# Governance Partners

> Governance Partners is a VC fund in Luxembourg backing CRM, Energy and Recycling. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jan 2026
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.governance.partners/

Governance Partners is a VC fund in Luxembourg focused on CRM and Energy. Governance Partners ensures that regulatory requirements are met. Its primary customers are the investment and asset management industries.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CRM | 1 | 33% |
| Energy | 1 | 33% |
| Recycling | 1 | 33% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 33% |
| Energy Management | 1 | 33% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

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

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DexMat | DexMat is the maker of Galvorn, a conductive carbon nanomaterial that outperforms GHG-intense alternatives. 10x stronger than steel, half the weight of aluminum, and 100x the flex life of copper, the combination of these historically valued properties allows customers to reimagine the products they build. Made in America and carbon-negative atscale, our mission is to drive the next industrial revolution by making dirty metals and materials obsolete. Available today in the form of fiber, yarns, films, and fabrics, when adopted at scale across industries such as sporting goods, e-textiles, wires and electronics, energy, aerospace, and automotive, Galvorn represents a multi-gigaton carbon reduction opportunity. | $9.2M | Seed | Jan 28, 2026 |  |
| AZUL Energy | AZUL Energy is a next-generation energy device that improves air battery performance, develops air battery-related products, and proposes eco-friendly and comfortable new lifestyles. They discovered that a catalyst electrode containing one of these pigments performed better than platinum carbon or existing catalyst electrode materials. | $952.3K | Series A | Jan 31, 2024 |  |
| Co-LABO MAKER | Co-LABO MAKER is a service that matches research equipment that can be used on an hourly or daily basis and organizations. | $1.3M | Series A | Oct 11, 2023 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [As One](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/as-one) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BetterWay](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/betterway-4984) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Capital Factory](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/capital-factory) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Deepcore](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/deepcore) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Kips](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kips) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mitsubishi-ufj-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Governance Partners invest in?

Governance Partners invests primarily in CRM, Energy and Recycling startups, most often at Series A and Seed 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.

### When did Governance Partners last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Governance Partners closed in Jan 2026. 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?

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