・Co-hosted with prominent European VC toshare best practices, other insights
・Opinions exchanged onissues related to startup support
・ Knowledge shared regarding overseasexpansion of domestic startups
Tokyo, August 1, 2025 – Japan InvestmentCorporation (“JIC”) has announced that on July 24, 2025, it co-hosted a two-wayevent aimed at developing the Japanese startup ecosystem—the “Local FundsSummit”—together with Atomico (UK) Partners LLP (“Atomico”), a venture capitalfirm investing primarily in the European technology sector. In February 2024,JIC announced that it had made LP investments in funds managed by Atomico*;this was the second joint event, following the first event in November 2024.
■ About the event
The event was attended by core members ofthe Atomico investment team, who engaged in roundtable discussions and otheractivities with approximately 40 Japanese VC and LP investors to exchangeopinions and build relationships.
Leveraging the opportunity of discussionswith Atomico team, participants actively shared their opinions, resulting in ameaningful exchange of ideas. Discussions were held on topics that includedsecuring talents and supporting growth at investee companies, and measuresrequired to raise funds from global investors. Atomico team also provided guidanceto participants on the importance of domestic and international partnerships forgrowing investee company businesses, and on preparations for fundraising frominstitutional investors.
Additionally, a discussion was heldbetween Akifumi Kobashi, co-founder and CTO of CADDi, which received an investmentfrom Atomico in March 2025, and Atomico partner Luca Eisenstecken. Thediscussion covered topics that included overseas expansion and fundraising, andbest practices were shared with participants.
■ About JIC initiatives
JIC’s mission is to create a virtuouscycle of risk capital that supports Japan’s next-generation industries. JICpromotes private investment and the development of investment professionals byproviding funds that allow companies to grow and strengthen theircompetitiveness through open innovation.
To develop Japan’s startup ecosystem, JIChas designated “Go Global” as one of its priority investment focuses, and it isinvesting in overseas VCs with the aim of strengthening collaboration betweendomestic VCs/startups and overseas VCs. Through this initiative, JIC seeks topromote collaboration between domestic and overseas VCs by investing in leadingoverseas VCs and by sharing accumulated knowledge and expertise across theJapanese startup ecosystem. Major VCs in Europe, the United States, and Asiahave a high level of expertise in nurturing promising young entrepreneurs witha global perspective and in developing fund management professionals. JIC iscollaborating with its investee VCs to organize networking events for domestic VCsand entrepreneurs, and to provide domestic VCs with opportunities to learnglobal best practices. JIC will continue to focus not only on LP investments inprivate funds and investments in companies by funds under JIC’s umbrella butalso on creating opportunities to share cutting-edge overseas knowledge, suchas this event, and on networking activities.
【Event overview】
About Japan Investment Corporation (JIC)
Japan Investment Corporation (“JIC”) was established in September 2018under the Industrial Competitiveness Enhancement Act. JIC investment focus areas are driving the creation ofnew businesses for Society 5.0, creating unicorn startups, leveraging promisinguntapped regional technologies, and promoting business consolidation acrossindustries and organizations. JIC provides risk capital to these areasthrough funds independently established by JIC and LP investment in privatefunds to promote open innovation in Japan, strengthen the competitiveness ofJapanese industries, and contribute to expansion of Japan’s investmentecosystem.
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