RUTILEA, a portfolio of Abies Ventures Fund I, L.P. and a startup company from Kyoto University that makes full use of advanced technologies such as AI and robotics, developed an AI camera that visualizes “scratch resistance” for automobile interiors and exteriors by collaborating with Kato Tech, a 60-year-old manufacturer of texture testing equipment,. RUTILEA will begin full-scale sales in August 2021.

Jul. 28, 2021

• Portfolio

Mighty Buildings, Inc., a portfolio of Abies Ventures Fund I, L.P. and a Silicon Valley-based 3D printing housing manufacturer, raised USD22 million.

Jul. 28, 2021

• Portfolio

Synspective, a portfolio company of Abies Ventures Fund I, L.P., started co-creation activities with JAXA for the social implementation of a disaster monitoring service using its small SAR satellite constellation.

Jul. 27, 2021

• Portfolio

Pixie Dust Technologies, a portfolio company of Abies Ventures, was featured in Nikkei MJ of Nikkei Newspaper.

Jul. 17, 2021

• Portfolio

Algal Bio, an algae startup from the University of Tokyo, in which Abies Ventures Fund I, L.P. invests, was introduced in detail by Nikkei Newspaper.

Jul. 5, 2021

• Portfolio

Abies Ventures Fund I, L.P. invested in Quantum Simulation Technologies, Inc. (“QSimulate”), a company that develops a platform which enables material property simulation based on quantum mechanics at high throughputs, for its Series Seed round.

Apr. 13, 2021

• Investment

Abies Ventures Fund I, L.P. invested in Quantum Simulation Technologies, Inc. (“QSimulate”), a company that develops a platform which enables material property simulation based on quantum mechanics at high throughputs, for its Series Seed round.

Apr. 13, 2021

• Investment

Our partner, Sota Nagano, was featured in “UNLOCK THE REAL JAPAN A SPECIAL MAGAZINE BY NIKKEI ASIA”. In the “BRIGHT ideas” section, Nagano was interviewed about Japan’s new energy policy and electrification of automobiles.

Apr. 6, 2021

• Media

Our partner, Sota Nagano, was featured in “UNLOCK THE REAL JAPAN A SPECIAL MAGAZINE BY NIKKEI ASIA”. In the “BRIGHT ideas” section, Nagano was interviewed about Japan’s new energy policy and electrification of automobiles.

Apr. 6, 2021

• Media

Abies Ventures Fund I, L.P. invested in Ultimatrust Co., Ltd., which develops and provides AI image analysis platforms and solutions for centralized management of data collected from multiple locations, as a lead investor at its Series A round.

Apr. 5, 2021

• Investment

Abies Ventures Fund I, L.P. invested in Ultimatrust Co., Ltd., which develops and provides AI image analysis platforms and solutions for centralized management of data collected from multiple locations, as a lead investor at its Series A round.

Apr. 5, 2021

• Investment

Abies Ventures, Inc. has been selected by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) as a certified VC for the “Research and Development Type Startup Support Project / Certification of Venture Capital”.

Apr. 2, 2021

• News