February 29, 2016
Global Brain Partners with Mitsui Fudosan on Its First Corporate Venture Capital Fund
Global Brain Corporation and Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. have jointly established “31VENTURES Global Innovation Fund I” with JPY 5 Billion. This is the first Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) Fund for Mitsui Fudosan.
This CVC fund targets at startup companies worldwide at Series A and thereafter including some pre-Series A cases. It focuses mainly but not exclusively on Real Estate, IoT, Security, Energy, Green-tech, Sharing Economy, Fin-tech, E-commerce, Robotics, and Life Sciences.
The fund serves as a speedy investment platform that covers promising startups across the globe. Mitsui Fudosan offers hands-on support that encompasses every field.
Please refer to the link below for further information. http://www.31ventures.jp/dl/31VENTURES_160223_en.pdf
Fund Overview
- Name
- 31VENTURES Global Innovation Fund I
- Fund Manager
- Global Brain Corporation
- Fund Size
- 5 billion JPY
- Fund Term
- 10 years
- Investment Stages
- Series A and thereafter including some pre-Series A investments
- Covered Regions
- Japan, the United States, Europe, Israel, and Asian Countries
- Priority Investment Focus
- Real Estate, IoT, Security, Energy, Green-tech, Sharing Economy, Fin-tech, E-commerce, Robotics, and Life Sciences
Overview of Mitsui Fudosan
- Company name
- Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.
- Location
- 1-1, Nihonbashi-Muromachi 2-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, JAPAN
- Representative
- Masanobu Komoda (President and CEO)
- Date established
- July, 1941
- Business activities
- Real estate business and others
Overview of Global Brain Corporation
- Company name
- Global Brain Corporation
- Location
- 10-11 Sakuragaoka-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, JAPAN
- Representative
- Yasuhiko Yurimoto (President and CEO)
- Date established
- January, 1998
- Business activities
- Venture capital business