TDK VENTURES

Investment Thesis

TDK Ventures is a founder-first corporate VC focused on deeptech innovations at the intersection of materials science, energy, mobility, industrial automation, and AI. Leveraging TDK’s global manufacturing and R&D footprint, the firm backs startups that can drive the electrification of mobility, decarbonization, advanced sensing, robotics, and intelligent systems. Its thesis emphasizes technologies that are both societally impactful and synergistic with TDK’s strategic roadmap, such as next-gen batteries, power electronics, industrial AI, and climate-tech. TDK Ventures aims to be an active co-builder, helping founders validate industrial use cases, scale manufacturing, and tap into global supply chains.

Notable AI Portfolio

• Cerebras Systems
• VergeSense
• Fermyon
• Ultraviolette (electrification with embedded AI)
• ambiq (ultra-low-power AI)

Tags

• vc firm