First Light Capital

Company Name Japanese

ファーストライト・キャピタル株式会社 (旧: UB Ventures)

AUM (JPY)

N/A

Founded Year

2018

Asset Class

Venture Capital

Geography

Japan

URL

https://firstlight-cap.com/

Style

Venture Capital

Founder

Osamu Iwasawa

Founder BIO

Iwasawa graduated from Keio University’s Graduate School of Science and Technology in 2007. He began his career as an equity research analyst at Lehman Brothers and Barclays Capital, focusing on the chemicals and materials sectors. Later, as a management consultant at Nomura Research Institute, he specialized in M&A advisory, business strategy planning, and turnaround management. In 2011, he joined Uzabase, where he served as an executive officer responsible for business development in SPEEDA. He relocated to Hong Kong in 2013 to establish SPEEDA’s Asia business and, upon returning to Tokyo, founded Uzabase Ventures, Inc. in February 2018, serving as CEO.

#Employee

#Fund

Approved Date

Dec 31, 2024

Description English

Based in Tokyo, Japan, FIRSTLIGHT Capital is a venture capital arm of Uzabase, a Japanese business information provider. The firm primarily targets early-stage companies in B2B SaaS and subscription businesses. It would consider investing in Japan-based companies as well as companies based outside of Japan.

Description Japanese

FIRSTLIGHT Capital は、日本のビジネス情報提供会社 Uzabase のベンチャーキャピタル部門で、東京に拠点を置いている。同社は主に B2B SaaS およびサブスクリプションビジネスのアーリーステージ企業を対象としており、日本国内外の企業への投資も検討している。

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Reviewed By

Hidekazu Ishida

Last edited time

Apr 1, 2025 08:14 PM GMT+0