JICVGI Opportunity Fund No.1

Managed by JIC Venture Growth Investments

Overview

JICVGI Opportunity Fund No.1 focuses on direct secondary transactions in mid- and later-stage startups and aftermarket investments in listed startups. It is designed to address capital-market needs before and after an IPO, supporting companies pursuing further growth as private or listed businesses.

JIC Venture Growth Investments was founded in 2020 as a venture and growth investor within the JIC Group. Its investment activities span industries including deep tech and life sciences, from early-stage investing through growth, later-stage and aftermarket situations. The manager supports portfolio companies through relationships with industry, public institutions, universities, local governments and overseas funds, with an emphasis on innovation, industrial competitiveness and solutions to Japanese industrial and social issues.

Selected investments

  • Nxera Pharma Co., Ltd. — The fund invested in Nxera Pharma, then known as Sosei Group, a biopharmaceutical company focused on GPCR-targeted drug discovery, clinical development and commercialization.
  • ENECHANGE Ltd. — The fund invested in ENECHANGE, which operates energy-platform, EV-charging and energy-data businesses.
  • Cyber Security Cloud, Inc. — The fund invested in Cyber Security Cloud, a cybersecurity company offering web-application firewall products and managed cloud-security services.
  • Axelspace Holdings Corporation — The fund invested in Axelspace, a microsatellite company providing satellite development and operations support and Earth-observation data services.
  • ispace, inc. — The fund invested in ispace, which develops lunar transportation services and related lunar-development businesses.
  • CREAL Inc. — The fund invested in CREAL, a real estate crowdfunding and alternative-investment platform operator.

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