Investment Readiness
Yanmar Ventures – Corporate Challenge
The Investment Readiness programme is part of the European Partnership on Innovative SMEs. The partnership is co-funded by the European Union through Horizon Europe.
Yanmar is a Japanese multinational company employing over 21,000 people worldwide, and focused on high quality manufacturing of agricultural machinery, compact construction equipment, energy systems for buildings & mini-grids, marine engines and small boats and industrial and large engines.
Generally, they look at Seed capital, Series A and Series B, and are keen to offer cooperation with parts of Yanmar Group, but it’s not a requirement for investment. Ticket sizes may vary quite broadly but on average are around EUR2m.
Submit your pitch deck to Yanmar Ventures by October 31 CoB for a chance to receive an investment from them.
The session is ideal for startups and scale ups active in sustainable agri, food, energy, marine and water with a strong innovative or technological edge, as of TRL 5-6 and later.
Corporate Challenge information
Theme: Sustainable agriculture, food, energy, marine and water with a strong innovative or technological edge
Incentives: Investment (seed to series B with ticket sizes around 2 million euros)
Target group: As of Technology Readiness Level 5-6 and later
Deadline: 31 October 2025
