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Overview

Japanese printing company with beverage operations.

Deals ยท 12mo

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Stage focus

Seed
Series B
Series H

Geographic focus

Japan
United States

Sector focus

3D Printing
Electronics
Printing

Investment portfolio

4rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
ElevationSpace
Jun 2026Participated
$40 MSeries B
RenewCO2
Aug 2025Led
$5 MSeed
24M Technologies
Sep 2024Participated
$87 MSeries H
PocketRD
Nov 2021Participated
$4 MSeed
ElevationSpace
Jun 2026Participated
$40 MSeries B
RenewCO2
Aug 2025Led
$5 MSeed
24M Technologies
Sep 2024Participated
$87 MSeries H
PocketRD
Nov 2021Participated
$4 MSeed
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Deal Distribution

Dai Nippon Printing Company: 4 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
Dai Nippon Printing Company: 4 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Seed11
Series B01
Series C+01

Monthly Deal Activity

Dai Nippon Printing Company: 4 deals are recorded across 60 months.All available history.
Dai Nippon Printing Company: 4 deals are recorded across 60 months. All available history
MonthDeals
Nov '211
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Sector Breakdown

Dai Nippon Printing Company: Manufacturing is the largest displayed sector by deal count (2 deals).All available history.

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Dai Nippon Printing Company: Manufacturing is the largest displayed sector by deal count (2 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
Manufacturing2
Clean Energy & Sustainability2
Space & Frontier Tech2
Crypto & Blockchain1
Hardware & Robotics1
AR/VR1
Professional Services1
Consumer & Lifestyle1

Deal Size Distribution

Dai Nippon Printing Company: 4 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands.All available history.

Undisclosed round sizes are excluded. Capital represents total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Dai Nippon Printing Company: 4 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M1
$5M-$10M1
$10M-$25M0
$25M-$50M1
$50M-$100M1
$100M-$250M0
$250M-$500M0
$500M-$1B0
$1B+0

Deals By Geography

Dai Nippon Printing Company: Japan has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (2 deals).All available history.

Top 2 of 2 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

Dai Nippon Printing Company: Japan has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (2 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
Japan2
United States2
Dai Nippon Printing Company: 14 co-investors are shown, with Asahi Kasei sharing 1 recorded deals.All available history.

Co-Investors

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Dai Nippon Printing Company: 14 co-investors are shown, with Asahi Kasei sharing 1 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investorShared deals
Asahi Kasei1
Beyond Next Ventures1
Environmental Energy Investment1
KDDI1
Kodansha1
Kyocera Corporation1
Lucas TVS1
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines1
NTT DOCOMO Ventures1
Nuovo+1
SMBC Venture Capital1
SPARX Asset Management1
Square Enix1
Toyoda Gosei1

Investment Strategy

Dai Nippon Printing Company: Led accounts for 25% and participating for 75% of round participation.All available history.
Dai Nippon Printing Company: Led accounts for 25% and participating for 75% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led125%
Participating375%
Dai Nippon Printing Company: Single-lead accounts for 100% and co-led for 0% of lead dynamics.All available history.
Dai Nippon Printing Company: Single-lead accounts for 100% and co-led for 0% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead1100%
Co-led00%

Team

Goro Motai

Marketing, Biz Dev

Takeshi Kihara

Chemical engineering