# Nobuyuki Kambe

> Nobuyuki Kambe is a Series A investor at Phoenix Venture Partners backing Manufacturing and Solar. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Phoenix Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/phoenix-venture-partners)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Sep 2025
- Lead investor: 40%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nobi-kambe-5b63984/

Nobuyuki Kambe is a Series A investor at Phoenix Venture Partners in San Francisco focused on Manufacturing and Solar. Nobi Kambe is a Partner and co-founder of Phoenix Venture Partners (PVP). He is a distinguished inventor and serial entrepreneur with deep expertise in nanomaterials. Nobi Kambe has over 50 issued patents and is the founder of three successful start-ups, Nanogram Devices (acquired), Neophotonics (IPO), and Nanogram Corporation (acquired). Earlierin his career, Nobi Kambe was a Research Manager in semiconductor and carbon nanomaterials and devices at Nippon Telegraph & Telephone (NTT) where he became Senior Manager of New Business Strategy with management oversight of thousands of patents and hundreds of commercialization and R&D partnerships. Nobi Kambe was also a Managing Director at the International Center for Materials Research (ICMR) in Japan and was the founder of ICMR-USA. He earned his BS and MS from Keio University and his PhD from MIT. Nobi Kambe is a frequent lecturer at the University of Tokyo, Kagawa University, and Keio University, and has been a member of the Evaluation Committee for Nanotechnology at AIST, a major national laboratory in Japan.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 40% |
| Solar | 1 | 20% |
| Electronics | 1 | 20% |
| Clean Energy | 1 | 20% |
| Market Research | 1 | 20% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 20% |
| Series B | 1 | 20% |
| Series C | 1 | 20% |
| Series D | 1 | 20% |
| Convertible Note | 1 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 1 | 20% |
| United States | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nanofiber Quantum Technologies | Nanofiber Quantum Technologies is a research and manufacturing company that develops hardware for quantum communications. Its technologies provide quantum computers using nanofibers and advanced engineering, specializing in quantum cryptography, quantum communications, and other technologies related to quantum science for social implementation. | $14M | Series A | Sep 25, 2025 |  |
| Nanofiber Quantum Technologies | Nanofiber Quantum Technologies is a research and manufacturing company that develops hardware for quantum communications. Its technologies provide quantum computers using nanofibers and advanced engineering, specializing in quantum cryptography, quantum communications, and other technologies related to quantum science for social implementation. | $8.5M | Convertible Note | Sep 15, 2023 |  |
| C3Nano | C3Nano is the developer of the solution-based, transparent conductive inks and films as direct replacements for indium tin oxide (ITO). C3Nano is the performance leader in Transparent Conductor Films (TCFs) and Activegrid silver nanowire (AgNW) solution-based inks for the touch sensor and display industry. They have raised $37 million in funding todate, which has enabled the company to quickly achieve best in class ink formulations and expanded production capabilities. C3Nano is headquartered in Silicon Valley with an industry-leading manufacturing base in Korea.Founded in 2010, it is headquartered in Hayward, California. |  | Series D | Feb 22, 2017 |  |
| C3Nano | C3Nano is the developer of the solution-based, transparent conductive inks and films as direct replacements for indium tin oxide (ITO). C3Nano is the performance leader in Transparent Conductor Films (TCFs) and Activegrid silver nanowire (AgNW) solution-based inks for the touch sensor and display industry. They have raised $37 million in funding todate, which has enabled the company to quickly achieve best in class ink formulations and expanded production capabilities. C3Nano is headquartered in Silicon Valley with an industry-leading manufacturing base in Korea.Founded in 2010, it is headquartered in Hayward, California. |  | Series C |  |  |
| C3Nano | C3Nano is the developer of the solution-based, transparent conductive inks and films as direct replacements for indium tin oxide (ITO). C3Nano is the performance leader in Transparent Conductor Films (TCFs) and Activegrid silver nanowire (AgNW) solution-based inks for the touch sensor and display industry. They have raised $37 million in funding todate, which has enabled the company to quickly achieve best in class ink formulations and expanded production capabilities. C3Nano is headquartered in Silicon Valley with an industry-leading manufacturing base in Korea.Founded in 2010, it is headquartered in Hayward, California. |  | Series B |  |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [GSR Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gsr-ventures-management) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Keio Innovation Initiative](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/keio-innovations-initiative) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [WASEDA University Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/waseda-university-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Brevan Howard Asset Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brevan-howard-asset-management) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [JAFCO](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jafco-co-ltd) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [JAFCO Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jafco-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Phoenix Venture Partners

VC Fund · San Mateo, United States

Phoenix Venture Partners (PVP) is a venture capital firm that invests in and partners with entrepreneurs to commercialize breakthrough materials science innovations. PVP’s team has a track record of founding, building, and investing in successful materials science start-ups. The firm’s investment strategy is flexible and predicated on assistingentrepreneurs with customer and supply chain partnerships, business development, as well as strategic and operational support. PVP collaborates with a select set of forward-looking global corporations on business development and innovation interests.Phoenix Venture Partners was founded in 2010 and is based in Silicon Valley with satellite offices in Singapore and Cambridge, MA.

5 contacts available at Phoenix Venture Partners.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Christina Jenkins | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christina-jenkins |
| Jennifer Wang | CFO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jennifer-wang-0f9f |
| Nobuyuki Kambe | Managing General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nobi-kambe |
| Zach Jonasson | Managing General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/zach-jonasson |
| David Soane | Special Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-soane |

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## FAQ

### What does Nobuyuki Kambe invest in?

Nobuyuki Kambe invests primarily in Manufacturing, Solar and Electronics startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Nobuyuki Kambe last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Nobuyuki Kambe closed in Sep 2025. Shizune tracks 5 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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