Articles from TDK Ventures, Inc.

TDK Corporation (TSE: 6762) announced today that its corporate venture-capital subsidiary, TDK Ventures, Inc., is investing in geothermal power-generation company Rodatherm’s $38M Series A funding round. The strategic investment will help advance Rodatherm's innovative closed-loop advanced geothermal system (AGS) technology, which promises to deliver affordable, long term, sustainable, and baseload energy.

TDK Corporation (TSE: 6762) announced today that its corporate venture capital subsidiary TDK Ventures, Inc. has invested in Ultraviolette, a leading innovator in high-performance electric motorcycles headquartered in Bangalore, India. The investment, part of Ultraviolette’s latest funding round, represents TDK Ventures’ commitment to advancing sustainable transportation technologies around the globe.

TDK Corporation (TSE: 6762) announced today that its corporate venture-capital subsidiary TDK Ventures, Inc. has launched Fund 3, a $150 million commitment to catalyzing the next generation of iconic deeptech startups. Building on Fund 1, Fund 2 and Fund EX1, this milestone increases TDK Ventures’ total assets under management to $500 million, reinforcing its position as a global leader in early-stage impact investing. Fund 3 succeeds Fund 2 and will use the same strategy in targeting Seed to Series B early-stage startups. With TDK's deep roots in advanced materials, sensor technologies, and power solutions, TDK Ventures brings technical depth to every investment. Through deep collaborations with TDK’s global R&D, manufacturing, and group companies, the firm offers startups a platform to scale faster with less risks.

TDK Corporation (TSE: 6762) announced today that subsidiary TDK Ventures, Inc. has invested in CO2 removal startup Spiritus to accelerate the company’s innovative direct air capture (DAC) technology to market and to tip the scales in favor of removing billions of tons of carbon from the atmosphere by 2050. The origins of Spiritus’ game-changing carbon removal technology began with co-founder and CTO Matt Lee’s world-leading research in complex fluids engineering as a Group Leader at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Bringing together a hub of incredible minds with CEO Charles Cadieu (founder of Caption Health, IQ Engines) – Spiritus has charted a path towards capturing millions of tons of CO2 per year at a cost approaching $100/ton.