# Japanese Organization for Medical Device Development

> Japanese Organization for Medical Device Development is a VC fund backing Biotechnology. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details…

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Nov 2019
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://jomdd.com

Japanese Organization for Medical Device Development is a VC fund in Tokyo focused on Biotechnology and Laser. The Japan Medical Device Development Organization aims to activate Japan's medical innovation and medical device industry, centering on the medical device incubation business, and aim for Japan to become a world leader in this field.Japanese Organization for Medical Device Development is a country of craftsmanship, possesses high technicaland quality control skills, and should be good at producing medical equipment. However, in the medical device field, imports exceed 600 billion yen every year. Japan's “manufacturing” technology has not been fully utilized.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $2.1M–$85M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Biotechnology | 3 | 50% |
| Laser | 1 | 17% |
| Medical | 1 | 17% |
| Genetics | 1 | 17% |
| Robotics | 1 | 17% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 33% |
| Series A | 2 | 33% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 17% |
| Corporate Round | 1 | 17% |

### Country

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

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Takehiko Uchida | CEO & Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/takahiro-uchida |
| HEITA UESHIMA | U.S.A.COO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/heita-ueshima |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Luxonus | Luxonus is a product development of a new imaging device using optical ultrasonic technology. | $85M | Series A | Nov 21, 2019 |  |
| Luxonus | Luxonus is a product development of a new imaging device using optical ultrasonic technology. |  | Seed | Mar 08, 2019 |  |
| Meltin MMI | Meltin MMI is a cyborg-technology company that focuses on biosensors and robotic arms. Meltin has successfully enabled fine finger movements, such as for amputees and participated in Cybathlon 2016 and won the Microsoft Innovation Award. | $2.1M | Series A | Dec 25, 2017 |  |
| Genomelink | Genomelink is a platform where people discover more with their DNA data and help businesses build, market and do research with it. The best founders in consumer genomics with real experience in the industry for many years, including M3, Inc. ($13B valued Meditech in Japan), a founding member of the Japanese version of 23andMe, and leadbioinformatician and software engineer at a joint-venture between Illumina and Sony. Raised $4M for Seed Round from Berkeley SkyDeck, SONY, and top-tier Japanese VCs. Supported by Illumina Accelerator, Carlos Bustamante Lab at Stanford University among others. | $7.1M | Seed | Aug 22, 2017 |  |
| Advanced Laser Technology | Advanced Laser Technology engages in the development of diagnostic equipment using a mode lock laser. |  |  | Aug 05, 2016 |  |
| P-Mind | P-Mind is a research and development of a device that promotes production of sputum neurotrophic factor-like substances. P-Mind aim to establish a non-invasive treatment method using brain cells derived from mouse embryos. | $1.9M | Corporate Round | Feb 05, 2016 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Keio Innovation Initiative](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/keio-innovations-initiative) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Kyoto University Innovation Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kyoto-university-innovation-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [500 Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/500-startups) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [KSP](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ksp) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [M3.com](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/m3-com) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Mirai Creation Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mirai-creation-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Japanese Organization for Medical Device Development invest in?

Japanese Organization for Medical Device Development invests primarily in Biotechnology, Laser and Medical startups, most often at Seed and Series A 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.

### What is Japanese Organization for Medical Device Development's check size?

Japanese Organization for Medical Device Development typically joins rounds of $2.1M–$85M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Japanese Organization for Medical Device Development participates in.

### How do I contact Japanese Organization for Medical Device Development?

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### Who are the partners at Japanese Organization for Medical Device Development?

The team at Japanese Organization for Medical Device Development includes Takehiko Uchida (CEO & Founder) and HEITA UESHIMA (U.S.A.COO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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