# Lixil Group Corporation

> Lixil Group Corporation is a VC fund in Tokyo backing SaaS and Big Data. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Oct 2018
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Sep 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company-beta/3022155/
- Website: http://www.lixil.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lixilgroup

LIXIL Group Corporation is a holding company. It has 232 subsidiaries, including LIXIL Corporation, and 91 affiliates (as of March 2013) involved in the building materials and housing equipment industry.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 1 | 33% |
| Big Data | 1 | 33% |
| Security | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |
| Analytics | 1 | 33% |

17 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |
| Series E | 1 | 33% |
| Corporate Round | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 2 | 67% |
| United States | 1 | 33% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Yoshiaki Fujimori | President and CEO | 0 | — |
| Beth Benevenia | Chief People Officer | 0 | — |
| Kenjiro Ushioda | Founder | 0 | — |
| Kinya Seto | CEO | 1 | — |
| Trey Northrup | CEO | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Quid | Quid is a platform that searches, analyzes and visualizes the world’s collective intelligence to help answer strategic questions. It draws connections between big ideas, giving your brain more power than you ever dreamed possible.Quid software technology specializes in the analysis of text-based data. The product utilizes implicit networkanalysis and graph theory to create advanced interactive visualizations. Quid proprietary algorithms employ artificial intelligence and Natural Language Processing to quickly find insights across millions of data points.The company’s goal is to allow non-technical users in enterprise organizations to independently access the world’s high-value information for unique and shareable insights. Quid users have access to proprietary data sets (e.g. news articles, blog posts, company profiles, and patents) and can also bring their own data.On January 28, 2020, Quid merged with the social media analytics company, Netbase Solutions. The combined company joined forces under a collective name, Netbase Quid. | $37.5M | Series E | Oct 29, 2018 |  |
| Secual | Secual (Sekyuaru) detects the intrusion from windows and doors, is a service that reaches the immediate notification to your existing smartphone. Secual of equipment can be unnecessary and easy to install wiring, direction and moving of rental living went better with the many, so far Even if you were not available to home security, you can feelfree to introduce. | $1.2M | Corporate Round | Aug 31, 2017 |  |
| Z-Works | "Z-Works Life Engine" is a cloud-type IoT platform. Collect and analyze the data of the terminal equipped with Z-Wave on the cloud, you can browse various data with the smartphone and remotely control the terminal equipped with Z-Wave. | $56.7M | Series A | Jun 19, 2017 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Artis Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/artis) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Canon Marketing Japan](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/canon-marketing-japan) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Founders Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/founders-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Spiral Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/imj-fenox-pte-ltd) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Infocom](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/infocom) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Kokusai Kogyo](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kokusai-kogyo-co-ltd) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Lixil Group Corporation invest in?

Lixil Group Corporation invests primarily in SaaS, Big Data and Security startups, most often at Series A and Series E stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Lixil Group Corporation?

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### Who are the partners at Lixil Group Corporation?

The team at Lixil Group Corporation includes Yoshiaki Fujimori (President and CEO), Beth Benevenia (Chief People Officer) and Kenjiro Ushioda (Founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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