UTEC - The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners
VC Fund
Tokyo, Japan
UTEC - The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners is a VC fund in Tokyo focused on Health Care and Biotechnology. UTEC - The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners, is a Japan-based seed/early stage deep-tech venture capital firm associated with academic institutes such as The University of Tokyo. UTEC has over $1 billion in Assets Under Management, and has invested in 150+ companies in Japan, USA, Singapore, India and Europe with a track record of 20IPOs and 22 successful M&A (as of Nov 2025). UTEC predominantly invests in three deep-tech sectors: a) Healthcare & Life Sciences, b) IT/AI, and c) Physical Sciences & Engineering.
- Total investments:
- 209
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 38%
- Fund size:
- $326M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries UTEC - The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners invests in
Stages UTEC - The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners invests in
Countries UTEC - The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 9 contacts → | |||
Round size
- Seed
- $900k–$14M
- Series A
- $2.3M–$18M
- Series B
- $2.8M–$20M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Health Care 23 (11%)
- Biotechnology 20 (10%)
- Medical 19 (9%)
- Manufacturing 19 (9%)
- Artificial Intelligence 18 (9%)
Stage
- Seed 40 (19%)
- Series A 40 (19%)
- Series B 31 (15%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 27 (13%)
- Series C 9 (4%)
Country
- Japan 76 (36%)
- United States 15 (7%)
- India 5 (2%)
- Singapore 5 (2%)
- United Kingdom 3 (1%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Atsushi Usami
Partner & Board Director
|
Partner & Board Director | Total investments: 14 | Find email | |
Hiroaki Kobayashi
Principal
|
Principal | Total investments: 5 | Find email | |
Keisuke Ide
Partner
|
Partner | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
Kiran Mysore
Principal
|
Principal | Total investments: 13 | Find email | |
Maiko Katadae
Partner
|
Partner | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
| See all 9 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corporate Site：https://www.xmile.co.jp/ Service Site：https://x-work.jp/ | $20.1M / Series C / Aug 04, 2026 | ||
| Sinumy develops touchless identity authentication technology and high-speed, high-precision position measurement technology. | $3.4M / Seed / Jul 29, 2026 | ||
| Piece is a digital real estate investment platform offering the easiest and most transparent way to invest in income-producing real estate in Europe. Our mission is to make real estate ownership inclusive and more accessible. | $1.9M / Seed / Jul 13, 2026 | ||
| KUZEN provides enterprise-grade chatbot technologies, especially the bot framework and NLP, via a visual UI without coding. The company is utilizing technology to develop a system that broadens the scope of dialogue. They use technology to provide their customers with next-generation standard procedures that broaden the possibilities ofconversation, resulting in unprecedented business practices. | Secondary Market / Jul 07, 2026 | ||
| KUZEN provides enterprise-grade chatbot technologies, especially the bot framework and NLP, via a visual UI without coding. The company is utilizing technology to develop a system that broadens the scope of dialogue. They use technology to provide their customers with next-generation standard procedures that broaden the possibilities ofconversation, resulting in unprecedented business practices. | $10.1M / Series B / Jul 07, 2026 | ||
| ALGO ARTIS is a software company that offers optimization in plant operations, tanking, ship allocation plan, and logistics. | $9.6M / Series B / Jun 09, 2026 | ||
| Oxford Quantum Circuits developing technology using the power of quantum to do things which have never been achieved before, from enabling life-changing drug discoveries to developing new battery technologies. | $350M / Series C / Jun 03, 2026 | ||
| Triorb is a technology company that specializes in robot mobility development with the help of software and hardware solutions. | $14.4M / Series B / Jun 01, 2026 | ||
| Solaris commercializes, manufactures, and sells soft robotics using pneumatic artificial muscles. Solaris was founded in 2017 and was headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. | $3.1M / Venture - Series Unknown / May 20, 2026 | ||
| Violet Therapeutics is a healthcare company that operates in stealth mode. | $4.8M / Seed / May 13, 2026 | ||
| See all 209 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does UTEC - The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners invest in?
UTEC - The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners invests primarily in Health Care, Biotechnology and Medical startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 209 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is UTEC - The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners's check size?
UTEC - The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners typically joins rounds of $900k–$14M at Seed, $2.3M–$18M at Series A and $2.8M–$20M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds UTEC - The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners participates in.
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Who are the partners at UTEC - The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners?
The team at UTEC - The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners includes Atsushi Usami (Partner & Board Director), Hiroaki Kobayashi (Principal) and Keisuke Ide (Partner), among 9 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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