About Elephantech
Elephantech Inc. is a start-up that manufactures and sells single-face 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. |
| Representative | Shinya Shimizu, CEO |
| Establishment | January 2014 |
| Capital | JPY 310 million |
| Address | 4-3-8 Hatchobori, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0032, Japan |
| URL | https://www.elephantech.co.jp/en/ |
| hello_en@elephantech.co.jp | |
| Business description | Development of printed electronics manufacturing technology and provision of related services |
(As of January 9, 2020)
History
| 2014 | Jan. |
Founded AgIC Inc. |
| Mar. |
Raised $80K on Kickstarter |
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| June |
Won Microsoft Innovation Award 2014 |
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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 |
| 2017 | May |
Started “AgIC on-demand AP-2”, the world’s first inkjet-based flexible PCB manufacturing service |
| 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 |
Roadmap
Management Team
2012: Joined McKinsey & Company and provided consultancy service mainly to manufacturers in Japan.
January 2014: Co-founded AgIC 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. and became Board Member and Vice President.
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 at Elephantech Inc.
Co-Founder and former CEO, ACCESS Co., Ltd.
January 2014: Appointed as Non-executive 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 Non-executive Director at Elephantech Inc.
December 2019: Non-executive Auditor resigns
December 2019: appointed as Non-executive Director 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 Non-executive Auditor at Elephantech Inc.
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) |
| Tohoku Satellite Office | Sento Kaikan 5th Floor, 2-3-10 Chuo Aoba-ku, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture 980-0021, Japan(Google Map) |
| Nagoya Production Technology Center | 1, Tangodori 2-chome, Minami-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture 457-0801, Japan(Google Map) |
Contact
Press Release
Changes to the P-Flex® PET soldermask color
Elephantech completes capital reduction procedures
Opening of a satellite office in the Tohoku region
Changes to our Outside Directors
P-Flex® PI, sales start
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 athello_en@elephantech.co.jp.
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.
