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Corporate venture firms in Japan
Corporate venture capital firms with headquarters or an office in Japan. 13 firms, 9 headquartered there.
Headquartered here 9
Media and advertising
Sony Innovation Fund
Sony Group Corporation · Tokyo, Japan · Founded 2016 USD 430M+Assets under management Read the profileTelecommunicationsNTT DOCOMO Ventures
NTT DOCOMO, INC. · Tokyo, Japan · Founded 2008 Not disclosed by the firm Read the profileInternet and e-commerceZ Venture Capital
LY Corporation · Tokyo, Japan · Founded 2012 JPY 185bnCumulative invested Read the profileInternet and e-commerceCOLOPL NEXT
COLOPL, Inc. · Tokyo, Japan · Founded 2015 Not disclosed by the firm Read the profileTelecommunicationsKDDI Open Innovation Fund
KDDI Corporation · Tokyo, Japan · Founded 2012 JPY 30bnFund size Read the profileMedia and advertisingHakuhodo DY Ventures
Hakuhodo DY Holdings Inc. · Tokyo, Japan · Founded 2019 JPY 10bnCommitment by parent Read the profileInternet and e-commerceRakuten Capital
Rakuten Group, Inc. · Tokyo, Japan · Founded 2013 Not disclosed by the firm Read the profileMedia and advertisingDentsu Ventures
Dentsu Group Inc. · Tokyo, Japan · Founded 2015 JPY 20bnFund size Read the profileEnergy and utilitiesMC Global Innovation
Mitsubishi Corporation · Tokyo, Japan · Founded 2025 JPY 100bnCommitment by parent Read the profileWith an office here 4
Software
Salesforce Ventures
Salesforce, Inc. · San Francisco, United States · Founded 2009 USD 7B+Cumulative invested Read the profileSoftwareSAP.iO
SAP SE · Walldorf, Germany · Founded 2017 USD 35MCommitment by parent Read the profileConglomerates and trading housesMitsui & Co. Global Investment
Mitsui & Co., Ltd. · Menlo Park, United States · Founded 2001 Not disclosed by the firm Read the profileSemiconductors and electronicsTDK Ventures
TDK Corporation · San Jose, United States · Founded 2019 USD 500MAssets under management Read the profileMore by country