Investments
18Portfolio Exits
1Funds
1About Hitachi Ventures
Hitachi Ventures is the global venture capital arm of Hitachi Group, a global industrial player active in a broad range of technology sectors. It invests in series A/B/C rounds in globally leading startups. It wasMunichen, Germany. founded in 2019 and is based in Munich, Germany

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Latest Hitachi Ventures News
Nov 15, 2022
Weka , a Campbell, CA-based provider of a data platform for next-generation workloads, raised $135M in Series D funding. The round was led by Generation Investment Management, with participation from 10D, Atreides Management, Celesta Capital, Gemini Ventures, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Hitachi Ventures, Key1 Capital, Lumir Ventures, Micron Ventures, Mirae Asset Capital, MoreTech Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, NVIDIA, Qualcomm Ventures, and Samsung Catalyst Fund. The company intends to use the funds to continue to invest in developing the WEKA Data Platform to expand its features and cloud integrations, support new use cases, and accelerate the delivery of innovative solutions to its customers. This round also allow WEKA to reach profitability, accelerate global expansion, and scale its cloud, customer success, sales, marketing, operations, and human resources teams. Led by CEO Liran Zvibel, Weka is a data management provider that delivers a software-based solution that supports next-generation workloads with sustainability, and seamless data portability. Its Data Platform is purpose-built for the cloud and AI era. Its cloud-native architecture is optimized to solve complex data challenges, delivering performance improvements, whether running on-premises, in the cloud, at the edge, or in hybrid and multicloud environments. The company operates in over 20 countries and is backed by dozens of world-class investors. FinSMEs 15/11/2022
Hitachi Ventures Investments
18 Investments
Hitachi Ventures has made 18 investments. Their latest investment was in Weka as part of their Series D - II on November 11, 2022.

Hitachi Ventures Investments Activity

Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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11/15/2022 | Series D - II | Weka | $135M | No | 10D Ventures, Atreides Management, Celesta Capital, Gemini Israel Ventures, Generation Investment Management, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Hitachi Ventures, Key1 Capital, Lumir Ventures, Micron Ventures, Mirae Asset Capital, MoreTech Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, NVIDIA, Qualcomm Ventures, and Samsung Catalyst | 25 |
11/14/2022 | Series B | BeZero | $50M | Yes | 12 | |
10/26/2022 | Series C - II | Ascend Elements | $200M | No | 6 | |
10/18/2022 | Series A | |||||
9/7/2022 | Series D |
Date | 11/15/2022 | 11/14/2022 | 10/26/2022 | 10/18/2022 | 9/7/2022 |
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Round | Series D - II | Series B | Series C - II | Series A | Series D |
Company | Weka | BeZero | Ascend Elements | ||
Amount | $135M | $50M | $200M | ||
New? | No | Yes | No | ||
Co-Investors | 10D Ventures, Atreides Management, Celesta Capital, Gemini Israel Ventures, Generation Investment Management, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Hitachi Ventures, Key1 Capital, Lumir Ventures, Micron Ventures, Mirae Asset Capital, MoreTech Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, NVIDIA, Qualcomm Ventures, and Samsung Catalyst | ||||
Sources | 25 | 12 | 6 |
Hitachi Ventures Portfolio Exits
1 Portfolio Exit
Hitachi Ventures has 1 portfolio exit. Their latest portfolio exit was SOPHiA Genetics on July 23, 2021.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
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7/23/2021 | IPO | Public | 12 |
Date | 7/23/2021 |
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Exit | IPO |
Companies | |
Valuation | |
Acquirer | Public |
Sources | 12 |
Hitachi Ventures Fund History
1 Fund History
Hitachi Ventures has 1 fund, including Hitachi Ventures Fund II.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
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10/4/2021 | Hitachi Ventures Fund II | $150M | 1 |
Closing Date | 10/4/2021 |
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Fund | Hitachi Ventures Fund II |
Fund Type | |
Status | |
Amount | $150M |
Sources | 1 |
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