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Dentsu Ventures

Dentsu Ventures

Tokyo, Tokyodentsu-v.com

Overview

Dentsu Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Dentsu Group based in Tokyo, Japan. The firm seeks to invest in early to growth-stage startups operating in various sectors. Dentsu Ventures supports entrepreneurs to bring their innovation to the world. With the unique value creation capabilities of the Dentsu Group and its strong network of leading VCs around the world, Dentsu Ventures aspires to build a culture of co-creation between startups and corporations and help create a better world.

Year Founded

2015

Portfolio Companies

26

Investments

CompanyDateStageLead
AstrocadeMay 2026Series A and Series BCo-investor
CULTA Inc.Mar 2026Series ACo-investor
FiddlerJan 2026Series CCo-investor
Metagen Therapeutics, Inc.Sep 2025Series BCo-investor
UTAITE Inc.May 2025Series BCo-investor
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Key People

Kotaro Sasamoto

Managing Partner

Reo Hoshino

Associate And Venture Partner

Yuki Ino

Venture Partner

Tatsuru Isayama

Principal

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HeadquartersTokyo, Tokyo
Year Founded2015

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