Diamond Edge Ventures, Inc. (DEV) is the corporate venture capital subsidiary of Mitsubishi Chemical Group. It invests in startups developing technologies relevant to the chemicals and materials value chain, aligning external innovation with the Group’s strategic domains.
Focus areas include advanced and specialty materials, chemical process technologies, recycling and circular-economy solutions, industrial biotechnology, decarbonization and low‑carbon feedstocks, and enabling digital and manufacturing technologies. DEV typically makes minority strategic investments and facilitates collaborations that help promising technologies progress toward industrial scale within global chemical markets.