Deepcore
#Employee
17
#Fund
3
Approved Date
31/12/2024
Asset Class
Venture Capital
Catalogue
Catalogue
Company Name Japanese
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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
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EMDB (Matching)
EMDB (Matching)
Founded Year
2017
Founder
Katsumasa Niki
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.
No.
119
Style
Artificial?Inelligence
URL
deepcore.jp