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Japanet CVC Fund

Profile, fund size and portfolio

Parent Japanet HoldingsHQ Sasebo, JapanFounded 2021

Japanet CVC Fund is the corporate venture arm of Japanet Holdings, a consumer goods and retail company. It was founded in 2021 and is based in Sasebo, Japan. Sectors it names: artificial intelligence, industrial technology and robotics, space and defense.

Fund sizeS2
USD 200M

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Snapshot

Scale and capital allocated
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MeasureValueUnitKindSource
Headline sizeUSD 200MFund sizeStated by the firm or its parentS2
Companies backed5+companiesReported in the pressS2
Companies on the firm's portfolio page5companiesCounted from the firm's own listS2

Sources: S2 Japanet expands its VC fund (Japan Times, Bloomberg).

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Scale and capital allocated

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Sources: S2 Japanet expands its VC fund (Japan Times, Bloomberg).

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Where it invests and who leads it

Geography

Headquarters
Sasebo, Japan
Offices
  • Sasebo, Japan

Investment regionsS1

LeadersS1

Japanet CVC Fund on LinkedIn

Key facts

FactValueStatusSource
Parent companyJapanet HoldingsSingle sourceS1
Parent industryConsumer goods and retailSingle sourceS1
Founded2021Single sourceS1
HeadquartersSasebo, JapanSingle sourceS1
StatusActiveSingle sourceS1
Capital sourceParent company onlySingle sourceS1
Headline sizeUSD 200M (Fund size)Single sourceS2
Companies backed5+Single sourceS2

Fund vehicles

VehicleSizeYearSource
Japanet CVC fund with Pegasus Tech VenturesUSD 200M2021S2

History

  1. Japanet and Pegasus Tech Ventures launched the CVC fund at about JPY 5bnS1
  2. Fund expanded to about JPY 30bn (USD 200m)S1

Portfolio

Public sources name 5 portfolio companies.S2

Shared portfolio with other corporate VCs

5 companies on the Japanet CVC 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.

FirmSharedCompanies in common
Sunny Health CVC Fund3Anthropic, xAI, OpenAI
Cisco Investments2Anthropic, xAI
Hanwha Asset Management USA2xAI, OpenAI
CE-Ventures1Anthropic
LG Technology Ventures1Anthropic
NAVER D2SF and NAVER Ventures1Anthropic
Qualcomm Ventures1Anthropic
S Ventures1Anthropic
Salesforce Ventures1Anthropic
Samsung Catalyst Fund1Anthropic
Samsung Ventures1Anthropic
SK hynix Ventures1Anthropic

Companies backed by the most corporate VCs

Every company on the Japanet CVC Fund list

5 companies, as named in the sources cited.S2 Read the firm's list.

  • Aillis
  • Anthropic
  • OpenAI
  • SpaceX
  • xAI

Official pages

Read the firm's own pages for current information.

  • Website corporate.japanet.co.jp/notice/20260414/

Sources

  1. S1Japanet expands Pegasus CVC fund to JPY 30bn (Japanet Holdings)Parent company
  2. S2Japanet expands its VC fund (Japan Times, Bloomberg)Press

Disclaimer and corrections

Not affiliated. This page is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Japanet CVC Fund or any company named on it. Names and trademarks belong to their owners. Informational only. This is a public-source reference. It is not investment, legal or tax advice and not an offer or solicitation. Sources. Each figure names its source. Figures may have changed. Please read the firm's official pages, linked above. Corrections and takedown. To report an error or ask for a change or removal, use the correction form or email Richard@CorporateVentureCapital.com.

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