• Building
    Great Companies
    with
    Entrepreneurs

Nippon Venture Capital (“NVCC”) was established in 1996 by Japanese business leaders of blue-chip companies. (See NVCC‘s Shareholders and Directors)

For the past 25 years, we have continuously invested in startups, even in times of severe recession when anybody avoids investment. We have raised funds total amount of USD 700M (JPY 100B ) and invested in 1000+ companies. 160+ investees went public.

We will provide this vast network and wealth of experience with entrepreneurs through our highly motivated and experienced team.

News

Total AUM

$700M

Invested in

1000+

Startups

As of December 2022

PORTFOLIO

Total IPOs

168

As of December 20th 2023

Portfolio
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Upper column: most recent investment / Lower column: IPOs

partners

Enterprise Partners (Shareholders)

  • ITO EN, LTD.
  • USHIO INC.
  • OMRON Corporation
  • ORIX Corporation
  • KANEKA CORPORATION
  • Kikkoman Corporation
  • Management Strategy Research Institute
  • SALA Corporation
  • Suntory Holdings Limited
  • Shionogi & Co., Ltd.
  • SYSMEX CORPORATION
  • Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
  • Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
  • Seiko Group Corporation
  • SECOM CO., LTD.
  • Daikin Industries, Ltd.
  • Daiwa Securities Group Inc.
  • Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd.
  • Nippon Life Insurance Company
  • Nidec Corporation
  • Nomura Holdings, Inc.
  • FAST RETAILING CO., LTD
  • FUJIFILM CO., LTD.
  • HEIWA REAL ESTATE CO., LTD.
  • HORIBA Ltd.
  • MARUICHI STEEL TUBE LTD.
  • Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
  • Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd.
  • Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company, Limited
  • Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation.
  • Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited
  • Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd
  • MITSUBISHI ESTATE CO., LTD.
  • MUFG Bank, Ltd.
  • Resona Bank, Limited

Academic Partners

  • Kyoto University
  • Osaka University
  • Nagoya University
  • Gifu University
  • Toyohashi University Of Technology
  • Nagoya Institute Of Technology
  • Mie University
  • Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International (ATR)
  • Doshisha University