JIC Venture Growth Fund No.1 Investment Limited Partnership
Date announced
July 8, 2020
Amount investedAmount of commitment
JPY120 billion
Fund summary
Provides risk capital in venture and growth areas to increase Japan's international competitiveness and resolves industrial and social issues through pump-priming investments, promotion of industry collaboration, and acceleration of open innovation.
Provides large-scale, long-term, neutral risk capital to create new businesses and new industries, strengthens the international competitiveness of domestic industries, and restructures industries to realize Society 5.0.
Beyond Next Ventures 2 Investment Limited Partnership
Date announced
December 8, 2020
Amount investedAmount of commitment
JPY4 billion
Fund summary
Supports commercialization of superior technology seeds owned by universities, research institutes, and companies in the medical and healthcare fields. Makes incubation investments in technology startups through industry-academia collaboration.
Investment focus areas
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Catalys Pacific Fund, LP
Date announced
February 26, 2021
Amount investedAmount of commitment
USD30 million
Fund summary
In-licenses compounds from domestic pharmaceutical companies and universities for global development. Contributes to cultivating a drug discovery ecosystem by sharing knowledge and fostering human resources for the creation of open innovation through collaboration with drug discovery startups.
Provides risk capital in the deep tech field and at the convergence of the Internet and deep tech. Provides human resource support for R&D startups and promotes diversity in the ecosystem by fostering female capitalists and entrepreneurs.
Provides risk capital to deep tech startups from academia, supports the development of highly specialized technologies and their social implementation toward for Society 5.0. Contributes to utilization of promising local technologies and fosters a technology startup ecosystem by collaborating with universities in various regions.
A rare VC firm specializing in drone/air mobility. In addition to both hardware and software, the firm supports development and provision of drone-related services and related technologies. Focuses on discovering projects from local regions.
Provides support to local medical institutions and healthcare providers and contribute to productivity improvements in the healthcare industry and efficient provision of quality healthcare in collaboration with related organizations. Goal is to create first comprehensive healthcare provider in Japan.
Investment strategy focuses on investing in leading North American startups and providing business alliance opportunities to Japanese companies. Supports international expansion of Japanese startups by leveraging deep connections to startups, startup ecosystems, and academia in the U.S. and elsewhere.
Society
Unicorn
Regional technologies
Business consolidation