Skyland Ventures

Company Name Japanese
スカイランドベンチャーズ
AUM (JPY)
N/A
Founded Year
2015
Asset Class
Venture Capital
Geography
Japan
URL
https://skyland.vc/
Style
Seed / Pre-seed stage
Founder
Yoshihiko Kinoshita
Founder BIO
He is the CEO and partner of Skyland Ventures, a venture capital (VC) fund that primarily invests in seed-stage startups by young entrepreneurs. He founded Skyland Ventures in 2012 and has been managing multiple VC funds. Since 2022, he has formed a VC fund with a total of 5 billion yen, focusing on new internet fields, including Web3 and generative AI. He graduated from Waseda University’s School of Science and Engineering. Before starting Skyland Ventures, he gained experience at Daiwa Corporate Investment and Incubate Fund. He is also active on social media platforms, including Twitter (40k followers), YouTube, and podcasts.
#Employee
21
#Fund
4
Approved Date
Sep 2, 2024
Description English
Skyland Ventures is venture capital firm based in Japan. The firm primarily targets domestic seed and early opportunities as well as follow-on rounds in Internet-related sectors. Skyland Ventures is also investing in virtual reality (VR), chatbot, drones, and fintech.
Description Japanese
Skyland Ventures (SV) は、シードスタートアップ投資をメインに行うベンチャーキャピタル(VC)ファンドです。 “The Seed Maker. & Unlearning.”をミッションに掲げ、テクノロジー産業に大きなインパクトを与えるスタートアップへのシードマネーを提供するエクイティ投資・トークン投資を行っています。これまで日本国内のスタートアップを中心に120社超へ投資済。 2022年以降は、Web3 (Crypto・NFT・Blockchain)のスタートアップへの投資にフォーカスしている。
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Reviewed By
Hidekazu Ishida
Last edited time
Apr 1, 2025 08:14 PM GMT+0