Keiichi Onishi
CEO & MANAGING DIRECTOR @ Yamaha Motor Ventures
Keiichi Onishi is a seed investor at Yamaha Motor Ventures focused on AgTech and FinTech. Kei Onishi is the CEO and Managing Director of Yamaha Motor Ventures. He previously led Yamaha Motor Group's global digital transformation efforts, focusing on digital marketing and data analytics. Kei has also worked on Yamaha's corporate venture capital activities in areas such as AI, Robotics, and Connectivity, along with developingIoT business as a spin-off company from Yamaha Motor. Earlier in his career, he worked as a manufacturing engineer in Southeast Asia. He has earned MS in engineering from Nagoya University, and MBA from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
- Total investments:
- 3
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 33%
Last updated:
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Industries Keiichi Onishi invests in
Stages Keiichi Onishi invests in
Countries Keiichi Onishi invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- AgTech 1 (33%)
- FinTech 1 (33%)
- Lending 1 (33%)
- Consumer 1 (33%)
- GreenTech 1 (33%)
Stage
- Seed 1 (33%)
- Series A 1 (33%)
- Series B 1 (33%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Foundation Alloy
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Foundation Alloy leverage advanced materials technology to design novel alloys optimized for additive manufacturing. | $7.5M / Seed / May 07, 2025 | |
Andes
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Andes empowers microbes to enable positive action against climate change. | $15M / Series A / Mar 16, 2023 | |
Momnt
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Momnt is a provider of modern lending solutions for businesses to offer affordable, low-friction finance at the moment of need. Their API-based platforms use alternative data sources and machine learning and artificial intelligence-informed decision engines to present real-time loan offers tailored to each individual borrower, all while remainingcompliant with the banking industry's current regulatory structure. | $9.5M / Series B / Sep 07, 2022 |
Co-Investors
About Yamaha Motor Ventures
Yamaha Motor Ventures & Laboratory Silicon Valley is a venture capital firm that invests in the robotics, food, and AgTech industry. The firm invests in early-stage companies that have product and customer validation.Yamaha Motor Ventures & Laboratory Silicon Valley (YMVSV) was founded in 2015 by Hiro Saijou and is headquartered in PaloAlto, California, United States.
Yamaha Motor Ventures Contacts
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Anish Patel
Partner
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Keiichi Onishi
CEO & MANAGING DIRECTOR
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Nolan Paul
Partner
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Rebecca Woodcock
Principal
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Sean Simpson
Principal
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What does Keiichi Onishi invest in?
Keiichi Onishi invests primarily in AgTech, FinTech and Lending startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
When did Keiichi Onishi last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Keiichi Onishi closed in May 2025. 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.
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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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