Funds
We manage flagship funds funded by institutional
investors and
companies, as well as CVC fund and
co-investment projects
with our partners.
- AUM
- $2.5B+
- Invested
- $1.4B+
- Deals
- 1,200+
- Active Portfolio
- 400+
- 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.
- 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.
- Mitsui Fudosan
- We manage Mitsui Fudosan &Innovation Fund and Mitsui Fudosan &Frontier Fund that aim to achieve strategic returns with the primary focus on business co-creation in addition to 31VENTURES Global Innovation Funds and 31VENTURES – Global Brain – Growth I GK, the latter of which mainly targets growth-stage startups, etc.
- Sony Financial Ventures
- We manage Sony Financial Ventures’ 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.
- Yamato Holdings
- We manage Yamato Holdings’ 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Kirin Holdings
- We manage Kirin Holdings’ 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Mitsui Chemicals
- We manage Mitsui Chemicals’ 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.
- 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.
- Shimadzu Corporation
- We manage Shimadzu Corporation’s corporate venture capital fund that aims to enhance its products and services as well as create new businesses through investments and collaborations with startups possessing technologies and expertise that are highly compatible with Shimadzu Corporation.
- Fukoku Life
- We manage Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance Company (Fukoku Life)’s corporate venture capital fund that invests in a wide range of promising startup companies without limiting the industry sectors.
- SMBC
- We manage a growth fund jointly established with SMBC Group to vigorously invest in new startups with potential to innovate the next generation of business.
- Shinhan Venture Investment
- We manage the fund jointly established with Shinhan Venture Investment Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Shinhan Financial Group, to invest and support Japanese seed startups and South Korean startups planning to enter the Japanese market.
- Canon Marketing Japan
- We manage Canon Marketing Japan’s corporate venture capital fund that invests in and supports Japanese and overseas startups with leading technologies and high aspirations to achieve Canon Marketing Japan’s goal of co-creating future value.
- KYOCERA Corporation
- We manage a corporate venture capital fund of approximately USD 40 million that was jointly established with Kyocera and invests primarily in Japanese and Asian startups.
- ANA HOLDINGS
- We manage ANA HOLDINGS’ corporate venture capital fund that aims to connect knowledge and technology across countries and companies, both within and outside the ANA group, through open innovation to provide new value while staying close to the customers and society and fill the world with hope and joy.
- Niterra
- We manage the corporate venture capital fund of Niterra Co., Ltd. (Niterra) that specializes in hydrogen and carbon recycling, which is part of Niterra’s “SUISO no MORI” project comprising the fund and a proof-of-concept facility based on the concept of "hydrogen and circular carbon for the future of the Earth.”
- TAKANAWA GATEWAY CITY
- We manage the venture capital fund that aims to assist startups with conducting Proof of Concepts at TAKANAWA GATEWAY CITY to refine and deepen their ideas and also financially support them in commercializing their businesses to achieve global co-benefits.
- TOHO HOLDINGS
- We manage the corporate venture capital fund of TOHO HOLDINGS that leverages its extensive healthcare assets, including its pharmaceutical distribution network, dispensing pharmacy channels, and manufacturing and data infrastructure, and serves as a co-creation CVC platform to help portfolio companies achieve commercialization and social implementation.