DOCOMO Innovations Inc.

www.docomoinnovations.com

Formerly DoCoMo Capital

Foreign Corporate VC

Tech Verticals Preferences

Big Data, Blockchain, Cloud, Content Management, DevOps, Digital Media, Drones, Entertainment, Machine Learning, Mobile Applications, Mobile infrastructure, Online Advertising, SaaS, Software Technologies, Telecommunications, UAV, Wireless communication

General Data

Established

2005

DESCRIPTION

DOCOMO Innovations, Inc. is the Silicon Valley-based subsidiary of NTT DOCOMO, Inc. in Japan, a world leader in mobile operations and a growing provider of comprehensive mobile services. On August 1, 2011, DOCOMO Innovations was launched with an expanded mission for Open Innovation as an outgrowth of the last 10 years of cutting-edge technological research conducted at DOCOMO Communications Laboratories USA, Inc.

AFFILIATION

Account ID	Affiliation Type	Name	Parent Name	Status
		Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT)
	Group	NTT Communications Corp.	Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT)
	Group	NTT Data Corp.	Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT)
	Group	NTT DOCOMO Inc.	Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT)
	Group	NTT Software Corp.	Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT)
E3AD1BB0-1FB3-EB11-B80B-00505695CD29	Accelerator	NTT Innovation Laboratory Israel	NTT Communications Corp.
56F569C5-227A-E111-AC59-00155D32A403	Investment Arm	DOCOMO Innovations Inc.	NTT DOCOMO Inc.
F08245E3-227A-E111-AC59-00155D32A403	Investment Arm	NTT DOCOMO Ventures Inc.	NTT DOCOMO Inc.

CONTACT INFO

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Main Address: Palo Alto, United States

Address	3301 Hillview Ave.
City	Palo Alto
State/Province	CA
Country	United States
Zip	94304

Contact Person	abC Defghij
Contact E-Mail	abC Defghij
Company E-mail	abC Defghij
Telephone	abC Defghij
Fax	abC Defghij

	MANAGEMENT

Key Executive

Name	Title	Previous Position
Mr. Takashi Suzuki	President & CEO	NTT DOCOMO Ventures (Senior Managing Director)
Mr. Christopher Hermanowicz	Principal

Investment Data

Managed Capital	abCDe
Capital Remarks	February 2013 - DOCOMO Innovation Fund Partnership, worth 10 billion yen in total assets under management. September 2017 DOCOMO Innovation Fund II, L.P. worth 15 billion yen in total assets under management. April 1, 2022 - DOCOMO Innovation Fund III, L.P. worth 15 billion yen in total assets under management

Preferences

Type of Financing	Equity
Stage Preferences	R&D,Seed

	PORTFOLIO COMPANIES

Exits (2)

Company Name	Exit Type	Date Announced	Amount	Remarks
abC Defghij	Acquired	20/06/2016	abCDe
abC Defghij	Merged	16/12/2009	abCDe

Historic Portfolio (2)

Company Name

Sector

Round/Deal Type

Date Announced

Investor Amount

Total Deal Amount

Remarks

DAZ 3D-Gizmoz

Ceased to Operate

Ent. SW

First Round

01/03/2010

N/A

$5.3m

Following previous investment in Gizmoz Ltd.

TuneWiki

Ceased to Operate

CO SW

First Round

08/02/2010

N/A

$7m

Last Updated:	abCDe
IVC Number:	abCDe