# Kureha Corporation

> Kureha Corporation is a VC fund in Chuo backing AgTech and Mobile. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Chuo, Japan
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Feb 2020
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kureha-corporation/
- Website: https://www.kureha.co.jp/en/

Kureha Corporation is a global specialty products company.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Kureha Corporation. Shizune tracks 8 team members at Kureha Corporation. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/kureha-corporation?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AgTech | 1 | 50% |
| Mobile | 1 | 50% |
| Biopharma | 1 | 50% |
| Automotive | 1 | 50% |
| Industrial | 1 | 50% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

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

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 1 | 50% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 50% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Katsuyasu Nabu | Executive Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/katsuyasu-nabu |
| Masahiro Namikawa | Vice President | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/masahiro-namikawa |
| Nishihata Naomitsu | Executive Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nishihata-naomitsu |
| Oshimi Yukako | External Audit & Supervisory Board | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/oshimi-yukako |
| Tosan Koji | Executive Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tosan-koji |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Boost Biomes | Boost Biomes develops microbial products to sustainably improve food production and shelf-life. It is a discovery platform that uses high throughput sequencing, selective enrichment, and advanced informatics to identify microbial products with important commercial roles. This approach is faster and less expensive than traditional approaches anduniquely identifies multi-microbial products which are often more effective than single microbe products.Boost Biomes was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, California. |  | Seed | Feb 25, 2020 |  |
| Cambridge Touch Technologies Ltd. | Cambridge Touch Technologies, Ltd. develops next-generation UltraTouch technology for smart devices such as smartphones, tablets, automotive and industrial applications. Combining a proprietary AI engine running sophisticated signal processing algorithms with an advanced Piezoelectric Force Film, UltraTouch enables the world’s simplest all-in-onetouch and force sensor architecture that delivers superior functionality at lower cost, and scales to all device sizes and shapes (including curved and foldable) | $10M | Series B | Jul 23, 2019 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Amadeus Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amadeus-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Asymmetry Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/asymmetry-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CM Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cm-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Downing Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/downing-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Futaba](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/futaba) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Parkwalk Advisors](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/parkwalk-advisors) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Kureha Corporation invest in?

Kureha Corporation invests primarily in AgTech, Mobile and Biopharma startups, most often at Seed and Series B stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Kureha Corporation?

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### Who are the partners at Kureha Corporation?

The team at Kureha Corporation includes Katsuyasu Nabu (Executive Officer), Masahiro Namikawa (Vice President) and Nishihata Naomitsu (Executive Officer), among 8 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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