# UTokyo Innovation Platform

> UTokyo Innovation Platform is a VC fund backing Biotechnology and Medical. See 85 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 85
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 35%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/utokyo-innovation-platform-co-ltd
- Website: https://www.utokyo-ipc.co.jp
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/utokyoipc/

UTokyo Innovation Platform is a VC fund in Tokyo focused on Biotechnology and Medical. The University of Tokyo IPC is a company responsible for expanding the innovation ecosystem. Accelerate global innovation from the University of Tokyo through three activities: start-up support, investment business, and corporate innovation support.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Biotechnology | 14 | 16% |
| Medical | 10 | 12% |
| Manufacturing | 10 | 12% |
| Software | 7 | 8% |
| Health Care | 7 | 8% |

74 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 17 | 20% |
| Funding Round | 15 | 18% |
| Seed | 14 | 16% |
| Series B | 13 | 15% |
| Series D | 3 | 4% |

9 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 49 | 58% |
| United States | 4 | 5% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 2% |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1% |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Makoto Ohori | Partner \| Chief Investment Officer, Life Science | 5 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/makoto-ohori |
| Hiroho Fukuda | Auditor | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hiroho-fukuda |
| Katsuhiko Oizumi | Founder, President and CEO | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/katsuhiko-oizumi |
| Kazuhiko Kakehi | Partner,Academic Co-Innovation | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kazuhiko-kakehi |
| Kei Furukawa | Manager,Investment and Business Development | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kei-furukawa |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORE Biomedicine | CORE Biomedicine is a private, preclinical-stage biotechnology company that specializes in drug discovery and development for oncology. | $21M | Series A | Jul 28, 2026 |  |
| Dodai | Dodai manufactures and assembles the electric motorcycles. | $8M | Series A | Apr 28, 2026 |  |
| Storm Therapeutics | Targeting pathways that modify RNA to deliver novel cancer therapeutics. | $56M | Series C | Apr 16, 2026 |  |
| Logomix | Logomix Inc is a mammalian cellular genome architect startup. Logomix proprietary platform, Geno-Writing™, technology integrates large-scale (Mb) human genome-writing technologies and providing genetically architected versatile human cells and/or downsized cells and microbes for drug development and cell & gene therapy area.Majority ofthe cell engineering companies are currently focused on optimization of gene clusters by automatic high throughput system however, Logomix’s Geno-Writing™ provides the required tools for dealing with mammalian or complex genomes. Logomix works with partners by providing new biology-based solutions to co-create business and social values on Geno-Writing™ platform Current Focus Area includes: 1. Human Health & Therapeutics 2. Biomaterials & Chemicals 3. Agriculture & EnvironmentLogomix has 11 ongoing collaborative research partnerships. Currently Logomix is specifically looking for industry partners to address unmet needs in neurodegenerative disease areas. | $18.8M |  | Jul 30, 2025 |  |
| Instalimb | Instalimb is the world's first 3D printing prosthesis business. It uses advanced 3D printing, 3D-CAD, and machine-learning technologies to produce affordable, high-quality prosthetic legs. By integrating these tools into its manufacturing process, the company delivers reliable and low-cost 3D-printed prosthetics and orthotics. | $7.3M | Series B | Mar 26, 2025 |  |
| Instalimb | Instalimb is the world's first 3D printing prosthesis business. It uses advanced 3D printing, 3D-CAD, and machine-learning technologies to produce affordable, high-quality prosthetic legs. By integrating these tools into its manufacturing process, the company delivers reliable and low-cost 3D-printed prosthetics and orthotics. | $7.3M | Series B | Mar 26, 2025 |  |
| Ubitus | Established in 2013. The headquarter is located in Tokyo. Supported by R&D center in Taipei. Ubitus is a technology leader in deploying cloud-enabled rich media services, offers major game companies and telcos the world’s best cloud gaming solution. With the same innovative GameCloud technology, Ubitus is able to stream metaverse content onmulti-devices for platform operators and digital content developers. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 26, 2025 |  |
| Leading Mark | Leading Mark, a rising human resources startup in Japan. Leading Mark is branching out into mid-career and international hiring. It currently has a one-man team in China working to bring the top Japanese-speaking Chinese students to domestic companies. He also touts his startup’s focus on the average job seeker. “We want to make sure that the usersget the info that he or she needs the most,” he says. Large scale, legacy players can sometimes prioritize the needs of the hiring company, and their commission, over the needs of applicants themselves. This leads to frustration and short-circuited careers. | $10.6M | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 05, 2025 |  |
| Issin | Issin manufactures bath mats that can measure weight and automatically record daily weight changes on your smartphone. | $2.8M | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 04, 2025 |  |
| BlueWX | BlueWX is a software company that develops predictive content services that supports in forecasting, and weather analysis. | $774.6K | Series A | Jan 27, 2025 |  |

10 of 85 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Global Brain Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/global-brain-corporation) — VC Fund, 10 deals together
- [SMBC Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/smbc-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 10 deals together
- [Fast Track Initiative, Inc.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fast-track-initiative) — VC Fund, 9 deals together
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- [ANRI](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anri) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [MIRAI SOUZOU](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/innovations-and-future-creation) — VC Fund, 7 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does UTokyo Innovation Platform invest in?

UTokyo Innovation Platform invests primarily in Biotechnology, Medical and Manufacturing startups, most often at Series A and Funding Round stage. Most of the 85 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact UTokyo Innovation Platform?

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### Who are the partners at UTokyo Innovation Platform?

The team at UTokyo Innovation Platform includes Makoto Ohori (Partner | Chief Investment Officer, Life Science), Hiroho Fukuda (Auditor) and Katsuhiko Oizumi (Founder, President and CEO), among 10 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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