TDK Ventures
VC Fund
San Jose, United States
TDK Ventures is a technology-focused venture fund based in San Jose, California. We invest globally in Seed to B-round startups that leverage fundamental material science to unlock an attractive and sustainable future for the world. We believe in a sustainable world where digital and energy transformation will improve billions of lives for the better. Our mission is to help accelerate learnings and contributions to society, investing in start-ups with similar idealism. We aim to find meaningful opportunities in early-stage technology, especially in Health & Wellness, next Generation Transportation, Robotics & Industrial, Mixed Reality, and the wider IoT market segments. Dielectrics, magnetics, MEMS, neuro-electricals, organic materials, piezoelectrics, semiconductors, and many other types of materials, TDK Ventures is looking for the hardest problems where we have a proven track record of solving since 1935 and are passionate to continue solving these challenges together with our global innovation partners.
- Total investments:
- 87
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 39%
- Fund size:
- $150M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries TDK Ventures invests in
Stages TDK Ventures invests in
Countries TDK Ventures invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $3M–$29M
- Series A
- $10M–$55M
- Series B
- $20M–$128M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Manufacturing 17 (20%)
- Renewable Energy 11 (13%)
- Semiconductor 10 (11%)
- Energy 9 (10%)
- Software 8 (9%)
Stage
- Series A 22 (25%)
- Series B 18 (21%)
- Seed 11 (13%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 10 (11%)
- Funding Round 7 (8%)
Country
- United States 37 (43%)
- India 6 (7%)
- Canada 2 (2%)
- Germany 2 (2%)
- Singapore 2 (2%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Anil Achyuta
Investment Director
|
Investment Director | Total investments: 9 | Find email | |
Nicolas Sauvage
President
|
President | Total investments: 27 | Find email | |
David Delfassy
Investment Director
|
Investment Director | Total investments: 4 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ultraviolette Automotive is a technology startup working on electric two-wheelers and energy infrastructure. The startup develops products and systems that reflect a progressive ideology, as well as builds an electric vehicle ecosystem for this urban environment. They synthesize design and technology to create new dimensions in advanced engineeringand seamless user experiences.Ultraviolette Automotive new product F77, an urban sports/commuter bike that allows both seasoned riders, as well as, enthusiasts to do more with just one motorcycle. It goes beyond daily commuting to actually deliver high levels of performance and unparalleled user experience across the usage and ownership experience cycles.The startup was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. | $85M / Series E / Sep 23, 2026 | ||
| R3 Lithium is a lithium recovery company operating North America's largest commercial-scale facility for producing lithium carbonate from 100% recovered battery materials in Covington, Georgia. | $15M / Series A / Sep 10, 2026 | ||
| Aston Labs operates a decentralized utility organization working to build a carbon-free utility network. The company's platform is made to support 100% uptime, equality of access, zero carbon, digital currency, Defi, and metaverse, giving people access to modern life. | $20M / Series A / Jun 16, 2026 | ||
| Exponent Energy focuses on developing fast charging technology for electric vehicles.Exponent Energy's energy stack can speed up and simplify energy and charging for their client's electric vehicles which ensures the least amount of impedance buildup and results in a continuous flow of energy.The company also offers customers abattery management system, battery pack, and charger that all function in concert.Exponent Energy was established in 2020 by Arun Vinayak and Sanjay Byalal Jagannath in Bangalore, Karnataka. | $21M / Series B / Jun 10, 2026 | ||
| Amperesand operates as a grid infrastructure solution provider. | $30M / Venture - Series Unknown / Jun 02, 2026 | ||
| C2i Semiconductors is a stealth-mode fabless semiconductor design business that focuses on analogue and mixed-signal designs. | $1.7M / Series A / May 27, 2026 | ||
| Eridu is the pioneer advancing the frontier in AI networking, breaking through the network wall with a solution built from the ground up for scale-out and scale-up networks in AI data centers. Eridu’s network switch delivers the order-of-magnitude advance in performance, radix and throughput needed to maximize utilization, throughput andefficiency in AI clusters and data centers. Founded by a team of accomplished technology and business innovators and backed by leading investors with over $200M in funding to date, Eridu is solving the network bottlenecks throttling AI. | $200M / Series A / Mar 10, 2026 | ||
| C2i Semiconductors is a stealth-mode fabless semiconductor design business that focuses on analogue and mixed-signal designs. | $16.7M / Series A / Feb 16, 2026 | ||
| EtherealX designs develops, and manufactures next-generation launch vehicles and spacecraft. | $20.5M / Series A / Dec 21, 2025 | ||
| NovoLINC is a pioneering startup that provides thermal interface solutions. It develops a distinctive system of nanostructured materials and a proprietary manufacturing process with the objective of transforming thermal management. | $10.2M / Seed / Dec 18, 2025 | ||
| See all 87 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does TDK Ventures invest in?
TDK Ventures invests primarily in Manufacturing, Renewable Energy and Semiconductor startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 87 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does TDK Ventures invest in?
TDK Ventures typically joins rounds of $3M–$29M at Seed, $10M–$55M at Series A and $20M–$128M at Series B. These are whole funding-round sizes, not TDK Ventures's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds TDK Ventures took part in.
How do I contact TDK Ventures?
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Who are the partners at TDK Ventures?
The team at TDK Ventures includes Anil Achyuta (Investment Director), Nicolas Sauvage (President) and David Delfassy (Investment Director). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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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