ASICS Ventures
Profile and leaders
ASICS Ventures is the corporate venture arm of ASICS, a consumer goods and retail company. It was founded in 2016 and is based in Kobe, Japan. It invests from pre-seed to late stage. Sectors it names: consumer and retail.
- Companies backedS1
- 1+
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Snapshot
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| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Stage range | Pre-seed to Late stage |
| Sectors | Consumer and retail |
| Geography | Global |
| Offices | Kobe, Japan |
Sources: S1 ASICS Ventures Corporation.
Where it invests and who leads it
Key facts
| Fact | Value | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parent company | ASICS | Single source | S1 |
| Parent industry | Consumer goods and retail | Single source | S1 |
| Founded | 2016 | Single source | S1 |
| Headquarters | Kobe, Japan | Single source | S1 |
| Status | Active | Single source | S1 |
| Capital source | Parent company only | Single source | S1 |
| Companies backed | 1+ | Single source | S1 |
| Stages | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C+, Growth, Late stage | Single source | S1 |
History
- Invested in PICKLEBALL ONE, a Japan-based pickleball business (7 April 2026).S1
Portfolio
Portfolio company named in public sources: PICKLEBALL ONE.S1
Official pages
Read the firm's own pages for current information.
- Website corp.asics.com/en/ventures
Sources
- S1ASICS Ventures CorporationFirm
- S2ASICS Ventures invests in PICKLEBALL ONEFirm
- S3ASICS leaders page (Akihiko Sadaka, in charge of ASICS Ventures)Firm
- S4Nami Takahashi LinkedIn (Venture Partner, ASICS Ventures Corporation)Third-party report
- S5Daisuke Akiyama LinkedIn (President, ASICS Ventures Corporation)Third-party report
Disclaimer and corrections
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