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    Diamond Edge Ventures

    San Francisco, California, United StatesFounded 2018

    Diamond Edge Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Mitsubishi Chemical Group (MCG), established in July 2018 and based in San Francisco, CA. It invests in and partners with high-potential startups to co-develop and commercialize technologies that transform MCG's core markets, including advanced materials, healthcare, green materials, electronics, and mobility.

    44% of their portfolio is in Manufacturing. Deal activity decreased year-over-year (1 deal in the last 12 months vs 2 prior). Average disclosed round size is $22.3M (across 8 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    7

    Fund Size

    $200M

    Top Stage

    Unknown

    Last 12 Mo

    1

    Team

    Naveed Ahmed

    Naveed Ahmed

    Investment Director

    Curtis Schickner

    Curtis Schickner

    President

    Hiroki Saito

    Hiroki Saito

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    Kyalo Stephen Kanyiva

    Kyalo Stephen Kanyiva

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    Naoko Miyashita

    Naoko Miyashita

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    Stefan Schnippering

    Stefan Schnippering

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    Takashi Ohtani

    Takashi Ohtani

    null

    Yoko Abe

    Yoko Abe

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    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    9 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    Boston Materials logoBoston MaterialsSeed$1.8MDec 2025
    Boston Materials logoBoston MaterialsSeries A$13.5MNov 2024
    BBoston MaterialsUnknown$13.5MNov 2024
    Lingrove logoLingroveSeries B$10MDec 2023
    Prime Roots logoPrime RootsSeries B$30MMay 2023
    Digilens logoDigilensSeries D$50MJan 2022
    Digilens logoDigilensSeries D$50MJan 2021
    LACTIPS logoLACTIPSUnknown—Jan 2020
    Vartega logoVartegaUnknown$10M—

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    Last updated: 20 October 2026