The robotic exoskeleton producer has raised an initial $81.9m for the fund, which has secured several corporate LPs.
Japan-based robotics technology provider Cyberdyne has raised an initial ¥9.2bn ($81.9m) for a strategic investment fund that features several corporate limited partners, Nikkei Asian Review has reported.
The fund’s limited partners are insurance firms Sompo Japan Nipponkoa and Daido Life, home builder Daiwa House Industry, financial services firm Mizuho Bank and its corporate venturing vehicle, Mizuho Capital.
Founded in 2004, Cyberdyne develops robotics technology and its best known for a cybernetic exoskeleton called HAL 5 which is capable of greatly…
