JERA Ventures
Investment Details
Investor Type
Corporate VC
Asset Class Focus
Venture Capital
Stage Focus
Seed, Early Stage, Growth
Geographical Focus
United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, Japan, Australia, Singapore, China, India, Brazil, France, Denmark, Mexico, South Korea, Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Chile, Taiwan
Industries Focus
- Technology
- Energy
- Infrastructure
- Renewable Energy
- Artificial Intelligence
- Blockchain
- Power Generation
- Clean Energy
- Energy Storage
- Fusion Energy
- Solar Energy
- LNG
- FemTech
- Hydrogen
- Ammonia
- Well-being
- Smart Grid
- Digital Energy
- Offshore Wind Energy
- Electric Utility
Investment Size:
1,000,000 to 50,000,000 USD
Investor Details Founded: 2023
JERA Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of JERA Co., Inc., Japan's largest power generation company. Established in 2023, it focuses on investing in startups with cutting-edge technologies and business concepts to drive innovation in the energy sector. The initiative aims to bridge JERA with the world, facilitating open innovation and delivering value to all stakeholders.
With a strategic investment framework totaling 300 million USD, JERA Ventures concentrates on three main areas: energy transformation, customer-centric digital solutions, and corporate well-being initiatives. The energy transformation focus includes decarbonization technologies, hydrogen and ammonia value chains, and renewable energy. Customer-centric investments target digital energy platforms, AI, and blockchain technologies. Corporate investments aim to enhance employee happiness and corporate value creation through well-being and femtech solutions.
By leveraging JERA's extensive value chain and the innovative potential of startups, JERA Ventures seeks to co-create new solutions that transcend traditional approaches, contributing to a sustainable and innovative energy future. The partnership with Plug and Play Energy exemplifies this approach, aiming to develop solutions that ensure universal access to clean energy, eliminating barriers related to price, location, and availability.
Requirements
- Innovative energy technologies
- Decarbonization solutions
- Digital energy platforms
- AI and blockchain applications
- Well-being and femtech solutions
- Hydrogen and ammonia value chains
- Renewable energy projects
- Offshore wind energy
- Solar energy
- LNG infrastructure
- Power generation technologies
- Electric utility innovations
- Infrastructure development
- Energy storage solutions
- Smart grid technologies
Contact
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Portfolio Companies
- Commonwealth Fusion Systems LLC
- Kyoto Fusioneering Ltd.
- ReNew Power
- Plug and Play Energy
- JERA Nex
- Emerald Technology Ventures
- NextDecade Corporation
- Commonwealth LNG
- Sempra Infrastructure
- Cheniere Marketing LLC
- Formosa 1
- Formosa 2
- Happy Solar Farm
- Oxbow Solar Farm
- Yamato Kogyo
- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
- Mitsui Fudosan
- Mitsubishi Chemical Group
- Sekisui Chemical Group
- Schroders Greencoat
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