Daikin CVC Office
Profile and portfolio
Daikin CVC Office is the corporate venture arm of Daikin Industries, an industrial company. It was founded in 2019 and is based in Osaka, Japan. It invests from seed to Series A. Sectors it names: climate and energy, industrial technology and robotics.
- Companies backedS1
- 20+
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Snapshot
Data behind this graphic
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Stage range | Seed to Series A |
| Sectors | Climate and energy, Industrial technology and robotics |
| Geography | Global |
| Offices | Osaka, Japan |
Sources: S7 Daikin Global: CVC Office, Technology and Innovation Center (investment policy, focus areas, portfolio); S4 Daikin press release: invests in Asuene (12 Jun 2025); S1 Daikin press release: invests in Advanced Composite (7 Nov 2024).
Where it invests and who leads it
LeadersS7S8
- Taro Mitani (三谷 太郎)Deputy General Manager, Technology and Innovation Center, and CVC Department ManagerFind on LinkedInFirm page
- Yuji Yoneda (米田 裕二)Senior Executive Officer, Daikin IndustriesFind on LinkedInFirm page
Key facts
| Fact | Value | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parent company | Daikin Industries (TSE: 6367) | Reported by Wikipedia: Daikin | S6 |
| Parent industry | Industrial and manufacturing | Reported by Wikipedia: Daikin | S6 |
| Founded | 2019 | Single source | S1 |
| Headquarters | Osaka, Japan | Reported by Wikipedia: Daikin | S6 |
| Status | Active | Single source | S4 |
| Capital source | Parent company only | Single source | S1 |
| Companies backed | 20+ | Single source | S1 |
| Stages | Seed, Series A (inferred from announced rounds) | Estimate | S7 |
Recent rounds
Fund vehicles
Portfolio
The firm's portfolio page lists 18 companies.S1
Every company on the Daikin CVC Office list
18 companies, as listed on the firm's own website: 13 active, 5 listed.S1 Read the firm's list.
Active 13
- ABEJA
- Aidemy
- Bitkey
- Fairy Devices
- FLOSFIA
- High Altitude Management
- Informetis
- Japan Data Science Consortium
- Locix
- Nature Architects
- Provigate
- Vantiq
- WASSHA
Listed 5
- Advanced Composite
- Asuene
- LiLz
- OCSiAl
- Wlab
History
- Daikin established the CVC Office in its Technology and Innovation Center.S1
About Daikin Industries
Official pages
Read the firm's own pages for current information.
- Website www.daikin.com/about/corporate/tic/innovation/cvc
Sources
- S1Daikin press release: invests in Advanced Composite (7 Nov 2024)Firm
- S2Daikin press release: invests in OCSiAl (27 Jul 2021)Firm
- S3Daikin press release: invests in Wlab (11 May 2022)Firm
- S4Daikin press release: invests in Asuene (12 Jun 2025)Firm
- S5Daikin press release: invests in Breakthrough Energy Ventures new fund (25 Apr 2024)Firm
- S6Wikipedia: Daikin, headquarters OsakaThird-party report
- S7Daikin Global: CVC Office, Technology and Innovation Center (investment policy, focus areas, portfolio)Firm
- S8Daikin Global: Technology and Innovation Center message from the Center DirectorFirm
- S9Daikin press release: investment in LiLz Inc. (26 Aug 2026)Firm
- S10TECH+ (Mynavi): Daikin presents its CVC with 21 themes (23 Jan 2023)Press
- S11Sogyo Techo: interview with Taro Mitani of Daikin Industries (19 Jan 2023)Press
- S12Plug and Play Japan note: Daikin CVC Office members Okada and Kinoshita (27 Aug 2021)Press
- S13JDSC case study: Daikin and JDSC co-creation, Daikin CVC strategy (24 Oct 2023)Portfolio company
- S14UntroD: Daikin joins the Real Tech Fund with an 11 billion yen investment framework (1 Mar 2021)Press
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