# Ryoden

> Ryoden is a VC fund in Tokyo backing AgTech, Sensor and Farming. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Apr 2022
- Lead investor: 67%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/菱電商事（株）
- Website: https://www.ryoden.co.jp/

Ryoden is a VC fund in Tokyo focused on AgTech and Sensor. Ryoden operates in the fields of factory automation (FA), cooling and heating systems, elevators and escalators, and semiconductors.The company is diversifying, launching operations in plant factories and healthcare. It develops businesses in monitoring systems, global logistical management systems and energy management systems, leveraginginformation and communication technologies (ICT) such as electronic tags, camera systems and sensors. To prepare for the mobile society of the future, we are beginning to provide safety and security systems in the fields of mobility as a service (MaaS) and connected, autonomous, shared, electric (CASE) vehicles. These initiatives testify to Ryoden’s enthusiastic embrace of new fields and businesses.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AgTech | 1 | 33% |
| Sensor | 1 | 33% |
| Farming | 1 | 33% |
| Automotive | 1 | 33% |
| Industrial | 1 | 33% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 1 | 33% |
| Australia | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Farmship | Farmship is an AgriTech company that develops a sustainable Agri system. Farmship is an Agritech company that supports future agriculture through technology, distribution, human resources, and business development. |  | Series A | Apr 21, 2022 | http://farmship.co.jp/ |
| Calumino | Developed the "ultimate sensor". Mass-deployable thermal sensor + AI. Capturing unprecedented, privacy-protecting, human activity and safety data. Platform technology with vast benefits for IOT, smart buildings, smart devices, security, fire safety, energy, industrial, automotive, health care and other markets. | $250K | Seed | Jul 01, 2020 | http://www.calumino.com/ |
| Farmship | Farmship is an AgriTech company that develops a sustainable Agri system. Farmship is an Agritech company that supports future agriculture through technology, distribution, human resources, and business development. | $3M | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 03, 2019 | http://farmship.co.jp/ |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [House Foods Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/house-foods-group) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [SBI Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sbi-investment-2) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Ryoden invest in?

Ryoden invests primarily in AgTech, Sensor and Farming startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Ryoden last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ryoden closed in Apr 2022. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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