Rice Capital
440 N BARRANCA AVE #3621, COVINA, CALIFORNIA, 91723, UNITED STATES
Overview
Rice Capital is a Venture Capital fund. Rice Capital will invest in startups in Japan and the United States.
- Total investments
- 4
- Lead investments
- 0
- Investments · 12mo
- 4
- Active investors
- 1
Investment portfolio
- Cytronic
Participated · Seed · Jul 2026
Cytronic operates automated, robotics-enabled warehouses delivered as a service that integrate with merchants' existing systems to handle storage, picking, packing and shipping. The model lets ecommerce brands outsource fulfillment without making multimillion-dollar equipment investments, and the company claims cost reductions of up to 80% and faster delivery. Cytronic's first facility is operational in Chicago, with a Dallas location planned to open soon. The service emphasizes that brands can scale fulfillment while retaining control of their customers. Public communications indicate the company is positioning for rapid expansion and expects to raise a Series A within the year. No revenue, user counts, or investor details were disclosed in the reporting.
- Orthogonal
Participated · Seed · Jun 2026
Orthogonal is a YC-backed unified API platform where AI agents and developers can discover and pay for best-in-class APIs through a single key, with usage-based pricing where you pay only for what you call. The catalog spans go-to-market, investors, marketing, and recruiting use cases, and providers can list an API once to make it instantly discoverable by every AI agent and developer on the platform, getting paid per request.
- Solafune
Participated · Series A · Mar 2026
Solafune develops the “Planetary Intelligence OS,” an intelligence platform that integrates satellite data, geospatial information, OSINT and SIGINT through AI. The platform is primarily deployed in defense and intelligence sectors and is also applied to resource management, disaster prevention, agriculture and infrastructure monitoring. Solafune has secured projects with Japan’s Ministry of Defense, the National Police Agency, the Cabinet Office and various local governments, and has collaborated with foreign governments and U.N. agencies in Africa and Southeast Asia. Its satellite data analysis platform is used in over 120 countries and regions worldwide. Following the Series A, the company plans to invest in hiring engineers and product personnel, recruiting security talent, advancing generative AI and multimodal analysis, and upgrading computational and security infrastructure to accelerate international business.
- Zen Intelligence
Participated · Series A · Sep 2025
Zen Intelligence develops physical AI agents intended to automate and enable unmanned operations at construction sites. The company is headquartered in Chuo-ku, Tokyo and is led by CEO Daiki Nozaki. It recently completed a Series A round totalling ¥2.5 billion, which included ¥1.0 billion of debt financing from four financial institutions. Proceeds from the round will be concentrated on accelerating development of its physical AI Agent. The article did not disclose revenues, users, or prior funding rounds. No founding year was provided.
Team
Taro Fukuyama
Angel Investor
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