UTEC - The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners Co., Ltd.
ut-ec.co.jp Direct investor
UTEC is a venture capital firm affiliated with the University of Tokyo that invests in science and technology startups. It manages multiple funds and has invested in over 160 companies, with a focus on seed and early-stage ventures.
UTEC - The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners Co., Ltd. is a venture capital firm headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, founded in 2004. It invests directly in companies, from pre-seed to growth, in science and technology, life science, IT and physical science. JPY 130 billion (approximately USD 1 billion) under management and 160 portfolio companies, as it reports.
“We create new industries to solve global issues of humankind by bringing capital, talent, and knowledge, around science and technology”
— UTEC - The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners Co., Ltd., own website
- Layer
- Direct investor
- Type
- Venture capital
- Invests in
- global
- Sectors
- science and technology, life science, IT, physical science, engineering, deep tech
- Founded
- 2004
- Assets under management
- JPY 130 billion (approximately USD 1 billion)
- Portfolio
- 160 companies
Team, as UTEC - The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners Co., Ltd. publishes it
- TOMOTAKA GOJI Managing Partner, CEO and President
- NORIAKI SAKAMOTO Managing Partner, COO and Representative Director
- KEIJI MOGI Chairperson
- ATSUSHI USAMI Partner and Board Director
- MASAO HIRANO Director (external)
- CHRISTINA L. AHMADJIAN Director (external)
- SATOSHI IWAMOTO Corporate Auditor (external)
- KAZUKI NAKAMOTO Corporate Auditor (external)
Names and roles exactly as listed on ut-ec.co.jp. Nothing else about these people is recorded.
Where this comes from
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- https://www.ut-ec.co.jp/english/name, is_investor, layer, type, invests_in_geographies, sectors, thesis_quote, description, status, confidence
- https://www.ut-ec.co.jp/english/about_us/firm_profile/hq_country, hq_city, stage_min, stage_max, founded, aum, portfolio_count, people
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