Hitachi Ventures
Profile, fund size and portfolio
Hitachi Ventures is the corporate venture arm of Hitachi, Ltd. (industrial and digital conglomerate). It was founded in 2019 and is based in Munich, Germany. It invests from Seed to Growth in digital, industrial, environment.
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Snapshot
Data behind this graphic
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Stage range | Seed to Growth |
| Sectors | Digital, Industrial, Environment, Healthcare |
| Geography | Global, Portfolio HQs listed: United States, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Netherlands, Australia, Canada |
| Offices | Munich, Germany, Palo Alto, United States, Boston, United States |
Sources: S7 TechCrunch: Hitachi Ventures raises $400M fund; S1 Hitachi Ventures home (via WebFetch); S6 Hitachi press release: establishes fourth CVC fund, USD 1 billion AUM.
Data behind this graphic
| Item | Companies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Active | 49 | 96.1% |
| Exited | 2 | 3.9% |
Status as the firm tags it
Sources: S3 Hitachi Ventures portfolio (Wayback copy 2026-06-10; live site serves a bot check to curl).
Data behind this graphic
| Measure | Value | Unit | Kind | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Headline size | USD 1bn | Assets under management | Stated by the firm or its parent | S6 |
| Companies backed | 51 | companies | Stated by the firm | S3 |
| Companies on the firm's portfolio page | 51 | companies | Counted from the firm's own list | S3 |
Sources: S6 Hitachi press release: establishes fourth CVC fund, USD 1 billion AUM; S3 Hitachi Ventures portfolio (Wayback copy 2026-06-10; live site serves a bot check to curl).
Where it invests and who leads it
Geography
- Headquarters
- Munich, Germany
- Offices
- Munich, Germany
- Palo Alto, United States
- Boston, United States
Investment regionsS7S1S6
- Global
- Portfolio HQs listed: United States, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Netherlands, Australia, Canada
LeadersS2
- Stefan GabrielCEO & Managing DirectorLinkedInFirm page
- Wolfgang SeiboldChief Investment Officer & PartnerFind on LinkedInFirm page
- Pete BastienPresident & PartnerFind on LinkedInFirm page
- Galina SaganInvestment PartnerFind on LinkedInFirm page
- Joanna SorokaInvestment PartnerFind on LinkedInFirm page
Key facts
| Fact | Value | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parent company | Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501) | Single source | S6 |
| Parent industry | Industrial and digital conglomerate (Social Innovation Business) | Single source | S6 |
| Founded | 2019 | Single source | S6 |
| Headquarters | Munich, Germany | Single source | S6 |
| Status | Active | Single source | S1 |
| Capital source | Parent company only | Single source | S7 |
| Headline size | USD 1bn (Assets under management) | Single source | S6 |
| Companies backed | 51 | Single source | S3 |
| People on the team page | 24 | Single source | S2 |
| Stages | Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C+, Growth | Single source | S7 |
Portfolio
The firm's portfolio page lists 51 companies: 49 active, 2 exited.S3
| Tag | Companies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Active | 49 | 96.1% |
| Exited | 2 | 3.9% |
Every company on the Hitachi Ventures list
51 companies, as listed on the firm's own website: 49 active, 2 exited.S3 Read the firm's list.
Active 49
- Aalo
- Akarion
- Amplio
- Arcee AI
- Archetype AI
- Arrcus
- Arsenal Bio
- Ascend Elements
- Avicena
- BeZero
- Bioptimus
- Captura
- Collinear Ai
- Cure51
- Cvector
- Cyclic Materials
- Edgescale Ai
- Ema
- Equiem
- Grow Inc.
- Huma
- Infravision
- inVia Robotics
- Invisix
- iPeace
- Lineaje
- Makersite
- Novolinc
- Opsera
- Pantomath
- Pow Bio
- Proscia
- Provectus Algae
- Regscale
- Relation Therapeutics
- Rescale
- Samsara Eco
- Scipher Medicine
- Strangeworks
- Strikeready
- Taranis
- Tem Energy
- Teramount
- Thea
- Tibo Energy
- Trustwise
- Wase
- Weka
- Xaba
Exited 2
- Regrello
- Sophia Genetics
For founders
Fund vehicles
Recent rounds
History
- Hitachi Ventures GmbH established June 1, 2019; CVC begins with USD 150 million.S6
- Fourth fund, HV Fund IV, USD 400 million, scheduled establishment April 1, 2025; AUM reaches USD 1 billion.S6
- Participates in Ema USD 77M Series B (2026-09-23) and Precision Neuroscience USD 250M Series D (2026-09-24).S9
Where sources disagree
- Headline size: USD 1 billion AUM across four funds (Hitachi release Feb 2025) (S6) vs more than $1B AUM (site home page) (S1) vs advises a 600m Hitachi Fund (Gabriel bio) (S5). Total AUM vs a single older fund reference; the bio figure is undated.S6S1S5
- Companies backed: 38 companies (Hitachi release, Feb 2025) (S6) vs 51 modal cards (Wayback 2026-06-10) (S3) vs 59 (counter on live home page, label not captured) (S1). Dates differ; the live counter label was not readable in the text capture.S6S3S1
Official pages
Read the firm's own pages for current information.
Sources
- S1Hitachi Ventures home (via WebFetch)Firm
- S2Hitachi Ventures teamFirm
- S3Hitachi Ventures portfolio (Wayback copy 2026-06-10; live site serves a bot check to curl)Firm
- S4Hitachi Ventures portfolio: Digital (live, 35 company cards; Exited tags and deal teams)Firm
- S5Hitachi Ventures: Stefan Gabriel bioFirm
- S6Hitachi press release: establishes fourth CVC fund, USD 1 billion AUMParent company
- S7TechCrunch: Hitachi Ventures raises $400M fundPress
- S8GlobeNewswire: Precision Neuroscience closes USD 250M Series DPortfolio company
- S9TechCrunch: Ema raises $77MPress
- S10Stefan Gabriel LinkedIn (search result headline: CEO and Managing Director, Hitachi Ventures)Third-party report
Disclaimer and corrections
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