# Takashi Morishita

> Takashi Morishita is a Series A investor at Asahi Kasei backing SaaS and Energy. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Asahi Kasei](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/asahi-kasei)
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Apr 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/takashi-morishita-920377b6

Takashi Morishita is a Series A investor at Asahi Kasei focused on SaaS and Energy. Mr. Takashi Morishita serves as General Manager of Asahi Kasei Corporate VC since in 2006. Prior to that he has involved in join business alliance with Peregrine Corporation based in San Diego for development of high-performance RF CMOS devices using Silicon on Sapphire technology. He has over 20 years of experience in engineering directlyinvolved with energy and clean technologies, semiconductors and U.S.- Japan business development activities with a focus on initiating strategic alliance with hi-tech start-ups. He received his Ph.D., MS and BS in Chemical Engineering from the Tokyo Institute of Technology.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 1 | 25% |
| Energy | 1 | 25% |
| Battery | 1 | 25% |
| Hardware | 1 | 25% |
| CleanTech | 1 | 25% |

14 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 25% |
| Series B | 1 | 25% |
| Series C | 1 | 25% |
| Debt Financing | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 2 | 50% |
| Canada | 1 | 25% |
| The Netherlands | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| pH7 | pH7 is a cleantech firm that develops and implements methods for the sustainable extraction and refining of strategic metals, which are required for the transition to renewable energy. This pilot project will offer the industry a solution for the sustainable extraction of Platinum Group Metals from secondary and primary resources using green,biodegradable, and recyclable solvents rather than smelting methodologies. | $6.2M | Series B | Apr 13, 2026 |  |
| Snowden Lane Partners | Snowden Lane Partners is a financial services company providing wealth and corporate advisory services. | $100M | Debt Financing | Jan 09, 2023 |  |
| Circularise | Circularise is a digital product passports and mass balance bookkeeping software provider and operates in the sustainability and supply chain transparency market. Circularise’s software system helps suppliers, manufacturers, recyclers and brands in chemicals, plastics, battery materials, metals, and other industries to trace materials and sharetheir environmental footprint without risking their sensitive data via our patented Smart Questioning feature. By extension, it helps brands to get visibility into their own Scope 3 emissions and other metrics, which is aligned with the regulatory push around Digital Product Passports, the SEC’s proposed climate risk disclosure rules, and the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive. The company's primary offering is a digital product passport, a detailed record of a product's origin, material composition, and environmental data. This passport is backed by a blockchain-powered chain of custody, ensuring the data's security and reliability. This allows companies to demonstrate the sustainability of their products and services, a factor increasingly demanded by consumers and regulators. Circularise also provides tools for conducting comprehensive Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs) and calculating Product Carbon Footprints (PCFs). These tools help establish a trustworthy record of a product's environmental impact and streamline the auditing process. The company's platform also facilitates compliance with various regulations and certifications, such as the ISCC Plus and ISCC EU certifications via its MassBalancer solution which helps companies to manage materials using pre-defined processes and conversion factors without the risk of over-allocation, as well as send products and generate sustainability declarations in a few clicks. The company's products are designed with data privacy at the core via our patented Smart Questioning feature, allowing clients to control which data they share and with whom they share it with. It allows companies to share data on sourcing, carbon footprint, and human rights issues, reducing manual processes and the risk of costly mistakes. | $11.4M | Series A | Nov 17, 2022 |  |
| Envia Systems | Envia Systems is a technology leader in high performance, low cost energy storage solutions using lithium ion batteries. Their disruptive products will enable widespread adoption of clean energy applications such as electric vehicles, hybrid electric vehicles, and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. |  | Series C | Jan 26, 2011 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Brightlands Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brightlands-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [4impact](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/4impact) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Apogem Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/apogem-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bay Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bay-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BHP Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bhp-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Circular Innovation Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/circular-innovation-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Asahi Kasei

VC Fund · Tokyo, Japan

Asahi Kasei Corporation provides solutions based in chemistry and materials science to a range of markets, including fibers, chemicals, consumer products, housing, construction, electronics, and health care primarily in Japan. Segments Chemicals The Chemicals Segment offers organic and inorganic industrial chemicals, synthetic resin, syntheticrubber, high-compound fertilizer, coating materials, latex, pharmaceutical and food additives, explosives, photopolymers and platemaking systems, separation and ion-exchange membranes, systems, and equipment. The company produces, processes, and sells chemicals and derivative products, such as ammonia, nitric acid, caustic soda, acrylonitrile, styrene monomer, methyl methacrylate (MMA) monomer, PMMA resin, high-compound fertilizers, and adipic acid; polymer products, such as Suntec polyethylene (PE), Stylac-AS (styrene-acrylonitrile), Stylac-ABS (acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene), synthetic rubber, Tenac polyacetal, Xyron modified polyphenylene ether (mPPE), and Leona nylon 66 polymer and filament); and specialty products, such as coating materials, latex, Ceolus microcrystalline cellulose, explosives, explosion-bonded metal clad, APR photosensitive resin and printing plate making systems, Microza UF and MF membranes and systems, Hipore microporous membrane, ion-exchange membranes and electrolysis systems, Saran Wrap cling film, Ziploc storage bags, and plastic films, sheets, and foams.

5 contacts available at Asahi Kasei.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hideki Kobori | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hideki-kobori |
| Takashi Morishita | General Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/takashi-morishita |
| Kazuma Komatsu | Team Member | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kazuma-komatsu |
| Masahiro Mori | Team Member | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/masahiro-mori |
| Shitagau Noguchi | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shitagau-noguchi |

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## FAQ

### What does Takashi Morishita invest in?

Takashi Morishita invests primarily in SaaS, Energy and Battery startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Takashi Morishita last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Takashi Morishita closed in Apr 2026. Shizune tracks 4 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 Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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