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WASEDA University Ventures
WASEDA University Ventures (WUV) is an independent venture capital firm that focuses on founding investments in deep-tech startups originating from university and research lab seeds. It provides initial funding and hands-on co-founding support, assisting with business plan formulation and team building before company establishment.
StagesPre-seed · Seed · Series A
Invests inJP
Deals recorded11 since 2022
What they invest in
- WASEDA University Ventures (WUV) is a venture capital firm specialising in founding investments by creating new start-up companies that make use of academia and are based on "the practical application of scholarship". source
- Our mission is to be a capitalist that implements academic knowledge and research results into society and creates businesses and industries that contribute to the evolution, well-being and sustainability of human society. source
All investments and operations
11 operations| Company | Round | Amount | Date | Co-investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pestalozzi Technology Inc. | Series A | – | 2025 | – | Portfolio page |
| VETA Corp. | Seed | – | 2025 | – | Portfolio page |
| Tres Alchemix Ltd. | – | – | 2023 | – | Portfolio page |
| Nanofiber Quantum Technologies, Inc. | – | – | 2022 | – | Portfolio page |
| Power Diamond Systems, Inc. | – | – | 2022 | – | Portfolio page |
| ANRis Inc. | – | – | – | – | Portfolio page |
| BioPhenoMA Inc. | – | – | – | – | Portfolio page |
| Blue Laser Fusion, Inc. | – | – | – | – | Portfolio page |
| EVerMed Inc. | – | – | – | – | Portfolio page |
| Gel Coat Biomaterials, Inc. | – | – | – | – | Portfolio page |
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| Quanmatic Inc. | – | – | – | – | Portfolio page |
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