Honda Motor Company

Honda Motor Company is a prominent Japanese multinational corporation primarily recognized for manufacturing automobiles and motorcycles. Founded in 1948, the company has evolved to include a diverse range of products such as scooters, all-terrain vehicles, lawnmowers, generators, and marine outboard engines. Honda conducts sales and marketing operations through authorized dealers, focusing on both Honda and Acura brand vehicles. In fiscal 2024, Honda sold approximately 22.9 million vehicles and motorcycles, with automobiles accounting for 66% of its revenue. The company also engages in the design and development of racing engines and performance parts, along with providing technical support services. Additionally, Honda has expanded its portfolio to include robotics and private jets, reflecting its commitment to innovation and the enhancement of mobility in people's lives.

Takahiro Hachigo

President and CEO

31 past transactions

Sonocharge

Venture Round in 2025
Sonocharge Energy focuses on developing advanced battery technology aimed at improving rechargeable and long-duration batteries. Their platform technology enhances battery performance, safety, and charging efficiency, addressing the growing demand for higher power density in various sectors. This innovation serves a wide range of markets, including transportation, electric vehicles, e-mobility, electric bikes, scooters, aerospace, and drones. By delivering improved energy solutions, Sonocharge aims to meet the evolving needs of industries seeking to enhance their energy applications.

Striemo

Series A in 2024
Striemo manufactures and develops electric personal mobility. Striemo was founded in 2021 and was headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Princeton NuEnergy

Series A in 2024
Princeton NuEnergy is a clean-tech startup specializing in the direct recycling of lithium-ion batteries from electric vehicles and consumer electronics. The company utilizes patented Direct Battery Recycling technology to produce high-quality cathode active materials at low operating costs from spent batteries. This innovative process allows for the regeneration of cathodes, anodes, electrolytes, solvents, and other materials, enabling clients to restore battery components without fully breaking down their chemical structures. By providing sustainable energy solutions, Princeton NuEnergy addresses environmental challenges associated with battery waste and promotes a circular economy in the battery industry.

Emporia

Corporate Round in 2024
Emporia is an electrical company based in Littleton, Colorado, founded in 2018. It specializes in smart home technology aimed at enhancing energy efficiency for consumers. The company offers a range of products, including energy monitors, smart plugs, EV chargers, and home battery systems. These devices are designed to help customers reduce their energy consumption, ultimately saving them money while contributing to a healthier planet.

Princeton NuEnergy

Series A in 2023
Princeton NuEnergy is a clean-tech startup specializing in the direct recycling of lithium-ion batteries from electric vehicles and consumer electronics. The company utilizes patented Direct Battery Recycling technology to produce high-quality cathode active materials at low operating costs from spent batteries. This innovative process allows for the regeneration of cathodes, anodes, electrolytes, solvents, and other materials, enabling clients to restore battery components without fully breaking down their chemical structures. By providing sustainable energy solutions, Princeton NuEnergy addresses environmental challenges associated with battery waste and promotes a circular economy in the battery industry.

Seurat Technologies

Series C in 2023
Seurat Technologies, based in Mountain View, California, specializes in innovative 3D printing services focused on metal manufacturing. Founded in 2015, the company has developed Area Printing, a next-generation technology designed for high-volume, decarbonized industrial production. This approach effectively decouples resolution from speed, allowing for a scalable process that can rival traditional manufacturing methods. Seurat's technology, originally developed at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, is backed by over 130 patents granted and pending. The company aims to provide metal parts for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) through long-term contracts, utilizing techniques such as direct metal writing and selective laser melting to enable cost-effective production at scale.

Helm.ai

Series C in 2023
Helm.ai Inc. specializes in designing and developing artificial intelligence software solutions for autonomous navigation across various platforms, including self-driving cars, drones, and consumer robots. Established in 2016 and based in Redwood City, California, the company focuses on next-generation AI applications for advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) and fully autonomous driving. Helm.ai's technology employs an unsupervised learning approach, allowing for the training of neural networks without relying on extensive fleet data, simulation, or manual annotation. This innovative method aims to enhance the safety and scalability of autonomous technologies, and the company collaborates with global automakers on projects that are set for production. Helm.ai's offerings include full-stack real-time AI solutions, deep neural networks for both highway and urban driving, and development tools powered by its proprietary Deep Teaching™ technology.
nT-Tao is building a compact fusion reactor that will generate 10-20 MW of electricity. The reactor is highly scalable and will be about the size of a shipping container, ensuring clean fusion energy wherever needed. The reactor’s scalability and affordability will make it suitable for various power needs, ranging from industrial and manufacturing facilities to small towns and off-grid locations. This scalability coupled with the ability for rapid deployment, positions nT-Tao’s reactor as a versatile and adaptable fusion energy solution. nT-Tao’s unique solution relies on a proprietary plasma heating method which is expected to reach 1000 times higher density than other fusion reactors, thereby making its fusion reaction 1 million times more effective. nT-Tao’s ability for quick development iterations and its groundbreaking approach, dramatically reduces the size, cost, and complexity of fusion energy reactors. Co-founded by Oded Gour-Lavie, Doron Weinfeld, and Boaz Weinfeld, nT-Tao’s mission is to develop a unique nuclear fusion technology that will enable the world to transition towards a cleaner, decarbonized, sustainable, and advanced future.

INERATEC

Venture Round in 2023
INERATEC is a company dedicated to developing sustainable energy solutions through the production of innovative synthetic fuels and power-to-X plants. By focusing on replacing fossil fuels with carbon-neutral alternatives, INERATEC aims to contribute to a post-fossil fuel economy. The company specializes in generating renewable hydrogen and converting greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and hydrogen, into various synthetic products, including e-kerosene, carbon dioxide-neutral diesel, synthetic waxes, and methanol. These products enable chemical plant operators to utilize synthetic fuels, which are derived from climate-neutral energy sources, thereby minimizing chemical waste and enhancing climate protection.

Helm.ai

Series C in 2022
Helm.ai Inc. specializes in designing and developing artificial intelligence software solutions for autonomous navigation across various platforms, including self-driving cars, drones, and consumer robots. Established in 2016 and based in Redwood City, California, the company focuses on next-generation AI applications for advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) and fully autonomous driving. Helm.ai's technology employs an unsupervised learning approach, allowing for the training of neural networks without relying on extensive fleet data, simulation, or manual annotation. This innovative method aims to enhance the safety and scalability of autonomous technologies, and the company collaborates with global automakers on projects that are set for production. Helm.ai's offerings include full-stack real-time AI solutions, deep neural networks for both highway and urban driving, and development tools powered by its proprietary Deep Teaching™ technology.

Ashirase

Seed Round in 2022
Ashirase develops an innovative walking navigation system aimed at assisting visually impaired individuals in navigating their surroundings independently. The technology features a voice-less navigation system, which utilizes a vibrating interface integrated into the user's shoes to provide directional guidance. This enables users to focus on their environment while receiving subtle navigational cues, enhancing their mobility and safety. Additionally, the system is complemented by a smartphone app that allows for voice input and guidance, further supporting users in their journey. Through this approach, Ashirase aims to empower visually challenged individuals by promoting independence and awareness in their daily activities.

Stanley Electric

Post in 2022
Stanley Electric Co Ltd specializes in the design and manufacturing of LED lighting products, operating through three primary business segments: automotive equipment, electronic components, and applied electronic products. The automotive equipment segment, which is the largest contributor to the company's revenue, includes the production of LED and HID headlamps, rear combination lamps, fog lamps, and automotive bulbs. In addition to automotive lighting, Stanley Electric also develops a range of electronic components such as infrared LED lamps, optical sensors, LCDs, subminiature lamps, backlight units for LCDs, flash units for cameras, and operation panels. The company's major markets include Japan, China, and the broader Asia-Pacific region, along with the Americas. By leveraging its research and development, design, and manufacturing capabilities, Stanley Electric aims to meet the evolving demands of its customers while ensuring high-quality and innovative products.
Emulsion Flow Technologies is an environmental management company focused on rare metal recycling and the separation and purification of substances. The company has developed a solvent extraction method that aims to enhance the efficiency of these processes. By offering advanced technology tailored for the rare metal recycling industry, Emulsion Flow Technologies enables businesses to improve productivity, enhance the working environment, and increase both separation and purification capacities. Additionally, their innovations contribute to reducing the environmental impact associated with these operations.

SES

Post in 2022
SolidEnergy Systems Corp. develops and manufactures rechargeable lithium metal batteries primarily for applications in drones, wearables, smartphones, and electric vehicles. Founded in 2012 and based in Woburn, Massachusetts, the company focuses on producing high-performance lithium metal batteries and supplying essential materials, such as anodes and electrolytes, to major lithium-ion cell manufacturers. These materials can be integrated into existing manufacturing processes, allowing for scalability without significant infrastructure investments. SolidEnergy's pilot-scale production caters to prototype demonstrations and specialized aerospace markets, while its future growth is aimed at mainstream sectors like consumer electronics and electric vehicles. Additionally, the company is involved in developing AI-powered safety algorithms and recycling solutions, positioning itself as an integrated battery manufacturer with a commitment to innovation and sustainability.

Helm.ai

Corporate Round in 2021
Helm.ai Inc. specializes in designing and developing artificial intelligence software solutions for autonomous navigation across various platforms, including self-driving cars, drones, and consumer robots. Established in 2016 and based in Redwood City, California, the company focuses on next-generation AI applications for advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) and fully autonomous driving. Helm.ai's technology employs an unsupervised learning approach, allowing for the training of neural networks without relying on extensive fleet data, simulation, or manual annotation. This innovative method aims to enhance the safety and scalability of autonomous technologies, and the company collaborates with global automakers on projects that are set for production. Helm.ai's offerings include full-stack real-time AI solutions, deep neural networks for both highway and urban driving, and development tools powered by its proprietary Deep Teaching™ technology.

Ashirase

Corporate Round in 2021
Ashirase develops an innovative walking navigation system aimed at assisting visually impaired individuals in navigating their surroundings independently. The technology features a voice-less navigation system, which utilizes a vibrating interface integrated into the user's shoes to provide directional guidance. This enables users to focus on their environment while receiving subtle navigational cues, enhancing their mobility and safety. Additionally, the system is complemented by a smartphone app that allows for voice input and guidance, further supporting users in their journey. Through this approach, Ashirase aims to empower visually challenged individuals by promoting independence and awareness in their daily activities.

E Mobility Power

Venture Round in 2021
E-Mobility Power provides a highly convenient charging service that fits user needs for each charging point of "garage", "route" and "destination". It includes a service that can be recharged at any time, from any location, and by anyone for a reasonable fee. Now that the transportation/traffic and energy sectors are undergoing significant change, e-mobility exists at the intersection of these two sectors. We will develop new services and social infrastructure in collaboration with various stakeholders to support the next-generation mobility society.

Cruise

Corporate Round in 2021
Cruise develops advanced self-driving vehicles aimed at improving road safety and enhancing urban mobility. These zero-emission vehicles are manufactured at a dedicated facility, integrating sophisticated hardware and software to navigate complex traffic scenarios that typically challenge human drivers. By focusing on autonomous technology, Cruise seeks to restore freedom of movement for individuals in densely populated areas while also reducing carbon emissions and transit times, ultimately transforming the transportation experience for users.

MONET Technologies

Corporate Round in 2019
MONET Technologies is a Japanese company focused on developing self-driving vehicle technology and on-demand mobility services. The company creates a platform based on the e-Palette concept, allowing for versatile applications of self-driving vehicles, such as mobile shops and hospitals. In addition to its autonomous vehicle development, MONET Technologies offers data analysis services to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of its mobility solutions. Through these innovations, the company aims to transform transportation and service delivery in urban environments.

Moixa

Corporate Round in 2019
Moixa is a developer and manufacturer of home battery systems that focus on renewable energy storage and optimization. The company specializes in smart solar batteries that utilize artificial intelligence to analyze energy consumption patterns and create tailored charging plans for homeowners. This approach allows users to maximize their savings while benefiting from solar energy throughout the day and night. In addition to its hardware offerings, Moixa also provides GridShare software, which enhances energy management and aggregation capabilities. The company's solutions aim to promote the adoption of renewable solar energy across the UK, enabling homeowners to efficiently harness and utilize solar power.

Cruise

Corporate Round in 2019
Cruise develops advanced self-driving vehicles aimed at improving road safety and enhancing urban mobility. These zero-emission vehicles are manufactured at a dedicated facility, integrating sophisticated hardware and software to navigate complex traffic scenarios that typically challenge human drivers. By focusing on autonomous technology, Cruise seeks to restore freedom of movement for individuals in densely populated areas while also reducing carbon emissions and transit times, ultimately transforming the transportation experience for users.

MONET Technologies

Corporate Round in 2019
MONET Technologies is a Japanese company focused on developing self-driving vehicle technology and on-demand mobility services. The company creates a platform based on the e-Palette concept, allowing for versatile applications of self-driving vehicles, such as mobile shops and hospitals. In addition to its autonomous vehicle development, MONET Technologies offers data analysis services to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of its mobility solutions. Through these innovations, the company aims to transform transportation and service delivery in urban environments.

ubitricity

Series C in 2019
ubitricity specializes in the development of efficient electric vehicle charging infrastructure designed for both personal and public use. The company has introduced the Mobile Charging System, which features the SmartCable, an intelligent charging cable that integrates all metering and billing technology. This allows users to carry their mobile electricity contracts to various charging locations. The charging points, which can be installed in diverse settings such as walls, lampposts, and urban furniture, incur minimal operational costs. By retrofitting existing street furniture with mobile charging sockets, ubitricity provides a scalable solution that avoids extensive civil works. Additionally, the company manages all transaction and charging data through a user portal, which offers a clear overview of transaction history and generates monthly invoices for users.

ubitricity

Acquisition in 2019
ubitricity specializes in the development of efficient electric vehicle charging infrastructure designed for both personal and public use. The company has introduced the Mobile Charging System, which features the SmartCable, an intelligent charging cable that integrates all metering and billing technology. This allows users to carry their mobile electricity contracts to various charging locations. The charging points, which can be installed in diverse settings such as walls, lampposts, and urban furniture, incur minimal operational costs. By retrofitting existing street furniture with mobile charging sockets, ubitricity provides a scalable solution that avoids extensive civil works. Additionally, the company manages all transaction and charging data through a user portal, which offers a clear overview of transaction history and generates monthly invoices for users.

Cruise

Corporate Round in 2018
Cruise develops advanced self-driving vehicles aimed at improving road safety and enhancing urban mobility. These zero-emission vehicles are manufactured at a dedicated facility, integrating sophisticated hardware and software to navigate complex traffic scenarios that typically challenge human drivers. By focusing on autonomous technology, Cruise seeks to restore freedom of movement for individuals in densely populated areas while also reducing carbon emissions and transit times, ultimately transforming the transportation experience for users.

MCity

Venture Round in 2017
Mcity is an autonomous vehicle research center located on the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It serves as a unique urban test facility that facilitates collaboration among industry, government, and academia to enhance transportation safety, sustainability, and accessibility. Mcity combines early-stage research with real-world testing and on-road vehicle deployments to validate and advance new technologies in the mobility sector. The center is staffed by renowned researchers and aims to contribute to the development of safer and more efficient transportation systems for the benefit of society.

Virent Energy Systems

Series C in 2010
Virent Energy Systems, Inc. is an energy technology company based in Madison, Wisconsin, that specializes in producing hydrocarbon chemicals and fuels from plant sugars. Utilizing its BioForming technology, the company converts plant-based sugars into a variety of hydrocarbon products that are chemically identical to those derived from petroleum, including gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, and various chemicals used in plastics and fibers. The feedstocks for its processes include bio-based materials such as beet sugar, sugar cane, and corn starch, as well as cellulosic sources like bagasse, corn stover, grasses, and wood. Virent also produces bio-paraxylene, bio-toluene, and bio-benzene, along with Bio-Aromatic 100, a versatile aromatic solvent used across multiple industries like paints, textiles, and construction. The company has established strategic partnerships with notable firms including Royal Dutch Shell and The Coca-Cola Company, enhancing its position in the renewable energy sector. Virent was founded in 2002 and operates as a subsidiary of Marathon Petroleum Corporation.

Pixim

Venture Round in 2005
Pixim is a hardware company that builds chips for video cameras. Pixim's Digital Pixel System® technology revolutionizes the way video cameras capture and process images. Unlike traditional cameras, where each pixel cannot adjust to highlights and lowlights in the same scene, Pixim's patented Digital Pixel System® technology empowers hundreds of thousands of pixels to act like individual cameras constantly self-adjusting. This all-digital system enables Pixim-powered cameras to efficiently capture the whole picture, regardless of lighting condition or application – thus securing the highest resolution, natural color and clarity, while automatically eliminating image-compromising visual noise (e.g., glare, reflections). The result is more than superb image quality; it is accurate, actionable information that gives users the strength of certainty.

Catalytic Solutions

Series C in 2002
Catalytic Solutions manufactures and distributes emissions control systems and catalytic products for commercial and industrial applications. It manufactures nanostructured catalysts at its main facility in Oxnard, California. The company’s products are most commonly applied to automobile, diesel engine, and energy markets. Catalytic Solutions has manufacturing facilities in Oxnard, California; Reno, Nevada; Thornhill, Canada; and Malmo, Sweden. Catalytic Solutions, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Clean Diesel Technologies Inc.
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