# Kumiai Chemical Industry Co

> Kumiai Chemical Industry Co is a VC fund in Tokyo backing Drones and Field Support. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Mar 2019
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.kumiai-chem.co.jp/

Kumiai Chemical Industry Co is a VC fund in Tokyo focused on Drones and Field Support. Kumiai Chemical Industry is a chemical manufacturing company.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Drones | 1 | 50% |
| Field Support | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |
| Series B | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nileworks | Nileworks is a multicopter that automatically recognizes the shape of the field. | $226.8M | Series B | Mar 14, 2019 |  |
| Nileworks | Nileworks is a multicopter that automatically recognizes the shape of the field. | $113.4M | Series A | Oct 17, 2017 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Innovation Network Corporation of Japan](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/innovation-network-corp-of-japan) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- Sumitomo Chemical — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Sumitomo](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sumitomo-corporation) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Drone Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/drone-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/national-federation-of-agricultural-cooperative-associations) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [SPARX Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sparx-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Kumiai Chemical Industry Co invest in?

Kumiai Chemical Industry Co invests primarily in Drones and Field Support startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Kumiai Chemical Industry Co last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Kumiai Chemical Industry Co closed in Mar 2019. Shizune tracks 2 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?

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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