Nikon, through its corporate venture capital arm Nikon Ventures Corporation (NVC), invests in cutting-edge technologies and services including aerospace, energy, carbon-neutral, robotics, bio/healthcare, and autonomous machines. Its most recent fund is the $51.5M NFocus Fund, co-managed with Geodesic Capital, targeting early to mid-stage startups.
Their most common stage is series-a (50% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $172.2M (across 8 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
9
Fund Size
$51.5M
Top Stage
Series A
Last 12 Mo
1
Team
Michiko Chiba
Director* Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
Muneaki Tokunari
Representative Director and Chairman
Satoshi Hagiwara
Director Full-time Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
Seiji Kikuchi
Director Full-time Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
Shigeru Murayama
Director* Chair of Audit and Supervisory Committee
Takuya Nakata
Director* Chairman of the Board
Toshihiro Uchiyama
Director*
Tsuneyoshi Tatsuoka
Director*
Yasuhiro Ohmura
Representative Director
Yoichi Kassai
Director
Yoko Seki
Director* Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
Takeshi Matsumoto
CFO
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
Portfolio
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VVast Space | Series A | $500M | Jan 2026 |
 Ai Build | Series A | $8.5M | Oct 2023 |
| AAi Build Limited | Series A | $8.5M | Oct 2023 |
 Oxford Nanopore Technologies | Unknown | $271M | Jan 2021 |
 Carbon | Series C | $81M | Sep 2016 |
 Vast | Growth | — | — |
| AAibuild | Series A | $8.5M | — |
| SSetsuro Tech Inc. | Unknown | — | — |
| VVast, Inc. | Series A | $300M | — |
| VVast, Inc. | Debt | $200M | — |
Top Co-Investors
Last updated: 8 September 2026