JIC JAPAN INVESTMENT CORPORATION

Investment Criteria

JIC makes investments in accordance with investment criteria based on the Industrial Competitiveness Act. In order to supply risk capital to the four investment focus areas designated by the investment criteria (listed below), JIC promotes open innovation in Japan through the establishment of investment funds, and contributes to enhancing Japan's industrial competitiveness and to the expansion of investment ecosystems.

Establish funds based on
four investment focus areas

Investment focus areas

  • Creating a positive cycle of domestic investment and innovation
    Creating a positive cycle of
    domestic investment and
    innovation

    To enhance Japan’s industrial competitiveness, support the business activities which contribute to positive cycle of domestic investment and innovation in industries requiring sustainable growth and demanding significant amounts of risk capital over a long period.

  • Creating and developing startups
    Creating and developing
    startups

    To accelerate the creation and nurturing of startups which are drivers of economic growth and innovation, and to foster the creation of global unicorns, support businesses that contribute to development of the startup ecosystem.

  • Leveraging untapped regional management resources
    Leveraging untapped regional management resources

    Address the need for funding among local academic startups, leading medium enterprises that possess technologies with high earning and innovation potential and which are not being fully leveraged due to a lack of risk capital and human resources.

  • Promoting business consolidation in response to changes in market and business environments
    Promoting business
    consolidation in response to
    changes in market and
    business environments

    Support enhancement of industrial competitiveness through medium- to long-term growth investments and industry consolidation to businesses, that can respond to recent changes in the business environment through business consolidation and renewal.

Drive open innovation
and contribute to enhancing industrial competitiveness.

Click here for more information on the Investment Criteria (Japanese pages. Revised on December 25, 2024)

Click here for more information on the JIC Fund Investment Guideline (Published on March 31, 2025)

JIC Group Fund Management Companies

JIC Venture Growth Investments Co., Ltd. (JIC VGI)

  • Established July 2020
  • Purpose JIC VGI's primary purpose is to promote Japanese innovation and international competitiveness through venture and growth investment activities. Its secondary purpose is to help to address and resolve social and industrial issues in Japan.
  • Investment focus areas Creating a positive cycle of domestic investment and innovation Creating and developing startups Regional technologies
  • Funds JIC Venture Growth Fund No.1 Investment Limited Partnership
    JIC Venture Growth Fund No.2 Investment Limited Partnership
  • Website https://www.j-vgi.co.jp/en/

JIC Capital, Ltd. (JICC)

  • Established September 2020
  • Purpose Through buyout and large growth investments, JICC helps to promote business restructuring, creation of new industries, and the establishment of next-generation social infrastructure and platforms for the purpose of overcoming common industry issues such as inadequate risk capital, inefficient industry structure, DX lag, and overseas market barriers.
  • Investment focus areas Creating a positive cycle of domestic investment and innovation Business consolidation
  • Funds JIC PE Fund No.1 Investment LPS
    JIC PE Joint Fund No.1 Investment LPS
  • Website https://www.jiccapital.co.jp/en/