Company
Overview
| Name | NTT DOCOMO Ventures, Inc. |
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| Address | ＜Tokyo Head Office＞ Ark Mori Bldg. 31F 12-32 Akasaka 1-Chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-6031, Japan ＜Silicon Valley Office＞ 940 STEWART DR, SUNNYVALE, CA 94085 |
| Established | February 20, 2008 |
| CEO | Yuko Sasahara |
| Business Outline | Operation of corporate venture fund investing promising startups around the world Operation of collaboration / Startup support NTT Group's constructive business development closely coordinated with our startup investment and joint business development |
| Paid-In Capital | 50 million yen |
| Shareholder Composition | NTT DOCOMO, INC. : 100% |
| April 2022 | Established a JPY 15 billion new venture fund, DOCOMO Innovation Fund III, L.P. |
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| July 2018 | Established a JPY 20 billion venture fund, NTT Investment Partners Fund III, L.P. (NTT-IP Fund III) |
| October 2017 | Established a JPY 15 billion new venture fund, DOCOMO Innovation Fund II, L.P. |
| January 2017 | Launched NTT DOCOMO Ventures' Silicon Valley branch in the United States |
| April 2016 | Shifted new business co-creation program 39works to NTT DOCOMO |
| July 2014 | Started operating new business co-creation program in cooperation with startup, 39works |
| January 2014 | Established a JPY 10 billion venture fund, NTT Investment Partners Fund II, L.P. (NTT-IP Fund II) |
| July 2013 | Changed its trade name to NTT DOCOMO Ventures, Inc. |
| February 2013 | NTT DOCOMO, INC. (DOCOMO) acquired NTT-IP aiming to strengthen cooperation with startup companies in terms of venture funding and incubatin on behalf of its parent NTT Group and changed NTT-IP’s trade name to DOCOMO Innovation Ventures, Inc. (DIV) Established a JPY 10 billion new venture fund, DOCOMO Innovation Fund Partnership, and started operating DOCOMO’s Incubation Program |
| April 2010 | Raised fund size of NTT-IP Fund to JPY 15 billion. |
| February 2008 | Established a JPY 10 biliion venture fund, NTT Investment Partners Fund, L.P. (NTT-IP Fund) |
| February 2008 | NTT Investment Partners, Inc. (NTT-IP), a corporate venture capital firm, was established by NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION (NTT). The firm focuses on funding advanced/disruptive technologies, services and business models around the world and looks to leverage NTT Group companies’ business operations, technologies and vast network to its portfolio companies. |
1-minute walk from Roppongi-ichome Station, Namboku Line (Exit 3)
3-minutes walk from Tameike-sanno Station, Namboku & Ginza Line (Exit 13)
12-minutes walk from Kamiyacho Station, Hibiya Line (Exit 4B)
12-minutes walk from Akasaka Station, Chiyoda Line (Exit 5)
15-minutes walk from Kokkai-gijidomae Station, Marunouchi & Chiyoda line (Exit 3)