# Star Union Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company

> Star Union Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company is a VC fund backing Recycling. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Mumbai, India
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Sep 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/star-union-dai-chi-life-insurance
- Website: https://www.sudlife.in/home
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Abhishek9Shukla/

Star Union Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company is a leading life insurance banking company located in Navi Mumbai.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recycling | 1 | 33% |
| Infrastructure | 1 | 33% |
| Technical Support | 1 | 33% |
| Green Consumer Goods | 1 | 33% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 33% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |
| Series D | 1 | 33% |
| Post-IPO Equity | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 2 | 67% |
| India | 1 | 33% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Abhay Tewari | MD & CEO | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sakana AI | Sakana AI creates a new kind of foundation model based on nature-inspired intelligence. | $209.3M | Series A | Sep 04, 2024 |  |
| National Highways Infra Trust | National Highways Infra Trust (“NHIT”), a registered infrastructure investment trust under the InvIT Regulations, sponsored by NHAI (an autonomous authority of the Government of India | $174M | Post-IPO Equity | Oct 12, 2022 |  |
| Jeplan | Jeplan develops and applies chemical recycling technologies focused on polyethylene terephthalate (PET) materials used in products such as plastic bottles and polyester textiles. The company’s activities include recycling waste PET at the molecular level to produce recycled raw materials, operating recycling facilities, and licensing relatedtechnologies. It also conducts programs for collecting used clothing and plastics, producing recycled materials, and supporting resource circulation systems across supply chains. | $16.9M | Series D | Sep 07, 2022 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [MPower Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mpower-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [500 Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/500-startups) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Baillie Gifford](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/baillie-gifford) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CPP Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/canada-pension-plan-investment-board) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CPP Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cpp-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Global Brain Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/global-brain-corporation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Star Union Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company invest in?

Star Union Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company invests primarily in Recycling, Infrastructure and Technical Support startups, most often at Series A and Series D 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.

### How do I contact Star Union Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company?

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### Who are the partners at Star Union Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company?

The team at Star Union Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company includes Abhay Tewari (MD & CEO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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