Funds & Projects

We manage flagship funds funded by institutional investors and companies, as well as CVC fund and co-investment projects with our partners.

800+

deals

$900M+

invested

300+

active portfolio

$1.67B

under management

Global Brain Flagship Funds

By taking full advantage of our global network, we manage our flagship funds that support startups in various domains including IT, DeepTech, latest technologies, and business models that lead to solving social issues.

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KDDI

We manage 1) KDDI Open Innovation Funds that aim to co-create businesses with startups by leveraging various KDDI group resources and business collaborations in a wide ranges of areas and 2) KDDI Regional Initiatives Fund that invests in local companies and startups driving regional revitalization.

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Mitsui Fudosan

We manage 1) 31VENTURES Global Innovation Funds that mainly examine startups that create businesses that differ from Mitsui Fudosan’s existing business domains and 2) 31VENTURES – Global Brain – Growth I GK that mainly targets growth-stage startups, etc.

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Sony Financial Ventures

We manage Sony Financial Ventures’s corporate venture capital fund that invests in 1) startups that have the potential to collaborate with business units of Sony Financial Group and 2) startups that have the potential to contribute to new business development for Sony Financial Group.

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Yamato Holdings

We manage Yamato Holdings’s corporate venture capital fund that invests in 1) startups with innovative technologies/business models that could transform logistics and supply chains and 2) startups that have the potential to collaborate with Yamato Group.

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SEIKO EPSON

We manage Seiko Epson’s corporate venture capital fund that invests in startups that can contribute to solving social issues and creating new businesses with Seiko Epson in many domains such as GreenTech, Smart Infrastructure, EdTech, Printing, Robotics, xR, etc.

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The Norinchukin Bank

We manage The Norinchukin Bank’s corporate venture capital fund that aims to support startups solving social issues through digital innovation and drive open innovation.

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Kirin Holdings

We manage Kirin Holdings’s corporate venture capital fund that invests in domestic and overseas startups related to health science domain by leveraging management resources of Kirin Holdings and group companies.

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JGC Group

We manage JGC Group’s corporate venture capital fund that invests in 1) startups in Japan and overseas that possess innovative technologies and business models with regard to realizing carbon neutral, building sustainable and resilient infrastructure, enhancing lifestyle quality while looking ahead to the 100-year-life society, and making industries smart and 2) startups that have the potential to collaborate with JGC Group.

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Mitsubishi Electric

We manage Mitsubishi Electric’s corporate venture capital fund that invests in global startups with potential to collaborate with Mitsubishi Electric, particularly in the domain of digital and green innovation.

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TOKYU CONSTRUCTION

We manage TOKYU CONSTRUCTION’s corporate venture capital fund that aims to drive new collaboration and open innovation between TOKYU CONSTRUCTION and startups through investments utilizing the assets and know-how in international business, real estate, and other new businesses in addition to the company’s core businesses that are civil engineering and building construction.

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Mitsui Chemicals

We manage Mitsui Chemicals’s corporate venture capital fund that invests in not only the fields where Mitsui Chemicals can make use of its assets and resources — including life & healthcare, mobility, ICT, carbon neutrality, digital transformation, smart cities and universe — but also markets and technologies that hold significant potential for future growth.

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Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company

We manage Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company (Meiji Yasuda)’s corporate venture capital fund that makes a wide range of investments in promising startups with new ideas and technologies in view of collaboration to make the products and services offered by Meiji Yasuda more attractive and expand touch points with new customers.

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