# Hideto Yamauchi

> Hideto Yamauchi is a Series C investor at Heraeus (Tokyo) backing Sales. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Heraeus](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/heraeus)
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Feb 2024
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hideto-yamauchi-b0877012/?originalSubdomain=jp

Hideto Yamauchi is a Series C investor at Heraeus in Tokyo focused on Sales. Hideto Yamauchi is the president of Heraeus Japan.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tsubame BHB | Tsubame intends to commercialize on-site ammonia production using an electride catalyst in a small-scale plant. It utilizes a unique technology to solve survival issues related to environmental and food problems and to realize a sustainable society. | $35.3M | Series C | Feb 21, 2024 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Energy & Environment Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/energy-environment-investment) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Yokogawa Electric Corp.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yokogawa) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Heraeus

VC Fund · Hanau, Germany

Heraeus, the technology group headquartered in Hanau, Germany, is an international family-owned company formed in 1851. With expertise, a focus on innovations, operational excellence and an entrepreneurial leadership, they strive to continuously improve the businesses of their customers around the world.They create high-quality solutions fortheir customers and strengthen their long-term competitiveness by combining material expertise with technological know-how. Their ideas are focused on important issues such as the environment, energy, health, mobility and industrial applications. Their portfolio ranges from components to coordinated material systems which are used in a wide variety of industries, including the steel, electronics, chemical, automotive and telecommunications industries.

5 contacts available at Heraeus.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Andreas Schmidhuber | Head of Global HR IT | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andreas-schmidhuber |
| David Kissel | Sr. Program Manager - Special Technology Products | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-kissel |
| Gregg Berube | Director of Innovations Americas | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gregg-berube |
| Hideto Yamauchi | President & Representative Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hideto-yamauchi-2cc0 |
| Philipp Walter | Senior Vice President New Business Development | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/philipp-walter-49eb |

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## FAQ

### What does Hideto Yamauchi invest in?

Hideto Yamauchi invests primarily in Sales startups, most often at Series C stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Hideto Yamauchi last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Hideto Yamauchi closed in Feb 2024. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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