TDK Ventures

company

About

TDK Ventures is the Corporate VC arm of TDK Corporations that invests globally in hard-tech entrepreneurs.

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Highlights

Details

Industries
Advanced Materials,CleanTech,Electric Vehicle,Energy,Industrial,Medical,Venture Capital
Founded date
May 1, 2019
Number Of Employee
1 - 10
Operating Status
Active
Investor Type
CVC

TDK Ventures is a technology-focused venture fund based in San Jose, California. We invest globally in Seed to B-round startups that leverage fundamental material science to unlock an attractive and sustainable future for the world. We believe in a sustainable world where digital and energy transformation will improve billions of lives for the better. Our mission is to help accelerate learnings and contributions to society, investing in start-ups with similar idealism. We aim to find meaningful opportunities in early-stage technology, especially in Health & Wellness, next Generation Transportation, Robotics & Industrial, Mixed Reality, and the wider IoT market segments. Dielectrics, magnetics, MEMS, neuro-electricals, organic materials, piezoelectrics, semiconductors, and many other types of materials, TDK Ventures is looking for the hardest problems where we have a proven track record of solving since 1935 and are passionate to continue solving these challenges together with our global innovation partners.

Investments

Number of Investments
Number of Lead Investments
6
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TDK Ventures has made 6 investments. Their most recent investment was on Feb 28, 2022, when Starship Technologies raised $42M.
Date Company Name
Round Money Raised Industry Lead Investor
Series B $42M Artificial Intelligence
Sep 21, 2021 Ascend Elements
Series B $70M Advanced Materials
Apr 12, 2021 Ascend Elements
Series B $20M Advanced Materials
Series Unknown $17M Artificial Intelligence
Oct 15, 2020 Agility Robotics
Series B $20M Industrial Engineering