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Kioxia

3-1-21, Shibaura, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Tokyo, 108-0023, Japan

Overview

Toshiba Memory Corporation develops and manufactures non-volatile memory solutions, which include wireless secure digital (SD) cards, micro SD cards, and USB sticks. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Total investments
1
Lead investments
0
Investments · 12mo
1
Active investors
5

Sector focus

  • Data Storage
  • Hardware
  • Information Technology
  • Internet
  • Manufacturing
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Investment portfolio

  • Rapidus

    Participated · Equity · Feb 2026

    Rapidus was founded in August 2022 and is led by CEO Atsuyoshi Koike. The company is developing advanced logic chip manufacturing at its IIM-1 facility in Chitose, Hokkaido, with plans to begin 2nm mass production by fiscal 2027. Rapidus works with IBM on process development and with IMEC in Belgium on broader R&D, and NEDO is involved in design projects alongside Fujitsu and IBM Japan. It was initially backed by eight major Japanese companies — Toyota, Sony, NTT, NEC, SoftBank, Denso, Kioxia, and MUFG — and early confirmed customers include Fujitsu and Tenstorrent. The government has become a major backer through sizeable R&D support and a February 2026 investment that left it with 11.5% of voting rights and a golden share veto. Rapidus is positioning itself as an alternative foundry offering small-volume, quick-turnaround services, but faces challenges securing steady customer orders and improving yields given competitors like TSMC and Samsung began 2nm volume production in 2025.

Team

  • Nobuo Hayasaka

    President & CEO

  • Cameron Brett

    Director of Enterprise

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  • Tomoharu Watanabe

    Director and Executive Vice President

  • Shigeo Ohshima

    Technology Executive

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