Sanso Ventures

Profile and portfolio

Parent San-In Sanso

Sanso Ventures is the corporate venture arm of San-In Sanso, an energy company. It invests from seed to Series B. Sectors it names: climate and energy, biotech and life sciences, space and defense.

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Snapshot

Investment stage: Seed to Series B

Data behind this graphic

Data behind this graphic
Item	Value
Stage range	Seed to Series B
Sectors	Climate and energy, Biotech and life sciences, Space and defense
Geography	Asia

Sources: S1 San-In Sanso: Sanso CVC (Sanso Ventures) page.

Where it invests

Geography

Investment regionsS1

Asia

Key facts

Fact	Value	Status	Source
Parent company	San-In Sanso	Single source	S1
Parent industry	Energy and utilities	Single source	S1
Status	Active	Single source	S1
Capital source	Parent company only	Single source	S1
Stages	Seed, Series A, Series B (inferred from announced rounds)	Estimate	S1

Portfolio

The firm's portfolio page lists 7 companies.S1

Shared portfolio with other corporate VCs

3 companies on the Sanso 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
ANA Future Frontier Fund	1	キッチハイク
Chugin Capital Partners	1	キッチハイク
Hachijuni Investment	1	キッチハイク
NOBUNAGA Capital Village	1	キッチハイク
Chugoku Electric Power Open Innovation	1	SIRC
Nihonkai Gas Kizuna Holdings	1	SIRC
Daiki Axis Venture Partners	1	Waqua
Sony Innovation Fund	1	Waqua

Companies backed by the most corporate VCs

Every company on the Sanso Ventures list

7 companies, as listed on the firm's own website.S1 Read the firm's list.

Canocure
E-Thermogentek
ERISA
J-CAS Airways
Kitchhike
SIRC
Waqua

Official pages

Read the firm's own pages for current information.

Website www.sanin-sanso.co.jp/business/cvc/

Sources

S1San-In Sanso: Sanso CVC (Sanso Ventures) pageFirm
S2San-In Sanso press release: investment in Kitchhike (2025-04)Parent company
S3San-In Sanso press release: investment in E-ThermogentekParent company

Disclaimer and corrections

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