# Ricoh

> Ricoh is a VC fund in Tokyo backing Software and Artificial Intelligence. See 8 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: Aug 2026
- Lead investor: 25%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ricoh-company-ltd/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/ricoh
- Website: https://www.ricoh.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Ricoh.Sverige.AB/

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.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Ricoh. Shizune tracks 10 team members at Ricoh. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/ricoh?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series B | $5.1M–$38M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 3 | 38% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 3 | 38% |
| Machine Learning | 2 | 25% |
| Legal | 1 | 13% |
| Local | 1 | 13% |

18 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 2 | 25% |
| Seed | 1 | 13% |
| Series C | 1 | 13% |
| Series D | 1 | 13% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 13% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 5 | 63% |
| United States | 1 | 13% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bruce Nelson | Vice President, Support Services | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bruce-nelson-7c09 |
| Dave Morrow | Data and Analytics Practice Lead | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dave-morrow |
| David Levine | Vice President Information Security, CISO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-levine-6285 |
| David Mills | Chief Executive Officer, Ricoh Europe | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-mills-7 |
| Eiji Suzuki | Executive | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mr-eiji-suzuki |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Knowledge Work | Knowledge Work specializes in the development and sales of software for companies. | $22.2M | Series C | Aug 04, 2026 |  |
| ASUENE | Asuene involves in clean power retail business, retail SaaS business, etc. | $41.7M | Series D | Jul 23, 2026 |  |
| ASUENE | Asuene involves in clean power retail business, retail SaaS business, etc. | $41.7M | Series D | Jul 23, 2026 |  |
| Nexta | 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 | CloudLegal provides AI-powered legal services, combining generative AI with legal expertise to streamline corporate operations. | $1.1M | Seed | Apr 15, 2025 |  |
| Butlr | 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 |  |
| Butlr | 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 | 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 |  |

8 of 8 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Daikin Industries](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daikin) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Decarbonization Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/decarbonization-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Energy & Environment Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/energy-environment-investment) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [GLIN Impact Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/glin-impact-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Global Brain Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/global-brain-corporation) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Incubate Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/incubate-fund) — VC 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.

### How do I contact Ricoh?

Public channels for Ricoh include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### 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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