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NIPPON EXPRESS Holdings

Profile, fund size and portfolio

Parent NIPPON EXPRESS HoldingsHQ Tokyo, JapanFounded 2023

This profile covers the startup investments made by NIPPON EXPRESS Holdings, a logistics and transportation company. It was founded in 2023 and is based in Tokyo, Japan. It invests from seed to Series A. Sectors it names: logistics and supply chain, artificial intelligence.

Fund sizeS1
JPY 5bn

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Snapshot

Investment stage: Seed to Series A
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Stage rangeSeed to Series A
SectorsLogistics and supply chain, Artificial intelligence
GeographyGlobal
OfficesTokyo, Japan

Sources: S2 NIPPON EXPRESS Holdings release: first CVC deal, souco (2 Jun 2023); S1 NIPPON EXPRESS Holdings release: sets up CVC fund NX Global Innovation Fund (9 Dec 2022).

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Investment stage: Seed to Series A

Sources: S2 NIPPON EXPRESS Holdings release: first CVC deal, souco (2 Jun 2023); S1 NIPPON EXPRESS Holdings release: sets up CVC fund NX Global Innovation Fund (9 Dec 2022).

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Scale and capital allocated
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MeasureValueUnitKindSource
Headline sizeJPY 5bnFund sizeStated by the firm or its parentS1
Companies on the firm's portfolio page4companiesCounted from the firm's own listS2

Sources: S1 NIPPON EXPRESS Holdings release: sets up CVC fund NX Global Innovation Fund (9 Dec 2022); S2 NIPPON EXPRESS Holdings release: first CVC deal, souco (2 Jun 2023).

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Scale and capital allocated

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Sources: S1 NIPPON EXPRESS Holdings release: sets up CVC fund NX Global Innovation Fund (9 Dec 2022); S2 NIPPON EXPRESS Holdings release: first CVC deal, souco (2 Jun 2023).

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Where it invests

Geography

Headquarters
Tokyo, Japan

Investment regionsS2S1

Key facts

FactValueStatusSource
Parent companyNIPPON EXPRESS Holdings (TSE: 9147)Single sourceS1
Parent industryLogistics and transportationSingle sourceS1
Founded2023Single sourceS1
HeadquartersTokyo, JapanSingle sourceS6
StatusActiveSingle sourceS5
Capital sourceParent company onlySingle sourceS1
Headline sizeJPY 5bn (Fund size)Single sourceS1
StagesSeed, Series A (inferred from announced rounds)EstimateS2

About NIPPON EXPRESS Holdings

ItemDetailSource
Listed asTSE: 9147S1
HeadquartersJapanS1

Fund vehicles

VehicleSizeYearSource
NX Global Innovation Fund (NX Global Innovation LP)JPY 5bn2023S1

History

  1. First CVC deal, capital and business alliance (2 June)S2
  2. Share acquisition (5 March)S3
  3. Investment and capital alliance (31 October)S4
  4. Capital and business alliance with follow-on investment (14 September)S5

Portfolio

The firm's portfolio page lists 4 companies.S2

Shared portfolio with other corporate VCs

2 companies on the NIPPON EXPRESS Holdings 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
Canal Ventures1souco
Hachijuni Investment1souco
Japan Post Capital1Cbcloud

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

  • CBcloud
  • Groovenauts
  • Instarim
  • souco

Official pages

Read the firm's own pages for current information.

  • Website www.nipponexpress-holdings.com/

Sources

  1. S1NIPPON EXPRESS Holdings release: sets up CVC fund NX Global Innovation Fund (9 Dec 2022)Firm
  2. S2NIPPON EXPRESS Holdings release: first CVC deal, souco (2 Jun 2023)Firm
  3. S3NIPPON EXPRESS Holdings release: stake in Groovenauts (5 Mar 2024)Firm
  4. S4NX Group release: investment in CBcloud (31 Oct 2025)Firm
  5. S5NX Group release: Instarim capital and business alliance and follow-on (16 Sep 2026)Firm
  6. S6NIPPON EXPRESS Holdings release: CVC fund establishment (HQ Chiyoda, Tokyo)Firm

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