Keio Innovation Initiative

Venture Capital
70investments
1exit
$458.4Mraised by its portfolio in 12 months
124open roles in its portfolio

Overview

Keio Innovation Initiative is the venture capital firm affiliated with Keio University in Japan. It invests in university-originated startups, mainly at seed and early stages, across life sciences, digital technology and deep tech, and supports founders in building businesses around research. The firm was established in Tokyo in 2015 as a Keio University subsidiary to commercialize technologies from its laboratories.

Investor profile

Venture capital
Investments
70
26 of them startups
Hiring now
16
124 open roles
Rounds in 12 months
3
$458.4M raised
Exits
1
Focusshare of its companies
Health Care 32%Hardware 18%Biotechnology 14%Software 11%Space & Aerospace 11%Artificial Intelligence 7%Education 7%Science & Engineering 7%
Where its companies are
Japan 19%
Stage of its companies
Series A 44%Pre-seed & seed 33%Series C and later 22%
Its companies, the freshest money firstAll 70 investments
Starlight EngineVenture round $412.1M · 3 mo ago · 5 roles Helical FusionSeries A $5.5M · 10 mo ago Space QuartersSeed $5M · 12 mo ago BONXVenture round $8.6M · 16 mo ago Optieum BiotechnologiesSeries A $9M · 21 mo ago · 1 role Red Arrow Therapeutics, Inc.Seed $4.5M · 2 yr ago CureAppSeries G $51.5M · 4 yr ago · 2 roles FingerVisionSeed $680k · 4 yr ago · 15 roles CrowdCareVenture round $8.5M · 9 yr ago Synspective31 roles newmo22 roles Skygate Technologies9 roles
124 open roles at 16 of its companies
Hiring fastestroles opened in 30 days
Synspective4 new roles in 30 days newmo4 new roles in 30 days Axelspace3 new roles in 30 days
Co-investorscompanies they hold together
Global Brain 13 shared JIC Venture Growth Investments 6 shared Plug and Play 6 shared Kyoto University Innovation Capital 3 shared NVCC 3 shared UTEC 3 shared Miyako Capital 3 shared Daiwa Corporate Investment 2 shared University of Tokyo Innovation Platform 2 shared Coral Capital 2 shared
Similar investorstheir companies share markets and countries
JIC Venture Growth Investments Globis Capital Partners UTEC Global Brain Incubate Fund Daiwa Corporate Investment NVCC Betavc
Sources: its portfolio page, read Nov 3

News

News BRIDGE 1 year ago
LYMPHOGENiX Tackles Infertility with Lymphatic Regeneration, Secures Pre-Seed Funding Led by Keio Innovation Initiative
Image credit: LYMPHOGENiX Based in London and Nagoya, the bio-startup LYMPHOGENiX, which specializes in regenerative and reproductive medicine, announced on July 8 that it has raised approximately …
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Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
0
Countries
1
Tokyo Japan
HQ