# Kyushu Electric Power

> Kyushu Electric Power is a VC fund in Fukuoka-shi backing Drones and Aerospace. See 8 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Fukuoka-shi, Japan
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 13%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kyushu-electric-power
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/Kyuden_official
- Website: http://www.kyuden.co.jp/en
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kyuden.jp

Kyushu Electric Power is a VC fund in Fukuoka-shi focused on Drones and Aerospace. Kyushu Electric Power Company, Incorporated is a Japan-based company mainly involved in the electric power business. It has four business segments. The Electric Power segment offers electric power that the Company generated and purchased from other energy supplier. The Energy-related segment is engaged in the wholesale of thermal electric power,the research, design, construction and supervision of electric- and civil engineering-related construction work, as well as the environment protection for power plants. This segment is also involved in the sale of electric machine tools, natural uranium, gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG), and the new energy generation and heat supply businesses. The Information Communications segment offers data communication, broadband, fixed phone and information technology (IT)-related services.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Drones | 2 | 25% |
| Aerospace | 2 | 25% |
| Sales | 1 | 13% |
| Rental | 1 | 13% |
| Battery | 1 | 13% |

25 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 2 | 25% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 25% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 25% |
| Series A | 1 | 13% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Shizen Connect | Shizen Connect develops energy management systems that coordinate distributed energy resources such as battery storage systems, electric vehicles, solar power equipment, and virtual power plant platforms. The company provides software and control services that support demand response, battery storage operations, microgrid management, remotemonitoring, and energy optimization for utilities, real estate companies, and energy operators. Its platform integrates IoT and cloud-based technologies to manage energy consumption, electricity trading, and grid balancing across residential, commercial, and industrial environments. Shizen Connect also offers edge devices and SaaS-based tools that support remote metering, energy visualization, and device control across multiple energy assets. | $17M | Series A | May 25, 2026 |  |
| KOALA Tech | Koala Tech Inc. is an innovative high-tech startup company, whose goal is to pioneer practical applications of the world's first organic semiconductor laser diode that has been realized in the Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics Research (OPERA) at Kyushu University. | $3.7M | Series B | Nov 18, 2024 |  |
| HIGHRESO | GPUSOROBAN is a GPU cloud service that enables anyone to perform high-speed calculations on high-end GPUs with ease. Hi-Res, the running business, is the first GPU cloud operator in Japan to be accredited as a "NVIDIA Elite Partner," the program's highest level (CSP Compute field). Furthermore, it received the "Best CSP Partnerof the Year" award at the NVIDIA NPN Partner Award 2022. It is widely used by university research institutes, large corporations, and AI venture firms, with over 100 uses per year. | $470.9K | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 05, 2024 |  |
| Terra Drone | Terra Drone is a drone and software manufacturer, based in Tokyo. By using drone, Terra Drone also delivers civil engineering surveying services for construction companies and analyzes data. With a wide range of usecase of drone, Terra Drone also helps companies to carry out inspection of complex job sites, such as those in construction, oil andgas extraction, agriculture. | $65.9M | Series B | Mar 22, 2022 |  |
| Japan Infra Waymark | Japan's infrastructure is an infrastructure consulting and planning company.Japan's infrastructure aim to create a social environment where people can live with peace of mind by reducing the burden on inspection operators nationwide with efficient solutions through digitalization . |  | Venture - Series Unknown | May 19, 2021 |  |
| NExT-e Solutions | Next-generation is a development, manufacture and sale of the battery system. | $1.9M |  | Sep 24, 2019 |  |
| Digital Grid | Digital Grid is a retail supply contract or a power supply contract with a service provider using the digital grid platform. | $2.8M |  | Sep 07, 2018 |  |
| Digital Grid | Digital Grid is a retail supply contract or a power supply contract with a service provider using the digital grid platform. | $1.4M |  | Aug 01, 2018 |  |

8 of 8 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Koden Japan](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/koden-japan) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Spiral Regional Innovation Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/spiral-regional-innovation-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Eight-Japan Engineering Consultants](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eight-japan-engineering-consultants) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [ENEOS](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eneos) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [FFG Venture Business Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ffg-venture-business-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Globe Advisors Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/globe-advisors-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Kyushu Electric Power invest in?

Kyushu Electric Power invests primarily in Drones, Aerospace and Sales startups, most often at Series B and Funding Round 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.

### When did Kyushu Electric Power last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Kyushu Electric Power closed in May 2026. Shizune tracks 8 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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