Olympus Corporation
VC Fund
Tokyo, Japan
Olympus Corporation is a VC fund in Tokyo focused on Health Care and Medical Device. Olympus Corporation manufactures and sells precision machineries and instruments worldwide. The company operates in four segments: Medical, Scientific, Imaging, and Others. The medical business segment provides endoscopy systems comprising videoscopes, video processors, light sources, and liquid crystal display panels; peripheral equipment such asimage recording devices, endoscope cleaning systems, and sterilization systems; surgical video endoscopy systems and peripheral devices for endoscopic surgery, electrosurgical knives and more.; and endoscopic devices for various diagnostic and treatment procedures, including biopsy forceps, high-frequency polypectomy snares, grasping forceps, stone retrieval and lithotriptor baskets, and hemostasis accessories.The scientific solutions business segment offers upright and polarizing microscopes, inverted microscopes, laser confocal microscopes, box-type fluorescence imaging devices, stereo microscopes, fluorescence macro microscopes, microscope digital cameras, imaging software, bio-imaging systems, and virtual slide systems; and metallurgical microscopes, semiconductor inspection microscopes, laser and measuring microscopes, microscopic 3D measurement systems, industrial videoscopes and fiberscopes, industrial rigid scopes, ultrasonic flaw detectors, eddy current flaw detectors, phased array flaw detectors, X-ray diffraction analyzers, and peripheral equipment. The imaging business segment offers digital single-lens cameras, compact digital cameras and related products, digital camera lens barrels, and optical components as well as IC recorders and binoculars. The Others Business segment manufactures biomedical materials as well as conducts system development and other business activities.Olympus Corporation was founded by Takeshi Yamashita in October 1919 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
- Total investments:
- 5
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 40%
Last updated:
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Industries Olympus Corporation invests in
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Contacts
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Health Care 4 (80%)
- Medical Device 4 (80%)
- Video 1 (20%)
- Content 1 (20%)
- Medical 1 (20%)
Stage
- Series A 2 (40%)
- Series D 2 (40%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 1 (20%)
Country
- United States 4 (80%)
- Japan 1 (20%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
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Andre Roggan
Executive Managing Director & Chairman of the Board
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Executive Managing Director & Chairman of the Board | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Chikashi Takeda
Chief Financial Officer
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Chief Financial Officer | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Gabriela Kaynor
Chief Strategy Officer (CSO)/ Executive Officer
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Chief Strategy Officer (CSO)/ Executive Officer | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
Kenneth Olsen
Global Associate General Counsel, Regulatory Law
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Global Associate General Counsel, Regulatory Law | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Michael Speiser
Managing Director
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Managing Director | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Neptune Medical is a venture capital funded medical device start-up, located in the Silicon Valley town of Burlingame. they develop, manufacture, and commercialize high-volume, high clinical utility, single use medical devices for gastroenterology. they believe that our patent-pending technology is foundational and will have a broad impact acrossmultiple additional clinical areas, including cardiovascular and flexible robotic surgery procedures. | $97M / Series D / Aug 15, 2024 | ||
| NeuSpera Medical develops implantable medical device technology to treat chronic illnesses through minimally invasive solutions. NeuSpera focuses on bioelectronic medicine and has developed ultra-miniaturized implants using their proprietary Mid-Field Powering technology. This technology allows the implants to be powered externally, enabling deeperand more reliable neuromodulation treatments for conditions like Urinary Urgency Incontinence (UUI) and chronic peripheral nerve pain | $23M / Series D / Jul 15, 2024 | ||
| Eximis Surgical is developing an enabling technology that allows surgeons to quickly remove large specimens through small incisions. Its technology uses RF energized cutting wires temporarily held in place within a containment bag. It was founded in 2014 and headquartered in Louisville, Colorado. | $15.3M / Venture - Series Unknown / Apr 24, 2023 | ||
| Virgo provides the leading video capture, management, and AI analytics platform for endoscopy. We work with top medical centers including The Cleveland Clinic, Mount Sinai, Mass General, and UChicago and have built what we believe is the largest dataset of endoscopy videos – 2.5M+ procedures, growing by ~1M/yr. In early 2025, Virgo introducedEndoDINO, an AI foundation model for endoscopic imaging. Trained on data from over 130,000 procedure videos, EndoDINO achieves state-of-the-art performance in a wide range of GI endoscopy benchmarks. Most importantly, EndoDINO is capable of predicting placebo and drug response rates in patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease from just a baseline colonoscopy video. This will enable significantly more efficient clinical trials and opens up possibilities for personalized medicine in IBD. | $8M / Series A / Jan 05, 2022 | ||
| LPIXEL, a spin-out venture from the University of Tokyo, is a leader in advanced image analysis software and systems tailored to life science research. With strong emphasis on integrating top-tier technologies to its services and strong dedication to maximize research efficiency. LPIXEL aims to bring innovation to the world of research. | $425.2M / Series A / Oct 28, 2018 |
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FAQ
What does Olympus Corporation invest in?
Olympus Corporation invests primarily in Health Care, Medical Device and Video startups, most often at Series A and Series D stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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Who are the partners at Olympus Corporation?
The team at Olympus Corporation includes Andre Roggan (Executive Managing Director & Chairman of the Board), Chikashi Takeda (Chief Financial Officer) and Gabriela Kaynor (Chief Strategy Officer (CSO)/ Executive Officer), among 9 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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