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Takasago Industry

Corporate VC·Toki, Japan·N/A (strategic investor; direct corporate investments)

Takasago Industry is a Japanese manufacturer of industrial kilns and furnaces, founded in 1953 in Toki, Gifu Prefecture. With over 60 years of experience supplying heat treatment systems to more than 30 countries, the company has expanded into strategic investing in advanced materials and battery technology startups. Notable investments include Tohoku University spin-off 3DC (graphene mesosponge materials for next-generation batteries) and UK-based Nyobolt (ultrafast charging technology), reflecting its focus on next-generation energy materials that align with its core thermal processing expertise.

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Advanced MaterialsBattery TechnologyEnergy StorageIndustrial Heating SystemsGrapheneAll-Solid-State BatteriesClean Energy
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Nyobolt

Energy·Series C

Nyobolt was established in 2019 to commercialise breakthrough battery research from the University of Cambridge's Department of Chemistry. Co-founded by Professor Dame Clare Grey, a Royal Society Fellow with decades of battery research expertise, and CEO Dr Sai Shivareddy, who holds a Cambridge PhD and previously collaborated with Dyson on energy storage. The company's core innovation uses niobium tungsten oxide as an anode material, enabling rapid ion mobility that multiplies charging speeds compared to conventional graphite anodes. In June 2024, Nyobolt made history as the first company to demonstrate five-minute EV charging, going from 10% to 80% in four minutes and 37 seconds. The company closed 2024 with $9M in revenue and over $150M in signed customer contracts spanning AI data centres, autonomous robotics, and electric vehicles. Nyobolt has raised $100M to date across multiple rounds.