# Nichias

> Nichias is a VC fund in Tokyo backing Energy, Clean Energy and Energy Efficiency. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Apr 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nichias-industrial-products-private-limited
- Website: https://x.com/nichias_corp

Nichias is a VC fund in Tokyo focused on Energy and Clean Energy. Nichias provides products and engineering for various types of plant equipment in the industrial products business. They specialise in the semiconductor industry and the automobile industry. They supply and construct building materials for buildings and houses.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 1 | 100% |
| Clean Energy | 1 | 100% |
| Energy Efficiency | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Helical Fusion | Helical Fusion is a startup company that aims to commercialize fusion energy using magnetic confinement of high-temperature plasmas. It is a spin-off startup from the National Institute for Fusion Science (NIFS) in Japan that provides a fusion reactor based on the stellarator design, a magnetic confinement approach that enables inherently stable,continuous plasma operation. | $16.9M | Series B | Apr 28, 2026 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [ECloud](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ecloud-japan) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Hasetora Spinning — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Konoike Transport](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/konoike-transport) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Mitani Sangyo — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Seno Kisen — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Nichias invest in?

Nichias invests primarily in Energy, Clean Energy and Energy Efficiency startups, most often at Series B stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Nichias last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Nichias closed in Apr 2026. Shizune tracks 1 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?

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