Goldwin Venture Partners Inc.

Goldwin Venture Partners Inc. is a corporate venture capital firm managing the Goldwin Play Earth Fund, established on April 1, 2022, with an operational scale of 3 billion yen and a 10-year operation period. The fund is dedicated to supporting startups that align with Goldwin Inc.'s 'Play Earth' vision, aiming to create a sustainable and joyful future by integrating play into everyday life. The fund's investment areas include technologies and services that advance innovations in sports apparel manufacturing, create a future that benefits children and communities, and realize a beautiful global environment where people and nature coexist in harmony.

The fund's inaugural investment was in vivid garden Inc., the operator of 'Tabechoku,' the largest online produce marketplace in Japan, enabling consumers to purchase fresh produce directly from producers. This investment reflects the fund's commitment to supporting innovative projects that contribute to a sustainable society. Other investments include Sanu Inc., which offers a subscription service for environmentally circular second homes, and Resortecs, a textile-tech company enabling industrial-scale textile-to-textile recycling through design for disassembly.

Goldwin Venture Partners Inc. collaborates with Goldwin Tech Lab for research and development in advanced textile materials, aiming to maximize positive impact on the planet. The fund's management continues to support open innovation that advances Goldwin's principles, endeavoring to realize the Ignition Point group plan to become a platform for all types of innovation that lead to affluence. The fund's representative director is Takeo Kaneda, and its main office is located in the Seiho Building, 3-5-6 Kita-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo.