February 01, 2023

Global Brain partners with Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company on its corporate venture capital fund, “Meiji Yasuda Future Innovation Fund L.P.”

Global Brain Corporation (Global Brain) and Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company (Meiji Yasuda) have jointly established “Meiji Yasuda Future Innovation Fund L.P.” (“Meiji Yasuda Future Innovation Fund”) with JPY 5 billion of committed capital.

“Meiji Yasuda Future Innovation Fund” aims to invest in and collaborate with leading startup companies that are developing businesses in the three areas of (1) maintaining and improving people's health, (2) revitalizing local communities, and (3) technological innovation that creates new experiences, with the aim of making the products and services offered by Meiji Yasuda more attractive and expanding touchpoints with new customers.

As the General Partner of the Fund, Global Brain will find promising startups, make investment decisions, and provide a wide range of support to startups which “Meiji Yasuda Future Innovation Fund” invests in, striving to achieve rapid growth of the startups.

About Meiji Yasuda

Name
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company
Location
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Representative
Hideki Nagashima
Founded
July 1881

About Meiji Yasuda Future Innovation Fund

Name
Meiji Yasuda Future Innovation Fund L.P.
Fund Size
JPY 5 billion
Fund Term
10 Years
General Partner
Global Brain Corporation
Limited Partner
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company

About Global Brain

Location
Tokyo, Japan
Representative
Yasuhiko Yurimoto
Founded
January 1998
URL
https://globalbrains.com/