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

125

Investments

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Pictoria Inc.Apr 2026VC RoundCo-investor
JPYCApr 2026Series BCo-investor
AlixLabsApr 2026Series ACo-investor
Tensor EnergyApr 2026Series ALead
Olive株式会社Jan 2026SeedCo-investor

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 Ishii

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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