venture capital

SBI Investment Completes JPY 100bn "SBI Digital Space Fund"

Norbert Gehrke

28 Jun 2025 — 3 min read

SBI Investment, a subsidiary of SBI Holdings which manages and operates venture capital funds, has completed fundraising for the “SBI Digital Space Fund”, with total capital commitments reaching JPY 100 billion.

In March 2023, the SBI Group established SBI PE Holding as an intermediate holding company to oversee its private equity business. The PE investment business, one of the SBI Group’s five core business segments, is eager to rapidly expand its assets under management to JPY 1 trillion. To support this goal, SBI Investment has been actively establishing new funds. With the launch of this latest fund, SBI Investment's total cumulative fund commitments have now reached JPY 841.4 billion.

The JCBA's Fiscal Year 2024 Business Report

The Japan Cryptoasset Business Association (JCBA) has presented its business report for Fiscal Year 2024 (from April 2024 to March 2025), a period marked by significant transformation and strategic advancement for both the global and domestic digital asset industries. The report (in Japanese) details the association's extensive activities

The SESC's Recommendations for Strengthening Market Surveillance Functions

The Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission (SESC) has submitted three recommendations for the strengthening of market surveillance functions to the Prime Minister and the Commissioner of the FSA: * Expanding insider trading regulations to cover more types of related parties * Strengthening administrative monetary penalties by increasing amounts and expanding scope to

Report of the Study Group on Financial Infrastructure for Carbon Credit Trading

Carbon credits are expected to play an important role in achieving carbon neutrality by 2050, including providing incentives for decarbonization efforts. With the full-scale operation of the emissions trading system starting from fiscal year 2026, further expansion and diversification of trading is anticipated. Under these circumstances, similar to other financial

The Digital Agency's Data Governance Guideline

Japan's Digital Agency has published its "Data Governance Guideline", which are intended to serve as a comprehensive strategic framework for corporate executives in Japan. Its primary objective is to guide companies in establishing robust data governance practices as they pursue Digital Transformation (DX). The ultimate goal

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The JCBA's Fiscal Year 2024 Business Report

The SESC's Recommendations for Strengthening Market Surveillance Functions

Report of the Study Group on Financial Infrastructure for Carbon Credit Trading

The Digital Agency's Data Governance Guideline