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TDK Ventures Fund 3

Geography: United States
Stage: Seed
Fund size: $150M
Focus: AI/ML, Climate & Sustainability, Mobility & Transport and SaaS
Signals: Published

N°01 / About

About TDK Ventures Fund 3

TDK Ventures Fund 3 is a venture capital firm based in United States, focusing on Seed stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in AI/ML, Climate & Sustainability, Mobility Transport, SaaS, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited States

Funding StageSeed

Industry Focus

AI/ML

Climate & Sustainability

Mobility & Transport

SaaS

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Early-stage impact founders building sustainable tech with hardware relevance

early-stage

sustainability

deep tech

impact

hardware/industrials

grid-tech

electrification

Bullish Signals

Fund 3 launched: $150M fresh capitalexternal

Total AUM hits $500Mexternal

Corporate CVC backed by TDKexternal

Fund 3 announcement confirmed Apr 2025website

Fund 3 succeeds Fund 2 — serial deployerwebsite

Global investment mandate — multi-region deploymentwebsite

Impact-scaling focus — TDK megatrend capturewebsite

SPAN portfolio company deployed w/ PG&Elinkedin

Smart grid + EV charging proof-of-concept livelinkedin

Fund 3 catalyzes iconic sustainability companieswebsite

AUM $500M confirms mature deployer statuswebsite

Apr 21, 2025 Fund 3 launch officialexternal

Contrarian Signals

CVC — strategic fit may limit scopeexternal

TDK alignment required — narrow thesisexternal

Founder Do's

Focus on sustainability or social value

Align with TDK megatrends

Show impact-scaling potential

Build globally-relevant solutions

Target grid modernization + electrification

Founder Don'ts

Avoid pure SaaS with no hardware angle

No late-stage or growth-only plays

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Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size$150M

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People

Key People

Nicolas Sauvage

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