Company

Our Mission

Seeking to foster innovation through venture and growth investment activities that improve international competitiveness and resolve Japan's industrial and social issues.

Seeking to foster innovation through venture and growth investment
activities
that improve international competitiveness and resolve
Japan's industrial and social issues.

Policy

01

Contribute to strengthening Japan's industrial competitiveness

Contribute to enhancing industrial competitiveness by promoting a sufficient supply of risk capital to policy-relevant venture and growth areas and collaboration with the private sector.

02

Promote solutions to social and industrial issues

Accelerate innovation and promote solutions to social and industrial issues by discovering and supporting new technologies and new businesses that promote industrial transformation.

03

Promote open innovation

Promote open innovation beyond the framework of existing industries to achieve social implementation of innovation and contribute to the development of Japan's innovation ecosystem.

04

Leverage network and catalyst functions to enhance value

Maximize investment returns by leveraging the network and catalyst functions of a government-backed fund to create value through deal creation, hands-on work, and industry collaboration, among other activities.

05

Contribute to strengthening Japan's risk capital supply

Discover and develop diverse investment human resources and contribute to building a foundation for a supply of risk capital in Japan that is both deep and diverse.

Message

JIC VGI was established as a venture capital firm of the JIC Group to carry out investment support activities for startup companies. In line with the government's industrial policy, we are proceeding with investment activities targeting venture companies in all industrial fields, including deep tech and life sciences, which require patient risk money from the early stage to aftermarket.
In addition to investment activities, our members with diverse backgrounds are working to support value improvement by utilizing networks with government offices, public institutions, large companies, universities, local governments, and overseas funds. All of our members will continue to contribute to the further development of Japan's startup ecosystem with a sense of mission, a public mind, and a strong passion.
We sincerely ask for your guidance and support.

CEO

Company

company name
JIC Venture Growth Investments Co., Ltd.
officers
CEO Hideki Yarimizu
CIO  Tomohiro Tange
Member of the Board Toshiyuki Kumura
(CIO of JIC)
Member of the Board
Shinnosuke Kameyama(CSO of JIC)
Auditor Shinichi Shirayama
location
1-3-1 Toranomon, Minato, Tokyo
founding
July 2020
capital
20 million yen