Shimizu Corporation
VC Fund
Tokyo, Japan
Shimizu Corporation is an architectural, civil engineering, and general contracting firm that offers planning, design, and build solutions for a broad range of construction and engineering projects worldwide. The company builds residential, commercial, and institutional buildings, while performing civil engineering works for roads and operatingreal estate businesses.Shimizu Corporation, through its subsidiaries, sells and leases construction materials and machinery. Its service portfolio includes design-build, general construction, project management, construction management, and renovation services. The company also offers investigation, planning, research, evaluation, diagnosis, soil investigation, surveying, and consulting in connection with construction works.Shimizu Corporation was founded in 1803 by Kisuke Shimizu and is based in Tokyo, Japan.
- Total investments:
- 13
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 15%
Last updated:
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Industries Shimizu Corporation invests in
Stages Shimizu Corporation invests in
Countries Shimizu Corporation invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
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| See all 6 contacts → | |||
Round size
- Series A
- $8.5M–$90M
- Series B
- $7.4M–$9.2M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Robotics 3 (23%)
- Aerospace 3 (23%)
- Construction 2 (15%)
- Space Travel 2 (15%)
- Internet of Things 2 (15%)
Stage
- Series A 4 (31%)
- Series B 2 (15%)
- Funding Round 2 (15%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 2 (15%)
- Seed 1 (8%)
Country
- Japan 11 (85%)
- Switzerland 1 (8%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Osamu Terada
Executive Vice President and Board of Directors
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Executive Vice President and Board of Directors | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Seikichi Kurosawa
Executive Vice President and Board of Directors
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Executive Vice President and Board of Directors | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Susumu Hoshii
Executive Vice President and Representative Director
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Executive Vice President and Representative Director | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Tatsuo Kakiya
Executive Vice President and Board of Directors
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Executive Vice President and Board of Directors | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Yoichi Miyamoto
President & Board of Directors
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President & Board of Directors | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 6 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| MESH offers robotic rebar solutions to the construction industry. We developed the world's first technology to combine formwork and reinforcement within a digital planning and fabrication process. Our technology makes it possible to produce complex or curved reinforcement cages through an automated prefabrication process. The 3D steel-meshstructure created this way serves as both formwork and reinforcement and is filled by a specific concrete mix without using conventional formwork. MESH offers building 3D concrete structures with greater material efficiency and design freedom for the construction industry. We link your computational design to the digital production of tailor-made reinforcement cages | $3.6M / Seed / Mar 26, 2026 | ||
| Gorlem offers digital transformation support for the construction and real estate industries in their incubation and growth period. | $5.2M / Feb 12, 2026 | ||
| Space One specializes in the production and development of rockets and offers innovative solutions for space transportation services. | $28M / Series A / Oct 08, 2024 | ||
| Mellow is a food and beverage company that offers a food truck platform and event management support services. | $7.4M / Series B / Jun 28, 2022 | ||
| Edgematrix specializes in edge AI solutions for real-time video analytics. Their flagship technology processes on-site video data to detect anomalies and enhance safety across sectors like smart cities and infrastructure. It delivers scalable and low-latency AI solutions tailored for various industries. | $9.2M / Series B / Mar 18, 2021 | ||
| Astroscale is one of the few companies in the world proposing to aid in the removal of orbital debris through the provision of End of Life (EOL) and Active Debris Removal (ADR) services. In addition to providing a technical solution, Astroscale is helping to define the business case for this service and are working with national space agencies,international institutions, non-profit organizations, insurance companies and satellite operators to develop norms, regulations and incentives that contribute to the responsible use of space. | $51M / Series E / Oct 13, 2020 | ||
| PicoCELA has strived to develop and implement world best wireless backhaul technology. Our backhaul technology is realized in a unique protocol suite which utilized a dynamic tree routing algorithm and a wireless frame transfer technology to suppress radio wave interference. The technology is protected by more than 20 registered patents worldwide.For 10 or more multi-hop wireless relay set ups, our backhaul delivers stable broadband transmission with low latency. PicoCELA systems have been installed in over 100 sites in Japan and more than 3,000 units are operating every day. We have reduced the LAN cabling by more than 70% at most installation sites resulting in massive installation cost savings. We recently released PCWL-0400, an edge computer with backhaul WLAN and enterprise wireless access points to reduce not only cabling but amount of Big Data to be uploaded. | Venture - Series Unknown / Aug 18, 2020 | ||
| Next Energy & Resources is developing various businesses with the aim of spreading and promoting the use of renewable energy. | Corporate Round / Jul 29, 2020 | ||
| Edgematrix specializes in edge AI solutions for real-time video analytics. Their flagship technology processes on-site video data to detect anomalies and enhance safety across sectors like smart cities and infrastructure. It delivers scalable and low-latency AI solutions tailored for various industries. | $8.5M / Series A / Aug 06, 2019 | ||
| Synspective provides SAR data and remote monitoring services to government agencies. Its satellite data technology utilizes and integrates data from satellite constellations, big data, and machine learning. It provides various satellite services, including remote sensing and satellite imagery using small-sized SAR satellites that can measure humanactivity over a wide area on earth, regardless of time or weather. | $79.8M / Series A / Jul 26, 2019 | ||
| See all 13 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Shimizu Corporation invest in?
Shimizu Corporation invests primarily in Robotics, Aerospace and Construction startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 13 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Shimizu Corporation's check size?
Shimizu Corporation typically joins rounds of $8.5M–$90M at Series A and $7.4M–$9.2M 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 Shimizu Corporation participates in.
How do I contact Shimizu Corporation?
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Who are the partners at Shimizu Corporation?
The team at Shimizu Corporation includes Osamu Terada (Executive Vice President and Board of Directors), Seikichi Kurosawa (Executive Vice President and Board of Directors) and Susumu Hoshii (Executive Vice President and Representative Director), among 6 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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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 Sep 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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