Honda Xcelerator Ventures is a global program for open innovation and corporate venturing that engages innovators across various stages to transform technology and business. It aims to build a carbon-neutral future of mobility through partnerships and investments.

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Honda Xcelerator Ventures | 7,805 followers on LinkedIn. Honda Xcelerator Ventures is the global Honda program for open innovation and corporate venturing.  | Honda Xcelerator Ventures is the global Honda program for open innovation and corporate venturing, across North America, Europe, Israel, Japan and Southeast Asia. It is designed for innovators across all stages seeking to transform technology and business. Honda created this program to engage innovators in the global startup community in an open dialogue to build the carbon-neutral future of mobility.

Deep Tech Startup Investments @Honda Xcelerator Ventures | CVC & FoF | EU-JP-USA

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Honda innovations - Principal Engineer

Makoto Otani

CEO, ホンダ・イノベーションズ（株） Chairman, Honda Innovations Silicon Valley, Inc.

Nick (Naoki) Sugimoto

Deep Tech & Innovation |Corporate Venturing Honda|

Eric Blumbergs

€11M IN SEED FUNDING tozero has successfully secured €11M in seed funding, led by NordicNinja VC , with participation from IQT (In-Q-Tel) , Honda , JGC , and continued support from Atlantic Labs , Verve Ventures , and Possible Ventures . This brings our total funding raised to a remarkable €17M, including a €2.5M EIC grant from the European Union . OUR JOURNEY SO FAR 🚀 Pilot Plant launched with a capacity of 9 tons of battery waste 🤍 First and only company delivering recycled lithium in Europe 💥 Secured €1B+ in offtake agreements NEXT STEPS WITH THIS FUNDING 🏭 Build our First-Of-A-Kind (FOAK) plant ⚡ Scale up commercial production of recycled lithium 🙌 Expand our rockstar team to accelerate growth! 🤝 We are proud of our business angels: Martin Hofmann (CTO, Volta Trucks and former CIO of Volkswagen), Axel Strotbek (former board member, AUDI AG ), Jochem Heizmann (former board member, Volkswagen ), Rudolf Staudigl (former CEO, WACKER ), Maximilian Wühr (CEO, FINN ), and Jonas Rieke (COO, Personio ), and other world-class investors, founders and operators. 🔋♻️ Together, we're paving the way for a circular battery economy, truly bringing lithium-ion battery waste tozero. #SeedFunding #BatteryRecycling #Sustainability #CircularEconomy #ClimateTech Ksenija Milicevic Neumann Sarah Fleischer

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🌱 Honda Xcelerator Ventures is proud to announce our investment in tozero Europe’s leader in sustainable lithium-ion battery recycling. Our support in their Seed Funding will help ramp up recycled lithium production capacity in Europe tozero is the first and only battery recycler in Europe successfully supplying customers with its recycled lithium, utilized in end products sold worldwide tozero’s proprietary recycling tech focuses on the true bottleneck, recovering critical raw materials from lithium-ion battery waste and reintegrating the recycled materials back into global supply chains The funding will be used to build tozero’s first industrial deployment (FOAK) plant, scale commercial production of recycled lithium and expand the team With tozero, we’re turning battery waste into a valuable resource to power a greener future 🌍 Check out our newsroom post to learn more! #Honda #HondaXceleratorVentures #Reverion #RenewableEnergy #Sustainability

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Welcome to the #NextEra : Maximilian Backhaus joins the INERATEC team as our new Chief Commercial Officer! 🚀 With his expertise in global brand and business scaling, he’s ready to drive the commercialization of our #eFuels . His leadership will contribute to INERATECs next major expansion phase. Together, we’re advancing our vision of a sustainable, fossil-free future.

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🌍 What Happens When 10 of the Most Active Deep Tech CVCs visit Oxford? 🌍 🌐 Imagine: 10 CVCs involved in deeptech teaming up to develop strategic relationships with Oxford! Our recent visit to explore one of the most advanced deep tech ecosystems in Europe was a success! We could meet with tens of entrepreneurs and researchers and could see firsthand how their inventions are shaping our future. 💡 💼 The day was also packed with dynamic discussions among CVC peers, thought leaders, and with Oxford’s ecosystem stakeholders. Together we shared insights on tech trends and built relationships that will strengthen the deep tech landscape. 🤝 🚀 Collaboration is the key for a strong ecosystem: Deep Tech founders solve the most important problems. What they do is complicated and CVCs have a role to play in supporting them. 💪🏼 #CvcsForDeepTech #DeepTech #CVC #OxfordInnovation #FutureTech #Oxford #collaboration #science #AI #chemistry #spinouts Thank you Oxford Science Enterprises , University of Oxford , Emmanuel Raptakis , Steve Silvey , Sam Harman Samsung Venture Investment , ENGIE New Ventures , bp ventures, BNY ventures, Salesforce Ventures , Wayra , Honda Xcelerator Ventures , Swisscom Ventures , TDK Ventures , Midwich Ignite , M Ventures Ilja Aizenberg

Congratulations to our portfolio company, Seurat Technologies , for pushing the boundaries of metal additive manufacturing! Seurat's innovative approach to laser system packaging is transforming productivity in 3D printing. By designing the world’s highest average power patterned laser system with seven Field Replaceable Units (FRUs), Seurat minimizes downtime and maximizes efficiency. When a component needs replacement, the FRUs can be swapped out in under an hour—keeping printers running and boosting factory output. This means faster, more efficient part production for their customers. Seurat’s commitment to enhancing productivity and scalability is how they help manufacturers Scale Your Possible. Please watch a video of installing a key piece of our technology into the new system. #hxv #HondaXceleratorVentures #metaladditivemanufacturing #3Dprinting

Honda Xcelerator Venture Raymond Zheng attended the Oct 30,2024 CVC panel "Influence of Mobility on Climate Tech", hosted by Pitch Global - special thanks to Deborah Magid for her warm and gracious hosting! Connecting with esteemed peers from Yamaha Motor (Kei Onishi), Mitsubishi Electric (Naoki Shimizu), and National Grid Partners( Raghuram Madabushi ) to discuss the latest industry developments and strengthen the connection between corporates and the startup community was truly inspiring. As Mobility Tech and Climate Tech become increasingly interconnected, we’re entering an exciting era of collaboration. Opportunities for startups and corporates to work together are expanding, especially in areas like Electrification, Energy, Recycling, and achieving Carbon Neutrality across scopes 1 to 3. Honda Xcelerator Ventures is committed to being part of this important transformation, and we look forward to deepening our engagements with the community. For more information, please check the event page here : https://lnkd.in/gN_XdMiB #HondaXceleratorVentures #CVC #startup #MobilityTech #ClimateTech #Honda

We are pleased to participate in the 2035 Mobility Day hosted by Drive TLV Honda Xcelerator Ventures on November 18th at the Drivery, Berlin. Carrar will also participate in Drive TLV's Partners Week, November 18th to 20th. Come meet us, see our superior battery module for commercial vehicles in action, and learn about our novel thermal management system enabling unprecedented heat dispersion. See you there! #EVBatteries #CommercialEV #eMobility #Sustainability #immersioncooling #batteryTech

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CLIMATE WEEK NYC RECAP 🌿 Last month at Climate Week NYC, we saw over 600 events and thousands of startups, researchers, investors, and officials gathering for global conversations on tackling climate change. We are proud to take part, along with several of our amazing portfolio companies, who showcased their innovations and efforts in advancing climate tech. Here’s a glimpse into some of our portfolio companies’ achievements during NYC Climate Week. 🚀 nT-Tao Compact Fusion Power showcased their breakthroughs in fusion energy, working towards making sustainable energy solutions a reality. ⚡ Reverion presented their vision for carbon-negative, flexible power plants, accelerating the global energy transition. 🏙️ INERATEC hosted a rooftop event with industry leadershighlighting synthetic fuels as a key solution for decarbonizing aviation, maritime, and logistics. 🔋 Princeton NuEnergy (PNE) focused on direct recycling of EV batteries, advancing a circular economy and reducing supply chain waste. 🌍 Honda Xcelerator Ventures co-hosted the Super Climate event at McKinsey’s NYC office, fostering discussions on scaling climate solutions among the investor community. We’re proud to support these climate tech leaders and look forward to continuing our journey towards a sustainable future! #HXV #HondaXceleratorVentures #ClimateWeekNYC #SustainableTech #ClimateAction

It was an excellent opportunity to join the CVC panel "Influence of Mobility on Climate Tech", hosted by Pitch Global - special thanks to Deborah Magid for her warm and gracious hosting! Connecting with esteemed peers from Yamaha Motor ( Kei Onishi ), Mitsubishi Electric ( Naoki Shimizu ), and National Grid Partners( Raghuram Madabushi ) to discuss the latest industry developments and strengthen the connection between corporates and the startup community was truly inspiring. As Mobility Tech and Climate Tech become increasingly interconnected, we’re entering an exciting era of collaboration. Opportunities for startups and corporates to work together are expanding, especially in areas like Electrification, Energy, Recycling, and achieving Carbon Neutrality across scopes 1 to 3. Honda Xcelerator Ventures is committed to being part of this important transformation, and we look forward to deepening our engagements with the community. #HondaXceleratorVentures #CVC #startup #MobilityTech #ClimateTech #Honda

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