Denso is a corporate venture arm. The one team member on file is in Aichi, Japan. Among the 12 companies in the known portfolio are Ridecell, FLOSFIA, California State University Long Beach, Kalamazoo Valley Community College, Kellogg Community College, Battle Creek and McMaster University.
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Who to pitch at Denso
Denso portfolio companies (12)
- Ridecell
- FLOSFIA
- California State University Long Beach
- Kalamazoo Valley Community College
- Kellogg Community College, Battle Creek
- McMaster University
- Mitchell Community College
- TCAT Knoxville
- Tennessee College of Applied Technology Athens
- Tennessee Tech University
- Universidad Tecnológica de León
- University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
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About Denso
The firm's listing covers sectors AI, Education, Hardware and SaaS, and focus areas AI Infrastructure, Autonomous Vehicles, Computer Vision and Enterprise SaaS; known deals cluster at Growth and Series B.
Naoto Oki (Co-Founder) is listed as the contact to pitch at Denso.
Denso shares portfolio companies with 6 other investment firms, among them JSR, ERGO and Cox Automotive.
Frequently asked questions
What is Denso?
Denso is a corporate venture arm whose one person on file is in Aichi, Japan, with a known portfolio of 12 companies. The portfolio comes from public investment records rather than from the firm, so deals that never surfaced publicly are not in it.
What does Denso invest in?
Listed sectors include AI, Education, Hardware and SaaS; listed focus areas include AI Infrastructure, Autonomous Vehicles, Computer Vision and Enterprise SaaS. Those tags come from the portfolio attached to the firm, so they describe what has been backed rather than a stated mandate for what comes next.
What stage does Denso invest at?
The known deals of Denso include Growth and Series B rounds. Check that against your own round before reaching out: stage mismatch is the most common reason a well matched sector still goes nowhere.
Who should I pitch at Denso?
One person at Denso is on file, listed as a contact for the firm, with their own profile page.
How do I contact Denso?
Any email address on file for the firm is masked on this page and readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The one person attached to the firm has their own page, which shows whether an address is on file for them.
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