Toyota Invention Partners
VC Fund
Tokyo, Japan
Toyota Invention Partners is a VC fund in Tokyo focused on Hotel and Solar. Toyota Invention Partners engages in business investments focused on the expansion of mobility. The firm invests primarily in early-stage startups and ventures that develop new products, technologies, and business models. It collaborates closely with portfolio companies and shares Toyota assets such as manufacturing capabilities, technicalknow‑how, testing environments, and customer access. Toyota Invention Partners aims to help partner companies grow breakthrough businesses from initial concept to larger scale. Its activities complement Toyota’s broader transformation and innovation initiatives in the mobility domain.
- Total investments:
- 4
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 50%
Last updated:
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Industries Toyota Invention Partners invests in
Stages Toyota Invention Partners invests in
Countries Toyota Invention Partners invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- Hotel 1 (25%)
- Solar 1 (25%)
- Software 1 (25%)
- Aerospace 1 (25%)
- Automotive 1 (25%)
Stage
- Seed 1 (25%)
- Series D 1 (25%)
- Private Equity 1 (25%)
- Secondary Market 1 (25%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Cosmobloom
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Cosmobloom Co. is a manufacturing company that analyses, designs, and develops space solar power generation systems and solar power sails. | $2.1M / Seed / Aug 07, 2026 | |
NOT A HOTEL
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NOT A HOTEL develops a vacation-home ownership and hospitality platform that enables customers to purchase usage rights to architect-designed homes and access a network of properties through a shared ownership model. The company offers vacation residences that can be purchased in increments based on annual usage, with ownership providing recurringaccess to the selected property and reciprocal use of other participating NOT A HOTEL properties. Its platform combines real estate ownership, hospitality operations, property management, reservations, concierge services, and digital tools that allow owners to manage stays, check in, and access services through a mobile application. NOT A HOTEL also provides hotel-style accommodation to guests and manages properties on behalf of owners, including maintenance, cleaning, and operational services. The company collaborates with architects, designers, and other creators to develop individually designed residences and is expanding its hospitality offering through additional properties and hotel brands. | $63.4M / Series D / Aug 06, 2026 | |
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NOT A HOTEL
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NOT A HOTEL develops a vacation-home ownership and hospitality platform that enables customers to purchase usage rights to architect-designed homes and access a network of properties through a shared ownership model. The company offers vacation residences that can be purchased in increments based on annual usage, with ownership providing recurringaccess to the selected property and reciprocal use of other participating NOT A HOTEL properties. Its platform combines real estate ownership, hospitality operations, property management, reservations, concierge services, and digital tools that allow owners to manage stays, check in, and access services through a mobile application. NOT A HOTEL also provides hotel-style accommodation to guests and manages properties on behalf of owners, including maintenance, cleaning, and operational services. The company collaborates with architects, designers, and other creators to develop individually designed residences and is expanding its hospitality offering through additional properties and hotel brands. | $41.2M / Secondary Market / Aug 06, 2026 | |
Tier IV
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Tier IV is a federated academic startup embracing research and development of intelligent vehicles.Founded in December 2015, Tier IV has led the development of open-source software for self-driving technology, also known as Autoware, and applied it for the proof of concept of last-mile driverless mobility and logistics. Tier IV aspires to achieve“Democratization of Intelligent Vehicles”, where any individuals and organizations can contribute to a grander vision of future intelligent vehicles, leading to a better society in which all the people receive new spatio-temporal values. | $6.2M / Private Equity / Jun 09, 2026 |
Co-Investors
GLION
2 deals together
Animal Spirits Ltd.
1 deal together
POLA Orbis Holdings
1 deal together
SBI Group
1 deal together
SBI Investment
1 deal together
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FAQ
What does Toyota Invention Partners invest in?
Toyota Invention Partners invests primarily in Hotel, Solar and Software startups, most often at Seed and Series D stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
When did Toyota Invention Partners last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Toyota Invention Partners closed in Aug 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.
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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 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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