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About TDK Ventures
TDK Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2018. It is primarily based out of San Jose, United States. As of Dec 2025, TDK Ventures is an active investor, having invested in 48 companies, with 6 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series A round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from High Tech to Environment Tech and Transportation and Logistics Tech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of EtherealX Overall, TDK Ventures portfolio has seen 3 unicorns, 1 IPO and 4 acquisitions including key companies like Groq, Ascend Elements and Silicon Box. A lot of funds co-invest with TDK Ventures, with names like Doral Energy Group sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. TDK Ventures has team of 36 people including 4 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Series A, Series B & 3 more
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Unicorns
Portfolio Soonicorns
TDK Ventures' List of Top Investments
TDK Ventures has a portfolio of 48 companies, including 3 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Metalenz and Ascend Elements.Their portfolio spans across United States, India, Germany and 6 more locations. They have invested in High Tech, Environment Tech, Transportation and Logistics Tech and 22 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Series B and 3 more. Here is the list of top investments by TDK Ventures:
Platform offering electric motorcycles and related energy infrastructure solutions. It focuses on designing and manufacturing electric two-wheeled vehicles. It also develops supporting energy infrastructure. The aim is to provide sustainable transportation alternatives.
Key facts about Ultraviolette Automotive
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: Bengaluru (India)
- Annual Revenue: ₹36.2Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series E
- Total Funding till date: $149M
- Employee Count: 398 as on Aug 31, 2025
- Investors: Qualcomm Ventures, Exor and 35 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series E, Dec 04, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Provider of the autonomous local delivery robot. It is an electrically powered robot based on a platform that moves at pedestrian speed and can make deliveries. It can carry items like parcels, groceries, and food items that are contained in its mechanically locked parcel chamber for security. Users can track the robot's location while delivering and gain access to the parcel chamber via a companion mobile application. The mobile application is available for both iOS and Android devices.
Key facts about Starship Technologies
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $281M
- Employee Count: 166 as on Sep 30, 2024
- Investors: Mercedes-Benz, Shasta Ventures and 39 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Oct 15, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Span.IO
Provider of the smart panel for home energy management. It provides advanced levels of monitoring and intelligence that make electrifying easier. It offers hardware and software solutions for the operation and management of homes by integrating sensors, actuators, and logic in a single device. mobile application available in both iOS and android
Key facts about Span.IO
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $256M
- Employee Count: 155 as on Jul 01, 2024
- Investors: Qualcomm Ventures, Wellington and 32 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Sep 11, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Provider of bi-pedal robots for multiple applications. It is a bipedal robotic platform that allows for legged walking. Its products include a two-legged robotic platform and a tool for developing legged locomotion control algorithms. The business created the first mobile manipulation robot designed to link automation technology. It also provides a platform to overcome traditional robots' mobility restrictions, including characteristics such as walking and running gait, vision to enable stair climbing and autonomous navigation in unstructured situations, and arms for manipulation tasks.
Key facts about Agility Robotics
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Albany (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $180M
- Employee Count: 163 as on Dec 31, 2022
- Investors: Playground Global, DCVC and 16 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jun 13, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Exo
Developer of point of care ultrasound ecosystem with AI-powered diagnostic and workflow tools. It provides handheld ultrasound devices that replaces carts and probes designed for medical imaging at the point of care. It offers technology that automates image capture and quantification. The ecosystem includes workflow software designed around the user.
Key facts about Exo
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Redwood City (United States)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $428M
- Employee Count: 152 as on Dec 31, 2022
- Investors: RA Capital Management, BlackRock and 21 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, May 28, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
TDK Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
TDK Ventures has invested in 48 companies over the last 7 years, with an average of 7 new investments annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 12 investments. Its most recent first time investment was in EtherealX and most recent follow-on round was in Novolinc.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
2024 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
2023 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
2022 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
2021 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
2020 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
TDK Ventures' Investments by Stage
TDK Ventures has made 16 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $21.5M, 14 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $59.1M, 11 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $17.9M, 3 investments in Series C stage with an average round size of $122M and 1 investment in Series E stage with an average round size of $21M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 16 |
Series B | 14 |
Seed | 11 |
Series C | 3 |
Series E | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
TDK Ventures' Investments by Sector
TDK Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the High Tech, Sustainability Tech, Energy Tech, Environment Tech and Semiconductors. Notably, it has invested in 41 Tech companies, 38 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 26 Tech hardware companies and at least 12 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
High Tech | 27 |
Sustainability Tech | 15 |
Energy Tech | 14 |
Environment Tech | 14 |
Semiconductors | 11 |
Others | 67 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
TDK Ventures' Investments by Geography
TDK Ventures has made most investments in United States (30), followed by India where it has made 5 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 30 |
India | 5 |
Germany | 2 |
Japan | 2 |
Singapore | 2 |
Others | 4 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
TDK Ventures' recent investments
TDK Ventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by TDK Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec 21, 2025 | India | Series A | 8029 | Accel [+6] | |
Dec 08, 2025 | United States | Series A | 1765 | Fathom Fund [+4] | |
Dec 01, 2025 | United States | Series A | 3605 | ICM HPQC [+5] | |
Nov 19, 2025 | Singapore | Series A | 7734 | Walden Catalyst [+7] | |
Nov 13, 2025 | United States | Series B | 9346 |
Unicorns in TDK Ventures' Portfolio
TDK Ventures has 3 unicorns in its portfolio - Silicon Box, Ascend Elements and Groq. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Silicon Box. It became a unicorn in 2024.Here is a list of unicorns in TDK Ventures' portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
59 | Developer of chiplet interconnection products | 2021 | Singapore | Series B | y{hjuer | ||
64 | Manufacturer of engineered materials from recycled lithium-ion batteries and battery scrap | 2015 | Westborough | Series D | erynkhh | ||
64 | Provider of AI inference platforms and on-premise AI inference clusters | 2016 | San Jose | Series E | jbyvhqx |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in TDK Ventures' Portfolio
1 of TDK Ventures' portfolio company became public - Gencell. It got listed on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TLV), in Nov 2020.Here are TDK Ventures' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 26, 2020 | Sep 04, 2020 | Seed | 6727 |
