Energy & Environment Investment

Energy & Environment Investment, Inc. (EEI) is Japan’s first venture capital specialized in the clean technology sector. With core members who have rich hands on experience in founding and managing venture companies, we aim to provide risk money and various strategic values to promising venture companies and businesses.

Shuichiro Kawamura

President

Past deals in Japan

Clean Energy Connect

Venture Round in 2021
Clean Energy Connect Co., Ltd. owns, generates and delivers renewable energy for corporate customers. The company was founded in 2020 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Astroscale

Series F in 2021
Astroscale Holdings Inc. engages in the development of technologies to remove orbital debris. It offers services, such as end-of-life service by Astroscale (ELSA), a spacecraft retrieval service for satellite operators; and active debris removal (ADR). It also designs and manufactures the lunar dream capsule which gives people a chance to send their names into space. Astroscale Holdings Inc. was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan with additional offices in Harwell, United Kingdom; and Singapore.

Lilz

Series A in 2021
Developer of gauge-watching smart cameras designed to make on-site work easier. The company's cameras integrate machine learning and internet-of-things technologies to offer site inspection services and remotely perform visual patrol inspections such as analog meters, enabling clients to streamline operations and increase productivity.

Sharing Energy

Series A in 2021
Provider of self-consumption type power supply service intended to transform the energy system through the creation of distributed power sources. The company's services contain energy resources providing services for storing and utilizing energy, energy supply services and energy management services, enabling users to create a sustainable society.

AmicaTerra

Venture Round in 2021
AmicaTerra is a supplier of biomass products and services.

Nyle

Venture Round in 2021
Nyle Inc. is a Tokyo-based company founded in 2007 that specializes in web solutions and internet media services. Originally known as Volare Inc., the company offers a range of services, including the Appliv platform for discovering smartphone applications and Appliv Games. Nyle operates two main divisions: the Automotive Industry DX Division, which provides online car subscription services, and the Horizontal DX Division, focusing on consulting services related to digital transformation and marketing. By leveraging its expertise, Nyle supports businesses across various industries in enhancing their online presence and promoting digital transformation initiatives.

Clue

Series B in 2020
CLUE, Inc. is a technology startup based in Tokyo, Japan, that specializes in drone automation software. Founded in 2014, the company develops a range of solutions that utilize drone technology for various applications. Its primary products include DroneRoofer, which is designed for exterior roof inspections and construction surveying, and Drone Construction Management, which facilitates remote construction inspections and cloud collaboration on captured images. Additionally, CLUE offers Drone View-kun, a software focused on photography of condominiums and properties using drones. The company's innovative offerings aim to enhance efficiency and accuracy in the construction and real estate industries.

ANSeen

Series B in 2020
Anseen Co., Ltd. manufactures and sells semiconductor X-ray flat panel detectors and X-ray line sensors. It serves medical, airport security, and manufacturing industries. Anseen Co., Ltd. was founded in 1895 and is based in Hamamatsu, Japan.

SkyDrive

Series B in 2020
SkyDrive Inc. is a Japanese start-up founded in 2018, specializing in the design, development, manufacture, and sale of flying electric vehicles. The company focuses on two main products: Air Mobility and Cargo Drones. With its headquarters in Tokyo and an additional facility in Toyota, SkyDrive aims to revolutionize transportation by integrating flying car technology into everyday use. The company was established by members of CARTIVATOR, a group dedicated to advancing aerial mobility solutions.

207

Seed Round in 2020
207, Inc develops applications for logistics industry companies. It offers TODOCU Supporter, a business efficiency application for delivery staff; and TODOCU, a delivery notification application for package recipients. It also offers sharing-type delivery and logistics services. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Meguro, Japan.

SusLab

Venture Round in 2020
Developer of data platform designed to analyze sustainability using artificial intelligence and big data to illuminate social-good companies. The company's AI-powered sustainability databank uses internationally recognized indicators as well as reported data, that quantify the non-financial data, and discussed in qualitative terms, making an integrated judgment of the corporation's environmental and social values with the work, enabling businesses to use big data and develop sustainable business practices.

SHUUUMATU WORKER

Series B in 2020
SHUUUMATU WORKER is startup that connects people and companies that want to work side jobs that were born in 2016.

Sumaten

Series A in 2020
Sumaten Co., Ltd. owns and operates Sumaten, a building fire inspection platform. It allows building managers and fire service inspectors to connect and manage estimate of firefighting inspection; estimate request, ordering, settlement, report preparation, settlement, and order acceptance of firefighting inspection contractor; and prepare reports. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Nagoya, Japan with additional office in Tokyo, Japan.

Zehitomo

Series B in 2020
Zehitomo is a Japanese online platform established in 2015 and based in Tokyo, designed to connect users with local service professionals across various fields, including photography and personal training. The platform facilitates a matching process that allows clients to easily find and hire specialized experts for their needs. By providing this service, Zehitomo not only helps individuals access the expertise they require but also supports local professionals in expanding their businesses and increasing profitability through enhanced visibility and volume of clients.

Clean Energy Connect

Venture Round in 2020
Clean Energy Connect Co., Ltd. owns, generates and delivers renewable energy for corporate customers. The company was founded in 2020 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Play Life

Venture Round in 2020
Play Life Inc. is a Tokyo-based company founded in 2013 that operates an online portal dedicated to experience and events sharing. The platform enables users to search, share, and post information about various recreational activities, facilitating event planning, content sharing, and social interaction within an online community. By leveraging a real-name system, Play Life aims to provide reliable and practical insights from experienced users, enhancing the way individuals spend their leisure time. The service focuses on making recreational planning more enjoyable and convenient, offering valuable know-how and guidance for users looking to optimize their experiences.

Yuwaeru

Venture Round in 2020
Yuwaeru Co., Ltd manufactures and markets brown rice. It also offers its product online. The company was founded in February 4, 2009 and is based in Taito-Ku, Japan.

Yukai Engineering

Series A in 2020
Yukai Engineering Inc., based in Tokyo, Japan, develops and manufactures innovative communication robots designed to enhance everyday experiences. Founded in 2007, the company’s product lineup includes BOCCO, a family robot that facilitates communication between loved ones, and Necomimi, a unique headband that expresses emotions through moving cat ears based on the user's brainwaves. Other notable products include Qoobo, a robotic pillow with a lifelike tail that responds to touch, and Paby, which connects working parents with their babies. The company also offers a variety of physical computing toolkits and interactive devices that bridge the gap between physical products and digital displays. Yukai Engineering aims to create joyful interactions and emotional connections through its technology, making daily life more engaging and meaningful.

Shippio

Series A in 2019
Shippio, Inc. specializes in digital freight forwarding services, facilitating the import and export processes for its clients. The company centralizes shipping status, manages customs documents, and provides contact information, ensuring a smooth operation through responsive customer support. Shippio's platform offers comprehensive logistics services, including international shipping, trucking, warehousing, and packaging, along with capabilities for documentation management and transport arrangements from various ports. It features a dedicated dashboard for shipment tracking, cost analysis, and invoice management, allowing businesses to efficiently handle their logistics needs. Founded in 2016 and based in Tokyo, Japan, Shippio was previously known as Circle-in Corp. before its name change in January 2017.

Mui

Seed Round in 2019
Mui Lab, Inc. is a Kyoto-based company founded in 2017 that specializes in developing Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices made from wood. The company's flagship product is a wooden panel equipped with a touch sensor and digital display, which activates with a simple swipe of the hand. This device enables users to communicate, receive messages, check news and weather updates, and control other smart devices, all while maintaining an aesthetically pleasing design. By integrating technology with natural materials, Mui aims to promote a reimagined lifestyle that harmonizes modern connectivity with the warmth of wood.

SkyDrive

Series A in 2019
SkyDrive Inc. is a Japanese start-up founded in 2018, specializing in the design, development, manufacture, and sale of flying electric vehicles. The company focuses on two main products: Air Mobility and Cargo Drones. With its headquarters in Tokyo and an additional facility in Toyota, SkyDrive aims to revolutionize transportation by integrating flying car technology into everyday use. The company was established by members of CARTIVATOR, a group dedicated to advancing aerial mobility solutions.

Nature

Venture Round in 2019
Nature, Inc. is a Tokyo-based company that specializes in smart home technology, primarily through its product, Nature Remo. This innovative device serves as a remote control for home appliances, particularly room air conditioners, by connecting via infrared and Wi-Fi to allow users to manage their devices through a smartphone application. Nature Remo facilitates energy efficiency by enabling users to pre-cool spaces, monitor temperature and humidity, and automatically turn off air conditioners when not in use. The device comprises a controller equipped with various sensors—temperature, humidity, motion, illumination, and voice—and a power plug that measures energy consumption and controls the outlet. Founded on December 10, 2014, Nature aims to enhance consumer comfort and efficiency while helping to reduce peak energy demand.

Atmoph

Series B in 2019
Atmoph is rethinking the way we connect with nature and information, in order to change quality of time at home better. Atmoph Window, the world’s first smart digital window, opens to beautiful scenery from around the world with 4K-shot videos and sounds.

SkyDisc

Series B in 2019
SkyDisk provides one-stop services that are necessary to make it easier to use the IoT service. Their mission is to solve business problems by visualizing data through sensors and analysis.

Requpo

Venture Round in 2018
Requpo Inc. is a technology company based in Tokyo, Japan, founded in 2015. It specializes in a beauty salon reservation application that simplifies the booking process for users. The app allows individuals to reserve appointments with hairdressers and beauty salons without the need for extensive searching, enhancing convenience and accessibility in the beauty industry.

INM Holdings, Inc.

Venture Round in 2018
INM Holdings is a provider of business consulting services. The company's business consulting services enable clients with new business development, marketing planning and conduction.INM Holdings (INMホールディングス) is the operator of Netmile (ネットマイル), an Internet-based market for cash, electronic money, points, and airline mileage exchange; and Bitmile (ビットマイル), a virtual currency.

CarryOnMall

Venture Round in 2018
CarryOnMall is a kids fashion community that collects already-worn children’s clothes. It enables mothers to select and purchase suitable clothes for their children.

dricos

Venture Round in 2018
Dricos Co., Ltd. develops health monitoring device under the name, healthServer that analyzes activities and recommends customized nutrient requirement. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Yokosuka, Japan.

Eco Style

Venture Round in 2018
Eco Style is renewable energy generation (solar, geothermal, small hydroelectric), fund, and electricity.

Sharing Energy

Seed Round in 2018
Provider of self-consumption type power supply service intended to transform the energy system through the creation of distributed power sources. The company's services contain energy resources providing services for storing and utilizing energy, energy supply services and energy management services, enabling users to create a sustainable society.

SkyDisc

Series A in 2017
SkyDisk provides one-stop services that are necessary to make it easier to use the IoT service. Their mission is to solve business problems by visualizing data through sensors and analysis.

Play Life

Venture Round in 2017
Play Life Inc. is a Tokyo-based company founded in 2013 that operates an online portal dedicated to experience and events sharing. The platform enables users to search, share, and post information about various recreational activities, facilitating event planning, content sharing, and social interaction within an online community. By leveraging a real-name system, Play Life aims to provide reliable and practical insights from experienced users, enhancing the way individuals spend their leisure time. The service focuses on making recreational planning more enjoyable and convenient, offering valuable know-how and guidance for users looking to optimize their experiences.

Hachimenroppi

Venture Round in 2017
Hachimenroppi Inc. is a fish delivery service based in Chuo, Japan, that caters primarily to Japanese restaurants and diners. Founded in 2007, the company sources fish from various markets and brokers, ensuring fresh and quality products for its clients. In addition to its traditional delivery service, Hachimenroppi also offers an e-commerce platform that facilitates online ordering and delivery for restaurants. The company, which rebranded from Established Energy Agent Co., Ltd. in December 2011, focuses on meeting the specific needs of the culinary sector by providing timely and reliable fish supply services.

Moff

Series A in 2017
Moff, Inc. manufactures and offers a sensor based slap-on wristband. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Coconala

Venture Round in 2017
Coconala Inc. is an online platform based in Tokyo, Japan, that facilitates the buying and selling of knowledge, skills, and experiences among users. Founded in 2012 and originally known as Wellself until its name change in June 2014, the platform allows individuals to offer a diverse range of services. These services include fortune-telling, mental health support, illustration, design, and consultations related to hobbies and travel. By connecting service providers with those seeking assistance or learning, Coconala fosters a marketplace that caters to various interests and needs.

NS Materials

Venture Round in 2017
NS Materials is a developer of micro-space chemical technologies. The company specializes in the development of nano-phosphor for LED lighting and chemical synthesis technologies.

FLOSFIA

Venture Round in 2017
FLOSFIA INC. is a Tokyo-based company that specializes in the development of corundum structured Gallium Oxide semiconductor power devices. Founded on March 31, 2011, the firm emerged as a spin-off from research conducted at Kyoto University. FLOSFIA focuses on utilizing the unique physical properties of gallium oxide to create low-loss power devices that offer high breakdown voltage and efficiency. The company employs mist chemical vapor deposition (CVD) techniques for film formation, which enhances the performance of its semiconductor products.

Favy

Venture Round in 2017
Favy Inc. is a Tokyo-based company that provides marketing support specifically for the food and drink sector. It offers a platform that allows businesses, including restaurants and beauty salons, to easily launch subscription services. Additionally, Favy.jp serves as a web service that facilitates the creation of homepages for various shops, streamlining their online presence and enhancing customer engagement.

H2L

Seed Round in 2017
H2L Inc. researches, develops, sells, and licenses electric stimulation devices to aid the controlling of finger movement. It offers UnlimitedHand, a VR gaming controller that reads hand’s gesture, and controls fingers and hand by EMS(electronic muscle stimulation); and enables users to touch and feel a pseudo-object in the virtual world. The company also offers PossessedHand, a device with a forearm belt to control human fingers by applying electrical stimulus to the muscles around the forearm. Its PossessedHand is used in rehabilitation and learning support applications. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Rei-Frontier

Venture Round in 2016
Rei-Frontier Co., Ltd. provides the mobile application using augmented reality technology. The company's applications include Lalacolle, the augmented reality location-based social network that incorporates gaming elements. The company was founded in 2008 and is based in Taito-ku, Japan.

Startouts

Venture Round in 2016
Startouts Inc. specializes in the planning, development, and management of internet services. As of July 2019, it operates as a subsidiary of dely, Inc. The company focuses on leveraging its expertise to create and maintain various online platforms and services, catering to the evolving needs of users in the digital landscape.

Atmoph

Seed Round in 2016
Atmoph is rethinking the way we connect with nature and information, in order to change quality of time at home better. Atmoph Window, the world’s first smart digital window, opens to beautiful scenery from around the world with 4K-shot videos and sounds.

Jimoty

Venture Round in 2016
Jimothy is a free advertisement bulletin board for 9 million people a month! You can post information such as buying and selling second-hand goods, announcement of the event, recruitment information, recruitment of members, real estate information etc.

RobotStart

Corporate Round in 2016
RobotStart is a Tokyo-based company founded in 2014 that specializes in the robotics industry, focusing primarily on communication robots. The company engages in various sectors, including the development of smart speakers, voice assistants, and service robots. RobotStart aims to enhance the communication robot industry through its platform, media, and consulting services, thereby enabling clients to optimize their digital audio advertising efforts. By designing and developing innovative software solutions, RobotStart contributes to the advancement of robotics technology and its applications in everyday communication.

ipoca

Venture Round in 2016
Ipoca is a Tokyo-based company that specializes in creating digital solutions for the retail and distribution sectors. Established in 2007, it has developed an information marketing platform that enhances the shopping experience by allowing users to access and store information about specific stores. The platform leverages smartphone-based behavioral data, including location, online search results, and purchase history, to help retailers attract new customers and improve customer retention. By promoting the unique appeal of local businesses, Ipoca aims to contribute to the revitalization of both local and national economies in Japan.

Glamo

Venture Round in 2016
Glamo Inc. specializes in developing and selling equipment control devices through its iRemocon network, leveraging both software and hardware innovations. Founded in 2011 and based in Tokyo, Japan, the company provides solutions that allow users to control home electronics remotely using smartphones, facilitating the automatic management of various appliances and systems. In addition to its core product offerings, Glamo engages in system licensing and original equipment manufacturing (OEM) businesses, sharing its technological expertise with other companies. The company aims to deliver comprehensive products and services that extend beyond basic software and hardware, thereby enhancing user experience and functionality for a broad range of applications. As of December 2013, Glamo operates as a subsidiary of Advanced Media, Inc.

Enechange

Series A in 2016
Enechange Co., Ltd., founded in April 2015 and based in Tokyo, Japan, operates a comprehensive electricity plan comparison website that assists consumers in selecting their electricity providers. The company provides online switching services for energy and gas, facilitating a more informed decision-making process for users. In addition to its comparison platform, Enechange offers an Energy Marketing Acceleration Platform (EMAP), which supports electricity and gas retailers with marketing and customer acquisition through cloud-based solutions. The company also specializes in AI-driven technologies for energy digitalization, including profitability analysis and demand response services. By promoting energy deregulation, Enechange aims to optimize energy usage and streamline the switching process for consumers, contributing to a more competitive energy market in Japan.

MONEY DESIGN

Venture Round in 2015
MONEY DESIGN Co., Ltd. offers asset management and investment advice services. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Money Design

Seed Round in 2015
Money Design provides Financial planning business Real estate leasing, brokerage of real estate, management business Life insurance and fire insurance soliciting agency business Financial product sales agency business Other related business related to the above

INM Holdings, Inc.

Venture Round in 2015
INM Holdings is a provider of business consulting services. The company's business consulting services enable clients with new business development, marketing planning and conduction.INM Holdings (INMホールディングス) is the operator of Netmile (ネットマイル), an Internet-based market for cash, electronic money, points, and airline mileage exchange; and Bitmile (ビットマイル), a virtual currency.

Axelspace

Series A in 2015
Axelspace is a startup company developing businesses in the microsatellite field. Axelspace plans to construct a monitoring platform to cover the entire globe on a daily basis at extremely low cost.

Jimoty

Venture Round in 2015
Jimothy is a free advertisement bulletin board for 9 million people a month! You can post information such as buying and selling second-hand goods, announcement of the event, recruitment information, recruitment of members, real estate information etc.

JMC

Venture Round in 2015
JMC Corporation manufactures and sells 3D printers, sand mold casting products, and various parts/products. It also offers inspection/measurement services of CT for industrial use, as well as cardiac catheter training systems. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Yokohama, Japan.

Snapeee

Series C in 2014
Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm that does seed, early stage venture, later stage venture, and private equity investments. It is focused primarily on companies engaged in developing mobile software and enterprise software. It is known as one of the highest-caliber venture firms, and one of Silicon Valley's most influential venture-capital firms by Wall Street Journal. It invests between 100,000 and $1 million in seed stage, between $1 million and $10 million in early stage, and between $10 million and $100 million in growth stage. Sequoia Capital has funded an unprecedented number of successful companies including Google, Yahoo, Paypal, Electronic Arts, NVIDIA, Cisco Systems, Oracle, Apple, YouTube, Admob and Zappos. It estimates that 19% of the NASDAQ's value is made up of firms they have funded. Sequoia Capital was established in November, 1972, based in Menlo Park, California. It was founded by Don Valentine. Currently it has offices in the U.S., China, India, and Israel.

Sansan

Series B in 2014
Since its founding in 2007, Sansan has focused on delivering its cloud based contact management service to customers in Japan and beyond. Sansan is setting the standard in Japan for cloud-based contact management, with annually doubling numbers of users from over 7,000 premium corporate users including the Japanese Government (METI). Sansan Inc. is based in Tokyo, Japan and has its subsidiary Sansan global Pte. Ltd. in Singapore since October 2015. The company began offering its business card app Eight in 2012. It has over 1.5 million registered users as a new business network that incorporates a social media framework to transform business cards into business connections. Founded: June 11, 2007 URL: https://www.corp-sansan.com/ Address: Aoyama Oval Building, 13F, 5-52-2, Jingu-mae Shibuya-ku Tokyo 150-0001 Business scope: Planning, development, and sales of cloud-based business card management services Sansan for business users: https://www.sansan.com Eight for individual users: https://8card.net

Embrace Japan

Venture Round in 2013
Embrace Corporation is looking for new friends. Whether you want to solve a major problem of medical care through your own work, or you want to take on a higher goal with Embracing, the company you are going to work on. Employees with various experiences, such as foreign-affiliated IT vendors, consulting firms, pharmaceutical companies, and web production companies, are active.

SMARTInsight Corporation

Series A in 2013
SMART INSIGHT CORPORATION (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President & CEO: Kiyoshi Machida; hereinafter, “SMART INSIGHT”) has developed cloud version of SMART/InSight called SMART/InSight® Cloud (hereinafter, “SMART/InSight Cloud, tentative name) usingAmazon CloudSearch. SMART/InSight has been offering visualization software that integrates scattered data across a range of sources into easy-to-understand visual representations, and this software has been adopted mainly in the manufacturing industry. Today, SMART/InSight launches low cost cloud-based application called “SMART/InSight Cloud” as which is compatible with data on cloud, for wider range of industries. Using Amazon CloudSearch as a search engine, SMART/InSight Cloud, makes flexible cross-sectional search and data visualization a reality. By adapting cloud-based billing such as usage based charge, it gives users the flexibility to set up their own systems that can scale with data volume at a low cost.

Ripplex

Venture Round in 2012
Ripplex Inc. is a Tokyo-based company that specializes in providing online services for managing contacts and photos. Founded in 2006, the company offers an online address book application that allows users to organize and import contact information, such as email addresses and phone numbers. Additionally, Ripplex features a photo management platform called guPix, which enables users to store and organize photos from digital cameras, smartphones, and memory cards. Through its innovative tools, Ripplex aims to streamline the organization of both personal contacts and digital photographs for its users.

I AND C-Cruise

Series A in 2010
I AND C-Cruise Co.Ltd. offers solar power web portal “Green-Energy Navi”, a marketplace that matches solar power solutions to consumers’ energy requirements. The company's web portal presents consumers with user reviews and cost estimates for convenient comparison and selection of solutions from multiple vendors. Additionally, it offers consumers practical information such as government subsidies and tax incentives for using solar energy. The company was founded in 2008 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.