TOHOKU University Venture Partners Co., Ltd.
thvp.co.jp Direct investor
A venture capital firm wholly owned by Tohoku University that manages funds investing in startups based on university research results. It focuses on deep tech, life sciences, semiconductors/materials, space and GX, mainly in the Tohoku region.
TOHOKU University Venture Partners Co., Ltd. is a venture capital firm headquartered in Sendai, Japan, founded in 2015. It invests directly in companies, from seed to Series A, in semiconductors, devices, materials and life sciences.
“東北大学ベンチャーパートナーズ株式会社は、東北大学の研究成果の社会実装をベンチャー投資を通して支援致します。”
— TOHOKU University Venture Partners Co., Ltd., own website
- Layer
- Direct investor
- Type
- Venture capital
- Headquarters
- Sendai, Japan
- Invests in
- Tohoku region, Japan, global
- Sectors
- semiconductors, devices, materials, life sciences, space, deep tech, GX, food/agriculture/fisheries
- Founded
- 2015
Team, as TOHOKU University Venture Partners Co., Ltd. publishes it
- 佐藤 耕司 代表取締役社長
- 秋元 克弥 Investment Department Vice President
- 石黒 駿介 Corporate Planning Department Staff
- 打矢 知紀 Administration Department General Manager; Corporate Planning Department Senior Manager, Assistant to the President
- 坂井 良行 Investment Department Vice President
- 重盛 智大 Investment Department Vice President
- 高橋 諒 Administration Department Staff
- 長濵 勉 Investment Department Executive Officer General Manager
- 中森 文洋 Investment Department Senior Vice President
- 橋本 紗由美 Corporate Planning Department Staff; Investment Department Venture Partner
- 眞木 晴季 Investment Department Senior Associate
- 町本 咲紀 Administration Department Staff
Names and roles exactly as listed on thvp.co.jp. Nothing else about these people is recorded.
Where this comes from
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- https://thvp.co.jp/about/name, type, hq_country, hq_city, description, founded
- https://thvp.co.jp/fund/is_investor, layer, invests_in_geographies, stage_min, stage_max, sectors, thesis_quote, status
- https://thvp.co.jp/team/people
- https://thvp.co.jp/thesis_quote
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