Energy & Environment Investment
VC Fund
Higashi-shinagawa, Japan
Energy & Environment Investment is a VC fund in Higashi-shinagawa focused on Energy and Software. Energy & Environment Investment, Inc. (EEI) is Japan’s first venture capital specialized in the clean technology sector. With core members who have rich hands on experience in founding and managing venture companies, we aim to provide risk money and various strategic values to promising venture companies and businesses.
- Total investments:
- 133
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 18%
- Fund size:
- $9.1M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Energy & Environment Investment invests in
Stages Energy & Environment Investment invests in
Countries Energy & Environment Investment invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Series A
- $2.2M–$14M
- Series B
- $3.7M–$96M
- Venture - Series Unknown
- $915k–$10M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Energy 16 (12%)
- Software 13 (10%)
- Internet of Things 11 (8%)
- Manufacturing 9 (7%)
- Renewable Energy 9 (7%)
Stage
- Series A 34 (26%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 26 (20%)
- Series B 20 (15%)
- Seed 15 (11%)
- Funding Round 14 (11%)
Country
- Japan 86 (65%)
- United States 3 (2%)
- Canada 1 (1%)
- Sweden 1 (1%)
- Germany 1 (1%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Tohru Nishikawa
Managing Director
|
Managing Director | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
Jun Matsunaga
Principal
|
Principal | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
|
Shuichiro Kawamura
President, CEO & Founder
|
President, CEO & Founder | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
Taiki Hino
Principal
|
Principal | Total investments: 2 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
ElleThermo
|
elleThermo aims to implement Semiconductor-Sensitised Thermal Cells (STCs), an energy conversion technology that can generate electricity from unused waste heat above room temperature. | $5.2M / Series A / Aug 26, 2026 | |
|
ElleThermo
|
elleThermo aims to implement Semiconductor-Sensitised Thermal Cells (STCs), an energy conversion technology that can generate electricity from unused waste heat above room temperature. | $5.2M / Series A / Aug 26, 2026 | |
Advance Composite
|
Advance Composite is a manufacturing company that develops composite materials and molten metal forging-based products. | Series B / Aug 17, 2026 | |
TWO
|
TWO is a health and wellness company that offers innovative lifestyle solutions 2foods, a line of healthy and delicious food products. | $3.1M / Venture - Series Unknown / Jul 27, 2026 | |
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TWO
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TWO is a health and wellness company that offers innovative lifestyle solutions 2foods, a line of healthy and delicious food products. | $3.1M / Venture - Series Unknown / Jul 27, 2026 | |
ASUENE
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Asuene involves in clean power retail business, retail SaaS business, etc. | $41.7M / Series D / Jul 23, 2026 | |
Power Wave
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Power Wave seeks a carbon-neutral world using wave technology for wireless power, tackling global warming and fuel depletion. | $5.9M / Series A / Jan 30, 2026 | |
Hacobell
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Hacobell is a logistics company that offers services in freight servicing, dispatch, and delivery. | Venture - Series Unknown / Jan 30, 2026 | |
Sharing Energy
|
Sharing Energy is providing energy supply and energy management services. | $20.2M / Series C / Dec 12, 2025 | |
pH7
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pH7 is a cleantech firm that develops and implements methods for the sustainable extraction and refining of strategic metals, which are required for the transition to renewable energy. This pilot project will offer the industry a solution for the sustainable extraction of Platinum Group Metals from secondary and primary resources using green,biodegradable, and recyclable solvents rather than smelting methodologies. | $25.6M / Series B / Dec 04, 2025 | |
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FAQ
What does Energy & Environment Investment invest in?
Energy & Environment Investment invests primarily in Energy, Software and Internet of Things startups, most often at Series A and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 133 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Energy & Environment Investment's check size?
Energy & Environment Investment typically joins rounds of $2.2M–$14M at Series A, $3.7M–$96M at Series B and $915k–$10M at Venture - Series Unknown. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Energy & Environment Investment participates in.
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Who are the partners at Energy & Environment Investment?
The team at Energy & Environment Investment includes Tohru Nishikawa (Managing Director), Jun Matsunaga (Principal) and Shuichiro Kawamura (President, CEO & Founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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