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Yanmar Ventures

Profile and portfolio

Parent Yanmar HoldingsHQ Osaka, JapanFounded 2021

Yanmar Ventures is the corporate venture arm of Yanmar Holdings, an industrial company. It was founded in 2021 and is based in Osaka, Japan. It invests from seed to Series A. Sectors it names: food and agriculture, climate and energy, industrial technology and robotics.

Companies backedS2
7

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Snapshot

Investment stage: Seed to Series A
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Stage rangeSeed to Series A
SectorsFood and agriculture, Climate and energy, Industrial technology and robotics
GeographyGlobal, Asia
OfficesOsaka, Japan

Sources: S1 Yanmar Ventures: Company (Japanese); S2 Yanmar Ventures: second fund established (press release).

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Investment stage: Seed to Series A

Sources: S1 Yanmar Ventures: Company (Japanese); S2 Yanmar Ventures: second fund established (press release).

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Scale and capital allocated
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MeasureValueUnitKindSource
Companies backed7companiesStated by the firmS2
Companies on the firm's portfolio page8companiesCounted from the firm's own listS3

Sources: S2 Yanmar Ventures: second fund established (press release); S3 Yanmar Ventures: Portfolio (Japanese).

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Scale and capital allocated

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Sources: S2 Yanmar Ventures: second fund established (press release); S3 Yanmar Ventures: Portfolio (Japanese).

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Where it invests and who leads it

Geography

Headquarters
Osaka, Japan

Investment regionsS1S2

LeadersS1

  • 尾田 伸之 (Nobuyuki Oda)Co-founder and CEO / Managing Partner (共同創業者 / 代表パートナー)Find on LinkedInFirm page

Yanmar Ventures on LinkedIn

Key facts

FactValueStatusSource
Parent companyYanmar HoldingsSingle sourceS2
Parent industryIndustrial and manufacturingSingle sourceS2
Founded2021Single sourceS1
HeadquartersOsaka, JapanSingle sourceS1
StatusActiveSingle sourceS1
Capital sourceParent company onlySingle sourceS2
Companies backed7Single sourceS2
StagesSeed, Series A (inferred from announced rounds)EstimateS1

Fund vehicles

VehicleSizeYearSource
Yanmar Ventures I Investment Limited Partnership (YVS 1st Fund)Not published2021S2
Yanmar Ventures II Investment Limited Partnership (YVS 2nd Fund)Not published2024S2

Portfolio

The firm's portfolio page lists 8 companies.S3

Shared portfolio with other corporate VCs

6 companies on the Yanmar 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.

FirmSharedCompanies in common
JGC Mirai Innovation Fund2Turing, Fairy Devices
Z Venture Capital2Turing, Fairy Devices
Daikin CVC Office2Fairy Devices, Nature Architects
Canon Marketing Japan MIRAI Fund1Turing
Chibagin Capital1Turing
Dentsu Ventures1Turing
ENEOS Innovation Partners1Turing
Future Creation Capital1Turing
JR West Innovations1Turing
KDDI Open Innovation Fund1Turing
NTT DOCOMO Ventures1Turing
Shochiku Ventures1Turing

Companies backed by the most corporate VCs

Every company on the Yanmar Ventures list

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

  • Amogy
  • Fairy Devices
  • Integriculture
  • Meeq
  • Nature Architects
  • Platinum Bio
  • TerraSmile
  • Turing

Recent rounds

DateCompanyRoundAmountSource
2024-04-25TuringNot statedNot statedS4

History

  1. Yanmar Ventures established on 2021-04-09 with YVS 1st Fund.S1
  2. YVS 2nd Fund established on 2024-02-16.S2

Official pages

Read the firm's own pages for current information.

Sources

  1. S1Yanmar Ventures: Company (Japanese)Firm
  2. S2Yanmar Ventures: second fund established (press release)Firm
  3. S3Yanmar Ventures: Portfolio (Japanese)Firm
  4. S4Yanmar Ventures: investment in Turing (press release)Firm

Disclaimer and corrections

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