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The Japanese venture capital landscape has a new player aimed at the market's earliest stages. Oikaze Ventures, headquartered in Tokyo’s Minato Ward, announced the official launch of its operations and the establishment of its inaugural vehicle, Oikaze Ventures Fund I. Helmed by General Partner Misuzu Matsumoto, the
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Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMBC Group) is deepening its engagement with the global venture capital ecosystem, launching a new video pitch platform designed to connect Japanese seed-stage startups with institutional capital. The initiative, launched in collaboration with Silicon Valley-based GoAhead Ventures, aims to democratize access to funding by removing traditional
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ANRI, a Tokyo-based independent venture capital firm, has established "ANRI Fund No. 6," an investment vehicle with a targeted final corpus of 30 billion yen. The firm also disclosed the launch of the "ANRI Pre-Seed Program," a strategic initiative funded directly from the firm’s balance
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Incubate Fund has established "IF Growth," a fund specialized in growth capital, and completed its first close. The final fund size is planned to be 30 billion yen. In parallel, the fund specialized in seed stage investments has also completed its final close at a total of 20.
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Incubate Fund has formed a new "IFLP Fund 3." 1. IFLP Fund "IFLP" has grown as Japan's only model aiming to maximize networking opportunities between individual GPs of independent seed funds and LPs. It continues to develop with a focus on building strong communities