# DENSO International America

> DENSO International America is a VC fund backing Medical and Big Data. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Southfield, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jun 2018
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Sep 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/denso/
- Website: https://www.denso.com/us-ca/en/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DENSOinNorthAmerica

DENSO International America is a VC fund in Southfield focused on Medical and Big Data. DENSO is a global automotive supplier of advanced automotive technology, systems and components, heading toward an automotive society where cars put less drag on the environment and drivers have fewer worries about traffic accidents.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Medical | 1 | 33% |
| Big Data | 1 | 33% |
| Automotive | 1 | 33% |
| Consulting | 1 | 33% |
| Car Sharing | 1 | 33% |

14 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 1 | 33% |
| Series C | 1 | 33% |

### Country

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

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bill Foy | Senior Vice President of Engineering | 0 | — |
| Douglas E. Patton | Executive Vice President & CTO | 0 | — |
| Hisaaki Sato | President & COO | 0 | — |
| Kenichiro Ito | CEO | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ridecell | Ridecell Inc. is the way in the digital transformation of fleet businesses and operations. Our Fleet IoT (Internet of Things) Automation solutions modernize and monetize fleets by combining data insights with digital vehicle control to turn today’s manual processes into automated workflows. The result is unmatched levels of efficiency and controlfor shared services, motorpools, rental, and logistic fleets.Today Ridecell powers some of the most successful fleet businesses in cities across Europe and North America, including Ferrovial, Groupe Renault, Gig Car Share from AAA, and Toyota Sweden. Ridecell is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in Madrid, Paris, Berlin, and Pune India. | $28.6M | Series B | Jun 01, 2018 |  |
| Flosfia | FLOSFIA is a spin-off from a research of Kyoto University, specializing in film-formation by mist chemical vapor deposition (CVD). Making use of physical properties of gallium oxide (Ga2O3), FLOSFIA has devoted to development of low-loss power devices. | $7.1M | Series C | Jan 04, 2018 |  |
| Flosfia | FLOSFIA is a spin-off from a research of Kyoto University, specializing in film-formation by mist chemical vapor deposition (CVD). Making use of physical properties of gallium oxide (Ga2O3), FLOSFIA has devoted to development of low-loss power devices. | $4.4M | Series C | Oct 27, 2017 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Eight Roads Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eight-roads-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Mitsubishi Heavy Industries](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mitsubishi-heavy-industries) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [SBI Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sbi-investment-2) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [SPARX Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sparx-group) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- Cox Automotive — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Deutsche Bahn Digital Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/deutsche-bahn-digital-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does DENSO International America invest in?

DENSO International America invests primarily in Medical, Big Data and Automotive startups, most often at Series B and Series C stage. Most of the 3 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 DENSO International America?

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### Who are the partners at DENSO International America?

The team at DENSO International America includes Bill Foy (Senior Vice President of Engineering), Douglas E. Patton (Executive Vice President & CTO) and Hisaaki Sato (President & COO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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