About Elephantech
Elephantech Inc. is a start-up that manufactures and sells Flex PCB that are manufactured in an environmentally friendly manner by utilizing inkjet printing and copper plating under the mission of ”Making the world sustainable with new manufacturing technologies“.
Moving forward, we will work not only on Flex PCB manufacturing but also on printing a wide variety of functions such as 3D wiring formation or sensor production through a method in which digital data is used to layer various materials only on necessary parts.
We will realize a sustainable future by spreading our environmentally friendly technology that has been optimized by digital technologies.
Company Overview
| Name | Elephantech Inc. |
| Establishment | January 2014 |
| Headquarters | 4-3-8 Hatchobori, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0032, Japan |
| Representative | Shinya Shimizu, CEO |
| Capital | JPY 100 million |
| Number of employees | 61 |
| Business description | Development of printed electronics manufacturing technology and provision of related services |
| URL | https://www.elephantech.co.jp/en/ |
As of November 4, 2021
History
| 2014 | Jan. |
Founded AgIC Inc. |
| Mar. |
Started a Kickstarter project（AgIC Circuit Marker） Raised $80K on Kickstarter |
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| June |
Won Microsoft Innovation Award 2014 |
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| Sep. |
Started sales of AgIC Circuit Maker |
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| Nov. |
Won TechCrunch startup battle 2014 |
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| 2015 | Jan. |
Raised JPY100M on an angel round |
| Mar. |
Announcement of AglC large-sized prints at SXSW |
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| 2016 | Feb. |
Raised JPY175M on a series A round from Beyond Next Ventures |
| June |
Started sales of a circuit prototyping ink kit for inkjet printers |
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| Aug. |
Launched "AgIC on-demand", an on-demand manufacturing service for inkjet printed circuits Started sales of "No Solder", a conductive adhesive developed with Cemedine |
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| 2017 | May |
Started "AgIC on-demand AP-2", the world’s first inkjet-based flexible PCB manufacturing service |
| July |
Changed the product name of our flexible PCB to P-Flex® Launched components mounting service |
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| Sep. |
Changed corporate name from AgIC Inc. to Elephantech Inc. Raised JPY500M on a series B round from Innovation Network Corporation of Japan, Beyond Next Ventures, and Daiwa Corporate Investment |
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| Dec. |
Started production of 50μm P-Flex® |
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| 2018 | Jan. |
Moved to Hatchobori and started the operation of our 2nd factory |
| July |
We started production and sales of P-Flex® PI |
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| Aug. |
We started production of bioelectrodes and electrochemical sensors |
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| 2019 | Feb. |
we have achieved the international standards certifications ISO9001 and ISO14001 |
| July |
Epson and Startup Elephantech Forge Capital and Business Ties |
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| Oct. |
Mitsui Chemicals and Elephantech Form Strategic Partnership |
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| Nov. |
Raised 1.8 billion JPY, establishing large mass-production and research complex |
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| 2020 | Apr. |
AMC (Additive Manufacturing Center) established |
| July |
Launch of Ink Discharge Evaluation Service |
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| Oct. |
Nisshinbo Mechatronics and Elephantech Agree to Develop Molded Parts for ADAS Vehicles Using IMPC® Technology |
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| 2021 | Jan. |
Elephantech Starts Operations at its Large Mass-Production and Research Complex |
| May |
Started production of P-Flex® PI utilizing laser ablation and inkjet technologies |
Roadmap
Board of Directors
Board Directors
University of Tokyo
April 2012: Joined McKinsey & Company and provided consultancy service mainly to manufacturers in Japan.
January 2014: Co-founded AgIC Inc. (currently Elephantech Inc.) and became CEO.
Coursework completed without obtaining a degree, doctorate program, Graduate School of System Design and
Management, Keio University
January 2014: Co-founded AgIC Inc. (currently Elephantech Inc.) and became SVP (Senior Vice President) and Board
Director.
Technology
April 2014: Joined Nikon Corporation, worked on the development of processes using semiconductor production
equipment
February 2016: Joined Elephantech Inc.
March 2019: Appointed Executive Officer & CTO of Elephantech Inc.
March 2021: Appointed Board Director of Elephantech Inc.
April 2021: Appointed CTO (Chief Technology Officer) and Board Director of Elephantech Inc.
consulting services to listed companies and companies preparing for an IPO
July 2016: Seconded to Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. IPO Department. Engaged in IPO support services.
July 2019: Reinstated in PricewaterhouseCoopers Aarata LLC
March 2020: Joined Elephantech Inc.
May 2021: Appointed CFO (Chief Financial Officer) and Board Director of Elephantech Inc.
Co-Founder and former CEO, ACCESS Co., Ltd.
January 2014: Appointed as Outside Director at Elephantech Inc.
April 2008: Joined NTT Communications Corporation
October 2012: Joined Boston Consulting Group
April 2017: Joined the Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (INCJ)
November 2019: Appointed as Outside Director at Elephantech Inc. (current position)
August 2020: Appointed JIC VGI Partner (transfer)
April 2003: Joined JAFCO Co., Ltd. (currently JAFCO Group Co., Ltd.)
March 2015: Appointed Beyond Next Ventures Inc. Board Director and Partner (current position)
March 2016: Appointed as Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member at Elephantech Inc.
December 2019: Appointed as Outside Director at Elephantech Inc. (current position)
Audit & Supervisory Board Members
January 1998: Seconded to Toyota Motor Europe Marketing & Engineering S.A./N.V. (current Toyota Motor Europe S.A./N.V.)
January 2002: Seconded to Toyota Tsusho Corporation
January 2003: Returned to Toyota Motor Corporation
January 2011: Seconded to Toyota Fleet Leasing Co., Ltd. (current Toyota Mobility Service Co., Ltd.)
June 2013: Appointed Director, Member of the Board of Toyota Fleet Leasing Co., Ltd. (current Toyota Mobility Service Co., Ltd.)
June 2017: Appointed Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Toyota Fleet Leasing Co., Ltd. (current Toyota Mobility Service Co., Ltd.)
November 2021: Appointed Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member(Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member) at Elephantech Inc.
January 2005: Joined MKS Partners Limited
September 2009: Joined the Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (INCJ)
November 2018: Appointed CFO & CSO of Laboro.AI Inc. (current position)
December 2019: Appointed as Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member at Elephantech Inc. (current position)
Hatchobori Head office
4-3-8 Hatchobori, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0032, Japan
- 4 min. from Takaracho Station on the Toei Asakusa Line
- 6 min. from Hatchobori Station on the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line or the JR Keiyo Line
- 7 min. from Kyobashi Station on the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line
- 8 min. from Shintomicho Station on the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line
List of bases
| Head office | 4-3-8 Hatchobori, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0032, Japan (Google Map) |
| AMC Nagoya | c/o Mitsui Chemicals Inc. Nagoya Works, 2-1 Tango-dori, Minami-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi 457-0801, Japan (Google Map) |
Contact
Press Release
2021
2020
Elephantech completes capital reduction procedures
Regarding incorrect unit for resource saving effect
Changes to the P-Flex® PET soldermask color
2019
Elephantech completes capital reduction procedures
Opening of a satellite office in the Tohoku region
Changes to our Outside Directors
2018
Historical Products
We used to offer various products and services with another ink until July 2017. Here is a collection of these discontinued products and services.
These products below are unavailable.
Technical support of these products will also end at the end of 2017. Meanwhile, please contact us atContact.
Printer & Marker
Elephantech started with a printer which prints silver ink on paper. Then the same technology was applied to a marker that you can draw circuits on paper with.
Kits
Printing and drawing circuits are great, but you need various components at the end. Our next challenge was to build the environment, so we designed some kits.
Manufacturing Service
It was a big decision to focus on the industrial services. Improving the quality to spread our circuit printing technology requires customized facilities, which led us to build our own factory and offer a PCB manufacturing service.
