Ajinomoto Group Ventures
Venture Capital
Ajinomoto Group Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Ajinomoto Co., Inc., a Japanese multinational specializing in food, biotechnology, and pharmaceuticals. Established in late 2020 and headquartered in Palo Alto with additional offices in Cambridge and Tokyo, the fund invests in transformative startups advancing health, information processing, and sustainability through AminoScience.
Palo Alto, United States · 2+ investments
Seed
Early Stage
Growth
Biotech
Food Tech
Healthcare
ICT
Sustainability
- Headquarters
- Palo Alto, United States
- Founded
- 2020
- Website
- ajinomotogroupventures.com
- Total Investments
- 2
- Last Investment
- May 2025
- Geographic Focus
- Global, Japan, United States
Investment Thesis
Invest in transformative companies that advance new ways to extend health, change the ways information is processed, and answer complex challenges in sustainability — leveraging Ajinomoto's deep expertise in AminoScience, fermentation, and biopharma contract development to support portfolio companies.
Ajinomoto Group Ventures is a Venture Capital firm based in Palo Alto, United States. It has made 2 investments in Biotech and Food Tech.
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