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Kyoto University Innovation Capital Co., Ltd. (Kyoto iCAP) is a venture capital firm founded in December 2014, fully funded by Kyoto University. The firm focuses on commercializing research outcomes from Kyoto University and other national universities, operating two funds: the Innovation Kyoto 2016 Fund and the Innovation Kyoto 2021 Fund. Specific fund sizes and assets under management are not disclosed.
Kyoto iCAP invests in seed to early-stage companies that aim to commercialize research outcomes, particularly from national universities. The firm emphasizes sectors such as biotechnology, healthcare, energy, IoT, and AI, targeting startups that create new industries based on advanced research.
Notable investments include Serv-BioPharma and Eurus Therapeutics in biotechnology, BiPSEE and Drawbridge Health in healthcare, Luparts and KOALA Tech in energy, and xCARE and LegalOn Technologies in IoT/AI.
Submit your pitch through their website form at [URL]. Ensure your proposal highlights the connection to university research and commercialization.
Kyoto iCAP runs the Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EIR-iCAP) program and the Entrepreneurial Collaboration Program (ECC-iCAP), designed to support entrepreneurship and foster collaboration between researchers and startups.
Kyoto iCAP typically participates in seed to early-stage funding rounds, often leading investments in startups that align with their focus on university research commercialization.
The firm is open to follow-on investments, particularly for companies that demonstrate significant progress and alignment with their investment thesis.
Specific fund sizes are not disclosed, but Kyoto iCAP operates two funds aimed at supporting startups from national universities.
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