Universal Materials Incubator
VC Fund
Tokyo, Japan
Universal Materials Incubator is a VC fund in Tokyo focused on Manufacturing and Biotechnology. Universal Materials Incubator Co., Ltd. is venture capital firm specializing in materials and chemical industry investments. The firm was established on October, 2015 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments:
- 39
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 38%
- Fund size:
- $85M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Universal Materials Incubator invests in
Stages Universal Materials Incubator invests in
Countries Universal Materials Incubator invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Series A
- $2M–$17M
- Series B
- $2.8M–$40M
- Venture - Series Unknown
- $628k–$23M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Manufacturing 11 (28%)
- Biotechnology 9 (23%)
- Chemical 7 (18%)
- Medical 3 (8%)
- Agriculture 3 (8%)
Stage
- Venture - Series Unknown 9 (23%)
- Series A 7 (18%)
- Series B 6 (15%)
- Seed 5 (13%)
- Series C 2 (5%)
Country
- Japan 21 (54%)
- United States 4 (10%)
- India 1 (3%)
- New Zealand 1 (3%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yosuke Yamamoto
Director
|
Director | Total investments: 5 | Find email | |
|
Shosuke Kiba
Founder, CEO & Managing Partner
|
Founder, CEO & Managing Partner | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
Wataru Mizutani
Principal
|
Principal | Total investments: 1 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polyuse Co., Ltd. is developing technology centered on "3D printers for construction" for the construction and civil engineering industries under the mission of "updating the construction industry with the power of technology". | $17.4M / Series B / Dec 03, 2025 | ||
| EF Polymer is an agricultural firm. The company came up with the idea to utilize this waste most efficiently without creating any kind of pollution. It developed an Eco-Friendly Water Retention Natural Polymer named "Fasal Amrit" which can absorb 300 times more water than its weight for as long as 10-12 days. It helps to reduce irrigationwater requirement by 30-40% along with a 40-50% reduction in fertilizer because it prevents the leaching of fertilizer causing 10-20% fertilizer loss. The "Fasal Amrit" itself is made from organic waste hence it has a great number of micronutrients to support the better growth of crops/plants. It is organic in nature, chemical-free, and pollution-free, and what is interesting, it is 100% biodegradable in the soil after 5-6 months of application. The farmers can reduce their cost of water and fertilizer by 20-40% and can increase the yield by 10-20%. The application of "Fasal Amrit" includes but is not limited to in-house plants to save them for a week or two in case you are not at your home to water them, keep your garden green forever by reducing the daily watering cycle, enhance the growth of your plant in an organic way, save your plant far from your home or on hilly areas where it is difficult for your water them daily, etc. | Series B / Sep 30, 2025 | ||
| Fermelanta produces rare plant-based ingredients through microbial fermentation. It engineers a cell to build a biosynthetic pathway of target molecules with gene transfer and disruption. | $13.6M / Series A / Aug 29, 2025 | ||
| EF Polymer is an agricultural firm. The company came up with the idea to utilize this waste most efficiently without creating any kind of pollution. It developed an Eco-Friendly Water Retention Natural Polymer named "Fasal Amrit" which can absorb 300 times more water than its weight for as long as 10-12 days. It helps to reduce irrigationwater requirement by 30-40% along with a 40-50% reduction in fertilizer because it prevents the leaching of fertilizer causing 10-20% fertilizer loss. The "Fasal Amrit" itself is made from organic waste hence it has a great number of micronutrients to support the better growth of crops/plants. It is organic in nature, chemical-free, and pollution-free, and what is interesting, it is 100% biodegradable in the soil after 5-6 months of application. The farmers can reduce their cost of water and fertilizer by 20-40% and can increase the yield by 10-20%. The application of "Fasal Amrit" includes but is not limited to in-house plants to save them for a week or two in case you are not at your home to water them, keep your garden green forever by reducing the daily watering cycle, enhance the growth of your plant in an organic way, save your plant far from your home or on hilly areas where it is difficult for your water them daily, etc. | $7.1M / Series B / Apr 16, 2025 | ||
| Scimplifi is a B2B fulfilment platform that provides customized solutions for sourcing and manufacturing of innovative chemistries. | $40M / Series B / Mar 12, 2025 | ||
| Industrial Microbes designs and builds microbes that produce better chemicals with lower costs and lower carbon emissions. We use greenhouse gases as the raw materials, including biogas, natural gas, and carbon dioxide. We scale our process with global chemical producers. | $10M / Seed / Nov 19, 2024 | ||
| Allied Carbon Solutions is a biotechnology company that manufactures and sells biosurfants and livestock feed. | $3.8M / Series C / Oct 01, 2024 | ||
| IPEACE223 is a chemical company that produces green propylene from raw biomass materials using zeolite catalyst technology. | $1.6M / Seed / Sep 10, 2024 | ||
| Listie is an industrial engineering company that develops, supplies, and maintains lithium separation equipment and membranes. It is an important infrastructure resource that supports modern life, including electric vehicles, smartphones, and renewable energy storage. | $973.1K / Seed / Jul 28, 2024 | ||
| Ac-Planta manufactures the product Skeepon, which can promote the adaptability of plants to heat and drought conditions. Skeepon is a radical agricultural solution that can address climate change issues by using cutting-edge epigenetics technology. The company aims to maximize the potential of plant epigenetics to improve how humans and plantsinteract in climate change. | $3.2M / Series A / Mar 15, 2024 | ||
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FAQ
What does Universal Materials Incubator invest in?
Universal Materials Incubator invests primarily in Manufacturing, Biotechnology and Chemical startups, most often at Venture - Series Unknown and Series A stage. Most of the 39 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 Universal Materials Incubator invest in?
Universal Materials Incubator typically joins rounds of $2M–$17M at Series A, $2.8M–$40M at Series B and $628k–$23M at Venture - Series Unknown. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Universal Materials Incubator's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Universal Materials Incubator took part in.
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Who are the partners at Universal Materials Incubator?
The team at Universal Materials Incubator includes Yosuke Yamamoto (Director), Shosuke Kiba (Founder, CEO & Managing Partner) and Wataru Mizutani (Principal). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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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 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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