Yokogawa Electric

Yokogawa South Africa (Pty) Limited specializes in providing process control and field instrumentation systems tailored for various industries, including chemical, petrochemical, mining, pulp and paper, sugar, power generation, and iron and steel. The company offers a comprehensive range of products, including production control systems, field instruments for measuring parameters such as pressure, temperature, and flow rates, as well as production support solutions that optimize manufacturing processes. Additionally, it supplies pressure and level switches, gas meters, and filters, along with technical services that encompass contract support, engineering assistance, training, repair, calibration, system design, and project management. Operating through a network of distributors, Yokogawa South Africa serves clients across multiple African countries, including South Africa, Ghana, Zimbabwe, Angola, Mozambique, Zambia, and Mauritius. Established in 1997, the company is headquartered in Roodepoort and functions as a subsidiary of Yokogawa Europe B.V.

Herman van der Berg

Chief Executive, Yokogawa Europe, Russia and CIS. President Yokogawa Europe and Vice President

Hitoshi Nara

CEO, President and Board Member

16 past transactions

Waylay

Series A in 2022
Waylay NV is a cloud software company based in Ghent, Belgium, that specializes in an open, API-centric IoT middleware platform. Founded in 2014, Waylay enables enterprises and public sector organizations to harness the Internet of Things by connecting devices, services, IT systems, and processes. The platform facilitates the orchestration and automation of IoT solutions, allowing clients to break down silos between devices and software applications. By leveraging real-time sensor data, Waylay empowers businesses to make informed decisions and implement automation at scale. Its innovative approach is applicable across various sectors, including energy, logistics, online retail, and smart city initiatives, ultimately enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of IoT integrations.

Web Synergies

Corporate Round in 2021
Web Synergies is a professional services company focused on helping businesses grow through a range of specialized software solutions and services. The company offers expertise in application development and support, business intelligence and analytics, and digital commerce strategy. Additionally, Web Synergies provides customer experience management, resource outsourcing, and staff augmentation services. Their offerings also include robotic process automation (RPA), enterprise resource planning (ERP), and human capital management (HCM). With a strong emphasis on cloud computing and mobility solutions for both iOS and Android, the company aims to enhance operational efficiency and marketing effectiveness for its clients. By leveraging artificial intelligence and data analytics, Web Synergies enables businesses to drive sales and improve productivity.

CyberneX

Corporate Round in 2021
CyberneX developed a compact and lightweight earphone device for measuring brainwaves.

Fluence Analytics

Venture Round in 2021
Fluence Analytics, Inc. specializes in manufacturing monitoring solutions for industrial and laboratory settings, focusing on the measurement and analysis of polymer production processes. The company provides a system that analyzes polymers during production and a light scattering instrument designed to assess the stability of therapeutic proteins and the quality of both natural and synthetic polymers. By generating continuous data streams and employing proprietary analytical tools, Fluence Analytics enables real-time optimization of process control and accelerates research and development for its clients in the polymer and biopharmaceutical sectors. Founded in 2012 and based in New Orleans, Louisiana, the company was previously known as Advanced Polymer Monitoring Technologies, Inc. before rebranding in April 2017.

Hirotsu Bio Science

Venture Round in 2020
Hirotsu Bio Science Inc. is a biotechnology company based in Tokyo, Japan, focused on the research, development, and manufacturing of innovative cancer screening tools. Its primary product, N-Nose, is a non-invasive device that detects cancer in the early stages by analyzing urine samples. The company also operates diagnostic laboratories that provide comprehensive urine analysis reports. Founded in 2016, Hirotsu Bio Science utilizes advanced bio-diagnosis technology, including the use of nematode olfactory sensors, to enhance early cancer detection capabilities for medical practitioners.

PeptiStar

Corporate Round in 2020
PeptiStar Inc., founded in 2017 and headquartered in Osaka, Japan, specializes in the development and manufacturing of peptide medicines. As a Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO), PeptiStar offers a range of services for peptide active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), including traditional and advanced forms such as macrocyclic and stapled peptides that incorporate non-natural amino acids. The company focuses on innovative manufacturing technologies to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of peptide therapeutics, thereby supporting the pharmaceutical industry in accelerating drug development. Through its commitment to open innovation, PeptiStar aims to deliver high value-added services to its clients, contributing significantly to advancements in peptide medicine.

Bloom Biorenewables Ltd

Seed Round in 2020
Bloom Biorenewables Ltd is a company focused on developing innovative technology to convert wood and agricultural waste into renewable materials that can replace petroleum-based products. Incorporated in 2019 and based in Marly, Switzerland, the company aims to provide sustainable alternatives for various industries, including chemicals, fragrances, plastics, and textiles. By employing a biomass deconstruction technology platform, Bloom Biorenewables offers a cost-effective method to extract bio-based molecules from plant materials. This approach not only helps customers reduce their reliance on fossil fuels but also contributes to efforts in mitigating climate change by lowering carbon footprints and supporting the transition to a circular economy.

Jeplan

Corporate Round in 2020
Jeplan, Inc. is a Tokyo-based company founded in January 2007 that specializes in recycling technologies and systems. The company develops innovative methods for recycling various materials, focusing on the conversion of textile products and plastic waste into energy and recycled oil. Jeplan employs proprietary chemical recycling technology to produce recycled polyethylene terephthalate (r-PET) and Bis(2-Hydroxyethyl) terephthalate (r-BHET) from waste food packaging, plastic PET bottles, and polyester fibers. These materials are subsequently used in the manufacture of r-PET products such as PET bottles and textiles. In addition to its recycling initiatives, Jeplan promotes the recycling of used uniforms and provides consulting services to businesses exploring uniform recycling options.

Fluid Imaging Technologies

Acquisition in 2020
Fluid Imaging Technologies, Inc. specializes in the manufacture of particle analysis instrumentation utilizing digital imaging technology for the measurement of size and shape of microscopic particles in fluid mediums. Its primary product, FlowCam, is an automated instrument capable of analyzing particles ranging from 300 nanometers to 5 millimeters. The company offers various models, including the FlowCam 8000 series, FlowCam Nano, and FlowCam Macro, each designed for different particle size ranges and equipped with features such as laser fluorescence detection. Additionally, Fluid Imaging provides VisualSpreadsheet software to enhance particle classification by analyzing numerous morphological characteristics. These products find applications in diverse fields including oceanographic research, municipal water testing, biopharmaceuticals, chemicals, oil and gas, and biofuels. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Scarborough, Maine, Fluid Imaging Technologies operates as a subsidiary of Yokogawa Electric Corporation.

APB

Venture Round in 2020
APB Co., Ltd., founded in 2018 and based in Tokyo, Japan, specializes in the research, development, manufacture, and sales of advanced lithium-ion batteries. The company focuses on creating next-generation lithium-ion and all-polymer batteries designed to address existing challenges in battery technology. Through its innovative approach, APB aims to enhance battery performance and reliability, catering to various sectors that require efficient energy storage solutions.

Sensire

Corporate Round in 2019
Sensire Ltd. is a Finnish high technology company, designing and implementing solutions for temperature controlled logistics. As a forerunner in wireless temperature monitoring, we have been innovating the future of the industry. Over the last ten years, hundreds of customers have witnessed our know-how transforming their businesses. Today, the industry is talking about IoT, wireless systems and automatic warnings. We see ourselves as partners to our customers in transforming the real-time data to understanding and that leads to next level business benefits. The leap in productivity is not only about technology. It’s about how the organisation can utilise it. Therefore, we constantly look for new ways to innovate the service and business models in order to make technology adaptation easier for our customers. We believe that the discussion in the industry will move from temperature maintenance to an intelligent cold chain.

AlgaEnergy

Corporate Round in 2018
AlgaEnergy S.A. is a biotechnology company based in Madrid, Spain, specializing in the development of products derived from microalgae. Established in 2007, it focuses on creating agricultural biostimulants, particularly under the brand AgriAlgae, as well as microalgae and cyanobacteria for use in cosmetics, body care products, and biofuels. AlgaEnergy's innovations extend to various industries, including aquaculture, agriculture, nutrition, and technology. The company benefits from significant investment in research and development, and it is supported by a team of experienced businessmen and scientists. Among its notable advisors is Professor Miguel García Guerrero, a prominent figure in the field of plant biochemistry. AlgaEnergy has established subsidiaries in multiple countries, including France, the United States, Mexico, India, Turkey, Australia, and Brazil, further expanding its global reach and impact in the microalgae sector.

FogHorn

Series B in 2017
FogHorn is a developer of “edge intelligence” software for industrial and commercial IoT application solutions. FogHorn’s software platform brings the power of advanced analytics and machine learning to the on-premises edge environment enabling a new class of applications for advanced monitoring and diagnostics, machine performance optimization, proactive maintenance and operational intelligence use cases. FogHorn’s technology is ideally suited for OEMs, systems integrators and end customers in manufacturing, power and water, oil and gas, renewable energy, mining, transportation, healthcare, retail, as well as smart grid, smart city, smart building and connected vehicle applications.

Soteica Visual Mesa

Acquisition in 2016
Soteica Visual Mesa LLC (SVM) is a provider of energy and emissions management-optimizer, production-yield accounting, supply chain scheduling and crude oil, gasoline and fuels blending optimization software solutions for the oil, gas, petrochemical and district energy industries. With headquarters in Houston, Texas and major offices in Argentina and Spain coupled with our global alliance with Yokogawa Electric, Soteica Visual Mesa provides software technology, applications services and customer support to top companies worldwide.

FogHorn

Series A in 2016
FogHorn is a developer of “edge intelligence” software for industrial and commercial IoT application solutions. FogHorn’s software platform brings the power of advanced analytics and machine learning to the on-premises edge environment enabling a new class of applications for advanced monitoring and diagnostics, machine performance optimization, proactive maintenance and operational intelligence use cases. FogHorn’s technology is ideally suited for OEMs, systems integrators and end customers in manufacturing, power and water, oil and gas, renewable energy, mining, transportation, healthcare, retail, as well as smart grid, smart city, smart building and connected vehicle applications.

Media Five

Corporate Round in 2002
Media Five Co. is an IT solutions provider based in Fukuoka, Japan, founded in 1996. The company specializes in system integration services, which encompass consulting, customized software development, and operational support. Additionally, Media Five engages in the contract development of software and supplies human resources for IT engineers. The firm also operates an IT-engineering education school to train professionals in the field, alongside managing a nursery school and a Swiss restaurant. Through its commitment to high-quality service, Media Five aims to maintain strong brand recognition in the IT sector.
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