Fundraising FoxObunsha Ventures, Inc.
Corporate VCTokyo · Seed–Growth · 2 people tracked
Also known as 株式会社旺文社ベンチャーズ
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Investment thesis
Obunsha Ventures is a corporate venture capital firm backed by Obunsha, a Tokyo-based educational publisher, that invests in edtech companies working on cognitive science, AI, VR/AR, and educational advertising technologies. The firm leverages Obunsha's publishing expertise, content library, and distribution networks to support portfolio companies.
Team · 2 people
from public directoriesHideki Kumekawa is President and CEO of Obunsha Co., Ltd. He graduated from Aoyama Gakuin University's Faculty of Law in 1998 and joined Obunsha, where he worked on mid-term business planning from 2005 and became an executive officer overseeing the publishing division in 2015. He was appointed a director of Obunsha in 2016 and a director of Obunsha Ventures in April 2018, and has led the development of new businesses including learning apps and web-based educational services for schools.
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Obunsha Ventures, Inc. invest at?
- Obunsha Ventures, Inc. invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth stages.
- What is Obunsha Ventures, Inc.'s typical check size?
- Obunsha Ventures, Inc. typically writes checks of $500K.
- What sectors does Obunsha Ventures, Inc. focus on?
- Obunsha Ventures, Inc. focuses on EdTech, Enterprise Software, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Obunsha Ventures, Inc. located?
- Obunsha Ventures, Inc. is headquartered in Tokyo, JP.
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