SINGAPORE — August 14, 2026 — UntroD Capital Asia (Managing Director: Yukihiro Maru) today announced the final close of Real Tech Global Fund 2, which invests in founders building next-generation companies in energy systems, advanced manufacturing, food systems and applied AI. The Fund operates from Singapore and invests across Asia and beyond, succeeding Real Tech Global Fund 1, launched in 2020, which backed 16 companies in six countries. With Fund 2, UntroD will invest from Seed to Series B and support founders through the full entrepreneurial journey since Day 0. 

Fund 2’s investor base consists entirely of Japanese institutions and corporations, giving portfolio companies unparalleled access to industrial partners with manufacturing capacity, technical validation capability, and established distribution in global markets.

For companies built on real technology, the hardest problems are often not technical. A hardware company needs manufacturing capacity and a partner willing to qualify an unproven supplier. A software company needs access to live operations, proprietary process data, and a first enterprise customer prepared to change how it works. Both are challenged by the industry norm: the incumbent customers are slow to open their doors to young companies. 

Real Tech Global Fund 2 was built to crack this. Its investor base — Japanese institutions and corporations with deep manufacturing capability, technical rigor, and established market reach — gives portfolio companies a direct route to partners, pilots, and customers that are otherwise years away. UntroD’s role is to make that connection work in the founder’s favor.

Fund 2’s investor base is organized around four distinct roles. The financial institutions extend the capital stack beyond equity into debt and public-market support; UntroD and CCI Group have already launched a venture debt program for regional startups. 

The strategic corporations work directly with portfolio companies on commercialization across energy, materials, maritime, and food and agriculture, including engineer secondments that place their technical staff inside young companies. 

The industrial groups contribute manufacturing and market expertise — KOBASHI and YAMADA SHOKAI have both co-invested in and formed operating partnerships with UntroD portfolio companies. As an ecosystem partner, Leave a Nest brings a global research network spanning six countries in Southeast Asia along with long experience guiding companies into the Japanese market. 

Through the Fund, UntroD will accelerate investment and hands-on company building, strengthen Japan’s presence in the global deep-tech economy, and advance solutions to Southeast Asia’s most pressing challenges.

UntroD Capital Asia is a leading deep-tech VC firm dedicated to fostering impactful technologies that drive sustainable growth. As the manager of the Real Tech Global Fund, UntroD Capital Asia partners with innovative startups and businesses addressing global challenges in sectors such as energy transition, sustainable agri-food, and industrial manufacturing. UntroD’s hands-on approach and industry network provide portfolio companies with the resources and expertise needed to scale their operations and achieve lasting impact.

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