One of the hurdles to creating unicorns in Japan is the limited supply of risk capital available to meet the needs of growth/later-stage startups seeking to grow their businesses. Furthermore, recent trends in international affairs and changes in the economic environment are expected result in increased demand for supplemental funding prior to IPO in Japan's emerging stock markets.
VGI’s mission is to promote innovation through venture growth investment activities that contribute to improving Japan’s international competitiveness and resolve industrial and social issues. Our main strategy is to support the growth of promising startups prior to IPO through VGF1and VGF2 investments at the expansion, growth, and later stages.
VGF1and VGF2 invest based on a bird's-eye view of the entire industry and with the expectation of contributing to resolving industrial issues. In addition, VGF1and VGF2 invest in the development of new industries in areas where risk capital is needed.
