Deepcore

Founder

Katsumasa Niki

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#Employee

#Fund

AUM (JPY)

¥6,000,000,000

Approved Date

Dec 31, 2024

Asset Class

Venture Capital

Catalogue

Company Name Japanese

ディープコア

Description English

Deepcore is a Tokyo-based incubator and venture capital firm wholly owned by Softbank Group, specializing in seed to early-stage investments in AI startups. It seeks to drive disruptive innovation by providing capital and hands-on support to AI startups primarily in Japan.

Description Japanese

Deepcore は、ソフトバンクグループが完全所有する東京拠点のインキュベーター兼ベンチャーキャピタルであり、AI スタートアップへのシード～アーリーステージ投資に特化している。主に日本国内の AI スタートアップに対し、資金提供とハンズオン支援を通じて破壊的イノベーションの創出を目指している。

EMDB

Founded Year

2017

Style

Artificial　Inelligence

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Last edited time

Jun 26, 2025 09:21 AM GMT+0

Founder BIO

He is the President and CEO of DEEPCORE. Until 2016, he was responsible for the investment division of SoftBank Group Corp., overseeing various investment projects at different stages both domestically and internationally. In addition to large-scale M&As such as Vodafone and Sprint, he was involved in investments in international technology companies and startups like Aldebaran Robotics, Grab, and Coupang. He also served as a director at companies including Renren, Supercell, Grab, GungHo Online Entertainment, and Genie. Furthermore, he held positions as an investment committee member at several VC firms, both domestically and internationally. In 2017, he established DEEPCORE, where he leverages his experience to support early-stage AI startups from various perspectives.

Geography

Japan

Reviewed By

Hidekazu Ishida

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