Universal Materials Incubator (UMI) is a Tokyo-based venture capital firm founded in 2015 that makes equity investments in the chemical and material science sectors. It provides hands-on support and a platform for creating new businesses by connecting chemical and material companies with user industries.
Deal activity decreased year-over-year (1 deal in the last 12 months vs 2 prior). Average disclosed round size is $9.0M (across 6 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
14
Fund Size
—
Top Stage
Series A
Last 12 Mo
1
Team
Yoshiyuki Wada
Audit ＆ Supervisory Board Member (Managing Partner of Wada Accounting Office)
Hidetoshi Torami
Partner, CFO
Shigeki Tatsuno
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune, Partner
Shosuke Kiba
Representative DirectorManaging Partner
Takehiro Kamigama
Director
Tsutomu Handa
Director
Mamoru Ito
Member of the Investment Council
Naonori Kurokawa
Member of the Investment Council
Ryuichi Hayashi
Member of the Investment Council
Satoshi Uenoyama
Executive Fellow for Technology / Chairman of the Investment Council
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
Portfolio
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Polyuse | Series B | — | Dec 2025 |
 bitBiome | Seed | — | Jan 2025 |
 Industrial Microbes | Unknown | $10M | Nov 2024 |
 Aquafortus | Unknown | $17M | Feb 2023 |
| TTsubame BHB Co.,Ltd. | Series C | — | Jul 2022 |
| CCellFiber | Series A | $5.5M | May 2022 |
 Ac-Planta | Series A | — | Apr 2022 |
| TTsubame BHB Co.,Ltd. | Unknown | — | Jan 2022 |
| ググリーンカルチャー | Series A | — | Jan 2021 |
| GGreen Culture, Inc. | Unknown | — | Jan 2021 |
| CCellFiber | Series A | $5.5M | Oct 2020 |
| BbitBiome, Inc. | Seed | — | Sep 2020 |
 Arzeda | Series A | $12M | Jul 2017 |
| AAllied Carbon Solutions Co., Ltd. | Unknown | — | — |
| EEF Polymer | Series B | — | — |
| PPuraffinity | Series A | — | — |
| BbitBiome, Inc. | Series B | — | — |
| EEF Polymer | Series A | $4M | — |
| EEF Polymer | Seed | — | — |
Top Co-Investors
Last updated: 20 October 2026