# Kanematsu Corporation

> Kanematsu Corporation is a VC fund in Minato backing Farming and Aerospace. See 8 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Minato, Japan
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 13%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.kanematsu.co.jp/en/

Kanematsu Corporation is a Japan-based trading company. The Electronics and Device segment provides electronic components and materials, semiconductors, liquid crystal and solar cell manufacturing equipment, and communication technology systems, among others. The Foodstuff segment offers canned, frozen and dried fruit, coffee, cocoa, sugar, sesameseeds, among others. Iron, Steel, Materials and Plant segment provides various steel plate, long steel and wire rods, steel pipes, stainless steel products, among others. Vehicles and Aviation segment provides automotive parts and mechanical parts, aircraft and aircraft parts, among others.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Farming | 2 | 25% |
| Aerospace | 2 | 25% |
| Space Travel | 2 | 25% |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 25% |
| AgTech | 1 | 13% |

20 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 3 | 38% |
| Seed | 2 | 25% |
| Series A | 2 | 25% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 13% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 4 | 50% |
| United States | 3 | 38% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Yoshiya Miyabe | Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yoshiya-miyabe |
| Kenyu Okawara | General Manager | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kenyu-okawara-1c2d |
| Kuntal Ganguly | Business and Operations Manager | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kuntal-ganguly-3aff |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Foundation Alloy | Foundation Alloy leverage advanced materials technology to design novel alloys optimized for additive manufacturing. | $22M | Series A | Jun 16, 2026 |  |
| Towing | Towing is an agricultural company that provides farming, manufacturing, and recycling services. | $13.5M | Series B | May 29, 2025 |  |
| Sierra Space | Sierra Space products and programs are working towards a more accessible space economy. The company is rapidly advancing toward the launch of the world’s only winged commercial spaceplane, the Dream Chaser. As the next generation of space transportation, the Dream Chaser will perform cargo supply and return missions for NASA, set to begin in late2022, delivering up to 12,000 pounds of cargo to the International Space Station (ISS) at a time. The return journey will carry critical data, generated by ISS researcher experiments, enabling earth-bound scientists to benefit from much faster access to these unique results. Dream Chaser is a reusable spaceplane, uniquely capable of a smooth 1.5 low-g re-entry for crew and cargo transportation with the ability to land on existing commercial runways worldwide. | $290M | Series B | Sep 26, 2023 |  |
| DAIZ | DAIZ produces and sells plant-based meat, 'Miracle Meat' which uses germinated soybeans by the proprietary 'Ochiai Germination Method.' Also, DAIZ engages in research and development of raw materials, and drug discovery from germinated soybeans. | $16.7M | Series B | Mar 31, 2021 |  |
| TradeWaltz | TradeWaltz is an information platform that maintains the integrity of electronic trade documents. | $155.9M |  | Oct 27, 2020 |  |
| Vector Launch | Vector was founded by several members of the original SpaceX team and is a disruptive innovator that connects space startups with affordable and frequent launch and platforms to enable space capabilities at a speed and price point never before possible. Vector has a big vision to reshape the 400 billion dollar space market by combining dedicatedlow-cost micro satellite launch and software defined satellites (Galactic Sky) to dramatically increase access and speed to orbit. | $21M | Series A | Jun 29, 2017 |  |
| Vector Launch | Vector was founded by several members of the original SpaceX team and is a disruptive innovator that connects space startups with affordable and frequent launch and platforms to enable space capabilities at a speed and price point never before possible. Vector has a big vision to reshape the 400 billion dollar space market by combining dedicatedlow-cost micro satellite launch and software defined satellites (Galactic Sky) to dramatically increase access and speed to orbit. | $4.5M | Seed | Apr 19, 2017 |  |
| Farmnote holdings Japan | Firm Note Holdings Co., Ltd., established in December 2016, is a pure holding company with SkyArc Co., Ltd., which operates the web integration business, and Farm Note Co., Ltd., which operates the agricultural IoT solution business. | $29.8M | Seed | Aug 27, 2015 |  |

8 of 8 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Arizona Tech Investors](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arizona-technology-investor-forum) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Desert Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/desert-angels) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mitsubishi-ufj-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Sequoia Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sequoia-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Tokio Marine Nichido](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tokio-marine-nichido-fire-insurance-co-ltd) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [AE Industrial Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ae-industrial-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Kanematsu Corporation invest in?

Kanematsu Corporation invests primarily in Farming, Aerospace and Space Travel startups, most often at Series B and Seed stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Kanematsu Corporation?

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### Who are the partners at Kanematsu Corporation?

The team at Kanematsu Corporation includes Yoshiya Miyabe (Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer), Kenyu Okawara (General Manager) and Kuntal Ganguly (Business and Operations Manager). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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