corporate venture capital
SBI Holdings has agreed to establish a joint venture fund with the Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN), an organization established by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). This fund will invest in global growth-stage fintech companies and related fields. GFTN is an organization that bridges innovation, regulation, and capital
corporate venture capital
NTT DOCOMO Ventures (NDV) and NTT Finance will jointly establish a new investment vehicle, Synexia Ventures, aimed at strengthening collaboration with promising startups in Southeast Asia. The investment vehicle will be established on December 15, 2025. Synexia Ventures will serve as an investment vehicle established to reinforce NTT Group’s
artificial intelligence
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) and its consolidated subsidiary, MUFG Bank, have entered into an investment agreement and signed a memorandum of understanding regarding strategic collaboration with Third Intelligence, an AI R&D company. Other investors are SMBC, SBI Group, and Hokuhodo DY Ventures. Third Intelligence is a company
corporate venture capital
DeNA's Board of Directors has approved the establishment of and investment in the Delight Ventures Builder III Investment Limited Partnership (ILP). Background DeNA is an “eternal venture,” and proactively takes on the challenge of creating new businesses. To achieve this, in addition to initiatives in each of its
venture capital
Fivot, a startup company aiming to become a challenger bank pioneering the future through "AI × Finance," has completed a funding round consisting of a 1 billion yen third-party allotment of shares in a Series B equity round and 1 billion yen in debt financing (loans), totaling 2 billion
corporate venture capital
HIRAC FUND, operated by Money Forward Venture Partners, a group company of Money Forward, has made an investment in E-SEP, which develops ceramic separation membranes. Background of the Investment Efforts toward decarbonization have become an urgent priority for society as a whole in order to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.
corporate venture capital
WIZ.AI, a Singapore-based AI company pioneering the enterprise application of large language models (LLMs) in Southeast Asia, has announced the successful closing of its Series B funding round, raising tens of millions of USD. The round was led by SMBC Asia Rising Fund, the corporate venture capital arm of
sustainability
ASUENE has completed the acquisition of 100% of the shares and integration of Iconic Air, a U.S. company providing GHG visualization and methane leak management SaaS. Following NZero, this second M&A further accelerates the expansion of ASUENE's U.S. operations and strengthens our technological foundation.
corporate venture capital
DG Daiwa Ventures (DGDV), a venture capital firm investing both domestically and internationally, has completed the final close of "DGDV Fund III E.L.P. Cayman", which targets seed and early-stage startups in Japan and abroad, at over 10 billion yen. Additionally, coinciding with the launch of Fund
corporate venture capital
Habit Factory, a Seoul, South Korea-based AI-driven fintech company, has raised KRW 35 billion in Series D funding. The round was led by Z Venture Capital (ZVC) and Smilegate Investment, with participation from Industrial Bank of Korea, IBK Venture Investment, Kolon Investment, KB Investment, and Shinhan Venture Investment. Z Venture
corporate venture capital
SBI Holdings, through its U.S. subsidiary SBI Holdings USA, has made an investment in the AI2 Incubator Fund III newly established by AI2 Incubator Partners, an AI incubator. This investment aims to capture global investment opportunities in the AI field and strengthen collaboration with startups possessing cutting-edge technology. AI2
corporate venture capital
Sony Financial Ventures and Global Brain Corporation have established a new joint venture company through a co-investment. The rapidly changing environment has been requiring startups to accelerate business expansion, go global, and adopt sophisticated fundraising practice, causing more complex management issues. This has heightened expectations for investment partners who can