Innovation Network Corporation of Japan

Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (INCJ) is a public-private partnership aimed at promoting innovation and enhancing value.

Leveraging the rich history of Japanese technological prowess, INCJ aims to provide financial, technological and management support in order to promote the creation of next-generation businesses through “open innovation,” or the flow of technology and expertise beyond the boundaries of existing organizational structures.

INCJ will draw on funding as well as management and technological expertise from the public and private sectors. INCJ is actively reviewing various investment opportunities in areas of green energy, electronics, IT and biotechnology to infrastructure-related sectors such as water supply. Each investment will be thoroughly vetted to ensure it meets the exacting standards of INCJ's Innovation Network Committee, which will make the final investment decisions.

INCJ is capitalized at 280 billion yen, with the Japanese government injecting 266 billion yen and 26 private corporations (refer to details in Appendix below) providing a further 14 billion yen. The government will also provide guarantees up to a total of 1,800 billion yen for INCJ investments, giving it an investment capability of approximately 2,000 billion yen. INCJ will be established for a period of 15 years.

Innovation Network Corporation of Japan, established in 2009 and headquartered in Asia., specializes in Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Seed investments across Music, iOS, Wireless, Android, Semiconductor, Electronics, Manufacturing, Industrial, Industrial Manufacturing, Software. The organization boasts a portfolio of 199 investments, with an average round size of $23.1M and 34 successful exits. Their recent investments include Miselu Inc., Transphorm, Wireless Glue Networks, Clean Pacific Ventures, Hosiden. The highest investment round they participated in was $211.5B. Among their most notable exits are Miselu Inc. and Transphorm. Explore their portfolio in detail, see who is connected to them, and find their contact information on our platform.