NEC X & Carbide Ventures Partner To Rapidly Accelerate Early-Stage Startups
PALO ALTO, CA, Feb 19, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – NEC X, the Silicon Valley venture studio backed by NEC Corporation’s portfolio of advanced technologies and global businesses, today announced a new partnership with Carbide Ventures, a leading venture capital firm with hands-on mentorship and a proven track record of founding and rapidly scaling B2B SaaS startups.Carbide Ventures is led by an experienced team that brings expertise in growth and fundraising to NEC X’s new windowElev X! programs. Hiro Yoshikawa, founder of Treasure Data, scaled the company to $200M ARR before leading its $600M acquisition by Arm. Dan Weirich adds to the team’s depth with a track record of successful IPO exits.Elev X! empowers tech entrepreneurs with a unique blend of collaboration, R&D resources, capital and access to NEC’s extensive ecosystem to drive early-stage startup success.The partnership will expand mutual access between Elev X! startups and Carbide Ventures’ vast networks of investors and entrepreneu…