Dentsu Ventures

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Foreign Corporate VC

Tech Verticals Preferences

Broadband, Broadcasting, Communications, Content Delivery Platform, Content Management, Digital Media, e-Commerce, eLearning, Enterprise Applications, Enterprise Networking, Entertainment, Home Networking, Information Technology, Internet Applications, Internet Infrastructure, Machine Learning, Marketing Tech, Mobile Applications, Mobile infrastructure, Networking Infrastructure, Online Advertising, Online Entertainment, Social Networks, Telecom Applications, Virtual Reality, Wireless Applications, Wireless Infrastructure

General Data

Established	2015
Current Active Portfolio Companies:	4

DESCRIPTION

Dentsu Ventures is the corporate venture capital fund of Dentsu. Dentsu Ventures is a hands-on corporate venture capital fund that provides the expert support that entrepreneurs need to bring their innovations to the world.
Driven by its “Clients First” principle, the Dentsu Group has been creating solutions for a wide range of clientele for years. Dentsu Ventures doesn’t just invest in startups; it builds on the Group’s resources to offer high-quality value creation services to them.

AFFILIATION

Account ID	Affiliation Type	Name	Parent Name	Status
		Dentsu Inc.
A81C8E70-D64C-EA11-810A-0050569A1018	Investment Arm	Dentsu Ventures	Dentsu Inc.
47B6213E-42E7-E411-B68F-080027005CC8	R&D Center	Dentsu Israel	Dentsu Inc.

CONTACT INFO

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Main Address: Tokyo, Japan

Address	1-8-1, Higashi-shimbashi, Minato-ku,
City	Tokyo
Country	Japan
Zip	105-7050

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	MANAGEMENT

Key Executive

Name	Title
Kotaro Sasamoto	Managing Partner

Investment Data

Managed Capital

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Capital Remarks

Specializes in seed, early, mid and later-stage investments. It prefers to invest in the marketing and communication business sectors in the United States of America, Europe, and Asia. Name: Dentsu Ventures Global Fund I Partners: Dentsu Inc.(Transferred to Dentsu Group Inc. in January of 2020) and Prime Partners, Inc. Total fund capital: 10 billion yen ($71M) Date of establishment: April 2015 Period of operation: 10 years to March 2025 Investment regions: Global investments with a central focus on the U.S., Europe and Asia Investment stages: Balanced, wide-ranging investments with the focus on seed and early stage investments, but also including mid-stage and later-stage investments Dentsu Ventures Fund Ⅱ Partners: Dentsu Group Inc., Dentsu Innovation Partners Inc. and Prime Partners, Inc. Total fund capital: 10 billion yen ($71M) Date of establishment: April 2021 Period of operation: 10 years to March 2031 Investment regions: Global Investment stages: From seed to late stage