# Nobuhiro Seki

> Nobuhiro Seki is a seed investor at Monozukuri Ventures (New York) backing Hardware and Software. See 30 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Monozukuri Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/makers-boot-camp)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 30
- Last investment: Oct 2022
- Lead investor: 13%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/nseki
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/nseki
- Website: http://fabfoundry.net/
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/nseki

Nobuhiro Seki is a seed investor at Monozukuri Ventures in New York focused on Hardware and Software. Nobuhiro "Nob" Seki is a serial entrepreneur specializing in delivering the latest technologies to people such as the Internet, the social media and the Internet of things (IoT). Nob is based in Japan and New York City with friends in the San Francisco Bay Area.In 2017, he joined the board for Darma Tech Labs (aka Makers Boot Camp) toaccelerate transformation of manufacturing industries from mass production to high-variety, low-volume production oriented. In 2015, Nob co-founded FabFoundry, a community for hardware startups & creative makers that connects to the startup ecosystem such as an accelerator program "Monozukuri Bootcamp", a seed fund "Shisaku Fund" and global manufacturing resources, by partnering with Makers Boot Camp.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hardware | 4 | 13% |
| Software | 4 | 13% |
| Consumer Electronics | 4 | 13% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 4 | 13% |
| Robotics | 3 | 10% |

64 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 14 | 47% |
| Funding Round | 8 | 27% |
| Series A | 4 | 13% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 7% |
| Corporate Round | 1 | 3% |

6 stages tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Seasats | Seasats autonomous ocean vehicles provide remote monitoring and data collection for defense and commercial customers at a fraction of the cost, logistics, and risk compared to traditional methods. | $10M | Corporate Round | Oct 19, 2022 |  |
| Seasats | Seasats autonomous ocean vehicles provide remote monitoring and data collection for defense and commercial customers at a fraction of the cost, logistics, and risk compared to traditional methods. | $10M | Seed | Oct 19, 2022 |  |
| Proteus Motion | The Proteus system by Proteus Motion Inc. (formerly Boston Biomotion) is a new category of intelligent exercise and rehab equipment designed to strengthen, optimize, and restore movements using patented 3D resistance and 3D measurement. One system is used to train and measure any movement during post-op through peak performance, and enhancemovement efficiency through a unique neuromuscular stimulation that can only be achieved by moving in water or mud. Compared to traditional tools like free weights and cable machines, 3D resistance produces up to 3x more muscle stimulation, lower strain on the joints, and greater neuromuscular stimulation to accelerate "muscle memory" and more efficient movement patterns. Subscription software profiles strength for users using a new and comprehensive way to measure muscle performance, offers personalized insights and recommendations, and tracks progress across a suite of 6 proprietary metrics.The company was founded in 2016 and headquartered in New York, United States. | $8.5M | Series A | Jul 20, 2022 |  |
| Arieca | Arieca manufactures and distributes a thermally conductive rubber composite. Arieca's composite is a stretchable, thermally conductive rubber that combines elasticity of soft silicone with the thermal of metal to be used as circuit wiring, sensors, and passive heat exchangers, allowing manufacturers to deploy an alternative form of rubber thatimprove the performance electronics and help them to safely interact with humans. | $6.5M | Series A | May 17, 2022 |  |
| BRELYON | Brelyon is a developer of a display used to replace traditional monitors and virtual reality headgears. It was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in San Mateo, California. | $16.2M | Series A | May 11, 2022 |  |
| Maxwell Labs | Maxwell Labs designs component cooling solutions based on solid-state using thermo-electric coolers controlled by machine learning algorithms. | $1.1M |  | Apr 22, 2022 |  |
| Maxwell Labs | Maxwell Labs designs component cooling solutions based on solid-state using thermo-electric coolers controlled by machine learning algorithms. | $1.1M | Seed | Apr 22, 2022 |  |
| EarthGrid PBC | EarthGrid™ is developing the world’s first way to tunnel, trench, and excavate using our patented plasma tunnel-boring technology. Compared to traditional tunneling, trenching, and excavation methods, this technology has the potential to: – Work exponentially faster
 – Save dramatically in costs Our machines will employ high-power plasma torchesthat can vaporize and break up rock, clay, and obstacles into small fragments (known as spallation). |  | Pre-Seed | Jan 31, 2022 |  |
| MonoLets | MonoLets is enabling a real-time item-level supply chain data platform for AI systems. | $6M | Seed | Jan 10, 2022 |  |
| Edge Case Research | Edge Case is the trusted risk-management partner for companies building self-driving trucks, autonomous robotaxis, and smarter passenger cars. We help developers and operators measure, manage, and insure the risks posed by software driving in the real world. Our mission is to deliver the promise of safe autonomous mobility.It was founded in 2013and headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. | $12M | Series A | Sep 15, 2021 |  |

10 of 30 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Innovation Works](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/innovation-works) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [412 Venture Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/412-venture-fund) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Lockheed Martin Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lockheed-martin-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Arosa Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arosa-capital-management) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [99 Tartans](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/99-tartans) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Acies Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acies-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Monozukuri Ventures

VC Fund · Kyoto, Japan

We Make Hardware Startups Together. Empowering people to build high-quality products.For startup founders, it takes more than funding to bridge the gap between idea and product/market fit. With our unique way of supporting startups with manufacturing needs, we partner with startups for the long term and work hand-in-glove with our portfolioevery step of the way to grow their businesses. Monozukuri Ventures (former Makers Boot Camp) is an early stage VC focused on hardware startup investments in the US & Japan.Our mission is to help the world’s entrepreneurs deliver high-quality products to the market, regardless of production volume. As a global ecosystem contributor, we provide founders with essential resources such as investment, mentorship, prototyping know-how, manufacturing expertise, and community support.To achieve this ambitious goal, we stress the importance of Monozukuri, the art of making things in a creative way. Although known as a traditional practice of manufacturing in Japan, Monozukuri enables us to create new values by fusing two opposite ideas integrated into harmony, such as old and new, East and West, hardware and software, and historical and modern.Based in historical Kyoto City and modern New York City, Monozukuri Ventures empowers talented and diverse people to build tangible solutions to create a better future.

5 contacts available at Monozukuri Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Narimasa Makino | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/narimasa-makino |
| Nobuhiro Seki | Managing Partner & Board Member | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nob-seki |
| Sabrina Sasaki | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sabrina-sasaki |
| Kenshin Fujiwara | Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kenshin-fujiwara |
| Nikolas Schreiber | EIR Fellow | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nikolas-schreiber |

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## FAQ

### What does Nobuhiro Seki invest in?

Nobuhiro Seki invests primarily in Hardware, Software and Consumer Electronics startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 30 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Nobuhiro Seki last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Nobuhiro Seki closed in Oct 2022. Shizune tracks 30 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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