SPARX Space Frontier Fund

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Status

ACTIVE

Global HQ

Tokyo, Japan

Countries of investment

Japan
United States

Investment stages

Seed
Series A
Series B

Industries

Space Tech
Satellite
Launch
Aerospace
Defense
In-Space Infrastructure
Japan Space

About
SPARX Space Frontier Fund is a Tokyo-based venture capital fund managed by SPARX Asset Management (subsidiary of SPARX Group, TSE Prime: 8739) with Fund I launched June 2020 (¥9.2 billion / approximately $61M) and Fund II launched April 2024 (¥11 billion / approximately $73M); Limited Partners include Toyota Motor Corporation, MUFG Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Mizuho Bank, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, and Development Bank of Japan

Min check size: $2M
Max check size: $15M
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Investment Thesis

SPARX Space Frontier Fund invests in Japanese venture companies and projects engaged in space-related businesses with excellent technologies or unique business models; aims to support human resources and technology development in space-related industries, foster globally competitive Japanese space companies, and contribute to technological innovation throughout Japan

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Manager's Experience

Shuhei Abe (Founder & CEO of SPARX Group, TSE Prime: 8739) founded SPARX Group as one of Japan's leading independent asset management companies and established the Space Frontier Fund in 2020. The fund is managed by SPARX Asset Management Co., Ltd. with backing from Toyota Motor Corporation, MUFG Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Mizuho Bank, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, and Development Bank of Japan as limited partners.