Abies Ventures

Abies Ventures is a venture capital firm that seeks out deep tech startups with unusual technologies and high ambitions. It invests mainly in Japan and the United States. It also helps found and develop startups that can tackle problems on a global scale.

What Abies Ventures offers

• Deep tech investment — funding for startups built on advanced science and engineering.
• Data science angle — investment in deep tech companies that also use data science to speed up progress.
• Global network — links to large corporations, accelerators, government agencies and research institutes.
• Startup creation support — help with founding as well as growing new companies.

Who it works with

Deep tech startups in Japan and the United States. Portfolio companies named on the site include Algal Bio, Synspective, Telexistence, CUEBUS, QSimulate and A Star Quantum.

Key facts

• Focus regions: Japan and the United States
• Focus: deep tech, tied to global challenges such as a growing population
• Team: managing partners who sit on the investment committee