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Global Brain Corporation

Global Brain Corporation

Tokyo, Tokyoglobalbrains.com

Overview

Global Brain is an independent venture capital firm that supports startups on a global scale and aims to create new industries through intensive hands-on support, global ecosystem, and open innovation between startups and large corporations. The firm specializes in seed, early, and later-stage investments. It seeks to invest in advertisement, agritech & foodtech, artificial intelligence, blockchain, climate tech, cloud & SaaS, commerce, cybersecurity, education, electronics and photonics, energy, enterprise, entertainment tech, fintech, game, human resource tech, internet of things, life science & healthcare, materials, media, mobility, quantum computing, real estate tech, robotics, semiconductor, space, travel tech, extended reality, and metaverse sectors.

Year Founded

1998

AUM

$2.2B

Portfolio Companies

276

Investments

Global Brain Corporation investments
CompanyDateStageLead
Starlight Engine株式会社Jul 2026Early FundingLead
株式会社iibaJun 2026Series ACo-investor
ElevationSpace Inc.Jun 2026Series BCo-investor
Dawn AerospaceJun 2026Series BCo-investor
trifa Inc.Jun 2026Series CLead

Key People

Daisuke Kashiro

General Partner

Hogil Doh

General Partner

Ken Kajii 梶井健

General Partner

Kenta KITSUKA

General Partner

慎正宗

General Partner

Hiroshi Shimazu

Managing Director Singapore Office

He Jie

Venture Partner

Anjani Bansal

Partner And Country Head

Hidetaka Aoki

Partner Fellow

Joopyo Hong

Partner

Kia Akiba

Partner Tech Talent

Kyunghun Lee

Partner Korea Office Representative

Miku Yoshio

Partner

Ryozo YAMAMOTO

Partner

Shingo O.

Partner

Shouhei Ichimiya

Partner

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersTokyo, Tokyo
Year Founded1998
AUM$2.2B

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