Universal Materials Incubator is an institutional investor (Conventional VCs) founded in 2015 and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Universal Materials Incubator is a venture capital firm. Invests in geographies like Japan. Generally invests in tech and life sciences companies specializing in Advanced Materials, Bioparma and BioTech R&D. Notable investments include Jitsubo, Goryo Chemical, Lightnix. Notable portfolio companies: Jitsubo, Goryo Chemical, Lightnix.

Stage

seed, Seed VC, Series B, Series C, early revenue, scaling, seed, Seed VC, Series B, Series C, early revenue, scaling

Check size

$3M-$7M

HQ

Tokyo, Japan

Founded

2015

Website

https://www.umi.co.jp/

LinkedIn

https://linkedin.com/company/universal-materials-incubator-co.-ltd.

What they look for

Outstanding technologies/businesses originating from Japanese companies and academia; in material/chemical fields; concentrated in business development stages 2-3 (prototype to early revenue); potential for collaborations with large corporations; global focus including Japan, India, UAE

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