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Marunouchi Innovation Partners

Status
ACTIVE
Global HQ
Tokyo, Japan
Countries of investment
  • Japan
  • United States
  • Singapore
  • Germany
  • Indonesia
  • Spain
Investment stages
  • Series B
  • Series C
  • Growth
Industries
  • Fintech
  • Climate Tech
  • Deep Tech
About
Marunouchi Innovation Partners is a private equity fund management company established by three of Japan's leading corporations: Mitsubishi Corporation, Mitsubishi UFJ Bank, and Mitsubishi Estate. The firm is dedicated to investing in innovative startups and supporting their growth to contribute to the creation of a better future.
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$2M
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$15M
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Investment Thesis

Marunouchi Innovation Partners invests in both early and growth-stage startups, focusing on sectors such as Fintech, Healthcare, Environmental Energy, HR Tech, and DX. The firm's investment philosophy centers on creating a better future by supporting innovative companies. Their unique value proposition lies in leveraging the extensive business assets and global networks of their anchor limited partners—Mitsubishi Corporation, Mitsubishi UFJ Bank, and Mitsubishi Estate—to accelerate the growth of their portfolio companies.
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Manager's Experience

The management team, including President & CEO Go Ichinose, primarily comes from Mitsubishi Corporation and its venture capital arm, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital. They possess extensive experience in corporate business development, M&A, and venture capital investment, with a focus on the IT and technology sectors. Their collective background combines deep corporate operational knowledge from a major Japanese conglomerate with direct startup investment expertise.

Team

Ichiro Kono - President & CEO

Takahiro Kaneko - Managing Director

Yusuke Umeda - Managing Director

Tetsuya Shimada - Director

Tetsuya Otani - Director

Toshiyuki Mori - Director

Yusuke Washimi - Principal

Yukihiro Maruyama - Principal

Yuki Watanabe - Principal

Portfolio

GO

SmartHR

Ubie

TBM

Finatext Holdings

ispace

Kyoto Fusioneering

GITAI

atama plus

Hacobu

Tier IV

Synspective

Telexistence

Spiber

Axelspace

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