# Osaka Gas USA

> Osaka Gas USA is a VC fund in Houston backing Energy and Renewable Energy. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Houston, United States
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Nov 2022
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/osaka-gas-energy-america/
- Website: https://www.osakagasusa.com/

Osaka Gas USA is a leading Oil & Gas - Extraction & Distribution business.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 3 | 50% |
| Renewable Energy | 2 | 33% |
| Fuel | 1 | 17% |
| Medical | 1 | 17% |
| Software | 1 | 17% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 2 | 33% |
| Series B | 2 | 33% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 17% |
| Corporate Round | 1 | 17% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 33% |
| Japan | 1 | 17% |
| United States | 1 | 17% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Katz Sato | Senior General Manager | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/katz-sato |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Starfire Energy | Starfire Energy develops and deploys sustainable energy technologies. It has developed a way to make clean liquid fuel from wind and solar power. The fuel is NH3 which is currently used as fertilizer and as a refrigerant but is also an energy-dense liquid fuel. Liquid fuel synthesis from clean energy is the next critical technology for sustainableenergy.The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Aurora, Colorado. | $24M | Series B | Nov 01, 2022 |  |
| Starfire Energy | Starfire Energy develops and deploys sustainable energy technologies. It has developed a way to make clean liquid fuel from wind and solar power. The fuel is NH3 which is currently used as fertilizer and as a refrigerant but is also an energy-dense liquid fuel. Liquid fuel synthesis from clean energy is the next critical technology for sustainableenergy.The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Aurora, Colorado. |  |  | Apr 08, 2021 |  |
| Starfire Energy | Starfire Energy develops and deploys sustainable energy technologies. It has developed a way to make clean liquid fuel from wind and solar power. The fuel is NH3 which is currently used as fertilizer and as a refrigerant but is also an energy-dense liquid fuel. Liquid fuel synthesis from clean energy is the next critical technology for sustainableenergy.The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Aurora, Colorado. |  | Series A | Apr 08, 2021 |  |
| HACARUS | HACARUS is a provider of Explainable Lightweight AI Tools, backed by Miyako Capital (Kyoto University) among others. Its solutions are used in the Medical and Manufacturing fields to enable humans to make better, faster and more reliable decisions, based on AI driven insights. Hacarus' proprietary AI engine is built using Sparse Modeling, anAI method that understands data like a human would - by its unique key features and is far more resource, time and energy efficient when compared to Deep Learning. | $8.7M | Series B | Apr 24, 2020 |  |
| Igloo Energy | Igloo Energy is a company help make their customers’ homes smarter, more efficient and cost less to run. |  | Corporate Round | Dec 10, 2019 |  |
| Sunamp | Sunamp is a company that provides industrial and residential heat battery storage systems using phase change materials. Its heat battery technologies are cost-effective, highly compact, stable, non-toxic, and IoT-enabled and are designed to provide a clean and efficient thermal energy storage solution.It was founded in 2006 by Andrew Bissell andis headquartered in Macmerry, East Lothian, Scotland. | $2.9M | Series A | Nov 26, 2018 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [AP Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ap-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Chevron Technology Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chevron-technology-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Mitsubishi Heavy Industries](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mitsubishi-heavy-industries) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Bank of Kyoto](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bank-of-kyoto) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Çalık Enerji](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/%C3%A7al%C4%B1k-enerji) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [DS Pharma Animal Health](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ds-pharma-animal-health) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Osaka Gas USA invest in?

Osaka Gas USA invests primarily in Energy, Renewable Energy and Fuel startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Osaka Gas USA?

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### Who are the partners at Osaka Gas USA?

The team at Osaka Gas USA includes Katz Sato (Senior General Manager). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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