# Nippon Shokubai

> Nippon Shokubai is a VC fund in Tokyo backing Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical. See 2 investments, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: May 2018
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.shokubai.co.jp/en/

Nippon Shokubai is a VC fund in Tokyo focused on Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical. Since 1941, NIPPON SHOKUBAI has grown up its business with unique catalyst technology.They have supplied, for example, Ethylene oxide, Acrylic acid, automobile catalyst, process catalyst and so on. Among all, their global market share of superabsorbent polymer comes up to No.1, now. NIPPON SHOKUBAI is a global chemical company with its corporatemission as "Providing affluence and comfort to people and society, with their unique technology".

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Biotechnology | 2 | 100% |
| Pharmaceutical | 2 | 100% |
| Health Care | 1 | 50% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 50% |
| Clinical Trials | 1 | 50% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 50% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mark Holzer | Sr. Marketing Manager, Fine Chemicals - Nippon Shokubai America Industries | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| GlyTech | GlyTech is focused on the application of glycan production and chemical glycosylation technologies to the development of innovative and improved medicines such as biopharmaceuticals and oligonucleotide therapeutics. | $141.7M | Series A | May 28, 2018 |  |
| Rena Therapeutics | In the pharmaceutical market, attention has been focused on nucleic acid drugs to meet unmet medical needs such as cancer and intractable diseases.This is because nucleic acid drugs have the following advantages.It is possible to target intracellular drug molecules that could not be targeted by conventional drugsDrug discovery research is possiblefor any gene as long as there is technology to deliver nucleic acids to the expression siteMore specific than low molecular weight compounds and less susceptible to side effects Unlike antibody drugs, nucleic acid drugs can be manufactured by chemical synthesis at a relatively low cost. | $85M |  | Jun 30, 2017 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [FUSHIMI](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fushimi) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Innovation Network Corporation of Japan](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/innovation-network-corp-of-japan) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [KSP](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ksp) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [MIAT](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/miat-0b44) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Osaka University Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/osaka-university-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [SBI Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sbi-investment-2) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Nippon Shokubai invest in?

Nippon Shokubai invests primarily in Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical and Health Care startups, most often at Series A and Funding Round 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.

### How do I contact Nippon Shokubai?

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### Who are the partners at Nippon Shokubai?

The team at Nippon Shokubai includes Mark Holzer (Sr. Marketing Manager, Fine Chemicals - Nippon Shokubai America Industries). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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