# Denka Co.

> Denka Co. is a VC fund in Chuo backing Health Care, Wellness and Wearables. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Chuo, Japan
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jan 2025
- Lead investor: 67%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/denka-corporation
- Website: http://www.denka.co.jp

Denka Co. is a VC fund in Chuo focused on Health Care and Wellness. The Denka Group, of which DENKI KAGAKU KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA forms the central core.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health Care | 2 | 67% |
| Wellness | 1 | 33% |
| Wearables | 1 | 33% |
| Medical Device | 1 | 33% |
| Personal Health | 1 | 33% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 2 | 67% |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Singapore | 1 | 33% |
| United States | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Aevice Health | Aevice Health provides non-invasive wearable technology that enables real-time monitoring of respiratory health. The devices facilitate early detection of cardiopulmonary issues and allow clinicians to track patient responses to treatment effectively. This approach enhances patient care by delivering critical insights directly from home. |  |  | Jan 15, 2025 |  |
| Epicore Biosystems | Epicore Biosystems develops a proprietary wearable microfluidic platform that is ‘skin-like’ and capable of analyzing small droplets of sweat for proteomics, inflammatory markers, hydration, and health biomarkers to enable personalized management of health, performance ,and nutrition. Epicore's wearable sensing technology is based on over twodecades of microfluidics and soft materials research by Prof. John Rogers and Dr. Roozbeh Ghaffari at Northwestern University's Querrey-Simpson Institute for Bioelectronics. |  |  | Jan 17, 2024 |  |
| Epicore Biosystems | Epicore Biosystems develops a proprietary wearable microfluidic platform that is ‘skin-like’ and capable of analyzing small droplets of sweat for proteomics, inflammatory markers, hydration, and health biomarkers to enable personalized management of health, performance ,and nutrition. Epicore's wearable sensing technology is based on over twodecades of microfluidics and soft materials research by Prof. John Rogers and Dr. Roozbeh Ghaffari at Northwestern University's Querrey-Simpson Institute for Bioelectronics. |  | Series A | Jan 17, 2024 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Pegasus Tech Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pegasus-tech-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Castor Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/castor-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Elev8.VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/elevate-vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Denka Co. invest in?

Denka Co. invests primarily in Health Care, Wellness and Wearables startups, most often at Funding Round and Series A stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Singapore. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Denka Co. last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Denka Co. closed in Jan 2025. 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?

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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