Asu Capital Partners
Venture capital that supports global startups from Japan – “Asu Capital Partners” conducts second closing and invites fund advisors from overseas
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Asu Capital Partners (Headquarters: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Representative Directors: Hideo Natsume, Rusei Lee, Abbreviation: ACP), a venture capital firm that supports entrepreneurs aiming to “Japan to Global” We have conducted the second closing of “Limited Liability
Partnership” (hereinafter referred to as ACP No. 1 Fund). In this secondary offering, in addition to CARTA HOLDINGS Co., Ltd. and DeNA Co., Ltd., we received investment from partners from well-known overseas funds, as in the first offering. In addition, Vishal Harnal, managing partner of 500 Global, will be appointed as a fund advisor, strengthening the support system for “Japan to Global”.
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The main session planned at IVS2024 KYOTO had the theme of “paradigm shift in venture capital in Asia” and invited leading venture capital firms in Asia to discuss changes in the Asian venture capital market with guests. .
After the first round of recruitment, we have already invested in five startups, and we will continue to strengthen our investment and global support for startups in the pre-seed and seed stages aiming to enter the global market.
▼For consultations regarding starting a business or raising funds, please contact the email below or the representative X account. Company email address: info@asu.vc
X (old Twitter):
https://x.com/HideoNw (Natsume)
https://x.com/lukeli_asu (Lee)
Comments from investors
CARTA HOLDINGS Co., Ltd.
Head of Business Investment Strategy Office
Tatsuya Hase
I met the representative, Natsume, for the first time at the beginning of the year, and we talked about what we wanted to achieve with ACP and the issues faced by Japan and the industry as a whole. I was impressed by the depth of his knowledge and strongly felt his potential as a next-generation capitalist. I was also inspired by his appearance and found it very reassuring.
ACP’s main concept “Japan to Global” is an important theme for us at CARTA HOLDINGS, and we have undertaken numerous global challenges to date. As an LP, I would like to support entrepreneurs from Japan who are spreading their wings around the world through both investment and business collaboration.
Let’s make our mission “creating Japan’s first Japanese-made decacone” come true together!
DeNA Co., Ltd.
Group Executive Manager, Business Strategy Division, Business Development Department
Shota Tanaka
We are very happy that DeNA will be able to support the great journey of ACP and the next generation of capitalists, Natsume-san and Lee-san, by participating as an LP in the first fund. Global connectivity is an extremely important theme for Japan’s startup ecosystem, and by extension, for the industry as a whole, and is a difficult task that lies beyond the fog of uncertainty. I feel that the knowledge, relationships, and enthusiasm of everyone at ACP that overflow from their daily activities will be the key to solving this difficult problem. At DeNA, we would like to support the success of ACP and the startups we invest in and the realization of “Japan to Global” through a wide range of collaborations.
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