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Astart

Sector agnostic VC fund investing in early-stage startups

Astart

Japan

Astart is an institutional investor (Conventional VCs) founded in 2015 and headquartered in Minato City, Japan. Sector agnostic VC fund investing in early-stage startups. It invest in tech venture companies that have the potential to develop new services, content, products, etc. As an institutional investor, the firm manages capital on behalf of institutional limited partners, deploying capital across selected investment opportunities with strong growth potential.

Stage: pre-seed, seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, later stages, pre-seed, seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, later stages
Check size: $100K-$5M
HQ: Minato City, Japan
Founded: 2015
Website: https://astart.co.jp

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What they look for

technology-driven startups leveraging advanced/cutting-edge technologies to develop new services, content, products; primarily Japan-focused but invests globally including USA, Canada

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