Ricoh
VC Fund
Tokyo, Japan
Ricoh is a global technology company specializing in office imaging equipment, production print solutions, document management systems and IT services. Headquartered in Tokyo, Ricoh Group operates in about 200 countries and regions.
- Total investments:
- 8
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 25%
Last updated:
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Industries Ricoh invests in
Stages Ricoh invests in
Countries Ricoh invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Series B
- $5.1M–$38M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 3 (38%)
- Artificial Intelligence 3 (38%)
- Machine Learning 2 (25%)
- Legal 1 (13%)
- Local 1 (13%)
Stage
- Series B 2 (25%)
- Seed 1 (13%)
- Series C 1 (13%)
- Series D 1 (13%)
- Funding Round 1 (13%)
Country
- Japan 5 (63%)
- United States 1 (13%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bruce Nelson
Vice President, Support Services
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Vice President, Support Services | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Dave Morrow
Data and Analytics Practice Lead
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Data and Analytics Practice Lead | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
David Levine
Vice President Information Security, CISO
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Vice President Information Security, CISO | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
David Mills
Chief Executive Officer, Ricoh Europe
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Chief Executive Officer, Ricoh Europe | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Eiji Suzuki
Executive
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Executive | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
| See all 10 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
Knowledge Work
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Knowledge Work specializes in the development and sales of software for companies. | $22.2M / Series C / Aug 04, 2026 | |
ASUENE
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Asuene involves in clean power retail business, retail SaaS business, etc. | $41.7M / Series D / Jul 23, 2026 | |
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ASUENE
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Asuene involves in clean power retail business, retail SaaS business, etc. | $41.7M / Series D / Jul 23, 2026 | |
Nexta
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Nexta manufactures site, issues such as analog management, personalization of operations & labor shortages are becoming more serious. | $5.1M / Series B / Nov 26, 2025 | |
CloudLegal
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CloudLegal provides AI-powered legal services, combining generative AI with legal expertise to streamline corporate operations. | $1.1M / Seed / Apr 15, 2025 | |
Butlr
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Butlr is an AI people-sensing platform using body heat to detect occupancy, headcount, body posture, and activity, and generate accurate, real-time, and historical spatial insights for healthcare and sustainable buildings. Their sensor technology detects human presence anonymously using low-resolution thermal data and advanced AI and machinelearning. | $7M / Venture - Series Unknown / Jan 01, 2025 | |
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Butlr
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Butlr is an AI people-sensing platform using body heat to detect occupancy, headcount, body posture, and activity, and generate accurate, real-time, and historical spatial insights for healthcare and sustainable buildings. Their sensor technology detects human presence anonymously using low-resolution thermal data and advanced AI and machinelearning. | $38M / Series B / Aug 26, 2024 | |
Ridge-i
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Ridge-i is proposing and developing an appropriate combination of technologies including AI in various phases of the company.We provide AI technology optimized for business needs. Ridge-i features Ridge-i's comprehensive ability to realize impact at business sites, from AI consulting focusing on machine learning and deep learning, to solutiondevelopment. | $106.3M / Apr 04, 2019 |
Co-Investors
Daikin Industries
2 deals together
Decarbonization Partners
2 deals together
Energy & Environment Investment
2 deals together
GLIN Impact Capital
2 deals together
Global Brain Corporation
2 deals together
Incubate Fund
2 deals together
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FAQ
What does Ricoh invest in?
Ricoh invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning startups, most often at Series B and Seed stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Ricoh's check size?
Ricoh typically joins rounds of $5.1M–$38M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Ricoh participates in.
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Who are the partners at Ricoh?
The team at Ricoh includes Bruce Nelson (Vice President, Support Services), Dave Morrow (Data and Analytics Practice Lead) and David Levine (Vice President Information Security, CISO), among 10 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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