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Overview

Manufacturer of a wide range of electronic and electric products.

Founded

1918

Deals · 12mo

3

Stage focus

Series A
Series B

Geographic focus

Canada
France
India
Japan
...

Sector focus

Consumer Electronics
Electronics
Hardware
Home Appliances
...

Investment portfolio

13rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
Shizen Energy
May 2026Participated
$17 MSeries A
Battery Smart
Mar 2026Participated
$7 MSeries C
Neautech
Oct 2025Led
$7 MSeries B
KINS
Jul 2024Participated
$3 MOther Equity
Zene
Mar 2024Participated
$3 MOther Equity
Nouveau Monde Graphite
Feb 2024Participated
$88 MOther Equity
Desktop Metal
Jan 2019Participated
$160 MSeries E
aveni
Oct 2017Participated
$10 MOther Equity
BlueFox
Jun 2017Participated
$7 MSeries A
Drivemode
Mar 2017Led
$7 MSeries A
DigiLens
Jan 2017Participated
$22 MSeries B
aveni
Jul 2015Participated
$14 MOther Equity
Shizen Energy
May 2026Participated
$17 MSeries A
Battery Smart
Mar 2026Participated
$7 MSeries C
Neautech
Oct 2025Led
$7 MSeries B
KINS
Jul 2024Participated
$3 MOther Equity
Zene
Mar 2024Participated
$3 MOther Equity
Nouveau Monde Graphite
Feb 2024Participated
$88 MOther Equity
Desktop Metal
Jan 2019Participated
$160 MSeries E
aveni
Oct 2017Participated
$10 MOther Equity
BlueFox
Jun 2017Participated
$7 MSeries A
Drivemode
Mar 2017Led
$7 MSeries A
DigiLens
Jan 2017Participated
$22 MSeries B
aveni
Jul 2015Participated
$14 MOther Equity
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Deal Distribution

Panasonic: 13 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
Panasonic: 13 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Series A12
Series B11
Series C+03
Other Equity05

Monthly Deal Activity

Panasonic: 13 deals are recorded across 200 months.All available history.
Panasonic: 13 deals are recorded across 200 months. All available history
MonthDeals
Mar '101
Apr '100
May '100
Jun '100
Jul '100
Aug '100
Sep '100
Oct '100
Nov '100
Dec '100
Jan '110
Feb '110
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Apr '110
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Oct '110
Nov '110
Dec '110
Jan '120
Feb '120
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Apr '120
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Jun '120
Jul '120
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Sep '120
Oct '120
Nov '120
Dec '120
Jan '130
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Oct '130
Nov '130
Dec '130
Jan '140
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Apr '140
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Jun '140
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Aug '140
Sep '140
Oct '140
Nov '140
Dec '140
Jan '150
Feb '150
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Jun '150
Jul '151
Aug '150
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Oct '150
Nov '150
Dec '150
Jan '160
Feb '160
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Jun '160
Jul '160
Aug '160
Sep '160
Oct '160
Nov '160
Dec '160
Jan '171
Feb '170
Mar '171
Apr '170
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Jun '171
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Dec '170
Jan '180
Feb '180
Mar '180
Apr '180
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Jun '180
Jul '180
Aug '180
Sep '180
Oct '180
Nov '180
Dec '180
Jan '191
Feb '190
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Apr '190
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Dec '190
Jan '200
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Sector Breakdown

Panasonic: Manufacturing is the largest displayed sector by deal count (6 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.

Panasonic: Manufacturing is the largest displayed sector by deal count (6 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
Manufacturing6
Networks, Cloud & Communication5
Hardware & Robotics5
Clean Energy & Sustainability4
Space & Frontier Tech4
Data, Analytics & IT3
AR/VR2
Transportation & Logistics2
Consumer & Lifestyle2
Developer Tools2
Enterprise Software1
E-Commerce & Retail1
Marketing & Advertising1
Health & Life Sciences1

Deal Size Distribution

Panasonic: 13 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.

Panasonic: 13 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M2
$5M-$10M4
$10M-$25M4
$25M-$50M1
$50M-$100M1
$100M-$250M1
$250M-$500M0
$500M-$1B0
$1B+0

Deals By Geography

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

Top 6 of 6 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

Panasonic: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (5 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
United States5
Japan3
Europe2
Canada1
810-00621
India1
Panasonic: 20 co-investors are shown, with Air Liquide Venture Capital sharing 2 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.

Investment Strategy

Panasonic: Led accounts for 15% and participating for 85% of round participation.All available history.
Panasonic: Led accounts for 15% and participating for 85% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led215%
Participating1185%
Panasonic: Single-lead accounts for 100% and co-led for 0% of lead dynamics.All available history.
Panasonic: Single-lead accounts for 100% and co-led for 0% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead2100%
Co-led00%

Team

Alexander Bermudez

Chief Information Security Officer

Andy Behr

Senior Technology Manager

Hideaki Kawai

Managing Director

M. Hakan Kostepen

Executive Director - Product Planning Strategy & Innovation

Masayuki Oku

Director

Mototsugu Sato

Senior Managing Executive Officer

Yoshiaki Nakagawa

Managing Director

Yukio Nakashima

Managing Executive Officer