Monozukuri Ventures

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Monozukuri Ventures specializes in pre-seed, seed, and early-stage hard-tech startups developing devices, materials, components, software for manufacturing, and related hardware across healthcare, industrial IoT, climate tech, robotics, space tech, and other deep-tech domains in the US, Canada, and Japan.

Check Size

$100K - $300K

Stages

Pre Seed, Seed, Series A

Focus Areas

Hardware, Robotics, Ai Ml

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Investment Thesis

Monozukuri Ventures empowers entrepreneurs to rapidly deliver high-quality hardware products to market regardless of production volume. Their mission centers on creating a global ecosystem that combines venture capital investment with hands-on technical expertise, manufacturing knowledge, and community support. They believe that by reducing barriers to prototyping and mass production, startups can compete effectively in hardware development—a traditionally challenging domain.

What Sets Them Apart

Integrated technical consulting team providing end-to-end support from prototyping through mass production, not just capital
Rare VC fund specialization exclusively in hardware/hard-tech (launched 2017), expanded to manufacturing tech (2021)
Deep manufacturing partnerships and supply chain network enabling factory selection and supplier matching
Hands-on technical expertise with project managers having decades of experience at companies like Sony, Sharp, Konica Minolta, and Samsung
Global presence across Japan (Kyoto), North America (New York, Toronto) with strong connections to Asian manufacturing
Kyoto Makers Garage providing physical makerspace with 3D printers, laser cutters, and CNC machines
Open Innovation programs connecting startups with large corporations for collaboration and corporate venture opportunities