INPEX Ventures

Profile and portfolio

Parent INPEXHQ Tokyo, JapanFounded 2023

INPEX Ventures is the corporate venture arm of INPEX, an energy company. It was founded in 2023 and is based in Tokyo, Japan. It invests at the Series C+ stage. Sectors it names: climate and energy.

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Snapshot

Investment stage: Series C+ to Series C+

Data behind this graphic

Data behind this graphic
Item	Value
Stage range	Series C+ to Series C+
Sectors	Climate and energy
Geography	Global
Offices	Tokyo, Japan

Sources: S10 Perovskite-Info: EneCoat Technologies raises Series C of over USD 35 million (INPEX participates); S1 INPEX Innovation: venture investments.

Where it invests and who leads it

Geography

Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan
Offices: Tokyo, Japan

Investment regionsS10 S1

Global

LeadersS8 S9

Shigeru TodeVice President, Innovation; General Manager, New Venture Unit, Innovation DivisionFind on LinkedIn Firm page
Isao TakahashiSenior Vice President, InnovationFind on LinkedIn Firm page
Masatoshi NishiVice President of Venture and Business Development, INPEX AmericasFind on LinkedIn Firm page

INPEX Ventures on LinkedIn

Key facts

Fact	Value	Status	Source
Parent company	INPEX	Reported by Wikipedia: Inpex	S6
Parent industry	Energy and utilities	Reported by Wikipedia: Inpex	S6
Founded	2023	Single source	S7
Headquarters	Tokyo, Japan	Reported by Wikipedia: Inpex	S6
Status	Active	Single source	S1
Stages	Series C+ (inferred from announced rounds)	Estimate	S10

Portfolio

The firm's portfolio page lists 5 companies.S2

Shared portfolio with other corporate VCs

3 companies on the INPEX Ventures portfolio page also appear on the portfolio page of at least one other firm in this directory. Matched by company website, or by name where no website is published.

Firm	Shared	Companies in common
JGC Mirai Innovation Fund	2	Kyoto Fusioneering, Enecoat Technologies
31VENTURES	1	Kyoto Fusioneering
Daiwa Corporate Investment	1	Kyoto Fusioneering
Doosan Investment	1	Kyoto Fusioneering
JERA Ventures	1	Kyoto Fusioneering
Nanto Capital Partners	1	Kyoto Fusioneering
Chugoku Electric Power Open Innovation	1	Enecoat Technologies
Woven Capital	1	Enecoat Technologies
Idemitsu Corporate Venture Capital	1	Tsubame BHB
NYK Line	1	Tsubame BHB

Companies backed by the most corporate VCs

Every company on the INPEX Ventures list

5 companies, as listed on the firm's own website.S2 Read the firm's list.

CarbonOrO
EneCoat Technologies
Kyoto Fusioneering
Terra Drone
Tsubame BHB

Official pages

Read the firm's own pages for current information.

Website www.inpex.com/english/business/technology/new-venture/

Sources

S1INPEX Innovation: venture investmentsFirm
S2INPEX press release: EneCoat TechnologiesFirm
S3INPEX press release: Kyoto FusioneeringParent company
S4INPEX press release: CarbonOrOParent company
S5INPEX press release: Tsubame BHBParent company
S6Wikipedia: InpexThird-party report
S7INPEX release: Organizational changes, establishment of Innovation Division and New Venture Unit (2023-11-27)Firm
S8INPEX release: Changes of Representative Directors and Senior Management (2025-02-17)Firm
S9Global Corporate Venturing: Nishi to lead startup investments for Inpex (2024-02-21)Press
S10Perovskite-Info: EneCoat Technologies raises Series C of over USD 35 million (INPEX participates)Press

Disclaimer and corrections

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