NIF Ventures Overview

  • Investor Type
  • Venture Capital

  • Status
  • Inactive

  • Professionals
  • 170

Professionals

  • Investments
  • 59

  • Exits
  • 54

Exits

NIF Ventures General Information

Company Description

NIF Ventures was a venture capital firm based in Tokyo, Japan. The firm preferred to invest in seed-stage, early-stage, and later-stage companies. The firm sought to invest in healthcare and TMT sectors in the United States, Asia, the Middle East, and Western Europe. The firm went out of business.

Business Details

Investor Status
Out of Business
Primary Investor Type
Venture Capital
Corporate Office
  • 5F, Daiwa Yaesu Building
  • 1-2-1, Kyobashi, Chuo-ku
  • Tokyo, 104-0031
  • Japan

NIF Ventures Investments (59)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Company Stage Lead Partner
GulfNet 01-Sep-2015 Later Stage VC IT Consulting and Outsourcing Generating Revenue
Zyomyx 26-Oct-2010 Diagnostic Equipment Out of Business
Kidswell Bio 07-Jul-2010 Biotechnology Generating Revenue/Not Profitable
RaQualia Pharma 04-Jul-2008 Drug Discovery Generating Revenue/Not Profitable
Kidswell Bio 11-Jun-2008 Biotechnology Generating Revenue/Not Profitable
Endotis Pharmaceuticals 23-Jan-2008 Drug Discovery Out of Business
Winking Studios 13-Jul-2007 BPO/Outsource Services Profitable
Diatos 03-Jul-2007 Drug Discovery Out of Business
NexWave Solutions 15-May-2007 Later Stage VC Software Development Applications Out of Business
Picsel Technologies 12-Feb-2007 PE Growth/Expansion Internet Software Out of Business
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NIF Ventures Exits (54)

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size
Winking Studios 20-Nov-2023 IPO
WaveSplitter Technologies 01-May-2021
GulfNet 01-Mar-2021
Anadigm 01-Feb-2021
eSilicon 13-Jan-2020
Crestec 08-Jul-2015
ABIONYX Pharma 25-Mar-2015
Zyomyx 01-Oct-2014
Tolerx 01-Jul-2013 Bankruptcy: Liquidation
Kidswell Bio 30-Nov-2012 IPO
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NIF Ventures FAQs

  • What is NIF Ventures?

    NIF Ventures was a venture capital firm based in Tokyo, Japan.

  • Where is NIF Ventures headquartered?

    NIF Ventures is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

  • How many investments has NIF Ventures made?

    NIF Ventures has made 59 investments.

  • What has NIF Ventures invested in?

    NIF Ventures has made numerous investments in companies like GulfNet, Zyomyx, and Kidswell Bio within the IT Consulting and Outsourcing, Diagnostic Equipment, and Biotechnology industries.

  • What has NIF Ventures invested in recently?

    NIF Ventures's latest investment was on 01-Sep-2015 in GulfNet, a company within the IT Consulting and Outsourcing industry.

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