Nagoya Small and Medium Business Investment & Consultation is an institutional investor (Conventional VCs) founded in 1963 and headquartered in Nagoya, Japan. Nagoya SME Investment & Development Co. is a VC firm based in Japan. It makes stage agnostic investment in startups and small and medium-sized enterprises. Geographic focus spans Japan. 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

early-stage to growth (new share subscriptions, follow-on investments, long-term holdings), early-stage to growth (new share subscriptions, follow-on investments, long-term holdings)

Check size

no fixed range (determined per company; voting rights ≤50%)

HQ

Nagoya, Japan

Founded

1963

Website

https://www.sbic-cj.co.jp/

What they look for

capital ≤ $1.9M pre-investment (exceptions for follow-ons); Aichi/Gifu/Mie/Toyama/Ishikawa prefectures; growth potential, strong management/tech/sales/finances/profitability

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