can look back on more than 30 years of company history. After the success of the first in-circuit emulators, Hitex began marketing worldwide: the company founded a branch in Great Britain and is represented by sales partners in all other important regions of the globe.In 1997, Hitex acquired the development tools branch of Kontron,thereby strengthening its position in the market.Since the beginning of 2003, Hitex belongs to Infineon Technologies AG. This connection guarantees Hitex a solid and secure future and allows Hitex to maintain and extend its existing partnerships with other semiconductor manufacturers as an independent company. | $100M | Private Equity | Jun 30, 2000 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Canon invest in?

Canon invests primarily in B2B, Internet and Security startups, most often at Series B and Private Equity stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. 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 Fujio Mitarai (Chairman and CEO), Hideki Ozawa (President and CEO of Canon China) and Kathleen Canum (Vice President, Administration), among 8 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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