Z Venture Capital
Investment Details
Investor Type
Corporate VC
Asset Class Focus
Venture Capital
Stage Focus
Seed, Early Stage, Growth, Late Stage, Series A, Series B, Pre-IPO
Geographical Focus
United States, Japan, China, South Korea, Southeast Asia
Industries Focus
- Financial Services
- Technology
- Healthcare
- Energy
- Consumer Goods
- Real Estate
- Media
- Automotive
- Education
- Agriculture
- Consumer
- HealthTech
- EdTech
- FinTech
- E-commerce
- Logistics
- SaaS
- Blockchain
- Gaming
- Manufacturing
- AgriTech
- Entertainment
- B2B
- Proptech
- Mobility
- Web3
- Commerce
- EduTech
- Marketplace
- HR
- Tech
Investment Size:
2,000,000 to 10,000,000 USD
Investor Details Founded: 2021
Z Venture Capital (ZVC) serves as the corporate venture capital arm of LY Corporation, established in 2021 through the merger of YJ Capital and LINE Ventures. With offices in Tokyo, Seoul, and San Francisco, ZVC actively invests across Japan, South Korea, the United States, China, and Southeast Asia. The firm focuses on empowering humanity through innovation by supporting startups that drive transformative societal changes, leveraging resources and expertise from the LY Corporation Group.
ZVC's investment strategy is sector-agnostic, targeting a wide range of industries including agritech, healthtech, edutech, media, marketplace, logistics, HR, tech, SaaS, consumer, fintech, e-commerce, gaming, proptech, and B2B. The firm invests at all stages, from seed to pre-IPO, with typical investment sizes ranging from $2 million to $10 million. Notable portfolio companies include Speedoc, Licious, Ninjacart, Hybee, and Pearl Abyss.
Since its inception, ZVC has managed approximately 185 billion yen in investments worldwide, with a vision to empower humanity through innovation. The firm leverages proprietary resources, expertise, and assets from the LY Corporation Group to support innovative startups driving transformative societal changes.
Requirements
- Innovative startups with global potential
- Alignment with LY Corporation's commerce, media, and fintech services
- Strong growth prospects and scalability
- Alignment with LY Corporation's services
- Focus on technology, commerce, media, or fintech sectors
- Alignment with LY Corporation's strategic interests
- Scalable business models
- Strong management teams
- Clear path to profitability
- Companies driving transformative societal changes
- Startups in sectors such as agritech, healthtech, edutech, media, marketplace, logistics, HR, tech, SaaS, consumer, fintech, e-commerce, gaming, proptech, and B2B
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Portfolio Companies
- Translimit, Inc.
- HiveShibuya
- LINE NEXT Corporation
- LINE MAN Wongnai
- TriFort Inc.
- 3Minute Inc.
- DOSI
- Unblock Corporation
- Korelya Capital
- DAG Ventures
- Speedoc
- Licious
- Ninjacart
- Hybee
- Pearl Abyss
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