Ayano Kase

Investor at Woven Capital

📍 United Kingdom🔄 Updated September 2026💼 2 investments📅 3 years investing🗓 Last invested Jan 2025
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Oct 2023
Woven Capital is Toyota’s independent growth fund dedicated to realizing the promise of mobility — how people, goods, information and energy can move. Our global team of investors is advancing open innovation across Toyota by connecting the world’s most promising innovators with the world’s most trusted automotive brand, strengthening Toyota’s products and capabilities today while positioning Toyota for continued success tomorrow. Founded in 2021, we are investing $800 million in startups that create new ways to connect cities, advance automation, harness and store energy, further electrification, and make our vehicles smarter. To learn more, visit https://woven.vc/.
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2025
Board Observer
Jan 2025
Shippeo is a global leader in real-time multimodal transportation visibility, enabling leading shippers and logistics service providers to build more resilient, sustainable, and customer-centric supply chains. By enabling Transport Process Automation™ , Shippeo streamlines transportation processes, optimizes logistics costs, and enhances customer experience. Its network integrates with over 228,000 carriers and 1,100 TMS, telematics and ELD systems, offering instant access to real-time tracking for all transport modes via an intuitive platform. A machine learning algorithm ensures unmatched shipment ETA accuracy, allowing businesses to anticipate issues, proactively manage exceptions, collaborate efficiently, and reduce transport-related greenhouse gas emissions. Hundreds of customers, including global brands such as Ahold Delhaize, AkzoNobel, Barilla, Coca-Cola HBC, Heineken, Kuehne+Nagel, L’Oréal, LVMH, Renault Group, and Saint-Gobain, trust Shippeo to track more than 90 million shipments annually across 150 countries. For more information, visit www.shippeo.com
2023
Investor
Oct 2023
Woven Capital is Toyota’s independent growth fund dedicated to realizing the promise of mobility — how people, goods, information and energy can move. Our global team of investors is advancing open innovation across Toyota by connecting the world’s most promising innovators with the world’s most trusted automotive brand, strengthening Toyota’s products and capabilities today while positioning Toyota for continued success tomorrow. Founded in 2021, we are investing $800 million in startups that create new ways to connect cities, advance automation, harness and store energy, further electrification, and make our vehicles smarter. To learn more, visit https://woven.vc/.
2020
Senior Associate
Mar 2020
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