Zeon Ventures
Profile, fund size and portfolio
Zeon Ventures is the corporate venture arm of Zeon Corporation, a chemicals and materials company. It was founded in 2021 and is based in San Jose, United States. It invests at the seed stage. Sectors it names: climate and energy, healthcare and digital health, artificial intelligence.
- Commitment by parentS3
- USD 50M
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Snapshot
Data behind this graphic
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Stage range | Seed to Seed |
| Sectors | Climate and energy, Healthcare and digital health, Artificial intelligence |
| Geography | Global |
| Offices | San Jose, United States |
Sources: S5 Zeon Ventures: Visolis collaboration (seed round Dec 2022); S1 Zeon Ventures about page.
Data behind this graphic
| Measure | Value | Unit | Kind | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Headline size | USD 50M | Commitment by parent | Stated by the firm or its parent | S3 |
| Companies on the firm's portfolio page | 13 | companies | Counted from the firm's own list | S4 |
Sources: S3 Zeon Corporation press release: establishes Zeon Ventures; S4 M&A Online: Zeon focuses on CVC.
Where it invests and who leads it
LeadersS1
- Kazuhiro TakahashiPresidentFind on LinkedInFirm page
- Dennis ClarkManaging PartnerFind on LinkedInFirm page
- Gloria ChyrInvestment AnalystFind on LinkedInFirm page
- Kyosuke InoueBusiness Development ManagerFind on LinkedInFirm page
- Taku MatsumuraBusiness Development ManagerFind on LinkedInFirm page
Key facts
| Fact | Value | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parent company | Zeon Corporation | Single source | S3 |
| Parent industry | Chemicals and materials | Single source | S3 |
| Founded | 2021 | Single source | S3 |
| Headquarters | San Jose, United States | Single source | S3 |
| Status | Active | Single source | S1 |
| Capital source | Parent company only | Single source | S3 |
| Headline size | USD 50M (Commitment by parent) | Single source | S3 |
| Stages | Seed (inferred from announced rounds) | Estimate | S5 |
Portfolio
Public sources name 13 portfolio companies.S4
Every company on the Zeon Ventures list
13 companies, as named in the sources cited.S4 Read the firm's list.
- AM Batteries
- Amogy
- CENS Materials
- Chemify
- Coreshell
- Inkbit
- Kanvas Biosciences
- Mitra Chem
- Sanctuary AI
- Solestial
- Syzygy Plasmonics
- Verdagy
- Visolis
Official pages
Read the firm's own pages for current information.
Sources
Disclaimer and corrections
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