GOLDWIN Inc.

GOLDWIN INC. is a Japanese company founded in 1950 that is primarily engaged in the manufacture and sale of sportswear and outdoor apparel. The company operates its own brands and also manages licensed international brands like The North Face and Helly Hansen in Japan. While its main business is manufacturing, GOLDWIN also functions as a strategic corporate investor, making investments in innovative technologies and materials relevant to its industry. This investment activity is formalized through its corporate venture capital arm, Goldwin Venture Partners, which manages the Goldwin Play Earth Fund. A notable early strategic investment was made in 2015 in Spiber Inc., a developer of synthetic spider silk, to jointly develop new materials.