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Bring the Future
Looking into the future through the eyes of Kuroneko

KURONEKO Innovation Fund contributes to realizing a prosperous society by advancing startup investments, collaborations, and new business development across the entire Yamato Group.

Overview of KURONEKO Innovation Fund Activities

  • Startup Investment and Collaboration

    To strengthen Yamato Group's businesses and develop new ventures, we invest in startups and create businesses together.

  • Information gathering by U.S.-based personnel

    To obtain cutting-edge information not only within Japan but also from a global perspective, we have stationed personnel in the United States to gather intelligence on local startups and technological trends.

  • New Business Development

    We are developing new businesses by leveraging the resources of the Yamato Group.

KURONEKO Innovation Fund

Fund Ⅱ overview

  • ● Name (Registered name)
    KURONEKO Innovation Fund II L.P. (YMT-GB2 Limited Liability Investment Partnership)
  • ● Size
    8 billion JPY
  • ● Established
    May 2024
  • ● Investment targets
    - Start-ups with innovative technologies and business models transforming the future of logistics and supply chain
    - Start-ups which are open to collaboration with Yamato Group
  • ● Targeted regions
    Seed and early stages, it also targets middle and late stages.
  • ● Targeted regions
    Japan, North America, Europe and Asia
  • ● Unlimited liability partner
    Global Brain Corporation
  • ● Limited liability partner
    Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd.

Fund overview

  • ● Name (Registered name)
    KURONEKO Innovation Fund L.P. (YMT-GB Limited Liability Investment Partnership)
  • ● Size
    5 billion JPY
  • ● Established
    April 2020
  • ● Investment targets
    - Start-ups with innovative technologies and business models transforming the future of logistics and supply chain
    - Start-ups which are open to collaboration with Yamato Group
  • ● Targeted regions
    Seed, early and middle stages
  • ● Targeted regions
    Mainly Japan, but also open to North America, Europe and Asia
  • ● Unlimited liability partner
    Global Brain Corporation
  • ● Limited liability partner
    Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd.
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