# Okano Valve Manufacturing

> Okano Valve Manufacturing is a VC fund in Kitakyushu backing Energy and Robotics. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Kitakyushu, Japan
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://x.com/oka_piyopiyo
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100083094979058

Okano Valve Manufacturing is a producer of high-pressure valves for power generation. They provide a gate valve, a check valve, a drain valve, and a lining valve, among others. In addition, they are involved in the various iron and steel casting and forging processes, as well as the sale of their products.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 1 | 33% |
| Robotics | 1 | 33% |
| Clean Energy | 1 | 33% |
| Transportation | 1 | 33% |
| Virtual Reality | 1 | 33% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |
| Series D | 1 | 33% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| JIZAIE | JIZAIE is an artificial intelligence firm that wants to combine VR, robots, and wearable computing to create solution. | $2.5M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 07, 2026 |  |
| Pixie Dust Technologies | Pixie Dust Technologies is a developer of computational technologies, including its ultrasonic phased array system with which one can generate force in mid-air; transport things in mid-air without touching anything; target and deliver different sounds from person to person in a crowd; direct guide-dogs; and even apply this in agricultural farming. | $20.7M | Series D | May 19, 2026 |  |
| 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. | $14.9M | Series A | Jul 11, 2025 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Incubate Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/incubate-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [ITOCHU Technology Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/itochu-technology-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [NTT DOCOMO Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ntt-docomo-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Aozora Corporate Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aozora-corporate-investment) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Chugin Capital Partner](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chugin-capital-partner) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [FFG Venture Business Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ffg-venture-business-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Okano Valve Manufacturing invest in?

Okano Valve Manufacturing invests primarily in Energy, Robotics and Clean Energy startups, most often at Series A and Series D stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Okano Valve Manufacturing last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Okano Valve Manufacturing closed in Jul 2026. Shizune tracks 3 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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