Stage FocusPre-Seed, Seed, Series A
GeographyJapan, India
TypeVC
Last Activity2025
Industry Focus
Industries
BiotechMedtechAIAgritechRoboticsClimate TechFood TechHardware
Technical BenchStrong
Investor TypeUniversity Fund
ExposureMostly DeepTech Investments
Bio
Beyond Next Ventures was founded in 2014 by Tsuyoshi Ito, who previously led CYBERDYNE, Spiber, and Microwave Chemical to IPO at JAFCO. Fund 3 stands at ¥25.7B (roughly $170M), bringing total AUM to approximately ¥48B ($325M) across 4 funds, making it Japan's leading seed-stage deep tech VC with 80+ startup investments.
University partnerships with Nagoya University, Waseda University, and OIST f...
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