Firms

JIC Venture Growth Investments

JIC Venture Growth Investments

j-vgi.co.jp

Tokyo-based government-backed venture and growth investment manager established in July 2020 as part of Japan Investment Corporation. It invests across Japanese startups from early-stage deep tech and life sciences through growth and later-stage private companies, and supports direct secondary and post-IPO investments through its opportunity strategy. The firm backs commercialization of research in AI, robotics, space, materials, electronics, biotechnology, drug discovery and healthcare, alongside businesses addressing industrial and social challenges. Its hands-on support includes financing, executive recruitment, industry partnerships, overseas market entry, clinical development, domestic and international listings, and M&A.

Founded
2020
Type
Venture capital

Funds0

No funds on record yet.

Team

Operations and support

Akira SuenagaVenture Capitalist
Daisuke KaihokuCFO / Venture Capitalist
Hanae SuzukiVenture Capitalist / Life Science Professional
Hideki YarimizuChief Executive Officer
Hiroyuki KazawaCompliance Officer
Jun HayashiVenture Capitalist
Kan YanazawaVenture Capitalist
Kazuaki OsumiBoard Member
Keisuke NodaSenior Officer
Masaaki SatoBusiness Development Div. Director / Venture Capitalist
Masaki OnumaVenture Capitalist
Mayumi BeppuVenture Capitalist
Miki KinoshitaLegal Counsel
Misato SugiyamaSenior Officer
Refu NakayaVenture Capitalist
Ryo JumonjiSenior Officer
Ryohei SuzukiSenior Officer
Shinichi ShirayamaAuditor
Shoko NishidaVenture Capitalist
Takahiro GotoLife Science Professional
Takashi KimuraVenture Capitalist
Takayuki ShimboSenior Officer
Takuma TsuzukuVenture Capitalist / Life Science Professional
Takumi SakamotoVenture Capitalist
Takumi YoshidaSenior Officer
Tomohiro TangeChief Investment Officer
Tomoyuki MarukawaVenture Capitalist
Toru EguchiController
Toshiya KishimuraVenture Capitalist
Toshiyuki KumuraBoard Member
Yodai ShimodaVenture Capitalist
Yoshiharu AsaiVenture Capitalist
Yoshiharu UrunoVenture Capitalist / Life Science Professional
Yuki KuwabaraVenture Capitalist
Yuya InadaManagement Support Div. Director / Venture Capitalist

Co-investing

Khosla Ventures
New Enterprise Associates
Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited
Y Combinator
ANRI

Investments

$—2026-05-01Sanodyne TherapeuticsJIC Venture Growth Investments, RDiscovery
¥1.3B2026-04-15Restore VisionJIC Venture Growth Investments
¥1.93B2025-07-11GAIA BioMedicineJIC Venture Growth Investments, UntroD Capital Japan
¥3.77B2025-04-01J-PharmaUntroD Capital Japan, JIC Venture Growth Investments
¥1.87B2023-12-15Restore VisionJIC Venture Growth Investments
$—2026-04-08TeraWatt TechnologyKhosla Ventures, Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited, ITOCHU Technology Ventures, Inc., JIC Venture Growth Investments, G. K. Goh Ventures, Kyuden International Corporation
$—2025-07-14TeraWatt TechnologyKhosla Ventures, Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited, JIC Venture Growth Investments
$22M2025-06-30TailorANRI, JIC Venture Growth Investments, New Enterprise Associates, Spiral Capital, Y Combinator
$22M2025-06-30TailorY Combinator, ANRI, New Enterprise Associates, JIC Venture Growth Investments, Spiral Capital
$—2023-06-05TeraWatt TechnologyKhosla Ventures, Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited, Rakuten Capital, JIC Venture Growth Investments, Development Bank of Japan Inc.