# Mitsubishi Electric Innovation Fund

> Mitsubishi Electric Innovation Fund is a VC fund backing Rental and Aerospace. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Marunouchi, Japan
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Jan 2026
- Lead investor: 25%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.mitsubishielectric.com/cvc/

Mitsubishi Electric Innovation Fund is a venture capital fund that serves as a link between the Mitsubishi Electric Group and companies. The fund is co-managed by Global Brain and Mitsubishi Electric.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Rental | 1 | 25% |
| Aerospace | 1 | 25% |
| Consulting | 1 | 25% |
| Data Center | 1 | 25% |
| Internet of Things | 1 | 25% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Series C | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 1 | 25% |
| The Netherlands | 1 | 25% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Donald Butts | EIR (Entrepreneur-in-Residence | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/donald-butts |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lucend | Coolgradient is a roof-to-room AI optimization solution for data centers. | $3.3M | Seed | Jan 26, 2026 |  |
| Pale Blue | Pale Blue provides a variety of water propulsion systems with high-performance, affordable price, short-lead time, and reliability. | $10.2M | Series C | Aug 07, 2025 |  |
| Formic Technologies | At Formic, we want to increase the collective output of humanity by making automation deployments trivial and easy. Every factory should have access to unlimited 'labor' through robotics and automation rentals. We are building technology, financing, operations and services to make this vision possible.Formic is a fast-growingventure-backed startup focused on unlocking robotic automation in labor-starved industries such as food and beverage, advanced manufacturing, consumer packaged goods and other industrial settings. We combine financial innovation with a firm understanding of what robotics are capable of, to enable manufacturing customers to scale up their manufacturing capacity quickly and with minimal risk. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Oct 21, 2024 |  |
| Hayden AI | Hayden AI’s mission is to develop cutting-edge artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies that enable the automated enforcement of bus lanes and stops—accelerating public transit, improving street safety, and advancing a more sustainable urban future. |  | Series B | Dec 08, 2023 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Global Brain Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/global-brain-corporation) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [4impact](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/4impact) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [aSTART](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/%EF%BD%81start) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Avesta Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/avesta-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BootstrapLabs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bootstraplabs) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Mitsubishi Electric Innovation Fund invest in?

Mitsubishi Electric Innovation Fund invests primarily in Rental, Aerospace and Consulting startups, most often at Seed and Series C stage. Most of the 4 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 Mitsubishi Electric Innovation Fund?

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### Who are the partners at Mitsubishi Electric Innovation Fund?

The team at Mitsubishi Electric Innovation Fund includes Donald Butts (EIR (Entrepreneur-in-Residence). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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