Hitachi Ventures | Activity

Investment

New investor in Zenity's $125M Series C, led by Norwest, for its AI agent security and governance platform.

Zenity

Zenity Hitachi Ventures

fortune.comAUG 3, 2026

Essay

Published a 'why we invested' essay explaining the thesis behind backing Harmony.

Why we invested: Harmony

Hitachi Ventures

medium.comJUL 31, 2026

JUL 31, 2026

Essay

Published an insights essay on the data foundations required for physical AI systems.

Laying the Data, Brick by Brick for Physical AI

Hitachi Ventures

medium.comJUL 24, 2026

JUL 24, 2026

Essay

Published an insights essay on AI agents operating in physical-world environments.

When Agents Enter the Physical World

Hitachi Ventures

medium.comJUL 21, 2026

JUL 21, 2026

Essay

Published an insights essay analyzing the emerging 'world model' AI stack.

Inside the World Model Stack: Separating the Category from the Label

Hitachi Ventures

medium.comJUL 9, 2026

JUL 9, 2026

Investment

Participated in Makersite's $60M Series B, led by Lightrock and Partech, for AI-driven product lifecycle intelligence.

Makersite

Makersite Hitachi Ventures

globalventuring.comJUN 2, 2026 makersite.io

JUN 2, 2026

News

Opened a fourth global office in Bengaluru, India, inside the TDK Ventures Innovation Hub, led by Radhika Ananth.

Bengaluru, India office opening

Hitachi Ventures

globalventuring.comJUN 2026

JUN 2026

Investment

Led ClearOps' EUR8.6M Series A, the Munich startup's first institutional raise, for its AI operating system for industrial after-sales.

ClearOps

ClearOps Hitachi Ventures

eu-startups.comMAY 2026 clearops.com

MAY 2026

Investment

Reported to be leading Scimplify's Series C round (specialty chemicals manufacturing infrastructure), alongside 3one4 Capital, Accel India, Omnivore Capital, and Bertelsmann Nederland.

Scimplify

Scimplify Hitachi Ventures

entrackr.comMAR 2026 siliconindia.com

MAR 2026

Investment

Participated in CVector's oversubscribed $5M seed round led by Powerhouse Ventures for industrial AI optimization.

CVector

CVector Hitachi Ventures

techcrunch.comJAN 26, 2026

JAN 26, 2026

Investment

Co-led (with IAG Capital Partners) Archetype AI's $35M Series A for its physical-agent sensor-data platform.

Archetype AI

Archetype AI Hitachi Ventures

businesswire.comNOV 20, 2025

NOV 20, 2025

New Fund

Closed Fund IV at $400M, bringing total AUM to over $1B, targeting data centers, industrial AI, quantum computing, nuclear fusion, life sciences, and space technologies.

Fund IV

Hitachi Ventures

vestbee.comFEB 6, 2025

FEB 6, 2025

Hitachi Ventures Activity

New investor in Zenity's $125M Series C, led by Norwest, for its AI agent security and governance platform.

Published a 'why we invested' essay explaining the thesis behind backing Harmony.

Published an insights essay on the data foundations required for physical AI systems.

Published an insights essay on AI agents operating in physical-world environments.

Published an insights essay analyzing the emerging 'world model' AI stack.

Participated in Makersite's $60M Series B, led by Lightrock and Partech, for AI-driven product lifecycle intelligence.

Opened a fourth global office in Bengaluru, India, inside the TDK Ventures Innovation Hub, led by Radhika Ananth.

Led ClearOps' EUR8.6M Series A, the Munich startup's first institutional raise, for its AI operating system for industrial after-sales.

Reported to be leading Scimplify's Series C round (specialty chemicals manufacturing infrastructure), alongside 3one4 Capital, Accel India, Omnivore Capital, and Bertelsmann Nederland.

Participated in CVector's oversubscribed $5M seed round led by Powerhouse Ventures for industrial AI optimization.

Co-led (with IAG Capital Partners) Archetype AI's $35M Series A for its physical-agent sensor-data platform.

Closed Fund IV at $400M, bringing total AUM to over $1B, targeting data centers, industrial AI, quantum computing, nuclear fusion, life sciences, and space technologies.