# Nikon-SBI Innovation Fund

> Nikon-SBI Innovation Fund is a VC fund backing Medical, Robotics and Automotive. See 8 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: Jul 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Nikon-SBI Innovation Fund is a VC fund focused on Medical and Robotics. An Invetsment Fund.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Medical | 2 | 25% |
| Robotics | 2 | 25% |
| Automotive | 2 | 25% |
| Health Care | 2 | 25% |
| Biotechnology | 2 | 25% |

21 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 25% |
| Series B | 2 | 25% |
| Series A | 1 | 13% |
| Series C | 1 | 13% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 13% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 7 | 88% |
| Canada | 1 | 13% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| EX-Fusion | EX-Fusion develops the first commercial laser based nuclear fusion reactor for power generation. | $12.5M | Seed | Jul 05, 2023 |  |
| Cellusion | Cellusion is a regenerative medicine startup from Keio University. The mission of Cellusion is to deliver novel therapies for all bullous keratopathy patients by our iPS cells origin corneal endothelial cells mass culture system. | $20.3M | Series C | Jun 06, 2023 |  |
| Heartseed | Heartseed is a biotechnology research firm that specializes in the development of purified ventricular cardiomyocytes derived from induced pluripotent stem cells for the treatment of heart failure. The company employs an innovative methodology that involves the creation of cardiomyocyte spheroids, small clusters of heart cells, using stem cells.These spheroids are then surgically implanted into the heart to improve its performance. | $14.3M | Seed | May 25, 2023 |  |
| Synspective | Synspective provides SAR data and remote monitoring services to government agencies. Its satellite data technology utilizes and integrates data from satellite constellations, big data, and machine learning. It provides various satellite services, including remote sensing and satellite imagery using small-sized SAR satellites that can measure humanactivity over a wide area on earth, regardless of time or weather. | $96.3M | Series B | Mar 28, 2022 |  |
| Algolux | Algolux is an award-winning AI software company delivering the industry’s most robust and scalable perception for all conditions, addressing both existing cameras and new designs through cloud-based tools and embedded software. The company was founded on groundbreaking research at the intersection of deep learning, computer vision, andcomputational imaging. Our computer vision and image optimization solutions address the mission-critical issue of safety for automotive ADAS, autonomous vehicles, fleets, autonomous mobile robots, and video security. | $18.4M | Series B | Jul 12, 2021 |  |
| QD Laser | QD Laser is a developer of quantum dot laser technology designed to offer high performance semiconductor lasers.The company's quantum dot laser technology develops new semiconductor lasers in a wide range of fields and offer current-free quantum dot lasers for communications, enabling telecommunication industries to get services that helpsthem improve their businesses. | $524.5M |  | Apr 11, 2019 |  |
| ZMP | ZMP is an international company in the field of robotics, autonomous vehicles, automotive technology, sensing technology and related areas. Currently we employ half of engineers from overseas, Australia, China, Egypt, France, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, India, Taiwan and UK. We will keep employing new members from all over the world in the future.*Japanese language is not required. | $212.6M | Corporate Round | Jun 26, 2017 |  |
| Setsuro Tech | Seturotech is a biotechnology venture company established on February 22, 2017 by Tatsuya Takemoto (PI: Principal Investigator) of the University of Tokushima as a venture from Tokushima University. In 2015, Takemoto and Masakazu Hashimoto (Osaka University) developed a simple and highly efficient method for producing genetically modified(genome-edited) mice using CRISPR / Cas9, and filed a patent application for the technology. The technology is called fertilized egg electroporation (GEEP method), a technology that introduces molecules required for genome editing by CRISPR into fertilized eggs at high throughput by the power of electricity (electroporation). Using this technology, Seturotech will start from the production and sale of genetically modified mice, and will become a fundamental company providing all genetically modified animals, anticipating the future use of genetically modified animals in industry. | $2.1M | Series A |  |  |

8 of 8 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [SMBC Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/smbc-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Nissay Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nissay-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [SBI Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sbi-investment-2) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sumitomo-mitsui-trust-investment) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [UTokyo Innovation Platform](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/utokyo-innovation-platform) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Abies Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/abies-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Nikon-SBI Innovation Fund invest in?

Nikon-SBI Innovation Fund invests primarily in Medical, Robotics and Automotive startups, most often at Seed and Series B stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Nikon-SBI Innovation Fund last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Nikon-SBI Innovation Fund closed in Jul 2023. Shizune tracks 8 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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