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    DENSO

    Kariya, JapanFounded 1949
    www.denso.com/global/enLinkedIn
    Mobility & TransportationHardware & SemiconductorsRobotics & AutomationClimate & EnergyManufacturingCybersecurity

    DENSO Corporation is a global automotive components manufacturer headquartered in Kariya, Japan, whose Corporate Venture Capital team invests in early-stage startups driving innovation in mobility. The CVC arm focuses on electrification, connectivity, robotics, computer vision, next-generation semiconductors, additive manufacturing, and automotive cybersecurity, investing from seed through Series B.

    They made 1 investment in the last 12 months. Average disclosed round size is $54.9M (across 12 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    10

    Fund Size

    —

    Top Stage

    Series B

    Last 12 Mo

    1

    Team

    MD

    Martin Deschenes

    Senior Director, DENSO Corporation North America Chief Manufacturing Officer Executive Vice President Quality President of DENSO North America Foundation

    SH

    Satoshi Hasegawa

    Senior Director, DENSO Corporation Executive Vice President Sales and Marketing, New Business Development

    SK

    Shuichi Kamakura

    Senior Director, DENSO Corporation and Leader of North Subregion President, DENSO Manufacturing Michigan

    SM

    Steve Milam

    Senior Director, DENSO Corporation North America Chief Strategy Officer Executive Vice President of Corporate Planning, Finance & Accounting, DX & IT, Audit and Purchasing

    AC

    Andrew Clemence

    North America Chief Technology Officer Executive Vice President and Leader of Green Technology Group

    HH

    Hirotoshi Hayase

    Executive Vice President and Leader of North America Production Innovation Center

    KB

    Kim Buhl

    Vice President, Purchasing Division

    SS

    Santosh Singh

    Senior Vice President of Human Resources, Legal, and Public Relations

    SN

    Shinichiro Nakamura

    Senior Vice President, Research & Development Division

    CY

    Chuntao Ye

    President, DENSO Manufacturing Tennessee

    DY

    Daisuke Yamaoka

    Leader of DENSO’s Aftermarket Business Group President, DENSO Products & Services Americas

    KI

    Katsushi Iwata

    Leader of Mexico Subregion and President, DENSO Manufacturing Mexico

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    14 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    Rapidus logoRapidusUnknown—Feb 2026
    Turing logoTuringUnknown$111MJan 2025
    Seurat logoSeuratSeries C$99MOct 2023
    Seurat Technologies logoSeurat TechnologiesSeries B$99MOct 2023
    Quadric logoQuadricSeries A$15MDec 2022
    RideCell, Inc logoRideCell, IncSeries C$45MDec 2020
    RideCell, Inc logoRideCell, IncSeries B$60MNov 2018
    Seurat logoSeuratSeries A$79MJan 2018
    TThinCISeries C$65MJan 2018
    TriLumina logoTriLuminaUnknown$9MMay 2017
    Flosfia logoFlosfiaSeries C——
    DDellferSeries A$8M—
    RideCell, Inc logoRideCell, IncSeries B$28M—
    Seurat logoSeuratSeries B$41M—

    Top Co-Investors

    GM Ventures4 shared
    True Ventures4 shared
    LG Technology Ventures3 shared
    Activate Venture Partners3 shared
    SIP Global Partners3 shared
    Cubit Capital3 shared
    Porsche Automobil Holding SE3 shared
    Khosla Ventures2 shared
    Initialized Capital2 shared
    BNP Paribas2 shared
    Capricorn Investment Group2 shared
    NVentures2 shared
    Capricorn's Technology Impact Fund2 shared
    Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) Bio + Health2 shared
    Sony Innovation Fund by IGV1 shared
    Cox Automotive1 shared
    Deutsche Bank1 shared
    Mitsui & Co. Global Investment, Inc.1 shared
    Maniv1 shared
    Eight Roads1 shared

    Last updated: 7 October 2026