Tsuyoshi Ogawa

General Partner at ITOCHU Technology Ventures, Inc.

📍 Japan🔄 Updated September 2026💼 7 investments📅 13 years investing🗓 Last invested Oct 2025
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Board Member, Investor
Oct 2025
To further automate human work, Thinker is working on next-generation end-effectors that use our proprietary "Pre-Touch Sensor" and "Flexible Actuator" technologies to realize a world with plenty of dexterous robots everywhere. * A robot must be dexterous : There is a limit to the "dexterity" of robots. This is why automation sites still require a lot of human effort, such as lining up the workpieces and teaching for the robots. A robot must have the ability to sense and adjust the work situation and its changes by itself and achieve its goal with minimum teaching. * Pre-Touch Sensor (TK-01) : A high-performance sensor equipped with Edge AI that can measure the distance and angular orientation of an object at high speeds. It works even in camera blind spots and can measure a variety of materials such as glass and mirrors. * Flexible Actuator : To instantly respond to an unstable and changing environment, it is essential to “handle objects like a human,“ "adjust the strength and grip with precision,“ and seamlessly combine both "flexibility and rigidity". We have two types of actuator technologies, Floating mechanism and MagLinkage. Where our products can be used : Robot picking in these cases ①Irregular Example: Part of an object lined up at equal intervals shifts and a bottle falls over on the bottling line ②Amorphous object Example: Food, masterless ③Bulk pile Example: Screw, O-ring Finance : We are planning Series-B finance round next year.
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Sep 2024
Eight Knot specializes in the development of the "Eight Knot AI CAPTAIN," an autonomous navigation platform designed to retrofit existing small vessels. Our platform, built on cutting-edge robotics and AI, offers essential automation features at a commercial level, including lookout, collision avoidance, docking and undocking, and station keeping. These capabilities are powered by advanced MPC (Model Predictive Control), self-positioning, object recognition, and route generation technologies. In addition to our core product, we offer tailored software solutions and development services, collaborating closely with our clients to meet specific needs or create entirely new products. Our mission is to drive digital transformation in the maritime sector, enhancing safety, efficiency, and sustainability while addressing critical societal challenges.
Board Member, Investor
May 2023
Our mission is to contribute to human evolution through optimization of unresolved challenges using quantum computation. By linking quantum technology with current business strategies, we support clients to release their potentials and take a leap forward.
Board Member, Investor
Feb 2023
Our mission is to simplify data infrastructure for transforming industries. We provide an open-source, scalable data orchestration platform "NodeX" which connects various IoT devices and multi-cloud while ensuring data security and privacy.
Investor
May 2020
ThinkCyte’s mission is to provide scientists and biomedical professionals with a transformational single-cell technology that accelerates biological discoveries and enable the development of novel treatments and diagnostics through the integration of advanced hardware, machine learning, and biotechnology.
Investor
Nov 2013
弊社は実名制の口コミグルメサービス「Retty」を運営し、2020年11月には東証マザーズへ上場を果たしました。 https://youtu.be/0pwoejiJhAQ 新型コロナウイルス感染症の影響を受け、飲食業界は苦しい状況が続いております。 そんな中、昨年末に弊社のビジョンを『新たな「食体験」を創り上げ、人生をもっとHappyに。』というものに刷新しました。 新しいビジョンには以下のような想いを込めております。 ・新たなものを創り上げる、という挑戦・チャレンジしていくこと ・テクノロジーを活用して新たな食体験を創り上げ、食産業をリードしていたきたい ・ユーザーのみならず、飲食店の経営者や従業員、食材を提供する生産者など食に関わる全ての人を『Happy』にしたい ■さらにRettyについて知っていただくにはこちらをご覧ください。 https://note.com/retty_inc https://engineer.retty.me/
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2025
Board Member, Investor
Oct 2025
To further automate human work, Thinker is working on next-generation end-effectors that use our proprietary "Pre-Touch Sensor" and "Flexible Actuator" technologies to realize a world with plenty of dexterous robots everywhere. * A robot must be dexterous : There is a limit to the "dexterity" of robots. This is why automation sites still require a lot of human effort, such as lining up the workpieces and teaching for the robots. A robot must have the ability to sense and adjust the work situation and its changes by itself and achieve its goal with minimum teaching. * Pre-Touch Sensor (TK-01) : A high-performance sensor equipped with Edge AI that can measure the distance and angular orientation of an object at high speeds. It works even in camera blind spots and can measure a variety of materials such as glass and mirrors. * Flexible Actuator : To instantly respond to an unstable and changing environment, it is essential to “handle objects like a human,“ "adjust the strength and grip with precision,“ and seamlessly combine both "flexibility and rigidity". We have two types of actuator technologies, Floating mechanism and MagLinkage. Where our products can be used : Robot picking in these cases ①Irregular Example: Part of an object lined up at equal intervals shifts and a bottle falls over on the bottling line ②Amorphous object Example: Food, masterless ③Bulk pile Example: Screw, O-ring Finance : We are planning Series-B finance round next year.
2024
Investor
Sep 2024
Eight Knot specializes in the development of the "Eight Knot AI CAPTAIN," an autonomous navigation platform designed to retrofit existing small vessels. Our platform, built on cutting-edge robotics and AI, offers essential automation features at a commercial level, including lookout, collision avoidance, docking and undocking, and station keeping. These capabilities are powered by advanced MPC (Model Predictive Control), self-positioning, object recognition, and route generation technologies. In addition to our core product, we offer tailored software solutions and development services, collaborating closely with our clients to meet specific needs or create entirely new products. Our mission is to drive digital transformation in the maritime sector, enhancing safety, efficiency, and sustainability while addressing critical societal challenges.
2023
Board Member, Investor
May 2023
Our mission is to contribute to human evolution through optimization of unresolved challenges using quantum computation. By linking quantum technology with current business strategies, we support clients to release their potentials and take a leap forward.
Board Member, Investor
Feb 2023
Our mission is to simplify data infrastructure for transforming industries. We provide an open-source, scalable data orchestration platform "NodeX" which connects various IoT devices and multi-cloud while ensuring data security and privacy.
2021
(株)GiverLink
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Jun 2021
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