# Yamaha Motor Ventures

> Yamaha Motor Ventures is a VC fund backing Artificial Intelligence. See 52 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Palo Alto, United States
- Total investments: 52
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 40%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/7802368/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/_ymvsv
- Website: https://www.yamahamotor.vc
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ymvsv

Yamaha Motor Ventures is a VC fund in Palo Alto focused on Artificial Intelligence and Robotics. Yamaha Motor Ventures & Laboratory Silicon Valley is a venture capital firm that invests in the robotics, food, and AgTech industry. The firm invests in early-stage companies that have product and customer validation.Yamaha Motor Ventures & Laboratory Silicon Valley (YMVSV) was founded in 2015 by Hiro Saijou and is headquartered in PaloAlto, California, United States.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2M–$13M |
| Series A | $6.5M–$24M |
| Series B | $9.5M–$43M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Artificial Intelligence | 14 | 27% |
| Robotics | 13 | 25% |
| Health Care | 7 | 13% |
| Software | 6 | 12% |
| Manufacturing | 6 | 12% |

69 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 16 | 31% |
| Seed | 14 | 27% |
| Series B | 6 | 12% |
| Funding Round | 4 | 8% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 4 | 8% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 28 | 54% |
| Canada | 3 | 6% |
| Australia | 2 | 4% |
| India | 1 | 2% |
| France | 1 | 2% |

6 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Anish Patel | Partner | 9 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anish-patel-2 |
| Keiichi Onishi | CEO & MANAGING DIRECTOR | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kei-onishi-e048 |
| Nolan Paul | Partner | 5 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nolan-paul |
| Rebecca Woodcock | Principal | 13 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rebecca-woodcock |
| Sean Simpson | Principal | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sean-simpson |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Foundation Alloy | Foundation Alloy leverage advanced materials technology to design novel alloys optimized for additive manufacturing. | $22M | Series A | Jun 16, 2026 |  |
| Sortera Technologies | Sortera Alloys manufactures low-cost, high-quality metal alloys for domestic manufacturing using its artificial intelligence technology. Sortera Alloys is a company based in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and was established in 2020. | $45M | Venture - Series Unknown | Nov 20, 2025 |  |
| Ridepanda | Ridepanda is an online e-ride shop that offers electric vehicles with maintenance support and theft protection. | $12.6M | Venture - Series Unknown | Oct 29, 2025 |  |
| Amplio | Amplio enables you to reclaim control of your supply chain by making sourcing more cost-effective. | $11.1M | Series A | Sep 24, 2025 |  |
| Infinitform Inc | InfinitForm is at the forefront of creating GenAI software. This business specializes in transformative software that automates the design-to-manufacturing process, integrating seamlessly with multiple manufacturing methods to improve cost, speed, efficiency, and performance. | $12.7M | Seed | May 15, 2025 |  |
| Foundation Alloy | Foundation Alloy leverage advanced materials technology to design novel alloys optimized for additive manufacturing. | $7.5M | Seed | May 07, 2025 |  |
| Phoenix Tailings | Phoenix Tailings, is building technology to enable the recycling and re-mining of Bauxite Residue (“Red Mud”) - a hazardous by-product in the aluminum industry - to extract strategic materials which are critical to the Defense, Automotive, Electronics and Biotech industries. The company was founded with the mission to revolutionize the miningindustry by enabling new sources of strategic materials, sustainably and economically. | $33M | Series B | Apr 30, 2025 |  |
| Shippeo | Shippeo helps Supply Chains leverage transportation to deliver exceptional customer service. Its real-time transport visibility platform provides shippers, carriers, and 4PLs instant tracking of every delivery, and enables proactive communication with end customers.Founded in 2014, Shippeo tracks more than 40000 deliveries per month throughoutEurope for market-leading companies such as Leroy Merlin, Saint-Gobain, and Faurecia, and connects to more than 600 carriers. | $29.9M |  | Jan 15, 2025 |  |
| Phoenix Tailings | Phoenix Tailings, is building technology to enable the recycling and re-mining of Bauxite Residue (“Red Mud”) - a hazardous by-product in the aluminum industry - to extract strategic materials which are critical to the Defense, Automotive, Electronics and Biotech industries. The company was founded with the mission to revolutionize the miningindustry by enabling new sources of strategic materials, sustainably and economically. | $43M | Series B | Dec 20, 2024 |  |
| Path Robotics | Path Robotics designs robotic welding systems that incorporate AI and machine learning for enhanced precision and adaptability. These systems automate repetitive tasks, enabling manufacturers to increase productivity while minimizing upfront costs. The company addresses workforce challenges in the manufacturing sector through effective automationsolutions. | $100M | Series D | Oct 14, 2024 |  |

10 of 52 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Yamaha Motor Ventures invest in?

Yamaha Motor Ventures invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Health Care startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 52 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Yamaha Motor Ventures's check size?

Yamaha Motor Ventures typically joins rounds of $2M–$13M at Seed, $6.5M–$24M at Series A and $9.5M–$43M 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 Yamaha Motor Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact Yamaha Motor Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at Yamaha Motor Ventures?

The team at Yamaha Motor Ventures includes Anish Patel (Partner), Keiichi Onishi (CEO & MANAGING DIRECTOR) and Nolan Paul (Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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