Updated: June 13, 2026
Venture Capital Firm
Student Founders
Deep Learning
UTEC - The University of Tokyo Edge Capital
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Updated: June 13, 2026
About the program
Program type
Investment stage
Investment focus areas
Student Founders
Deep Learning
Semiconductor
Connected Health
Wellbeing
Student
Generative AI
Deep Tech
Materials Science
New Materials
Silicon
Mental Health
Physical
Graduate
Healthcare
Physical Sciences
Digital Health
AI
Nanotech
University
HealthTech
Longevity
Photonics
Computer Vision
Agents
Science-Based
Machine Vision
Data Science
Ehealth
Genai
Quantum Computing
Tech-Enabled Health
Imaging-Enabled
Quantum
Neural Network
Deep Technology
Hard Tech
LLM
Advanced Materials
Telehealth
Nanotechnology
Health
Wellness
Machine Learning
Healthier Living
Big Data
Optics
Chip
Location
Investment offer
Check size$1,000,000 – $4,000,000
Funding requirements
UTEC - The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners, is a Japan-based seed/early stage deep-tech venture capital firm associated with academic institutes such as The University of Tokyo. UTEC has over $500M Assets Under Management, and has invested in 100+ companies in Japan, USA, Singapore, India and Europe with a track record of 13 IPOs and12 successful M&A (as of Mar 2021). UTEC predominantly invests in three deep-tech sectors: a) Healthcare & Life Sciences, b) IT/AI, and c) Physical Sciences & Engineering.