GMO VenturePartners

Profile and portfolio

Parent GMO Internet GroupHQ Tokyo, JapanFounded 2005

GMO VenturePartners is the corporate venture arm of GMO Internet Group, an internet and media company. It was founded in 2005 and is based in Tokyo, Japan. Sectors it names: fintech.

Companies backedS2: 60+

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Snapshot

Scale and capital allocated

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Measure	Value	Unit	Kind	Source
Companies backed	60+	companies	Stated by the firm	S2
Companies on the firm's portfolio page	15	companies	Counted from the firm's own list	S2

Sources: S2 GMO VenturePartners portfolio.

Where it invests and who leads it

Geography

Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan
Offices: Tokyo, Japan
Singapore

Investment regionsS1

LeadersS1

Ryu MuramatsuDirector and Founding PartnerLinkedIn Firm page
Kazuyasu SugiyamaRepresentative Director and PresidentFind on LinkedIn Firm page
Takayuki AkehiExecutive Officer, AdministrationFind on LinkedIn Firm page
Tomoya HoritaBusiness DevelopmentFind on LinkedIn Firm page

GMO VenturePartners on LinkedIn

Key facts

Fact	Value	Status	Source
Parent company	GMO Internet Group (TSE: 9449)	Reported by Wikipedia: GMO Internet Group	S4
Parent industry	Internet and media	Reported by Wikipedia: GMO Internet Group	S4
Founded	2005	Single source	S1
Headquarters	Tokyo, Japan	Reported by Wikipedia: GMO Internet Group	S4
Status	Active	Single source	S1
Capital source	Parent and outside investors	Single source	S1
Companies backed	60+	Single source	S2

Fund vehicles

Vehicle	Size	Year	Source
GMO Fintech Fund 8	JPY 10bn	2026	S3

Portfolio

The firm's portfolio page lists 15 companies.S2

The firm also states 60+ companies backed. The page list and the stated total measure different things.S2

Shared portfolio with other corporate VCs

7 companies on the GMO VenturePartners 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
Iwagin Mirai Investment	1	newmo
Nanto Capital Partners	1	newmo
NOBUNAGA Capital Village	1	newmo
Shizuoka Capital	1	newmo
Canon Marketing Japan MIRAI Fund	1	10X
KDDI Open Innovation Fund	1	10X
Dell Technologies Capital	1	LayerX
Z Venture Capital	1	LayerX
Corewell Health Ventures	1	Atlas
Rakuten Capital	1	hacomono
Norinchukin Capital	1	Tazapay
HSBC Ventures	1	Zolve

Companies backed by the most corporate VCs

Every company on the GMO VenturePartners list

15 companies, as listed on the firm's own website.S2 Read the firm's list.

10X
Atlas
BukuWarung
Crossmint
Falcon
hacomono
Instamojo
LayerX
Moneytree
Mundi
newmo
PayNearMe
Slice
Tazapay
Zolve

History

2005GMO VenturePartners established.S1

About GMO Internet Group

Item	Detail	Source
Listed as	TSE: 9449	S4
Headquarters	Japan	S4

Official pages

Read the firm's own pages for current information.

Website gmo-vp.com/
Portfolio gmo-vp.com/portfolio

Sources

S1GMO VenturePartners home pageFirm
S2GMO VenturePartners portfolioFirm
S3GMO VenturePartners news: GMO Fintech Fund 8 interim close (4 Sep 2026)Firm
S4Wikipedia: GMO Internet Group, headquarters TokyoThird-party report

Disclaimer and corrections

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