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id: "entity-tdk-ventures"
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canonicalName: "TDK Ventures"
aliases: ["TDK Ventures Inc.", "TDK Corporation's venture arm"]
canonical_url: "https://www.tdk-ventures.com"
source_timestamps: ["§ Readers Also Viewed These Items"]
tags: ["author-affiliation", "case-study"]
related: ["entity-nicolas-sauvage"]
sources: ["ecosystem"]
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originDay: 11
articleStem: "hbr-cl-81-corporate-vc-funds"
sourceUrl: "https://hbr.org/2026/03/what-successful-corporate-venture-capital-funds-do-differently"
sourceTitle: "What Successful Corporate Venture Capital Funds Do Differently"
---
# TDK Ventures

## Role in the source

TDK Ventures is the **corporate venture capital arm of TDK Corporation** and the practitioner grounding for the article. It is led by co-author [[entity-nicolas-sauvage]], whose operating experience anchors the piece's claims about CVC longevity.

## Key facts

- Manages **$500M** in assets.
- Has invested in **50 deeptech startups**.
- Focus: deep-tech and industrial innovation, with an emphasis on strategic alignment and long-term partnerships.

## Enrichment / external corroboration

External sources describe TDK Ventures as the CVC arm of TDK Corporation focused on deep-tech/industrial innovation, managing several hundred million dollars, emphasizing strategic alignment and long-term partnerships with portfolio companies. Nicolas Sauvage is publicly identified as its president/managing director, grounding the article's practitioner perspective. Canonical site: https://www.tdk-ventures.com.