Panasonic
VC Fund
Kadoma, Japan
Panasonic is a VC fund in Kadoma focused on Software and Manufacturing. Panasonic Japan manufactures and sells various electronic and electric products around the world under the Panasonic brand name.Flat TVs and projectors, Blu-ray disc players and recorders, Blu-ray disc theaters, DVD players and recorders, DVD home theaters, digital cameras, digital video cameras, dual cameras, accessories, and other products areavailable from the company, as are mobile phones, home communication products, and car AV and navigation systems.Air conditioners, refrigerators, washing machines, microwave ovens, vacuum cleaners, kitchen appliances, ventilating fans, range hood products, air purifiers, dehumidifiers, electric fans, ceiling fans, electric irons, heat pumps, batteries, power supply products, and other products are also available, as are oxygen concentrators, massage chairs, hygienic toilet seats, blood pressure meters, and beauty products.In addition, Panasonic Corporation provides business solutions such as communication systems, security systems, personal computers, professional AV products, document and imaging solutions, terminal solutions, IT solutions, and recording media products; eco solutions such as photovoltaic and lighting products, electrical construction materials, air conditioning, and purification products, and home building products and materials; and healthcare products such as MRI machines. It also provides industrial devices like passive and connecting components, sensors, speakers, printed wiring boards and modules, materials, semiconductors, storage products, supplies, batteries and energy products, factory automation products, motors, compressors, and so on.The company was formerly known as Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Panasonic Corporation in 2008. It was founded in 1918 and is headquartered in Kadoma, Japan.
- Total investments:
- 32
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 31%
Last updated:
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Industries Panasonic invests in
Stages Panasonic invests in
Countries Panasonic invests in
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 6 (19%)
- Manufacturing 6 (19%)
- Automotive 5 (16%)
- Health Care 3 (9%)
- Semiconductor 3 (9%)
Stage
- Series B 9 (28%)
- Corporate Round 4 (13%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 4 (13%)
- Seed 3 (9%)
- Series A 3 (9%)
Country
- Japan 12 (38%)
- United States 11 (34%)
- India 1 (3%)
- Canada 1 (3%)
- France 1 (3%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander Bermudez
Chief Information Security Officer
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Chief Information Security Officer | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Andy Behr
Senior Technology Manager
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Senior Technology Manager | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Hakan Kostepen
Executive Director - Product Planning Strategy & Innovation
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Executive Director - Product Planning Strategy & Innovation | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Hideaki Kawai
Managing Director
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Managing Director | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Masayuki Oku
Director
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Director | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 8 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
UUUO
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UUUO is a planning, development, and operation of the UUUO (fish market) connected by smartphone and fresh fish shipment from our own shipping base UUUO Base to each consumption market. | Venture - Series Unknown / Apr 04, 2025 | |
Phoenix ET
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The world is more interconnected than ever before – including the machines in our daily lives. The cost of buying, maintaining and powering those machines is financial, social, and environmental. As an IoT innovator in smart buildings and connected machines we control, manage, and monitor assets such as HVAC, lighting, refrigeration, industrial andconsumer facing machines to do smart things such alert, measure and command to automatically correct or predict the need for service. At Phoenix Energy Technologies, we enable retailers, universities, grocery stores, theaters and many other industries to accomplish their savings goals by providing best-in-class software that monitors and controls assets with minimal additional hardware. | Feb 28, 2025 | |
Sukedachi
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Sukedachi had focused on the unique business habit in the Japanese construction industry that construction workers are order receivers as workmen themselves and are also orderers as small enterprises, and the firm started this service. Sukedachi allows workpeople specialized in construction works receive to notification of recruitment ofconstruction jobs which meet their pre-registered conditions including residence and occupation. With this service, construction workers who are seeking jobs can contact directly to each desired construction site, and constructors suffering from chronic manpower shortage can recruit workers on almost ideal on-demand conditions. | $11.6M / Venture - Series Unknown / Oct 03, 2024 | |
KINS
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KINS is a health supplement company. | $3.1M / Venture - Series Unknown / Jul 02, 2024 | |
Battery Smart
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Battery Smart provides advanced Li-ion batteries to e-rickshaws. Battery Smart develops a retrofittable 48V Li-ion twin battery system that is compatible with all major electric rickshaw (e3w) models. | $65M / Series B / Jun 11, 2024 | |
Zene
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Zene providing Genome Analysis Service and Genome Data Analysis Platform | $2.4M / Seed / Mar 08, 2024 | |
Nouveau Monde Graphite
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Nouveau Monde is developing its operations with the highest environmental standards in one of the most advanced mining friendly jurisdictions in the world in Québec, Canada; they’re targeting the growing North-American lithium-ion battery market. Local, green, and safe supply of natural graphite produced with a low environmental footprint is,according to us, of added value to the North-American lithium-ion battery manufacturers. | $87.5M / Post-IPO Equity / Feb 15, 2024 | |
R8tech
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R8tech take building technical management to the next generation by adding Artificial Intelligence on top of existing automation system. Our solution enables clients to take intelligent and automated control over their HVAC (Heating-Ventilating-Air Cooling) systems 24/7 and achieve energy costs savings and CO2 emission reduction up to -20%together with a better indoor comfort and improve HVAC transparency and stability with novel fault diagnostics features. R8tech ensures that buildings are heated, cooled and ventilated at the right time, with the right amount of energy as our AI engine takes account the constant fluctuations of visitors, weather and energy market prices. | Corporate Round / Dec 06, 2023 | |
DayBreak Japan
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DayBreak is Quick freezing consulting and support for introduction of special quick freezers,Sales, installation, construction, and solution services of freezing and refrigeration equipment and related products,Distribution of quick freezing ingredients,Internetservice for frozen foods. | $14.4M / Series B / Jul 19, 2023 | |
Aldagram
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Aldagram is a provider of construction management app for the construction and construction industry. | Corporate Round / May 16, 2023 | |
| See all 32 investments → | |||
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What does Panasonic invest in?
Panasonic invests primarily in Software, Manufacturing and Automotive startups, most often at Series B and Corporate Round stage. Most of the 32 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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The team at Panasonic includes Alexander Bermudez (Chief Information Security Officer), Andy Behr (Senior Technology Manager) and Hakan Kostepen (Executive Director - Product Planning Strategy & Innovation), among 8 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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