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.
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.
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.
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