Monozukuri Ventures
VC Fund
Kyoto, Japan
Monozukuri Ventures is a VC fund in Kyoto focused on Hardware and Software. We Make Hardware Startups Together. Empowering people to build high-quality products.For startup founders, it takes more than funding to bridge the gap between idea and product/market fit. With our unique way of supporting startups with manufacturing needs, we partner with startups for the long term and work hand-in-glove with our portfolioevery step of the way to grow their businesses. Monozukuri Ventures (former Makers Boot Camp) is an early stage VC focused on hardware startup investments in the US & Japan.Our mission is to help the world’s entrepreneurs deliver high-quality products to the market, regardless of production volume. As a global ecosystem contributor, we provide founders with essential resources such as investment, mentorship, prototyping know-how, manufacturing expertise, and community support.To achieve this ambitious goal, we stress the importance of Monozukuri, the art of making things in a creative way. Although known as a traditional practice of manufacturing in Japan, Monozukuri enables us to create new values by fusing two opposite ideas integrated into harmony, such as old and new, East and West, hardware and software, and historical and modern.Based in historical Kyoto City and modern New York City, Monozukuri Ventures empowers talented and diverse people to build tangible solutions to create a better future.
- Total investments:
- 81
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 10%
- Last fund:
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Industries Monozukuri Ventures invests in
Stages Monozukuri Ventures invests in
Countries Monozukuri Ventures invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $465k–$3.8M
- Series A
- $949k–$16M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Hardware 11 (14%)
- Software 11 (14%)
- Manufacturing 11 (14%)
- Artificial Intelligence 11 (14%)
- Robotics 10 (12%)
Stage
- Seed 37 (46%)
- Funding Round 11 (14%)
- Series A 9 (11%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 9 (11%)
- Pre-Seed 5 (6%)
Country
- United States 31 (38%)
- Japan 26 (32%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Narimasa Makino
CEO
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CEO | Total investments: 2 | Find email | |
Nobuhiro Seki
Managing Partner & Board Member
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Managing Partner & Board Member | Total investments: 32 | Find email | |
Sabrina Sasaki
Principal
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Principal | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Kenshin Fujiwara
Co-Founder
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Co-Founder | Total investments: 2 | Find email | |
Nikolas Schreiber
EIR Fellow
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EIR Fellow | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| They are system architects and builders, committed to engineering high-performance, energy-efficient hardware for a new generation of workloads. They hold great expectations that Japan-based LENZO will drive a game-changing breakthrough with its innovative semiconductors and establish a strong presence on the global stage. Their proprietary CGLAarchitecture delivers breakthrough performance per watt in a compact, cost-effective form. | $3.2M / Seed / Mar 11, 2026 | ||
| REVORN is a fragrance AI and DX research and development company. They develop products such as odor sensors that can respond to odor issues and needs. They provide consultation at a range of levels, from identifying issues to developing solutions. | $1.4M / Seed / Jun 06, 2024 | ||
| RUTILEA is an IT company that aims to solve social issues through open-source. By advancing revolutionary 'AI teaching AI' concept, edefine automation, data-driven decision-making, and operational efficiency. | Series C / Nov 15, 2023 | ||
| EdgeCortix is a fabless semiconductor company specializing in energy-efficient artificial intelligence (AI) processing at the edge. The company’s platform includes the SAKURA-II AI accelerator, a low-power silicon co-processor capable of real-time generative AI inference on multi-billion-parameter models within an approximately 8 W envelope. Italso offers the MERA compiler and software framework that enables developers to deploy models across heterogeneous systems, leveraging flexibility through the Dynamic Neural Accelerator (DNA) architecture. The hardware-software co-design approach ensures adaptable, runtime-reconfigurable performance for use cases ranging from vision to language applications. | $20.1M / Venture - Series Unknown / Oct 03, 2023 | ||
| RUTILEA is an IT company that aims to solve social issues through open-source. By advancing revolutionary 'AI teaching AI' concept, edefine automation, data-driven decision-making, and operational efficiency. | $2M / Series C / Sep 11, 2023 | ||
| Magic Shields develops impact-absorbing flooring solutions designed to reduce injuries from falls in care environments. The company produces cushioning floor materials that use a structured design to balance softness for safety with firmness for everyday mobility, supporting both residents and caregivers. Its products are used in settings such asnursing homes and healthcare facilities, where fall-related injuries are a concern.The flooring system is engineered to absorb shock during a fall while maintaining stability for walking and the use of equipment like wheelchairs or carts. This approach aims to help reduce the severity of injuries without disrupting daily operations.Magic Shields also conducts research and testing to evaluate the effectiveness of its materials, contributing data to support adoption in care settings and inform ongoing product development. | $1.6M / Seed / May 30, 2023 | ||
| UGO is creating future avatar robots and a platform that connects the administration of multiple robots to achieve the ''fusion of humans and robots,'' or ''collaboration with robots to perform employment that used to be performed only by humans. | Seed / Oct 28, 2022 | ||
| ImaCreate provides planning, development and operation of VR / AR / MR system. | $1.2M / Series A / Oct 21, 2022 | ||
| Seasats autonomous ocean vehicles provide remote monitoring and data collection for defense and commercial customers at a fraction of the cost, logistics, and risk compared to traditional methods. | $10M / Corporate Round / Oct 19, 2022 | ||
| The Proteus system by Proteus Motion Inc. (formerly Boston Biomotion) is a new category of intelligent exercise and rehab equipment designed to strengthen, optimize, and restore movements using patented 3D resistance and 3D measurement. One system is used to train and measure any movement during post-op through peak performance, and enhancemovement efficiency through a unique neuromuscular stimulation that can only be achieved by moving in water or mud. Compared to traditional tools like free weights and cable machines, 3D resistance produces up to 3x more muscle stimulation, lower strain on the joints, and greater neuromuscular stimulation to accelerate "muscle memory" and more efficient movement patterns. Subscription software profiles strength for users using a new and comprehensive way to measure muscle performance, offers personalized insights and recommendations, and tracks progress across a suite of 6 proprietary metrics.The company was founded in 2016 and headquartered in New York, United States. | $8.5M / Series A / Jul 20, 2022 | ||
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FAQ
What does Monozukuri Ventures invest in?
Monozukuri Ventures invests primarily in Hardware, Software and Manufacturing startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 81 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Monozukuri Ventures's check size?
Monozukuri Ventures typically joins rounds of $465k–$3.8M at Seed and $949k–$16M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Monozukuri Ventures participates in.
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Who are the partners at Monozukuri Ventures?
The team at Monozukuri Ventures includes Narimasa Makino (CEO), Nobuhiro Seki (Managing Partner & Board Member) and Sabrina Sasaki (Principal). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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