# EPSON X Investment

> EPSON X Investment is a VC fund in Tokyo backing Health Care, Sensor and Fashion. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Dec 2023
- Lead investor: 17%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.epson-exi.com/

EPSON X Investment is a corporate venture capital that accelerates open innovation with faster decision-making and execution in investments.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health Care | 2 | 33% |
| Sensor | 1 | 17% |
| Fashion | 1 | 17% |
| Medical | 1 | 17% |
| Internet | 1 | 17% |

19 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 2 | 33% |
| Series B | 1 | 17% |
| Series D | 1 | 17% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 17% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 4 | 67% |
| United States | 1 | 17% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Axelspace Holdings | Axelspace is a startup company developing businesses in the microsatellite field. Axelspace plans to construct a monitoring platform to cover the entire globe on a daily basis at extremely low cost. | $43.5M | Series D | Dec 20, 2023 |  |
| SiLC Technologies | SiLC Technologies is a Silicon Photonics start up focusing on photonic Sensor and 3D imaging applications. It develops new and novel technologies and integrated solutions to address the growing needs of an autonomous and smart new world. | $25M | Series A | Nov 15, 2023 |  |
| AI Silk | AI Silk are innovative conductive fibers produced with a dyeing technique. By using natural silk and giving conductivity to the fiber itself, They have succeeded in producing electrodes that reduce some of the risks and challenges of conventional medical electrodes, which can cause discomfort,skin and in vivo inflammation, and measurement failuredue to sweat or other elements. Their brand, AI Silk, is a new material that has strong and diverse application potential, even beyond the health / medical field. | $2.4M | Series A | May 15, 2023 |  |
| U-MaP | U-MaP is an “industrial materials” venture from Nagoya University, which was established mainly by researchers at Nagoya University. The mission under the company name is "Providing new solutions to society through technological innovation through ultimate materials and processing technologies (Ultimate Material and Processing)." Underthis mission, U-MaP will continue to commercialize university technology seeds and create next-generation industries. |  | Series B | Dec 14, 2022 |  |
| SiLC Technologies | SiLC Technologies is a Silicon Photonics start up focusing on photonic Sensor and 3D imaging applications. It develops new and novel technologies and integrated solutions to address the growing needs of an autonomous and smart new world. | $17M | Series A | May 24, 2021 |  |
| Aroma Bit | Aroma Bit develops compact odor sensor and innovative services and products using the sensor.They live in a world surrounded by an endless number of scents and aromas. However,our olfactory sense is often overlooked. This is partly because it is so difficult to capture the essence of a scent only using words. For example, how would you clearlydescribe what a rose smelled like to someone who has never smelled it? | $2.9M | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 09, 2021 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Global Brain Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/global-brain-corporation) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Yamato Holdings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yamato-holdings) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Alter Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alter-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Dell Technologies Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dell-technologies-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Sony Innovation Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sony-innovation-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [TUSIC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tusic) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does EPSON X Investment invest in?

EPSON X Investment invests primarily in Health Care, Sensor and Fashion startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did EPSON X Investment last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for EPSON X Investment closed in Dec 2023. Shizune tracks 6 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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