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Japan Energy Fund

Toranomon 30 Mori Building, 2F 3-2-2 Toranomon, Minato-ku Tokyo, 105-0001, Japan

Overview

Investment fund for renewable energy and climate-tech ventures.

Founded

2019

Deals · 12mo

1

Links

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Stage focus

Series B
Series D

Geographic focus

Canada
Italy
Switzerland
United Kingdom
...

Sector focus

Impact Investing
Renewable Energy

Investment portfolio

11rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
ZincFive
Dec 2025Participated
$30 MSeries F
Eavor
Oct 2023Participated
$182 MOther Equity
GHGSat
Sep 2023Participated
$44 MSeries C
Energy Dome
Apr 2023Participated
$44 MSeries B
Piclo
Mar 2023Participated
$10 MSeries B
Svante
Dec 2022Participated
$318 MSeries E
ZincFive
Dec 2022Participated
$54 MSeries D
WiTricity
Aug 2022Participated
$63 MOther Equity
OhmConnect
Jun 2022Participated
$55 MSeries D
Akselos
May 2022Participated
$17 MOther Equity
Ambri
Aug 2021Participated
$144 MOther Equity
ZincFive
Dec 2025Participated
$30 MSeries F
Eavor
Oct 2023Participated
$182 MOther Equity
GHGSat
Sep 2023Participated
$44 MSeries C
Energy Dome
Apr 2023Participated
$44 MSeries B
Piclo
Mar 2023Participated
$10 MSeries B
Svante
Dec 2022Participated
$318 MSeries E
ZincFive
Dec 2022Participated
$54 MSeries D
WiTricity
Aug 2022Participated
$63 MOther Equity
OhmConnect
Jun 2022Participated
$55 MSeries D
Akselos
May 2022Participated
$17 MOther Equity
Ambri
Aug 2021Participated
$144 MOther Equity
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Deal Distribution

Japan Energy Fund: 11 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
Japan Energy Fund: 11 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Series B02
Series C+05
Other Equity04

Monthly Deal Activity

Japan Energy Fund: 11 deals are recorded across 63 months.All available history.
Japan Energy Fund: 11 deals are recorded across 63 months. All available history
MonthDeals
Aug '211
Sep '210
Oct '210
Nov '210
Dec '210
Jan '220
Feb '220
Mar '220
Apr '220
May '221
Jun '221
Jul '220
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Nov '220
Dec '222
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Dec '230
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Dec '251
Jan '260
Feb '260
Mar '260
Apr '260
May '260
Jun '260
Jul '260
Aug '260
Sep '260
Oct '260

Sector Breakdown

Japan Energy Fund: Clean Energy & Sustainability is the largest displayed sector by deal count (10 deals).All available history.

A deal can appear in multiple sectors, so sector totals may overlap. Capital represents disclosed total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Japan Energy Fund: Clean Energy & Sustainability is the largest displayed sector by deal count (10 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
Clean Energy & Sustainability10
Hardware & Robotics3
Networks, Cloud & Communication2
Space & Frontier Tech2
Fintech1
Manufacturing1
Professional Services1
Data, Analytics & IT1

Deal Size Distribution

Japan Energy Fund: 11 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.

Japan Energy Fund: 11 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M0
$5M-$10M0
$10M-$25M2
$25M-$50M3
$50M-$100M3
$100M-$250M2
$250M-$500M1
$500M-$1B0
$1B+0

Deals By Geography

Japan Energy Fund: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (5 deals).All available history.

Top 4 of 4 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

Japan Energy Fund: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (5 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
United States5
Canada3
Europe2
Italia1
Japan Energy Fund: 20 co-investors are shown, with OGCI Climate Investments sharing 4 recorded deals.All available history.

Co-Investors

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Japan Energy Fund: 20 co-investors are shown, with OGCI Climate Investments sharing 4 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investorShared deals
OGCI Climate Investments4
Elemental Excelerator2
Future Energy Ventures2
Helios Climate Ventures2
Temasek2
360 Capital Partners1
3M Ventures1
Air Waves Wireless Electricity1
AT Capital Group1
Barclays1
BDC1
BDC Capital1
BP Ventures1
Canada Growth Fund1
Carrier Ventures1
CDP Venture Capital1
Chevron Technology Ventures1
Chubu Electric Power1
Citi1
City Light Capital1

Investment Strategy

Japan Energy Fund: Led accounts for 0% and participating for 100% of round participation.All available history.
Japan Energy Fund: Led accounts for 0% and participating for 100% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led00%
Participating11100%
Japan Energy Fund: Single-lead accounts for 0% and co-led for 0% of lead dynamics.All available history.
Japan Energy Fund: Single-lead accounts for 0% and co-led for 0% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead00%
Co-led00%

Lead dynamics requires at least one led deal in this range

Team

Yohei Kiguchi

CEO