JFR MIRAI CREATORS Fund

Profile, fund size and portfolio

Parent J. Front RetailingHQ Tokyo, JapanFounded 2022

JFR MIRAI CREATORS Fund is the corporate venture arm of J. Front Retailing, a consumer goods and retail company. It was founded in 2022 and is based in Tokyo, Japan. It invests from seed to late stage. Sectors it names: consumer and retail.

Fund sizeS1: JPY 3bn

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Snapshot

Investment stage: Seed to Late stage

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Data behind this graphic
Item	Value
Stage range	Seed to Late stage
Sectors	Consumer and retail
Geography	Asia
Offices	Tokyo, Japan

Sources: S4 THE BRIDGE: JFR CVC interview (2023); S1 JFR MIRAI CREATORS Fund home page (Japanese).

Scale and capital allocated

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Data behind this graphic
Measure	Value	Unit	Kind	Source
Headline size	JPY 3bn	Fund size	Stated by the firm or its parent	S1
Companies on the firm's portfolio page	14	companies	Counted from the firm's own list	S1

Sources: S1 JFR MIRAI CREATORS Fund home page (Japanese).

Where it invests and who leads it

Geography

Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan
Offices: Tokyo, Japan

Investment regionsS4 S1

Asia

LeadersS2

Noriko YamadaCVC team memberFind on LinkedIn Firm page
Takehiko IshidaCVC team memberFind on LinkedIn Firm page
Junji YamatoCVC team memberFind on LinkedIn Firm page
Yoko SugimotoCVC team memberFind on LinkedIn Firm page
Kazuya MikamiCVC team memberFind on LinkedIn Firm page

JFR MIRAI CREATORS Fund on LinkedIn

Key facts

Fact	Value	Status	Source
Parent company	J. Front Retailing	Single source	S1
Parent industry	Consumer goods and retail	Single source	S1
Founded	2022	Single source	S1
Headquarters	Tokyo, Japan	Single source	S3
Status	Active	Single source	S1
Capital source	Parent company only	Single source	S1
Headline size	JPY 3bn (Fund size)	Single source	S1
Stages	Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C+, Growth, Late stage	Single source	S4

For founders

Item	What the firm says	Source
Stages	Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C+, Growth, Late stage	S4

Fund vehicles

Vehicle	Size	Year	Source
JFR MIRAI CREATORS Fund	JPY 3bn	2022	S1

Portfolio

The firm's portfolio page lists 14 companies.S1

Shared portfolio with other corporate VCs

12 companies on the JFR MIRAI CREATORS 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
31VENTURES	3	Luup, SANU, NearMe
DG Ventures	2	Luup, Jiraffe
NOBUNAGA Capital Village	2	Luup, こころのカンパニー
TBS Innovation Partners	2	Luup, The Chain Museum
Goldwin Venture Partners	2	SANU, The Chain Museum
SUMISEI Innovation Fund	2	SANU, こころのカンパニー
Z Venture Capital	2	TANP, TicketMe
Chishima Tochi	1	Luup
MLC Ventures	1	Luup
PKSHA Technology Capital	1	Luup
POLA ORBIS Capital	1	Luup
Shin Infra Fund by TOHO GAS	1	Luup

Companies backed by the most corporate VCs

Every company on the JFR MIRAI CREATORS Fund list

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

ContentAge
Innovative Space Carrier
J-CAT
Jiraffe
Kokorono Company
LUUP
NearMe
Sanu
STYLY
TANP
The Chane Museum
TicketMe
Tie Ups
WealthPark

Official pages

Read the firm's own pages for current information.

Website cvc.j-front-retailing.com/

Sources

Disclaimer and corrections

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