650 @650Fund

650 Fund II is led by an elite group of experienced investors, technologists, and industry experts, each with over two decades of hands-on experience in VC. 650.fund Tokyo, Palo Alto and Zurich Joined January 2025

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650 @650Fund

5 hours ago

AI for care should reduce a specific burden while preserving professional judgement. Faster administration is not automatically a better care outcome. Define the task, the human responsibility and the evidence. #AppliedAI #HealthTech #650Fund

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a day ago

Market entry needs a service plan. Who owns the customer's second call, the installation change or the fault? Japan expansion is an operating commitment, not just a first sale. #Japan #650Fund

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650 @650Fund

2 days ago

Follow-on reserves are future underwriting decisions, not automatic cheques. Revisit progress, price and new risks. Loyalty to founders should coexist with honest capital allocation. #VentureCapital #650Fund

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650 @650Fund

3 days ago

A robotics fleet should learn without drifting. Field feedback needs tested releases, controlled configuration and recovery paths. Better performance must remain predictable for the operator. #Robotics #650Fund

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4 days ago

Storage is a system business: degradation, safety, controls and lifetime service shape the economics. A strong component needs the right application and integration model. #Energy #DeepTech #650Fund

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650 @650Fund

5 days ago

An AI recommendation should carry its provenance: source, system version and human overrides. The audit trail is a product feature when customers need to understand a changed decision. #AppliedAI #650Fund

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650 @650Fund

6 days ago

A reference customer should make evidence travel: what changed, under which conditions, with what support. A Japan deployment becomes a global bridge when the result is understandable elsewhere. #Japan #650Fund

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650 @650Fund

a week ago

Ownership is an economic position, not an operating strategy. Useful venture support means relevant customers, judgement and timely help with real bottlenecks. Value-add should be specific. #VentureCapital #650Fund

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a week ago

Robotics earns its place in the exception: the odd parcel, reflective surface or interrupted cycle. Recovery, safe escalation and support matter beyond perfect-demo speed. #Robotics #650Fund

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a week ago

Energy diligence should include industrial heat: temperature, reliability, maintenance and fit with the existing process. A headline efficiency number is not a deployment plan. #Energy #DeepTech #650Fund

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650 @650Fund

a week ago

The largest model is not always the best product. A narrow workflow may reward predictable latency, controlled data access and clear refusal boundaries. Start with the job, not the leaderboard. #AppliedAI #650Fund

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650 @650Fund

2 weeks ago

Cross-border translation means more than language. A pilot needs shared expectations about approvals, support and success. Japan-to-global execution improves when someone translates the operating context too. #Japan #CrossBorder #650Fund

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650 @650Fund

2 weeks ago

A financing milestone should retire a risk. A prototype, paid pilot and repeat order prove different things. Ask which assumption becomes easier to underwrite after the next cheque. #VentureCapital #650Fund

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650 @650Fund

2 weeks ago

The second robot is the real test. A repeat order shows whether installation, support and payback work beyond the enthusiastic first customer. Deployment learning should reduce heroics at the next site. #Robotics #650Fund

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650 @650Fund

2 weeks ago

The AI stack reaches the grid connection. Power quality, cooling and connection time can matter as much as chips. Start with the customer's actual bottleneck, then find the technology that removes it. #Energy #DeepTech #650Fund

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650 @650Fund

2 weeks ago

Useful AI knows when to stop. A missing measurement, uncertain diagnosis or unusual case should trigger a clear hand-off, not a confident guess. The escalation path is part of the product. #AppliedAI #650Fund