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Elephantech Inc. is a start-up that manufactures and sells single-sided 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 | 48 |
Business description | Development of printed electronics manufacturing technology and provision of related services |
URL | https://www.elephantech.co.jp/zh/ |
As of February 17, 2021
沿革
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 |
Roadmap

董事介绍

2012年加入麦肯锡公司(McKinsey&Company),主要从事日本国内厂商的咨询业务
2014年1月联合创建大象科技株式会社,担任董事长总经理

取得庆应义塾大学研究生院系统设计管理研究科博士课程学分后退学
2014年1月联合创建大象科技株式会社,担任董事副总裁

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.

株式会社ACCESS 联合创始人 前CEO
2014年1月起担任大象科技株式会社的独立董事

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
104-0032 东京都中央区八丁堀四丁目3番8号
- 都营浅草线宝町站步行4分钟
- 东京地铁银座线京桥站步行7分钟
- 东京地铁日比谷线,JR京叶线八丁堀步行6分钟
- 东京地铁有乐町新富町站步行8分钟
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) |