JSR Active Innovation Fund
Profile, fund size and leaders
JSR Active Innovation Fund is the corporate venture arm of JSR, a chemicals and materials company. It was founded in 2019 and is based in Tokyo, Japan. It invests at the Series A stage. Sectors it names: enterprise software, biotech and life sciences.
- Commitment by parentS1
- JPY 10bn
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Snapshot
Data behind this graphic
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Stage range | Series A to Series A |
| Sectors | Enterprise software, Biotech and life sciences |
| Geography | Global |
| Offices | Tokyo, Japan |
Sources: S2 JSR: JSR Active Innovation Fund invests in Iris Inc.; S1 JSR: JSR establishes investment subsidiary to accelerate business creation.
Where it invests and who leads it
LeadersS2
- Yutaka YoshimotoExecutive Officer in charge (職務執行者), JSR Active Innovation FundFind on LinkedInFirm page
Key facts
| Fact | Value | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parent company | JSR | Single source | S1 |
| Parent industry | Chemicals and materials | Single source | S1 |
| Founded | 2019 | Single source | S1 |
| Headquarters | Tokyo, Japan | Reported by Wikipedia (Japanese): JSR (headquarters Minato | S4 |
| Status | Active | Single source | S1 |
| Capital source | Parent company only | Single source | S1 |
| Headline size | JPY 10bn (Commitment by parent) | Single source | S1 |
| Stages | Series A (inferred from announced rounds) | Estimate | S2 |
Fund vehicles
Recent rounds
| Date | Company | Round | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-10 | Iris | Not stated | Not stated | S2 |
Portfolio
Portfolio companies named in public sources: Carbon, Iris.S2
Official pages
Read the firm's own pages for current information.
- Website www.jsr.co.jp/
Sources
- S1JSR: JSR establishes investment subsidiary to accelerate business creationParent company
- S2JSR: JSR Active Innovation Fund invests in Iris Inc.Parent company
- S4Wikipedia (Japanese): JSR (headquarters Minato, Tokyo)Third-party report
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