Narimasa Makino is the Co-Founder and CEO of Monozukuri Ventures. See sector focus and contact routes.
Narimasa Makino is the Co-Founder and CEO of Monozukuri Ventures, a Kyoto-based venture capital firm he established in 2015 (originally as Darma Tech Labs) after beginning his VC career in 2005 at Future Venture Capital. His investment thesis targets seed and early-stage hardware, IoT, and manufacturing technology startups in Japan and the United States, supported by the firm’s unique prototyping consultation business. Makino co-founded the MBC Shisaku Fund I in 2017, Japan’s first fund dedicated solely to hardware companies in the US and Japan, with a size exceeding 2 billion yen. The firm has invested in over 50 startups as of April 2022, though specific typical check sizes and lead/follow behavior are not publicly detailed in available sources. Notable portfolio companies are not explicitly named in the search results, limiting verification of specific investments. Makino’s distinctive point of view centers on enabling entrepreneurs to produce and sell high-quality products in small volumes through integrated technical consultation and investment, and he was recognized by Forbes as a Top VC in the Industrial Tech sector.
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