News
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January 29, 2024
Canon Marketing Japan Establishes Specialized Organization for R&B to Take a Future-Oriented Approach to Address
Solutions to Social Issues. CVC Fund of 10 Billion Yen Also Launched for Accelerating Open Innovation.
Change the future,
shape the future
Canon Marketing Japan MIRAI Fund invests in and supports startups in Japan and abroad that possess outstanding technologies and ambition, engaging in the collaborative creation of future value.
Pioneer the future ourselves, not as an extension of the past. Based on this sentiment we aim to work together with startups to learn, embrace challenges and build a better future.
Investment
Area
Canon Marketing Japan MIRAI Fund targets investments in areas that relate to the following themes
Well Being Human perspectives
Life Purpose Creating services that empower anyone to experience the vitality to live in good health through spiritual enrichment
Work-in-Life Achieving work-in-life that can be enjoyed by anyone by eliminating the limitations such as space and time
Human Potential
Enlargement
Creating a society in which anyone can pursue a lifestyle that suits them by expanding the various abilities that humans possess
Business
Transformation
Industrial perspectives
Emerging Industries Creating new industries using innovative technologies that solve social issues
Regional Regeneration Visualizing and rediscovering regional value, and creating region-driven businesses
Business Revitalization
Disrupting existing industrial structures to create
new competitive strength through co-creation
Team
General Manager
Naoya Ishida
Investment Manager
Ryota Miyake
Business Development Manager
Kenji Yonemoto
Investment Expert
Yoko Akimoto
Investment Expert
Hinako Usui
Investment Expert
Shun Watari
Investment Expert
Ami Kumon
Fund Overview
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Name (Registered Name) |
Canon Marketing Japan MIRAI Fund (Canon Marketing Japan MIRAI Fund L.P.) |
|---|---|
| Investment period | Ten years from January 29, 2024 (planned) |
| Investment targets | Domestic and overseas startups at all stages, with a focus on early and middle |
| Fund size | 10 billion yen (planned) |
| Operator | Global Brain Corporation |