UTokyo IPC
University of Tokyo's venture platform investing in deep tech: life sciences, space, robotics, IT and AI.
🇯🇵 Hongo, Tokyo · Founded 2016
Pre-seed to Series A
UTokyo Innovation Platform (UTokyo IPC) is a venture capital and startup incubation platform wholly owned by the University of Tokyo, founded in 2016 and based on the university's Hongo campus in Tokyo. It invests in deep tech startups across life sciences, space, robotics, IT and AI that aim to resolve social issues, and runs the 1stRound accelerator program. It manages three funds investing roughly JPY 60 billion in assets and has invested in or supported more than 100 companies.
What they invest in
- Stage
- Pre-seed to Series A
- Fund
- IPC 1st Fund, AOI 1st Fund, ASA Fund · approx. JPY 60B AUM
- Life sciences
- Space
- Robotics
- IT services
- AI
How to pitch
They read inbound pitches that match the criteria above.
Open to
- Pitches from founders
- Mentoring founders
Portfolio
UTokyo IPC has invested in or supported more than 100 companies since 2016, across life sciences, space, robotics, IT and AI, mostly in Japan.
Some of the companies they have backed
The portfolio at a glance · 25 companies · 2020–2026 · 15 exits · led 1
Sectors
- Life sciences40%
- Robotics20%
- IT services12%
- Space12%
- Other4%
Stage when they invested
- Series A4%
Where the companies are
- 🇯🇵 Japan72%
- 🇺🇸 United States12%
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom8%
- 🇨🇳 China4%
- Other4%
Selected from the 87 companies listed on UTokyo IPC's own portfolio page as of Oct 2026; shows the 25 most recent or notable investments.