# Kyocera Ventures

> Kyocera Ventures is a VC fund in San Diego backing Manufacturing, Medical and Medical Device. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Diego, United States
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 14%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kyocera-venture-fund
- Website: https://www.kyocera.vc

Kyocera Ventures is an early-stage venture capital arm of Kyocera Corporation that invests in technological companies.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Manufacturing | 3 | 43% |
| Medical | 2 | 29% |
| Medical Device | 2 | 29% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 29% |
| Energy | 1 | 14% |

14 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 57% |
| Series B | 1 | 14% |
| Series C | 1 | 14% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 14% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 3 | 43% |
| United States | 3 | 43% |
| France | 1 | 14% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Intrinsic Power | Intrinsic Power provides smart energy management systems with chargers, solar inverters, and energy storage onboard. |  | Seed | Jul 15, 2026 |  |
| Kato Medical | Kato Medical is a healthcare company that is currently developing an automation platform for precision-sensitive tasks in spine surgery. The company believes in the potential for enhanced collaboration in the medical field. Kato Medical is pioneering surgical automation, aiming to revolutionize the way surgeries are performed. The company'sfocus is on creating a fully intradiscal TLIF construct with ALIF footprint, intradiscal fixation, and continuous adjustability. This innovative approach to medical procedures is designed to improve patient outcomes and streamline surgical processes. |  | Seed | Apr 05, 2026 |  |
| K-Motors | K-Motors develops modules that improve the battery cycle of electric vehicles and motors. | $3.5M | Seed | Mar 24, 2026 |  |
| LexxPluss | LexxPluss develops an automatic transfer software system and robot hardware. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Jan 26, 2026 |  |
| Kyoto Fusioneering | Kyoto Fusioneering is a research & development, design, and manufacture of parts related to fusion reactors. | $9.8M | Series C | Sep 09, 2025 |  |
| Instalimb | Instalimb is the world's first 3D printing prosthesis business. It uses advanced 3D printing, 3D-CAD, and machine-learning technologies to produce affordable, high-quality prosthetic legs. By integrating these tools into its manufacturing process, the company delivers reliable and low-cost 3D-printed prosthetics and orthotics. | $7.3M | Series B | Mar 26, 2025 |  |
| Sunset Point Software, Inc. | At Sunset Point Software, we believe legacy systems slated for decommissioning, should have their essence preserved to continue to serve, inform and even inspire future generations within the organization. These systems were often the lifeblood of an organization for years, if not decades. They were the single source of truth for the organization,chronicling both its successes and its failures. For these reasons, we believe organizations are well served to preserve the stories these systems hold dear even if the physical system is being decommissioned. |  | Seed | Feb 24, 2025 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Global Brain Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/global-brain-corporation) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [UTokyo Innovation Platform](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/utokyo-innovation-platform) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Boost VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/boostfunder) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bpifrance](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bpifrance) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Caisse d'Epargne CEPAC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/caisse-d-epargne-cepac) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [LCL](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/credit-lyonnais) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Kyocera Ventures invest in?

Kyocera Ventures invests primarily in Manufacturing, Medical and Medical Device startups, most often at Seed and Series B stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Kyocera Ventures last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Kyocera Ventures closed in Jul 2026. Shizune tracks 7 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?

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