FFG Venture Business Partners
Profile, fund size and portfolio
FFG Venture Business Partners is the corporate venture arm of Fukuoka Financial Group, a financial services company. It was founded in 2016 and is based in Fukuoka, Japan. It invests at the seed stage. Sectors it names: biotech and life sciences, climate and energy, space and defense, consumer and retail.
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Snapshot
Data behind this graphic
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Stage range | Seed to Seed |
| Sectors | Biotech and life sciences, Climate and energy, Space and defense, Consumer and retail, Mobility and automotive |
| Geography | Asia |
| Offices | Fukuoka, Japan |
Sources: S5 FFG press release: Establishment of FFG Venture Fund No.4 (30 Jul 2025); S4 FVP portfolio page (logo links).
Data behind this graphic
| Measure | Value | Unit | Kind | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Headline size | JPY 50bn | Fund size | Stated by the firm or its parent | S5 |
| Companies backed | 100+ | companies | Stated by the firm | S5 |
| Companies on the firm's portfolio page | 13 | companies | Counted from the firm's own list | S3 |
Sources: S5 FFG press release: Establishment of FFG Venture Fund No.4 (30 Jul 2025); S3 FVP news list (investment announcements 2024-2026).
Where it invests and who leads it
LeadersS2
- 松延 享朋代表取締役 (Representative Director and President)Find on LinkedInFirm page
- 辻川 大パートナー (Partner), Investment DivisionFind on LinkedInFirm page
- 松永 将幸パートナー (Partner), Investment DivisionFind on LinkedInFirm page
- 横山 正彦部長 (Head of Investment Division)Find on LinkedInFirm page
Key facts
| Fact | Value | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parent company | Fukuoka Financial Group | Single source | S5 |
| Parent industry | Banking and financial services | Single source | S5 |
| Founded | 2016 | Single source | S5 |
| Headquarters | Fukuoka, Japan | Single source | S5 |
| Status | Active | Single source | S3 |
| Capital source | Parent company only | Single source | S5 |
| Headline size | JPY 50bn (Fund size) | Single source | S5 |
| Companies backed | 100+ | Single source | S5 |
| Stages | Seed | Single source | S5 |
Recent rounds
| Date | Company | Round | Amount | Led by the firm | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-17 | Jlness | Not stated | Not stated | No | S3 |
| 2026-09-15 | Josan-she's | Not stated | Not stated | No | S3 |
| 2026-06-30 | Neusignal Therapeutics | Not stated | Not stated | No | S3 |
| 2026-06-11 | MW | Not stated | Not stated | No | S3 |
| 2026-05-19 | Pixie Dust Technologies | Not stated | Not stated | No | S3 |
| 2026-05-15 | movus technologies | Not stated | Not stated | No | S3 |
| 2026-04-20 | 12 Yakkyoku | Not stated | Not stated | No | S3 |
| 2026-03-06 | ATOMica | Not stated | Not stated | No | S3 |
| 2026-03-04 | Toypo | Not stated | Not stated | No | S3 |
| 2026-02-04 | Muso Action | Not stated | Not stated | No | S3 |
Fund vehicles
Portfolio
The firm's portfolio page lists 13 companies.S3
The firm also states 100+ companies backed. The page list and the stated total measure different things.S5
Every company on the FFG Venture Business Partners list
13 companies, as listed on the firm's own website.S3 Read the firm's list.
- aiESG
- ATOMica
- Cellid
- ElevationSpace
- F.MED
- Feliqs
- Josan-she's
- KAICO
- KOALA Tech
- Muso Action
- Neusignal Therapeutics
- One Genomics
- TYPICA Holdings
History
Official pages
Read the firm's own pages for current information.
Sources
- S1FVP home pageFirm
- S2FVP team pageFirm
- S3FVP news list (investment announcements 2024-2026)Firm
- S4FVP portfolio page (logo links)Firm
- S5FFG press release: Establishment of FFG Venture Fund No.4 (30 Jul 2025)Parent company
- S6FFG press release: CVC Fund No.2 jointly with SBI Investment (1 Jul 2025)Parent company
- S7Global Corporate Venturing: Japanese bank group FFG launches $62m startups fundPress
Disclaimer and corrections
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