Investor · 3 deals
Every published round Yamaha Motor Ventures took part in, and every parcel of existing shares it bought off another holder. Deals we hold but haven't published yet are not counted.
| Company | Stage | Announced | Amount | Role | Alongside | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIOS | Series A | 23 Feb 2022 | $28m | Participant | Startup Daily, @AuManufacturing (Mon 28 Feb 2022), @AuManufacturing (Wed 23 Feb 2022), Main Sequence, Main Sequence Ventures portfolio | |
| The Yield | Unnamed stage | 15 May 2020 | $11m | Lead | SmartCompany, Women's Agenda, @AuManufacturing, Startup Daily, AgFunderNews | |
| Loop+ | Unnamed stage | 28 Jan 2020 | $3m | Lead | Startup Daily, SmartCompany, Giant Leap portfolio |
Companies Yamaha Motor Ventures has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
Fund closes reported for Yamaha Motor Ventures, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Yamaha Motor Ventures has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Yamaha Motor Ventures did.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Nolan Paul | Partner | Startup Daily, AgFunderNews |
Stories naming Yamaha Motor Ventures. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Analysis of Australian agtech's post-COVID prospects, citing The Yield's recent $11 million raise led by Yamaha Motor Ventures, and founders' views on transparency trends and capital barriers.
Also Startup Daily·AgFunderNews·@AuManufacturing·Women's Agenda
Yamaha's venture arm leads an $11m raise for agtech startup The Yield, while Sydney home-loan fintech Verteva lands a $33m Series A; plus Twitter's Covid warning labels and Sidewalk Labs dropping its Toronto project.
Also SmartCompany·SmartCompany·@AuManufacturing·Women's Agenda·AgFunderNews
Medtech startup Loop+ has closed a $3 million oversubscribed round led by Yamaha Motor Ventures to scale its wheelchair health tracker, with backing from several impact and health investors.
Also Startup Daily
New Zealand climbing-robot maker Invert Robotics raised $12.6 million led by Finistere Ventures, with Yamaha's corporate VC and existing backers, to expand globally and enter the chemicals sector.