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Javis Ventures
Venture capitalTokyo · Pre-Seed–Seed · 7 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Javis Ventures invests in tech-enabled early-stage startups across Vietnam and Southeast Asia, primarily in agritech, healthcare, deep tech, mobility, and IoT sectors. The fund leverages its parent company's global network and operational expertise to provide portfolio companies with financial resources, entrepreneurial guidance, and regional market access alongside mentorship and advisory support.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 7, 2026.
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Chau Vu spent 11 years in Tokyo, Japan and holds a Bachelor's degree in Political Science from Hosei Law University. He worked as an entrepreneur in Japan before returning to Vietnam in 2012, where he helped build companies across consumer retail, manufacturing, F&B, investment, blockchain, and fintech, and co-founded the crypto exchange T-REX Exchange in 2018. He has experience in corporate M&A and restructuring and has raised funding from Japanese investors for Vietnamese companies.
Takayuki Kumagai is CEO of Technology Seed Incubation Co., Ltd., which operates a hardware acceleration program supported by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. He advises on cross-border business expansion, mergers and acquisitions, and venture investment across Japan, Southeast Asia, India, and Africa, with expertise in manufacturing, IT, medical-healthcare, and emerging technologies. Kumagai holds a Ph.D. in Engineering from Osaka University and has experience investing in and incubating technology startups from early stages through Series A and beyond.
Yoshiki Sasaki is Founding Partner at Javis Ventures. He earned a BE in mechanical engineering (1973) and ME in systems engineering (1976) from Kyoto University, and began his career as a sales manager and engineer at Hitachi before working as an industry consultant at SRI International. At Japan Asia Investment Co., Ltd. he launched early Japanese funds investing in China, Vietnam, biotechnology, and distressed debt in South East Asia, retiring as senior managing director in 2008; he later founded companies consolidated under Social Impact Solutions.
Hiroshi Sasaki previously worked at Nissho Iwai Corp. (now Sojitz Corp.), focusing on engineering projects including shipbuilding and energy plants, and spent 13 years in the U.S. handling structured finance and investment through negotiations with institutions such as the World Bank, IFC, and ADB. He managed funds across all stages, from establishment to winding-up, and has held executive, CEO, and auditor roles at startups. He was formerly an executive at Vietnam Growth Capital LLC and currently serves as director of Japan Strategic Capital Co., Ltd. and adviser of Technology Seed Incubation Co., Ltd.
Son Nguyen is an entrepreneur with a background in distribution, investment, and international commodities trading, and has built several businesses and advised startups. He has direct control of SSG Group International, which acquired the Kafnu co-working space and rebranded it as Hello World Saigon to support startups in Vietnam. He also serves as president of the Ho Chi Minh City Boxing Federation.
Khue Tran is an associate who has worked with Technology Seed Incubation Japan (TSI) on projects including M&A advisory, commercialisation of technology research, and fundraising support for startups in Japan and internationally. She holds a double LL.B from Soka University (Japan) and the University of Buckingham (United Kingdom), and her work focuses on communication, coordinating joint pitching and fundraising events, and facilitating discussions with overseas partners and clients.
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Javis Ventures invest at?
- Javis Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What sectors does Javis Ventures focus on?
- Javis Ventures focuses on AgTech, AI & Machine Learning, Deep Tech, Healthtech, IoT, Mobility & Transportation.
- Where is Javis Ventures located?
- Javis Ventures is headquartered in Tokyo, JP.
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