Hitachi Ventures

🚀 Exciting News! 🚀 We are thrilled to announce that our portfolio company Xaba Inc. has been selected as a finalist for the prestigious Automotive News PACE Pilot Award! 🎉 This recognition is focused on post-pilot, pre-commercial innovations in the automotive and mobility space. This is a strong testament to Xaba teams vision and the future they are enabling! #PACEPilot #Finalist #Innovation #AutomotiveNews

As AI advances at breakneck speed, prioritizing robust performance, stringent safety measures, sustainable and ethical implementation of AI technologies becomes critical. Hitachi Ventures is thrilled to work with Manoj Saxena and the Trustwise team to support their vision for the future of responsible AI through our recent investment alongside Allstate Strategic Ventures, Firestreak Ventures and Grit Ventures. Read more about Trustwise's Optimise:ai and our investment rationale here: https://lnkd.in/dwCMD8HM Gayathri Radhakrishnan | Galina Sagan | Vamsi Patti Stefan Gabriel | Wolfgang Seibold | Tobias Jahn | Pete Bastien | Joanna Soroka, PhD | Deepak M. | Elena Ballesteros Rodado | Marina Du | Jan Marchewski | Tobias Graf | Grace Mathis | Matt Morris | Aditi Purandare | Aditya Nishtala | Pratik Malhotra | Johannes B.

🤖 AI Agents are rewriting the rules of work, transforming enterprise automation into a realm where companies sell results—not just tools. At Hitachi Ventures, we’ve been immersed in this revolution, from architecture to infrastructure to the applications now leading the charge. With funding skyrocketing, the race to build smarter, more autonomous systems is on. Where do we see this going? Check out our latest blog and let's connect! 🚀 #AgenticAI #FutureOfWork #EnterpriseAutomation cc: Gayathri Radhakrishnan, Deepak M., Galina Sagan, Jan Marchewski, Aditi Purandare, Tobias Graf

Do you know what’s in your software? 🔍 We are thrilled that our investment in Lineaje Inc was announced last week. Recent software supply chain incidents have put the spotlight on the importance of securing the entire software development lifecycle, and Javed and his Lineaje Inc team have taken a very comprehensive approach towards building, managing, securing and selling software. 👩💻👨💻 🚀 Curious why we are investing in that space? Read it here https://lnkd.in/dYj_kW9A Congratulations to Javed and team! We are looking forward to working with you. CC: Gayathri, Galina, Tobias, Aditi

Combining machine intelligence and task execution, AI agents undoubtedly have the potential to revolutionize enterprise automation. However, the gap between current capabilities and enterprise usability remains significant – until now. Addressing reliability, security, organizational adaptability, and role alignment, Ema Unlimited is building the AI employee for enterprises. Hitachi Ventures is thrilled to work with Surojit, Souvik, Swati and the team to be a part of Ema’s vision for the future of human productivity through our recent investment. Read more on why we invested here: https://lnkd.in/gdQweUkS We are excited to partner with partner Accel, S32, Wipro, Sozo Ventures and other investors in this journey. #MultiAgentSystems #EnterpriseAI #AIEmployees Gayathri Radhakrishnan | Deepak M. | Aditi Purandare | Stefan Gabriel | Wolfgang Seibold | Tobias Jahn | Pete Bastien | Galina Sagan | Joanna Soroka, PhD | Jan Marchewski | Elena Ballesteros Rodado | Vamsi Patti | Marina Du | Tobias Graf | Grace Mathis | Matt Morris | Aditya Nishtala | Pratik Malhotra  

We are excited to announce our investment in Ema Unlimited, a generative AI company building universal AI employees. Ema is developing a proprietary generative AI-powered agentic automation system to reshape the future of enterprise workflows. While Agents have emerged as a key topic in the recent past, we have been impressed by Ema's focus on enterprise grade security from day 1.   We are thrilled to partner with the visionary leadership team of Surojit Chatterjee, Souvik Sen, and Swati Trehan as they continue to build a generational company. Be on the lookout for our upcoming blog post on why we invested in Ema. https://lnkd.in/g7xCp-8v Gayathri Radhakrishnan | Deepak M. | Aditi Purandare | Stefan Gabriel | Wolfgang Seibold | Tobias Jahn | Pete Bastien | Galina Sagan | Joanna Soroka, PhD | Jan Marchewski | Elena Ballesteros Rodado | Vamsi Patti | Marina Du | Tobias Graf | Grace Mathis | Matt Morris | Aditya Nishtala | Pratik Malhotra

Understanding the software we use, whether it's developed internally or externally, has become more crucial than ever. And we are thrilled to announce our investment in Lineaje Inc., a leading provider of comprehensive software supply chain security solution! We are excited to partner with Prosperity7 Ventures, Neotribe Ventures, Wipro Ventures and other investors in this journey. #SoftwareSecurity #SoftwareSupplyChain Gayathri Radhakrishnan | Galina Sagan | Tobias Graf | Aditi Purandare | Stefan Gabriel | Wolfgang Seibold | Tobias Jahn | Pete Bastien | Joanna Soroka, PhD | Jan Marchewski | Elena Ballesteros Rodado | Vamsi Patti | Marina Du | Deepak M.| Grace Mathis | Matt Morris | Aditya Nishtala | Pratik Malhotra

🚀🚀 Hitachi Ventures will participate in this years’ The Drop - one of Europe's leading climate tech festivals 💚 Tobias Jahn and Elena Ballesteros Rodado host a round table together with Kike Miralles from Starlight Ventures to discuss the critical role of strategic investors in scaling climate hardware solutions. As the world grapples with the urgent need to transition away from fossil fuels, innovative technologies require diverse funding and expertise to reach commercial maturity: Strategic investors become pivotal in bridging the gap to funding and industry knowledge. 👩🔧 👨🔧 🛠 If you are a founder or investor that wants to make informed decisions when seeking strategic support - Register for our Round Table “The Elephant in the Room - Strategics in Climate Tech”: https://buff.ly/3SkJ6gI at The Drop. Tobias & Elena are looking forward to meeting you in Malmö. #TheDrop #HitachiVentures #StartlightVentures #ClimateTech

💭There's no doubt that #GenAI is all the buzz, but did you know that 61% of the AI workflow is dedicated to data preparation and organization? The potential of untapped unstructured data is immense. Recently, the team at Hitachi Ventures explored Gen AI's impact on #DataPipelines and how it will pave the way for new workflows and platforms. Check out their findings here: https://lnkd.in/dyr6r4ZX This is the beginning of an ongoing blog series—stay tuned!👩🏻💻 Gayathri, Deepak, Marina (cc) #DataPipeline #GenAI #UnstructuredData #ScalingDataStack

📢 Arrcus, Inc. announced the close of their latest $30 million investment round and we're proud to continue to support their incredible growth alongside NVIDIA, Prosperity7 Ventures, Liberty Global, Clear Ventures and General Catalyst.