MS&AD Ventures

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Status

ACTIVE

Global HQ

Tokyo, Japan

Countries of investment

Japan
United States
Singapore
Indonesia

Investment stages

Seed
Series A

Industries

Insurtech
Fintech
Mobility
Climate & sustainability
AI & data
Digital health
Cybersecurity

About
MS&AD Ventures is a Tokyo-based corporate venture capital firm focused on insurtech. Their focus spans Japan, the United States, Singapore, and Indonesia. The firm supports founders from seed through Series A stages.

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Max check size: $5M
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Investment Thesis

MS&AD Ventures is the corporate venture arm of MS&AD Insurance Group, investing seed-to-Series A in next-generation insurance and risk-management technology. The firm differentiates itself through access to one of Asia's largest insurance groups and its distribution across Japan and Southeast Asia.

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Manager's Experience

Silicon Valley–based corporate venture fund of Japan's MS&AD Insurance Group, launched in 2018 and led by General Partner Jon Soberg, a career VC rather than an insurance insider. Co-invests regularly with insurtech specialists including FinTLV, Core Innovation Capital and Munich Re/HSB Ventures. Runs successive funds sized in the hundreds of millions, funded solely by the parent group.