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MOL Switch

575 High Street, Suite 310, Palo Alto, CA, 94301, United States

Overview

Corporate venture capital firm investing in innovative startups.

Founded

2023

Deals · 12mo

2

Links

WebsiteLinkedIn

Stage focus

Seed
Series A
Series B

Geographic focus

Canada
United States

Sector focus

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Investment portfolio

6rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
Ammobia
Jan 2026Participated
$8 MSeed
Vycarb
Oct 2025Participated
$5 MSeed
Exterra Carbon Solutions
May 2025Participated
$15 MSeries A
Amogy
Jan 2025Participated
$56 MOther Equity
Heirloom
Dec 2024Participated
$150 MSeries B
Calicat
Oct 2024Participated
$3 MSeries A
Ammobia
Jan 2026Participated
$8 MSeed
Vycarb
Oct 2025Participated
$5 MSeed
Exterra Carbon Solutions
May 2025Participated
$15 MSeries A
Amogy
Jan 2025Participated
$56 MOther Equity
Heirloom
Dec 2024Participated
$150 MSeries B
Calicat
Oct 2024Participated
$3 MSeries A
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Deal Distribution

MOL Switch: 6 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
MOL Switch: 6 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Seed02
Series A02
Series B01
Other Equity01

Monthly Deal Activity

MOL Switch: 6 deals are recorded across 25 months.All available history.
MOL Switch: 6 deals are recorded across 25 months. All available history
MonthDeals
Oct '241
Nov '240
Dec '241
Jan '251
Feb '250
Mar '250
Apr '250
May '251
Jun '250
Jul '250
Aug '250
Sep '250
Oct '251
Nov '250
Dec '250
Jan '261
Feb '260
Mar '260
Apr '260
May '260
Jun '260
Jul '260
Aug '260
Sep '260
Oct '260

Sector Breakdown

MOL Switch: Clean Energy & Sustainability is the largest displayed sector by deal count (5 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.

MOL Switch: Clean Energy & Sustainability is the largest displayed sector by deal count (5 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
Clean Energy & Sustainability5
Networks, Cloud & Communication1
Professional Services1
Data, Analytics & IT1
Space & Frontier Tech1

Deal Size Distribution

MOL Switch: 6 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.

MOL Switch: 6 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M1
$5M-$10M2
$10M-$25M1
$25M-$50M0
$50M-$100M1
$100M-$250M1
$250M-$500M0
$500M-$1B0
$1B+0

Deals By Geography

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

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

MOL Switch: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (5 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
United States5
Canada1
MOL Switch: 20 co-investors are shown, with Acario Innovation sharing 1 recorded deals.All available history.

Co-Investors

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Shows up to 20 co-investors ranked by shared deals. Deals may be shared with multiple funds, so rows overlap. Capital is total round size, not fund cheque size.

MOL Switch: 20 co-investors are shown, with Acario Innovation sharing 1 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investorShared deals
Acario Innovation1
Ahren Innovation Capital1
Air Liquide1
AP Ventures1
Aramco Ventures (Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures)1
BDC Capital1
BHP Ventures1
Breakthrough Energy Ventures1
Carbon Direct Capital1
Chevron Technology Ventures1
Chiyoda Corporation1
Clean Energy Ventures1
Clocktower Technology Ventures1
Dolby Family Ventures1
Freeflow Ventures1
Future Positive1
Hanwha Investment1
Hatch Blue1
Hess Corporation1
Idemitsu Kosan1

Investment Strategy

MOL Switch: Led accounts for 0% and participating for 100% of round participation.All available history.
MOL Switch: Led accounts for 0% and participating for 100% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led00%
Participating6100%
MOL Switch: Single-lead accounts for 0% and co-led for 0% of lead dynamics.All available history.
MOL Switch: 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

Mitsutoshi Morishita

COO

Shunichiro Shimamura

President & COO

Tomoaki Ichida

Chief Executive Officer