DG Daiwa Ventures
Profile and portfolio
DG Daiwa Ventures is the corporate venture arm of Digital Garage and Daiwa Securities Group, a technology company. It was founded in 2016 and is based in Tokyo, Japan. It invests from seed to Series C+. Sectors it names: artificial intelligence, fintech, crypto and blockchain, semiconductors and hardware.
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Snapshot
Data behind this graphic
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Stage range | Seed to Series C+ |
| Sectors | Artificial intelligence, Fintech, Crypto and blockchain, Semiconductors and hardware, Healthcare and digital health, Climate and energy |
| Geography | Global |
| Offices | Tokyo, Japan |
Sources: S5 DG Daiwa Ventures news (EN); S2 DG Daiwa Ventures company overview (Japanese).
Data behind this graphic
| Item | Companies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Active | 9 | 90% |
| Exited | 1 | 10% |
Status as the firm tags it
Sources: S4 DG Daiwa Ventures portfolio (English).
Where it invests and who leads it
LeadersS3
- Junichi NakajimaRepresentative Director (代表取締役)LinkedInFirm page
- Yamato WatanabeManaging Director, Head of Investment (投資部長 / マネージングディレクター)LinkedInFirm page
- Yuta SanadaSenior Director, Head of Domestic Investment (国内投資統括 / シニアディレクター)LinkedInFirm page
- Makoto IbiSenior Director, Head of Overseas Investment (海外投資統括 / シニアディレクター)LinkedInFirm page
- Danny CwakPrincipal (投資統括補佐 / プリンシパル)LinkedInFirm page
Key facts
| Fact | Value | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parent company | Digital Garage and Daiwa Securities Group | Single source | S2 |
| Parent industry | Technology and software | Single source | S2 |
| Founded | 2016 | Single source | S2 |
| Headquarters | Tokyo, Japan | Single source | S2 |
| Status | Active | Single source | S1 |
| Stages | Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C+ (inferred from announced rounds) | Estimate | S5 |
Portfolio
The firm's portfolio page lists 10 companies: 9 active, 1 exited.S4
| Tag | Companies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Active | 9 | 90% |
| Exited | 1 | 10% |
Every company on the DG Daiwa Ventures list
10 companies, as listed on the firm's own website: 9 active, 1 exited.S4 Read the firm's list.
Active 9
- Blockstream
- Entrupy
- Fairy Devices
- Idein
- MX Technologies
- Rebellions
- slice small finance bank
- SOELU
- Zehitomo
Exited 1
- Akili
Official pages
Read the firm's own pages for current information.
Sources
Disclaimer and corrections
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