Global Brain

Global Brain is an independent venture capital firm that provides hands-on support to startups and facilitates open innovation with large corporations to create new industries. It manages over ¥400 billion in assets under management and has deployed more than ¥220 billion across over 1,200 investments in more than 450 portfolio companies, achieving 42 IPOs and 89 M&As. The firm invests from seed to later stages in sectors such as gaming, space, life sciences and healthcare, enterprise software, cloud/SaaS, education, HR tech, and AI, with a focus on Japanese companies and some international ones like in North America. Recent investments include Pictoria for AI-based IP creation, Watt for indoor delivery automation, Brave group for VTuber IP production, and Sharing Energy for solar power installation services. It organizes events like the GBAF conference featuring sessions on quantum computing and partnerships with corporate venture arms such as Sony Financial Ventures.