What we're Looking for

Taiyo Corporate Venture Capital is a Venture arm of Taiyo Holdings and is always on the lookout for innovative technology start-ups in the Electronics Industry.

We are looking for start-ups with strategic fit with one of the following technologies in our focus:

Electronics Materials Electronics Materials Substrates/Heat Dissipation/Shielding, etc.
Artificial Intelligence Artificial Intelligence Materials Informatics/Smart Factory
Manufacturing/Robotics Manufacturing/Robotics Innovative Technologies for Manufacturing
Space Technologies Space Technologies Materials/Technologies for Space

Portfolio

Actnano
Anthropic
Carbon
IOTech
LQDX
OpenAI
SpaceX
Turion

Our Team

TAKUJI MAEKAWA
TAKUJI MAEKAWA
President & CEO (Taiyo America, Taiyo Circuit Automation), Managing Partner & Founder (Taiyo CVC)
Dr. JASON ROUSE
Dr. JASON ROUSE
Strategic Growth & Ventures (Taiyo America, Taiyo CVC)
BOB WHITE
BOB WHITE
Director of HR & Business Affairs (Taiyo America, Taiyo Circuit Automation) Legal (Taiyo CVC)

Let’s Make Impact through Innovation

Phone: 775-885-9959
USA
San Jose Office
1731 Technology Drive, Suite 595
San Jose, CA 95110
Nevada Office
2675 Antler Drive
Carson City, NV 89701
Japan
Tokyo Office
16F, Metropolitan Plaza Bldg.,
1-11-1 Nishi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku,
Tokyo 171-0021

News

2020/10/08
Taiyo Holdings establishes Corporate Venture Fund
About us

Founded in 1953, Taiyo Holdings is a chemical manufacturer based in Tokyo focused on four sectors: Electronics, Pharmaceuticals, ICT, and Sustainability.


Taiyo Corporate Venture Capital was established in 2020 and is focused on investing in innovative global companies in areas of strategic importance to the Electronics sector of Taiyo Holdings. Our primary mission is to establish new businesses for Taiyo Holdings.


Our team, based in San Jose and the Greater Reno area, consists of senior professionals with backgrounds in strategic alliances, R&D, managing start-up, and venture capital.


Taiyo Corporate Venture Capital invests across all stages. Our initial investment size can range from several hundred thousand dollars up to a few million, depending on the opportunity.