# National Institute for Materials Science

> National Institute for Materials Science is a VC fund in Tsukuba backing Energy and Battery. See 2 investments, round sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tsukuba, Japan
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Mar 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.nims.go.jp/eng/

National Institute for Materials Science is a VC fund in Tsukuba focused on Energy and Battery. R&D Organization by the government of Japan

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 1 | 50% |
| Battery | 1 | 50% |
| Advanced Materials | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Thermalytica | Thermalytica is engaged in research, development, and consulting services for heat insulating materials and heat shielding materials. It also offers electron beam physical vapor deposition equipment and thermal barrier coating equipment. They serve construction materials, plants, and home appliances. | $833.4K | Series A | Mar 10, 2023 | https://thermalytica.jp/ |
| Thermalytica | Thermalytica is engaged in research, development, and consulting services for heat insulating materials and heat shielding materials. It also offers electron beam physical vapor deposition equipment and thermal barrier coating equipment. They serve construction materials, plants, and home appliances. | $69.5K | Seed | Feb 28, 2022 | https://thermalytica.jp/ |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [National Institute for Materials Science](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/national-institute-for-materials-science) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [KSP](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ksp) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [KSP](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ksp-0807) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Tsukuba Center](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tsukuba-center) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [XVC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/xvc-a3a4) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does National Institute for Materials Science invest in?

National Institute for Materials Science invests primarily in Energy, Battery and Advanced Materials startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did National Institute for Materials Science last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for National Institute for Materials Science closed in Mar 2023. Shizune tracks 2 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?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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