🕚Here’s a flashback to an exciting and bold VC fund launch from earlier in 2024. 💸 In Q2 2024, Kyocera Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of Japan’s Kyocera Corporation launched Kyocera Ventures Innovation Fund I (KVIF-I), a $40m fund jointly managed by Tokyo, Japan based VC firm Global Brain Corporation. 💡 KVIF-I targets early-stage investments in sectors such as #environment, #energy, #information, #communications, #medical, #healthcare, #mobility, #advancedmaterials, #software, #artificialintelligence, #aerospace, #defence, #semiconductors, and #nuclearfusion. The fund will operate for 10 years and invest at #SeriesA to #SeriesC with investment sizes between $200k and $2m per deal. 🌍 #Japan and wider Asia 📈 Kyocera Corporation has a history of supporting start-ups through direct investments and collaborations. The new funds PortCo's include Chipletz and Mixed-Signal Devices Inc. 💭 “In addition to capital, we deliver a clear path to commercialization and provide access to the domain expertise, manufacturing know-how, and strategic partnership of Kyocera’s global brand.” – Kyocera Ventures 🗞️ By Kyocera https://lnkd.in/dn8eRFq8 👏 For the #AudaciousInvestors unleashing innovation and empowering tomorrow🚀 Richard Johnson I Kenji Kodomari I yasuhiko yurimoto I Team Kyocera Ventures … #venturecapital #vc #funds #startups #entrepreneurs #funding #tech #usa #japan #entrepreneurship #technology #innovation #CVC #venture #fund
