Sumitomo Chemical
VC Fund
Tokyo, Japan
Sumitomo Chemical is a VC fund in Tokyo focused on Manufacturing and Industrial. Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd. is a Japanese company that produces and markets various types of chemicals. The company’s business sectors include petrochemicals and plastics, energy and functional materials, IT-related chemicals, health and crop sciences, and pharmaceuticals.Its portfolio of products includes propylene oxide, caprolactam,polypropylene, polyethylene, methyl methacrylate polymer, alumina, aluminum, resorcinol, synthetic rubber, polarizing films, photoresists, super engineering plastics, lithium-ion secondary battery materials, crop protection chemicals, feed additives, products for control of infectious diseases, and more.The firm manages two companies in the pharmaceutical sector: Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd., engaged in the prescription pharmaceuticals business; and Nihon Medi-Physics Co., Ltd., engaged in the diagnostic pharmaceuticals business.Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd. was founded in 1913 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
- Total investments:
- 10
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 70%
Last updated:
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Industries Sumitomo Chemical invests in
Stages Sumitomo Chemical invests in
Countries Sumitomo Chemical invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
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| See all 8 contacts → | |||
Round size
- Series A
- $6.9M–$7.1M
- Corporate Round
- $1M–$422M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Manufacturing 4 (40%)
- Industrial 2 (20%)
- Chemical Engineering 2 (20%)
- Fuel 1 (10%)
- Drones 1 (10%)
Stage
- Corporate Round 3 (30%)
- Series A 2 (20%)
- Seed 1 (10%)
- Series B 1 (10%)
- Series C 1 (10%)
Country
- Japan 3 (30%)
- France 1 (10%)
- Israel 1 (10%)
- Saudi Arabia 1 (10%)
- United States 1 (10%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
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Henning Schussmüller
Head of Supply Chain and Logistics Europe Turkey and Africa
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Head of Supply Chain and Logistics Europe Turkey and Africa | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Ishitobi Osamu
Chief executive officer
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Chief executive officer | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Nishimoto Rei
Representative Director & Senior Managing Executive Officer
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Representative Director & Senior Managing Executive Officer | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Ohno Tomohisa
Representative Director & Senior Managing Executive Officer
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Representative Director & Senior Managing Executive Officer | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Takao Yoshimasa
Executive Vice President Officer
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Executive Vice President Officer | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 8 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petro Rabigh engages in the development, construction, and operation of an integrated refining and petrochemical complex.Petro Rabigh was founded in 2005 as a joint venture between Saudi Aramco and Sumitomo Chemical. The plant is valued at about US $10 billion (25% funded by the public and the remainder equally funded by Saudi Aramco and SumitomoChemical) and originally produced 18.4 million tons per annum (mtpa) of petroleum-based products and 2.4 mtpa of ethylene and propylene-based derivatives. Petro Rbigh products are used in such end products as plastics, detergents, lubricants, resins, coolants, anti-freeze, paint, carpets, rope, clothing, shampoo, auto interiors, epoxy glue, insulation, film, fibers, household appliances, packaging, candles, pipes and many other applications.Petro Rabigh II is an expansion project valued at US $9 billion that reached full production by 4th Quarter 2017 and provided a wide range of new high value-added products, some of which are exclusive to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Middle East.Petro Rabigh products have a vast range of applications that offer innovative downstream investors the chance to establish new industries in the region, bringing with them new skills and job opportunities. Petro Rabigh also offers many exciting investment opportunities through Petro Rabigh industrial complex (Rabigh PlusTech Park) which is the first private Industrial Park for conversion industries in Saudi Arabia, and is designed to accommodate polymer compounding Third Party Projects. It is a site next to Petro Rabigh where downstream industries utilize Petro Rabigh products as feedstock to produce chemical compounds such as polyols, polymer stabilizers, xylenes and solvents. The Rabigh Plastic Technical Center (R-PTC), a state-of-the-art facility run by Sumitomo Chemical, provides technical support and training in plastic processing technology. As such, Petro Rabigh is at the hub of an upsurge in economic and technological development in line with Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 to create a vibrant society, a thriving economy and an ambitious nation. | $702M / Post-IPO Equity / Aug 07, 2024 | ||
| ISORG is the pioneer company in organic and printed electronics for large area photo-detectors and image sensors.ISORG offers complete services from proof-of-concept to mass production for innovative opto-electronics systems (hardware and software). | $19M / Series C / Jun 30, 2021 | ||
| Nanoscent is an Israeli start up company that develops, designs, and produces innovative sensors based on nanotechnology, founded in 2017. Behind NanoScent is a powerful tech team made of chemists, material scientists and data scientists developing hard-tech for climate tech sensing. NanoScent has raised $10million in equity and $10million innon-dilutive grants and is backed by strategic partners like Sumitomo Chemicals and Dreamtech. Its flagship product, the first in its series of climate tech, VOCID® H2Confirm, a sensor-based monitoring system that can be applied to various points of the hydrogen supply chain, from production to storage and refueling stations, for the continuous monitoring of hydrogen purity in realtime and in-line. VOCID® H2Confirm measures gases and volatile organic compounds (VOC) and hydrogen impurities onsite and provides real time alerts in the event of contamination. | $6.9M / Series A / Dec 08, 2020 | ||
| Conagen is a biotechnology company that focuses on bio-production of ingredients for food, pharmaceutical, and renewable materials industries. Conagen is a discovery-based company. It is passionate about understanding and engineering metabolic pathways. Its scientists are equipped with unprecedented systemic information on cellular metabolism.Its engineers have developed new automation systems and novel fermentation technologies to advance its bio-manufacturing capabilities.The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Bedford, Massachusetts. | $30M / Corporate Round / Apr 01, 2020 | ||
| Nileworks is a multicopter that automatically recognizes the shape of the field. | $14.3M / Series B / Mar 14, 2019 | ||
| Nanoscent is an Israeli start up company that develops, designs, and produces innovative sensors based on nanotechnology, founded in 2017. Behind NanoScent is a powerful tech team made of chemists, material scientists and data scientists developing hard-tech for climate tech sensing. NanoScent has raised $10million in equity and $10million innon-dilutive grants and is backed by strategic partners like Sumitomo Chemicals and Dreamtech. Its flagship product, the first in its series of climate tech, VOCID® H2Confirm, a sensor-based monitoring system that can be applied to various points of the hydrogen supply chain, from production to storage and refueling stations, for the continuous monitoring of hydrogen purity in realtime and in-line. VOCID® H2Confirm measures gases and volatile organic compounds (VOC) and hydrogen impurities onsite and provides real time alerts in the event of contamination. | $3M / Seed / Mar 01, 2019 | ||
| JOLED is a company that researches, develops, manufactures and sells organic EL displays. | $422M / Corporate Round / Aug 23, 2018 | ||
| Nileworks is a multicopter that automatically recognizes the shape of the field. | $7.1M / Series A / Oct 17, 2017 | ||
| BONAC specializes in research and development of nucleic acid medicines. Its services include nucleic acid drug substance manufacturing and drug development. The company was founded in 2010. | $35.8M / Venture - Series Unknown / Sep 25, 2017 | ||
| BONAC specializes in research and development of nucleic acid medicines. Its services include nucleic acid drug substance manufacturing and drug development. The company was founded in 2010. | $1M / Corporate Round / Jul 04, 2016 |
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FAQ
What does Sumitomo Chemical invest in?
Sumitomo Chemical invests primarily in Manufacturing, Industrial and Chemical Engineering startups, most often at Corporate Round and Series A stage. Most of the 10 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Sumitomo Chemical invest in?
Sumitomo Chemical typically joins rounds of $6.9M–$7.1M at Series A and $1M–$422M at Corporate Round. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Sumitomo Chemical's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Sumitomo Chemical took part in.
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Who are the partners at Sumitomo Chemical?
The team at Sumitomo Chemical includes Henning Schussmüller (Head of Supply Chain and Logistics Europe Turkey and Africa), Ishitobi Osamu (Chief executive officer) and Nishimoto Rei (Representative Director & Senior Managing Executive Officer), among 8 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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