NEC X

Profile and portfolio

Parent NECHQ Palo Alto, United StatesFounded 2018

NEC X is the corporate venture arm of NEC, a technology company. It was founded in 2018 and is based in Palo Alto, United States. It invests from pre-seed to seed. Sectors it names: enterprise software, artificial intelligence, climate and energy, space and defense.

Companies backedS1: 100+

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Snapshot

Investment stage: Pre-seed to Seed

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Item	Value
Stage range	Pre-seed to Seed
Sectors	Enterprise software, Artificial intelligence, Climate and energy, Space and defense, Healthcare and digital health
Geography	North America
Offices	Palo Alto, United States

Sources: S2 Elev X! about us (team, programs, funding).

Scale and capital allocated

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Measure	Value	Unit	Kind	Source
Companies backed	100+	companies	Stated by the firm	S1
Companies on the firm's portfolio page	37	companies	Counted from the firm's own list	S3

Sources: S1 NEC X home page (head office, established July 2018); S3 Elev X! portfolio page.

Where it invests and who leads it

Geography

Headquarters: Palo Alto, United States
Offices: Palo Alto, United States

Investment regionsS2

North America

LeadersS2

Shintaro MatsumotoCEO and PresidentFind on LinkedIn Firm page
Naoto MizuguchiCFOFind on LinkedIn Firm page
Nobu MoritaDirector of InnovationsFind on LinkedIn Firm page
Ryo KanekoDirector of InnovationsFind on LinkedIn Firm page
Takayuki KiharaDirector of InnovationsFind on LinkedIn Firm page

NEC X on LinkedIn

Key facts

Fact	Value	Status	Source
Parent company	NEC	Single source	S1
Parent industry	Technology and software	Single source	S1
Founded	2018	Single source	S1
Headquarters	Palo Alto, United States	Single source	S1
Status	Active	Single source	S1
Capital source	Parent company only	Single source	S2
Companies backed	100+	Single source	S1
People on the team page	12	Single source	S1
Stages	Pre-seed, Seed	Single source	S2

Portfolio

The firm's portfolio page lists 37 companies.S3

The firm also states 100+ companies backed. The page list and the stated total measure different things.S1

Shared portfolio with other corporate VCs

1 companies on the NEC X 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
Meridian Health Ventures	1	WeWALK

Companies backed by the most corporate VCs

Every company on the NEC X list

37 companies, as listed on the firm's own website.S3 Read the firm's list.

Agriasssure
Aivobis
Ariesview
Bazzuka
Beagle-tech
Cloudmind
Codeintegrity
Dasflect
Enterprisechai
Fishlert
Flightsuite
Flyhound
Gpx
Hashq
Humanlens
Indellia
Indicio
Infis
Manifest
Metabob
Metapyxl
Milkywayx
Multitudeinsights
Opscom
Pasadenadigital
Polarisjobs
Rennahealth
Reveleum
Seafoodai
Ssender
Trydeka
Upendnow
Verdi
Vigneron
Voxqi
Wewalk
Yadag

For founders

Item	What the firm says	Source
Stages	Pre-seed, Seed	S2
Check size, Pre-seed	Up to USD 250,000	S4

Official pages

Read the firm's own pages for current information.

Website www.nec-x.com/
Portfolio www.elev-x.com/portfolio/

Sources

Disclaimer and corrections

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