Toyota Tsusho Corporation is a Japanese sōgō shōsha (general trading company) and member of the Toyota Group, headquartered in Nagoya. Beyond its core trading and supply chain operations across metals, mobility, chemicals, and infrastructure, it functions as a strategic corporate investor — making direct investments in startups, establishing CVC vehicles such as Mobility54 and Health54, and participating as an LP in venture funds.
Average disclosed round size is $54.2M (across 17 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
15
Fund Size
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Top Stage
Series B
Last 12 Mo
0
Team
James Blyth
Regional Officer for North AmericaSenior Vice President of Toyota Tsusho America, Inc.
Mitsuru Yanase
COO for Green Infrastructure DivisionExecutive Vice President of Eurus Energy Holdings Corporation
Kazutaka Kuromiya
Regional Officer for Growth Market Region (South America), Company PresidentChairman & CEO of NovaAgri, President of Toyota Tsusho Venezuela, C.A.
Nobuaki Yahiro
Regional Officer for Growth Market Region (India), Company PresidentPresident of Toyota Tsusho India Private Limited
Shigeru Harada
CEO for Mobility Division, CEO for Growth Market Region (India, South America, Middle East and Central Asia)
Akihiro Endo
COO for Supply Chain DivisionLogistics & Module SBU, Parts & Accessories SBU
Akio Hamada
CEO for East Asia RegionRepresentative of East Asia Region, President of Toyota Tsusho (China) Co., Ltd.
Atsuhiro Okamoto
COO for Mobility DivisionValue Chain SBU
Ayako Koizumi
CHRO
Chieko Matsuda
Outside Members of the Board
Didier Leroy
Outside Members of the Board
Eiji Matsuzaki
CEO for Europe RegionPresident of Toyota Tsusho Europe S.A., President of Toyota Tsusho U.K. Ltd.
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
Portfolio
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Electra | Series B | $186M | Apr 2025 |
 Electra | Series B | $186M | Apr 2025 |
 Electra | Series B | $186M | Apr 2025 |
 Zeroboard | Series A | — | Jan 2023 |
 May Mobility | Series C | $111M | Jul 2022 |
 ETAP | Pre-Seed | $1.5M | Apr 2022 |
| May Mobility | Series C | $83M | Jan 2022 |
| ETAP | Pre-Seed | $1.5M | Jan 2022 |
 Kamtar | Series A | — | Oct 2021 |
 Tugende | Series B | — | Jan 2021 |
| Kamtar | Series A | — | Jan 2021 |
 Sendy | Series B | $20M | Jan 2020 |
| Tugende | Series A | $9.9M | Jan 2020 |
 UVEye | Seed | $31M | Jul 2019 |
 Zipline | Series B | $25M | May 2019 |
| Zipline | Series A | $18M | Jan 2019 |
| UVEye | Unknown | $31M | Jan 2019 |
| Sendy | Series A | — | Jan 2017 |
| Sendy | Seed | $1M | Jan 2015 |
 Takshasila Hospitals Operating Pvt Ltd. | Unknown | $10.5M | — |
 Powerhive | Series B | $9.3M | — |
| Zeroboard | Series A | — | — |
| BBureo | Series B | — | — |
 Aurora Labs | Series B | $11.1M | — |
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Last updated: 20 October 2026