Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) Shimadzu Future Innovation Fund (Shimadzu FIF)

News

November 21, 2023

CVC Fund “Shimadzu Future Innovation Fund” has invested in RUTILEA Inc., developing Zero-Code AI.
July 31, 2023

CVC Fund “Shimadzu Future Innovation Fund” has invested in IMMUNOSENS Co., Ltd., developing immunoassay technology.
June 7, 2023

“Shimadzu Future Innovation Fund” first investment
Shimadzu has invested in ChromaCode Inc., developing scalable PCR technology.
April 5, 2023

CVC Fund with Global Brain Totaling 5 Billion Yen Established
Aimed at the Acquisition of Innovative Technologies and the Creation of New Businesses

Investment Policy

Shimadzu Future Innovation Fund (Shimadzu FIF) collaborates with startup companies that have innovative technologies or business ideas based on Shimadzu’s corporate philosophy of “Contributing to Society through Science and Technology” and its management principle of “Realizing Our Wishes for the Well-being of Mankind and the Earth.”

Shimadzu FIF is especially focused on R&D-based startups in the fields of healthcare (life sciences and MedTech), green transformation (GX), materials, and industry.
Shimadzu uses its technical capabilities to contribute to startups involved in generating innovation, and works with them to achieve a better society.

Overview of Fund

Name	Shimadzu Future Innovation Fund (Shimadzu FIF) (Official registered name) Shimadzu Future Innovation Investment L.P.
Fund Size	5 billion yen
Fund Term	10 years
Investment Fields	R&D-based startup companies in healthcare, green transformation (GX), materials, and industry fields
Target Stage	Seed and early stage but also middle and later in the growth phase
General Partner	Global Brain Corporation
Limited Partner	Shimadzu Corporation