Shionogi CVC

Profile, fund size and leaders

Parent ShionogiHQ Osaka, JapanFounded 2025

Shionogi CVC is the corporate venture arm of Shionogi, a pharmaceutical and biotech company. It was founded in 2025 and is based in Osaka, Japan. It invests from pre-seed to Series B. Sectors it names: biotech and life sciences, healthcare and digital health.

Commitment by parentS1: USD 14M

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Snapshot

Investment stage: Pre-seed to Series B

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Item	Value
Stage range	Pre-seed to Series B
Sectors	Biotech and life sciences, Healthcare and digital health
Geography	North America, Europe, Asia
Offices	Osaka, Japan

Sources: S1 Shionogi: Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) page.

Scale and capital allocated

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Measure	Value	Unit	Kind	Source
Headline size	USD 14M	Commitment by parent	Stated by the firm or its parent	S1

Sources: S1 Shionogi: Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) page.

Where it invests and who leads it

Geography

Headquarters: Osaka, Japan
Offices: Osaka, Japan

Investment regionsS1

LeadersS1

Keisuke KusumotoGeneral Manager, CVC Group, Corporate Planning Dept., Corporate Strategy DivFind on LinkedIn Firm page
Li JiangCVC Group, Corporate Planning Dept., Corporate Strategy DivFind on LinkedIn Firm page
Kensuke MatsumuraCVC Group, Corporate Planning Dept., Corporate Strategy DivFind on LinkedIn Firm page
Emi KatoCVC Group, Corporate Planning Dept., Corporate Strategy DivFind on LinkedIn Firm page
Kazuyuki SaitoCVC Group, Corporate Planning Dept., Corporate Strategy DivFind on LinkedIn Firm page

Shionogi CVC on LinkedIn

Key facts

Fact	Value	Status	Source
Parent company	Shionogi	Single source	S1
Parent industry	Pharmaceuticals and biotech	Single source	S1
Founded	2025	Single source	S1
Headquarters	Osaka, Japan	Single source	S2
Status	Active	Single source	S1
Capital source	Parent company only	Single source	S1
Headline size	USD 14M (Commitment by parent)	Single source	S1
People on the team page	7	Single source	S1
Stages	Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series B	Single source	S1

For founders

Item	What the firm says	Source
Stages	Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series B	S1
Beyond capital	Support from Shionogi research and development capabilities, business experience and network	S2
Pitch page	www.shionogi.com/global/en/innovation/cvc.html	S1

Fund vehicles

Vehicle	Size	Year	Source
Shionogi CVC annual investment budget	USD 14M	2025	S1

History

2025Shionogi established its Corporate Venture Capital group in April 2025S2
2026First CVC investment, in Restore Vision, announced 15 April 2026S2
2026Investment in Dioseve announced 12 June 2026S3

Portfolio

Portfolio companies named in public sources: Restore Vision, Dioseve.S1

Shared portfolio with other corporate VCs

1 companies on the Shionogi CVC 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
Ajinomoto Group Ventures	1	Restore Vision
Astellas Venture Management	1	Restore Vision

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Official pages

Read the firm's own pages for current information.

Website www.shionogi.com/global/en/innovation/cvc.html

Sources

Disclaimer and corrections

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