TBS Innovation Partners

Profile and portfolio

Parent TBS HoldingsHQ Tokyo, JapanFounded 2013

TBS Innovation Partners is the corporate venture arm of TBS Holdings, an internet and media company. It was founded in 2013 and is based in Tokyo, Japan. Sectors it names: media and gaming, enterprise software, consumer and retail.

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Where it invests and who leads it

Geography

Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan
Offices: Tokyo, Japan

Investment regionsS1 S3

Asia

LeadersS2

Naoki NishikawaRepresentative Partner (代表パートナー)Find on LinkedIn Firm page
Chie KubotaRepresentative Partner (代表パートナー)Find on LinkedIn Firm page
Kengo TakadaPrincipal (プリンシパル)Find on LinkedIn Firm page
Takao KanemakiPrincipal (プリンシパル)Find on LinkedIn Firm page

TBS Innovation Partners on LinkedIn

Key facts

Fact	Value	Status	Source
Parent company	TBS Holdings	Single source	S3
Parent industry	Internet and media	Single source	S3
Founded	2013	Single source	S3
Headquarters	Tokyo, Japan	Single source	S3
Status	Active	Single source	S1
Capital source	Parent company only	Single source	S3
People on the team page	5	Single source	S2

Portfolio

The firm's portfolio page lists 40 companies.S4

Shared portfolio with other corporate VCs

21 companies on the TBS Innovation Partners 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
KDDI Open Innovation Fund	4	代々木アニメーショングループ, The Chain Museum, ソラジマ, Okage
Z Venture Capital	4	代々木アニメーショングループ, ソラジマ, Candee, jig.jp
NTT DOCOMO Ventures	4	ABEJA, Candee, Fogg, Fringe81
Dentsu Ventures	3	代々木アニメーショングループ, ソラジマ, Voicy
Shizuoka Capital	3	代々木アニメーショングループ, オープンエイト, オーマイグラス
JFR MIRAI CREATORS Fund	2	Luup, The Chain Museum
Kampo NEXT Partners	2	代々木アニメーショングループ, オープンエイト
Shochiku Ventures	2	代々木アニメーショングループ, ANDENT
Japan Post Capital	2	ABEJA, ブルーイノベーション
31VENTURES	1	Luup
Chishima Tochi	1	Luup
DG Ventures	1	Luup

Companies backed by the most corporate VCs

Every company on the TBS Innovation Partners list

40 companies, as listed on the firm's own website.S4 Read the firm's list.

ABEJA
Amazing Sports Lab Japan
ANDENT
BitStar
Blue Innovation
Candee
Fermenstation
Fogg
Fringe81
Fuller
Inspire High
jig.jp
Luup
MIKAWAYA21
MUGENUP
mysta
NATSLIVE Group
note
Okage
Preferred Networks
Pretia Technologies
Spicy Cinnamon
Starley
Startbahn
Street Academy
TENTIAL
The Chain Museum
UPDATER
VARK
Voicy
アイリッジ
オープンエイト
オーマイグラス
ソラジマ
データセクション
トラーナ
ピックルボールワン
ミューズコー
代々木アニメーショングループ
吉積ホールディングス

Fund vehicles

Vehicle	Size	Year	Source
TBS Innovation Partners Fund No. 1	JPY 1.8bn	2013	S3
TBS Innovation Partners Fund No. 2	JPY 3bn	2018	S3

Official pages

Read the firm's own pages for current information.

Website tbs-ip.co.jp/
Portfolio tbs-ip.co.jp/portfolio/

Sources

S1TBS Innovation Partners: MissionFirm
S2TBS Innovation Partners: TeamFirm
S3PR TIMES: TBS Innovation Partners announces Fund No. 2Firm
S4TBS Innovation Partners: PortfolioFirm

Disclaimer and corrections

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