When was Nippon Venture Capital founded?

Nippon Venture Capital was founded in 1996.

Where is Nippon Venture Capital headquartered?

Nippon Venture Capital is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

What is Nippon Venture Capital's total asset value?

Nippon Venture Capital has around in total assets under management.

How many investments has Nippon Venture Capital made?

Nippon Venture Capital has made 375 investments.

What has Nippon Venture Capital invested in?

Nippon Venture Capital has made numerous investments in companies like PharmaBio , A-SEEDS , and UPWARD within the Biotechnology, Drug Discovery, and Business/Productivity Software industries.

What has Nippon Venture Capital invested in recently?

Nippon Venture Capital's latest investment was on 14-Jul-2025 in PharmaBio , a company within the Biotechnology industry.

Nippon Venture Capital investment portfolio

Nippon Venture Capital Overview

Investor Type

Venture Capital

Status

Active

Professionals

7

Investments

375

Portfolio

169

Exits

147

Nippon Venture Capital General Information

Company Description

Founded in 1996, Nippon Venture Capital is the corporate venture capital arm of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone based in Tokyo, Japan. The firm seeks to invest in companies operating in the communications, software, systems, devices, life sciences, and environmental technologies sectors.

Business Details

Website

www.nvcc.co.jp

Year Founded

1996

Investor Status

Actively Seeking New Investments

Trade Association

Japan Venture Capital Association (JVC)

Primary Investor Type

Corporate Venture Capital

Other Investor Types

Growth/Expansion

PE/Buyout

Venture Capital

Corporate Office

34th Floor, Marunouchi Building
2-4-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo, 100-6334
Japan

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Nippon Venture Capital Investments (375)

Company Name	Deal Date	Deal Type	Industry	Company Stage
PharmaBio	14-Jul-2025	Later Stage VC	Biotechnology	Generating Revenue
A-SEEDS	07-Jul-2025		Drug Discovery	Clinical Trials - Phase 2
UPWARD	01-Jul-2025		Business/Productivity Software	Generating Revenue
Holoeyes	03-Jun-2025		Medical Records Systems	Generating Revenue
Velo Advisers	01-Jun-2025		IT Consulting and Outsourcing	Generating Revenue
Tech Doctor	07-May-2025		Monitoring Equipment	Generating Revenue
iiba	03-Apr-2025		Information Services (B2C)	Generating Revenue
Corin	01-Mar-2025		Software Development Applications	Generating Revenue
Grow Rich English School	01-Mar-2025	Seed Round	Educational and Training Services (B2C)	Generating Revenue
Neusignal Therapeutics	31-Jan-2025	Early Stage VC	Drug Discovery	Generating Revenue

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Nippon Venture Capital Exits (147)

Company Name	Exit Date	Exit Type
Pocket Change	10-Feb-2025	Merger/Acquisition
CB Holdings	01-Jan-2025
Showcase Gig	20-Oct-2024
Kozure	30-Sep-2024
Ai Robotics	27-Sep-2024
Pioneer (Drug Discovery)	01-Sep-2024
MFS (Consumer Finance)	21-Jun-2024
Chordia Therapeutics	14-Jun-2024
Mammoth Project	01-Jun-2024	Secondary Transaction - Private
Kataribe	31-May-2024	Out of Business

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