The Japan Investment Corporation (JIC) takes a step toward fostering Japanese startup ecosystem with an allocation of $22.5M (JPY$3.5B) to Genesia Venture Fund IV.
The fund, launched in April 2025, eyes pre-seed and seed-stage investments, with a focus on digital businesses and a few deep-technology companies with more than 80% of its investments being domestic, according to a press release. The venture capital fund has established a solid position as an entity that supports businesses and capital alliances between startups in Southeast Asia and Japanese companies, as well as into India.
In the current environment, Japanese companies will be able to participate in local supply chains in Southeast Asia and India, where the digitization of supply chains is progressing rapidly. JIC also invested in the firm’s third fund vehicle in 2023, alongside other limited partners including Oriental Land Innovations and Canal Ventures.
“By providing fund management support to Genesia, JIC will seek to expand the supply of risk capital from institutional investors through the funds managed by the company over the medium to long term,” noted the release.
