Bandai Namco 021 Fund

Profile, fund size and portfolio

Parent Bandai Namco HoldingsHQ Tokyo, JapanFounded 2022

Bandai Namco 021 Fund is the corporate venture arm of Bandai Namco Holdings, an internet and media company. It was founded in 2022 and is based in Tokyo, Japan. It invests at the pre-seed stage. Sectors it names: media and gaming.

Commitment by parentS2: JPY 6bn
Companies backedS2: 16

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Snapshot

Investment stage: Pre-seed to Pre-seed

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Item	Value
Stage range	Pre-seed to Pre-seed
Sectors	Media and gaming
Geography	Global
Offices	Tokyo, Japan

Sources: S2 Four Years of CVC: The Future Vision of the Evolving Bandai Namco 021 Fund (fund blog).

Scale and capital allocated

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Measure	Value	Unit	Kind	Source
Headline size	JPY 6bn	Commitment by parent	Stated by the firm or its parent	S2
Companies backed	16	companies	Stated by the firm	S2
Companies on the firm's portfolio page	8	companies	Counted from the firm's own list	S1

Sources: S2 Four Years of CVC: The Future Vision of the Evolving Bandai Namco 021 Fund (fund blog); S1 Bandai Namco 021 Fund site (English).

Where it invests and who leads it

Geography

Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan
Offices: Tokyo, Japan

Investment regionsS2

Global

LeadersS2 S1

Kazuki IkedaTeam lead, Bandai Namco 021 Fund (CVC fund and M&A team)Find on LinkedIn Firm page
Atsushi SoneokaExecutive Officer, Corporate Planning Unit, Bandai Namco EntertainmentFind on LinkedIn Firm page
Karim FarghalySenior Vice President, Corporate Development, Bandai Namco Entertainment AmericaFind on LinkedIn Firm page

Bandai Namco 021 Fund on LinkedIn

Key facts

Fact	Value	Status	Source
Parent company	Bandai Namco Holdings (TYO: 7832)	Single source	S2
Parent industry	Internet and media	Single source	S2
Founded	2022	Single source	S3
Headquarters	Tokyo, Japan	Single source	S1
Status	Active	Single source	S1
Capital source	Parent company only	Single source	S3
Headline size	JPY 6bn (Commitment by parent)	Single source	S2
Companies backed	16	Single source	S2
Stages	Pre-seed	Single source	S2

About Bandai Namco Holdings

Item	Detail	Source
Listed as	TYO: 7832	S2
Headquarters	Japan	S2

Fund vehicles

Vehicle	Size	Year	Source
Bandai Namco Entertainment 021 Fund (initial)	JPY 3bn	2022	S3
Bandai Namco 021 Fund	JPY 6bn	2025	S2

Portfolio

The firm's portfolio page lists 8 companies.S1

The firm also states 16 companies backed. The page list and the stated total measure different things.S2

Shared portfolio with other corporate VCs

4 companies on the Bandai Namco 021 Fund portfolio page also appear on the portfolio page of at least one other firm in this directory. Matched by company website, or by name where no website is published.

Firm	Shared	Companies in common
MIXI Investment	2	Plott, millionproduction
Sony Innovation Fund	2	Stan, UTAITE
ADWAYS Ventures	1	Plott
Hakuhodo DY Ventures	1	Plott
Reazon Capital	1	Stan

Companies backed by the most corporate VCs

Every company on the Bandai Namco 021 Fund list

8 companies, as listed on the firm's own website.S1 Read the firm's list.

Code Charm
Flickplay
Getstan Technologies (STAN)
Look North World
Million Production
Plott
SAMANSA
UTAITE

History

2022Bandai Namco Entertainment launched the 021 Fund with planned investments of JPY 3 billion over three yearsS3
2025Fund rebranded Bandai Namco 021 Fund as the Group sole CVC entity; capacity raised to over JPY 6 billionS2

Official pages

Read the firm's own pages for current information.

Website 021fund.bn-ent.net/en/

Sources

Disclaimer and corrections

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