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 | Jun Yasumoto |
| 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 2023 | Established a JPY 20 billion venture fund, NTT Investment Partners Fund IV, L.P. (NIP Fund IV) |
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| April 2022 | Established a JPY 15 billion new venture fund, DOCOMO Innovation Fund III, L.P. |
| July 2018 | Established a JPY 20 billion venture fund, NTT Investment Partners Fund III, L.P. (NIP 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. (NIP Fund II) |
| July 2013 | Changed its trade name to NTT DOCOMO Ventures, Inc. |
| February 2013 | NTT DOCOMO, INC. (DOCOMO) acquired NIP aiming to strengthen cooperation with startup companies in terms of venture funding and incubatin on behalf of its parent NTT Group and changed NIP’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 NIP Fund to JPY 15 billion. |
| February 2008 | Established a JPY 10 biliion venture fund, NTT Investment Partners Fund, L.P. (NIP Fund) |
| February 2008 | NTT Investment Partners, Inc. (NIP), 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)