Global Brain

Founded in Tokyo in 1998, Global Brain is a venture capital firm focusing on seed to late-stage investments across various sectors globally. They have invested in over 300 startups, facilitating 25 IPOs and 61 M&As through hands-on support services.

Kaori Akiba

Director

Hidetaka Aoki

Investment Group Partner and Fellow Chief of Space Lab

Tatsunori Arai

Director

Megumi Asatsuma

Director

Anjani Bansal

Partner / India Office Representative

Past deals in Utilities

IONATE

Series A in 2025
IONATE develops smart transformer technology. Its Hybrid Intelligent Transformer (HIT) replaces traditional transformers, integrating real-time control of voltages and power distribution across grids, benefiting power generation facilities, industrial sites, data centers, and grid operators.

Beacon Power Services

Series A in 2024
Beacon Power Services, established in 2013 and headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria, specializes in designing and implementing energy management solutions for commercial and industrial facilities. The company's core offering is its AI-enabled grid management platform, Adora, which provides real-time visibility into network performance for electric utilities, enabling them to anticipate outages, identify network losses, and distribute electricity more efficiently. Additionally, Adora empowers consumers with control over their energy infrastructure, facilitating invoicing, installations, and logistics. Beacon Power Services aims to enhance the quality and duration of electricity supplied in African cities by building smart grids and leveraging data to reduce inefficiencies in power distribution systems.

Clean Energy Connect

Series A in 2022
Clean Energy Connect Co., Ltd. is a Tokyo-based company established in 2020 that specializes in providing renewable energy solutions to corporate clients. The company focuses on generating and delivering green energy while investing in its own generation capacity to ensure a reliable electricity supply without environmental harm. Clean Energy Connect facilitates the transition to renewable energy by connecting distributed energy resources with customers interested in sustainable practices. It offers advisory services to optimize energy solutions, covering everything from implementation to operational methods, and providing cost-effective proposals that help clients seamlessly adopt renewable energy sources.

UnaBiz

Venture Round in 2019
UnaBiz specializes in IoT solutions, offering product design, manufacturing, and connectivity services. It focuses on low-power wide-area technologies for applications such as smart metering, asset management, and supply chain monitoring, aiming to empower businesses with cost-efficient and sustainable IoT integration.

UnaBiz

Series A in 2018
UnaBiz specializes in IoT solutions, offering product design, manufacturing, and connectivity services. It focuses on low-power wide-area technologies for applications such as smart metering, asset management, and supply chain monitoring, aiming to empower businesses with cost-efficient and sustainable IoT integration.

Superflex

Series A in 2016
Superflex is a manufacturer of pipe products, including spiral reinforced hoses and conduit. Its offerings target marine craft, aquatic applications, ponds, spas, electrical conduit, agricultural and recreational vehicles, enabling projects in water engineering, petrochemical, chemical, electric power, and agricultural irrigation, as well as urban construction, to meet client specifications. The company pursues ongoing research and development to expand applications and distribution across growing markets.
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