X tech Ventures

Company Name Japanese

X tech Ventures

AUM (JPY)

¥149,000,000

Founded Year

2018

Asset Class

Venture Capital

Geography

Japan

URL

https://www.xtech-ventures.co.jp/

Style

Early-stage

Founder

Shinichi Saijo

Founder BIO

After graduating from the Faculty of Law at Waseda University in 1996, he joined Itochu Corporation, where he gained experience in the Finance and Foreign Exchange departments. In 2000, he joined CyberAgent. He was involved in the launch of many new businesses and subsidiaries, including CyberAgent FX and Greecrest, and served as CEO for multiple companies. In 2004, he became a director. In 2006, he became the first president of CyberAgent Ventures (now CyberAgent Capital), where he built the venture investment business and organization in Japan and other Asian countries. In 2008, he was appointed Executive Director and COO of the headquarters. From 2010, he concurrently served as the president of the U.S. subsidiary and was stationed in Silicon Valley for about two years. From 2013 to 2017, he was a co-founder and general partner at WiL. In 2018, he founded XTech and XTech Ventures. In 2018, he became the CEO of Excite Holdings. In 2022, he was appointed as a director of the Japan Venture Capital Association.

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Approved Date

Dec 31, 2024

Description English

XTech Ventures is a Tokyo-based venture capital firm established in 2018. The firm mainly targets seed and early-stage Japanese venture companies founded by seasoned professionals across diverse backgrounds. XTech Ventures has a sister company, XTech, which manages private equity fund management service (excluding venture capital).

Description Japanese

XTech Ventures は、2018 年に設立された東京拠点のベンチャーキャピタルである。主に、多様なバックグラウンドを持つ経験豊富な起業家によって設立された日本のシードおよびアーリーステージのベンチャー企業を投資対象としている。XTech Ventures には姉妹会社である XTech があり、同社はベンチャーキャピタルを除くプライベート・エクイティ・ファンドの運用サービスを手掛けている。

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Reviewed By

Hidekazu Ishida

Last edited time

Apr 1, 2025 08:14 PM GMT+0