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10About Murata Manufacturing
Murata Manufacturing (TYO: 6981) is involved in the design, manufacture, and sale of ceramic-based, passive electronic components and solutions, communication modules, and power supply modules. The Company is committed to the development of advanced electronic materials and multi-functional, high-density modules.
Murata Manufacturing Headquarter Location
10-1, Higashikotari 1-chome Nagaokakyo-shi
Kyoto, 617-8555,
Japan
+81 (0)75 951 9111
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May 19, 2022
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Murata Manufacturing Investments
8 Investments
Murata Manufacturing has made 8 investments. Their latest investment was in 3D Glass Solutions as part of their Series B on July 7, 2019.
Murata Manufacturing Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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7/1/2019 | Series B | 3D Glass Solutions | $12M | Yes | 5 | |
3/14/2019 | Corporate Minority | |||||
5/29/2018 | Series B | |||||
8/25/2017 | Series D | |||||
11/24/2015 | Series B |
Date | 7/1/2019 | 3/14/2019 | 5/29/2018 | 8/25/2017 | 11/24/2015 |
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Round | Series B | Corporate Minority | Series B | Series D | Series B |
Company | 3D Glass Solutions | ||||
Amount | $12M | ||||
New? | Yes | ||||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 5 |
Murata Manufacturing Portfolio Exits
4 Portfolio Exits
Murata Manufacturing has 4 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Arctic Sand Technologies on March 17, 2017.
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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3/17/2017 | Acquired | 2 | |||
Date | 3/17/2017 | |||
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Exit | Acquired | |||
Companies | ||||
Valuation | ||||
Acquirer | ||||
Sources | 2 |
Murata Manufacturing Acquisitions
13 Acquisitions
Murata Manufacturing acquired 13 companies. Their latest acquisition was Eta Wireless on September 03, 2021.
Date | Investment Stage | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Total Funding | Note | Sources |
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9/3/2021 | Acquired | 2 | ||||
12/25/2019 | Series A | $4.07M | Acquired | 2 | ||
10/2/2017 | Other | $5.67M | Acquired | 2 | ||
9/1/2017 | ||||||
6/1/2017 |
Date | 9/3/2021 | 12/25/2019 | 10/2/2017 | 9/1/2017 | 6/1/2017 |
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Investment Stage | Series A | Other | |||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Total Funding | $4.07M | $5.67M | |||
Note | Acquired | Acquired | Acquired | ||
Sources | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Murata Manufacturing Partners & Customers
10 Partners and customers
Murata Manufacturing has 10 strategic partners and customers. Murata Manufacturing recently partnered with Resonant on October 10, 2021.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
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10/11/2021 | Licensor | United States | New Acoustic RF Filters Being Developed for Next-Gen High Frequency Wireless Applications Some of the companies that appear well-positioned to meet this demand include Resonant in partnership with Murata , Broadcom , Qorvo and Akoustis , each with its own approaches . '' | 1 | |
10/7/2021 | Licensor | United States | Resonant Expands its Partnership with Murata to Develop RF Filters Based on XBAR Technology Resonant - a provider of radio frequency filter solutions developed on a robust intellectual property platform , designed to connect People and Things - has expanded its multi-year commercial partnership with Murata Manufacturing , the world 's largest RF filter manufacturer , for the development of 5G XBAR RF filters . | 1 | |
5/20/2021 | Partner | Netherlands | Nowi and Murata to jointly develop LoRa energy autonomous platforms Murata and Nowi have entered a strategic partnership that aims to enable and simplify the development of sustainable energy autonomous IoT platforms for use in ` Plug & Forget ' solutions . | 4 | |
5/13/2021 | Vendor | ||||
3/25/2021 | Partner |
Date | 10/11/2021 | 10/7/2021 | 5/20/2021 | 5/13/2021 | 3/25/2021 |
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Type | Licensor | Licensor | Partner | Vendor | Partner |
Business Partner | |||||
Country | United States | United States | Netherlands | ||
News Snippet | New Acoustic RF Filters Being Developed for Next-Gen High Frequency Wireless Applications Some of the companies that appear well-positioned to meet this demand include Resonant in partnership with Murata , Broadcom , Qorvo and Akoustis , each with its own approaches . '' | Resonant Expands its Partnership with Murata to Develop RF Filters Based on XBAR Technology Resonant - a provider of radio frequency filter solutions developed on a robust intellectual property platform , designed to connect People and Things - has expanded its multi-year commercial partnership with Murata Manufacturing , the world 's largest RF filter manufacturer , for the development of 5G XBAR RF filters . | Nowi and Murata to jointly develop LoRa energy autonomous platforms Murata and Nowi have entered a strategic partnership that aims to enable and simplify the development of sustainable energy autonomous IoT platforms for use in ` Plug & Forget ' solutions . | ||
Sources | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Murata Manufacturing Team
4 Team Members
Murata Manufacturing has 4 team members, including current President, Tsuneo Murata.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
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Tsuneo Murata | President | Current | |
Markku Hirvonen | President | Former | |
Tobe Thompson | Chief Technology Officer | Former | |
Stephen Thompson | AUTOPAY, and CENTRIX Financial | Senior Partner | Former |
Name | Tsuneo Murata | Markku Hirvonen | Tobe Thompson | Stephen Thompson |
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Work History | AUTOPAY, and CENTRIX Financial | |||
Title | President | President | Chief Technology Officer | Senior Partner |
Status | Current | Former | Former | Former |
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