Company Info / Our Funds
Our Funds and Projects
Global Brain manages a flagship fund contributed by institutional investors
and large corporations as limited partners, as well as
CVC funds and projects jointly managed with large corporations.
SFV・GB L.P.
- Limited Partner
- Sony Financial Ventures Inc.
- Maturity
- 10 years
- Targets
- Fintech startups that have the potential to collaborate with business units of Sony Financial Group.
- Startups that have the potential to contribute to new business development for Sony Financial Group.
- Startups in Japan, North America, Europe, Asia.
- Fund Size
- 5 billion yen
- General Partner
- Global Brain Corporation
The portfolio companies will be able to leverage various assets of Sony Financial Group, together with Global Brain’s acceleration programs, to execute effective growth strategies.
GB-Ⅵ Growth Fund Investment Limited Partnership
- Maturity:
- Nov. 2026
- Targets:
- Startups mainly in Japan, and overseas include the U.S., South Korea, South East Asia, Israel, India, and Europe.
- Fund Size:
- Approximately 20 billion JPY
- General Partner:
- Global Brain Corporation
- Major Limited Partner:
- Cool Japan Fund Inc., JTB Corp., Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Sumitomo Forestry Co., Ltd., Information Services International-Dentsu, Ltd., KODEN Holdings Co., Ltd., KDDI OPEN INNOVATION FUND
31VENTURES Global Innovation Fund
- Limited Partner:
- Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.
- Maturity:
- 10 years
- Targets:
- Startup companies in Japan and overseas
- Fund Size:
- 5 billion yen
- General Partner:
- Global Brain Corporation
The portfolio companies will be able to leverage various assets of Mitsui Fudosan, together with Global Brain’s acceleration programs, to execute effective growth strategies.
KDDI Open Innovation Fund(KOIF)
- Maturity:
- 10 years, until Jan, 2022
- Targets:
- IT startup companies in Japan and overseas
- Fund Size:
- 10 billion yen (Fund I 5 billion, Fund II 5 billion)
- General Partner:
- Global Brain Corporation
The portfolio companies will be able to leverage various assets of KDDI, such as KDDI’s broad customer base of 40MM+ mobile subscribers and 8M cable subscribers, business practices and reliable communication platform, together with Global Brain’s acceleration programs, to execute effective growth strategies.
GB-V Growth Fund Investment Limited Partnership
- Maturity:
- Until Dec. 2023
- Targets:
- IT startup companies in Japan and overseas
- Fund Size:
- 15 billion yen (approximate)
- General Partner:
- Global Brain Corporation
- Major Limited Partner:
- Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (10 billion yen)
The fund invests in companies that will bring innovations and economical contribution to Japan.
Portfolio companies will be able to leverage INCJ’s strong network in Japanese industries and GB’s hands-on support.
31VENTURES—Global Brain—Growth I Project
- Project Name:
- 1VENTURES—Global Brain—Growth I Project
- Operators:
- Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. and Global Brain Corporation
- Project Size:
- JPY 30 billion
- Operation Term:
- 10 years
- Investment Target:
- Growth-stage startups, etc.
- Focused Investment Sectors:
- Sectors in which Mitsui Fudosan’s asset resources can be utilized, including (1) PropTech, (2) IoT, (3) Cyber Security, (4) Sharing Economy, (5) E-commerce, (6) FinTech, (7) Energy and GreenTech, (8) Robotics, (9) AI and Big Data and (10) Healthcare
