로봇옷 제작사 일 사이버다인 82백만불 기금 모금에 나서 Japan robot suit developer leads new startup fund for healthcare and AI
Japan robot suit developer leads new startup fund for healthcare and AI
Cyberdyne to use $82m to bring synergies with its HAL device and create new markets
Nikkei staff writers
July 12, 2018
TSUKUBA, Japan -- Cyberdyne, the developer of robot suit Hal, announced on Thursday that it has set up a fund to support tech-specialist startups.
The fund was started with five partners: Daiwa House Industry,Sompo Japan Nipponkoa, Daido Life Insurance, Mizuho Bank and its venture capital unit Mizuho Capital.
Cyberdyne's robotic suit makes it easier for caregivers to move patients in and out of bed.
로봇옷 제작사 일 사이버다인 82백만불 기금 모금에 나서
할(HAL) 디바이스 시너지 효과와 새로운 시장 조성
로봇 옷 할(Hal) 제작회사인 사이버다인이 어제 첨단기술 스타트업을
지원하기 위한 기금 모금을 시작했다
기금 모금은 5개사가 공동으로 참여한다
사이버다인의 로봇옷은 거동이 어려운 환자를 움직이기 편하게 설계됐다
황기철 콘페이퍼 에디터 큐레이터
Ki Chul Hwang, conpaper editor, curator
The fund has initially raised 9.2 billion yen ($81.9 million), and plans to invest in areas such as medical and healthcare, robotics, and artificial intelligence over the 10-year investment period.
The fund aims to eventually raise 20-30 billion yen in total, through CEJ Capital, an investment vehicle set up by Cyberdyne, Mizuho Capital and venture capitalist Global Brain in December. It will spend 30 million yen to 2 billion yen on each startup.
Led by Yoshiyuki Sankai, Cyberdyne president and University of Tsukuba professor, the fund's mission is to discover high-potential businesses specializing in advanced technology in areas such as medicine and healthcare, and support them from the research phase to commercialization.
Potential investees will be able to bring synergies with Cyberdyne's robot suits designed to provide walking assistance to patients, or create new, related markets.
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