Investments
177Portfolio Exits
20Funds
11Partners & Customers
1About University of Tokyo Edge Capital
University of Tokyo Edge Capital (UTEC) is an early-stage technology-focused venture capital firm associated with The University of Tokyo, investing in seed/early-stage start-ups based on technologies and talents out of the University. Having proprietary access to the University's inventions, UTEC works closely with its researchers as scientific founders to co-found companies which will contribute to society through business based upon innovations.
Latest University of Tokyo Edge Capital News
Nov 28, 2023
OQC , a Reading, UK-based quantum compute-as-a-service (QCaaS) company, raised $100M in funding. The round was led by SBI Investment with participation from Oxford Science Enterprises (OSE), University of Tokyo Edge Capital (UTEC), Lansdowne Partners, and OTIF, acted by manager Oxford Investment Consultants (OIC). The company intends to use the funds to further enhance its R&D sector and its ability to bring enterprise ready quantum to businesses globally. Led by CEO Ilana Wisby, OQC is an enterprise-ready quantum compute company which has announced the public availability of OQC Toshiko, an enterprise ready quantum computing platform, which is deployed to commercial data-centres, enabling businesses to tap into technology from anywhere in the world, seamlessly and securely. This platform is especially important for customers handling sensitive data, in sectors such as financial services, pharmaceuticals, energy, defence and government. It is now in private preview and coming soon on public cloud and data centre fabric. The team has built and deployed OQC Toshiko platforms to colocation data centres expanding its operations in the UK, Japan and Spain. Prior to Series B, OQC raised £41M including the largest Series A in quantum in the UK at that time. In 2023, OQC’s team grew to over 100, attracting talent from across the globe. FinSMEs 28/11/2023
University of Tokyo Edge Capital Investments
177 Investments
University of Tokyo Edge Capital has made 177 investments. Their latest investment was in Oxford Quantum Circuits as part of their Series B on November 11, 2023.
University of Tokyo Edge Capital Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11/27/2023 | Series B | Oxford Quantum Circuits | $100M | No | 4 | |
9/30/2023 | Series B | RICOS | $2.68M | No | 1 | |
9/11/2023 | Series C - II | United Immunity | $5.46M | No | 2 | |
9/6/2023 | Series B | |||||
7/12/2023 | Series A |
Date | 11/27/2023 | 9/30/2023 | 9/11/2023 | 9/6/2023 | 7/12/2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Series B | Series B | Series C - II | Series B | Series A |
Company | Oxford Quantum Circuits | RICOS | United Immunity | ||
Amount | $100M | $2.68M | $5.46M | ||
New? | No | No | No | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 4 | 1 | 2 |
University of Tokyo Edge Capital Portfolio Exits
20 Portfolio Exits
University of Tokyo Edge Capital has 20 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was MiRTeL on November 27, 2023.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11/27/2023 | Acquired | 1 | |||
7/4/2023 | Acquired | 2 | |||
6/22/2023 | IPO | Public | 1 | ||
Date | 11/27/2023 | 7/4/2023 | 6/22/2023 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exit | Acquired | Acquired | IPO | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | Public | ||||
Sources | 1 | 2 | 1 |
University of Tokyo Edge Capital Fund History
11 Fund Histories
University of Tokyo Edge Capital has 11 funds, including UTEC 5.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5/18/2021 | UTEC 5 | 4 | |||
1/24/2018 | Tokyo Edge Capital Fund I | Early-Stage Venture Capital | Open | $143M | 1 |
1/1/2018 | UTEC 4 | $22M | 1 | ||
10/15/2013 | UTEC3 | ||||
1/1/2013 | UTEC 3 |
Closing Date | 5/18/2021 | 1/24/2018 | 1/1/2018 | 10/15/2013 | 1/1/2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fund | UTEC 5 | Tokyo Edge Capital Fund I | UTEC 4 | UTEC3 | UTEC 3 |
Fund Type | Early-Stage Venture Capital | ||||
Status | Open | ||||
Amount | $143M | $22M | |||
Sources | 4 | 1 | 1 |
University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners & Customers
1 Partners and customers
University of Tokyo Edge Capital has 1 strategic partners and customers. University of Tokyo Edge Capital recently partnered with Blume Ventures on March 3, 2019.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3/6/2019 | Partner | India | Japanese deep science fund UTEC partners with Blume Ventures to take Indian tech startups global `` BUDHA is truly a cross-border , collaborative , and strategic partnership between University of Tokyo Edge Capital and Blume Ventures . | 1 |
Date | 3/6/2019 |
|---|---|
Type | Partner |
Business Partner | |
Country | India |
News Snippet | Japanese deep science fund UTEC partners with Blume Ventures to take Indian tech startups global `` BUDHA is truly a cross-border , collaborative , and strategic partnership between University of Tokyo Edge Capital and Blume Ventures . |
Sources | 1 |
University of Tokyo Edge Capital Team
2 Team Members
University of Tokyo Edge Capital has 2 team members, including current Managing Partner, Tomotaka Goji.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Tomotaka Goji | Managing Partner | Current | |
Name | Tomotaka Goji | |
|---|---|---|
Work History | ||
Title | Managing Partner | |
Status | Current |
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