# NEC X

> NEC X is a VC fund in Palo Alto backing Artificial Intelligence and Farming. See 13 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Palo Alto, United States
- Total investments: 13
- Last investment: May 2025
- Lead investor: 62%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/necxinc/
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/NECXInc
- Website: https://nec-x.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NECXInc

NEC X is a VC fund in Palo Alto focused on Artificial Intelligence and Farming. NEC X is incubating and developing new businesses rapidly with cutting-edge technologies and capable talents, leveraging partnerships in the Silicon Valley ecosystem. NEC X recently opened applications for its Elev X! Ignite Venture Studio, aiming to assist new founders in developing high-demand products.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $4.7M–$4.7M |
| Pre-Seed | $250k–$490k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Artificial Intelligence | 4 | 31% |
| Farming | 2 | 15% |
| Software | 2 | 15% |
| Legal Tech | 2 | 15% |
| Health Care | 2 | 15% |

27 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 6 | 46% |
| Pre-Seed | 4 | 31% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 8% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 8% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 7 | 54% |
| Canada | 2 | 15% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 8% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Naoto Mizuguchi | Chief Financial Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/naoto-mizuguchi |
| Nobu Morita | Director of Innovations | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nobu-morita |
| Sanjay Arora | Entrepreneur In Residence | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sanjay-arora-e555 |
| Shintaro Matsumoto | President and CEO | 10 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shintaro-matsumoto-6f04 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Verdi | Verdi is building the data science platform for hyper-specific farm actions, starting with irrigation. | $4.7M | Seed | May 15, 2025 |  |
| Verdi Expeditions | Verdi Expeditions is a scalable platform for agricultural automation and tailored plant health. | $4.7M | Seed | May 15, 2025 |  |
| SeafoodAI | SeafoodAI utilizes advanced technology to improve seafood sourcing, focusing on sustainability and profitability through real-time data insights. The company is pioneering AI-powered solutions, including biometric scanning, to boost seafood sustainability and enhance digital traceability. | $250K | Pre-Seed | Apr 09, 2025 |  |
| Clikr | Clikr is a martech all-in-one platform that revolutionizes fashion and beauty marketing by connecting brands with customers who create impactful content. |  | Seed | Dec 18, 2024 |  |
| Infis AI | AppShip is a platform dedicated to streamlining the development and deployment of native applications on B2B app stores like Salesforce, HubSpot, Shopify, and Zoom. It significantly reduces app building times and costs, allowing businesses to launch their applications swiftly and economically. AppShip leverages proprietary integration frameworksand advanced automation tools to offer a seamless end-to-end solution, from app creation to listing on app stores. Based in San Francisco, AppShip aims to revolutionize the B2B app development landscape with its innovative approach and expertise. |  | Pre-Seed | Oct 09, 2024 |  |
| Chekable | We are on a mission to make intellectual property more accessible. Both patent professionals and inventors need modern AI first tools to make patenting process efficient and intelligent. |  | Seed | Jul 24, 2024 |  |
| QI - Qualitative Intelligence | QI helps D2C, and B2B brands increase engagement and conversions, reduce PR risk and improve LTV by offering a unique approach to consumer insights, content marketing, and customer intelligence in only a few clicks, with the power of human creativity plus ai. Our unique approach includes anthropological, human needs-based algorithms that helpbrands bridge market gaps and create customer value. | $490K | Pre-Seed | Jun 17, 2024 |  |
| Verdi Expeditions | Verdi Expeditions is a scalable platform for agricultural automation and tailored plant health. |  |  | May 22, 2024 |  |
| Verdi Expeditions | Verdi Expeditions is a scalable platform for agricultural automation and tailored plant health. |  | Seed | May 22, 2024 |  |
| Multitude Insights | Multitude Insights helps law enforcement agencies leverage their unstructured data. The company was founded in 2021 and is headquartered in Watertown, Massachusetts, United States. |  | Seed | May 08, 2024 |  |

10 of 13 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [SVG Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/svg-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Alchemist Accelerator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alchemist-accelerator) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Echo River Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/echo-river-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Elemental Impact](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/elemental-excelerator) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Elemental Impact](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/energy-excelerator) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Genome British Columbia](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/genome-british-columbia) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does NEC X invest in?

NEC X invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, Farming and Software startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 13 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 NEC X's check size?

NEC X typically joins rounds of $4.7M–$4.7M at Seed and $250k–$490k at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds NEC X participates in.

### How do I contact NEC X?

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### Who are the partners at NEC X?

The team at NEC X includes Naoto Mizuguchi (Chief Financial Officer), Nobu Morita (Director of Innovations) and Sanjay Arora (Entrepreneur In Residence). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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