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Genesia Ventures Fund IV

Geography: Japan
Stage: Seed
Fund size: $113M
Focus: AI/ML, Energy Tech and Supply Chain
Signals: Published

N°01 / About

About Genesia Ventures Fund IV

Tokyo-HQ seed fund across Japan, Southeast Asia, and India. $113M (~¥18B), flat vs Fund III but fewer, more concentrated bets. $22.5M anchor from Japan Investment Corporation (JIC). Offices in Tokyo, Jakarta, HCMC, Bengaluru. Themes: AI, energy transition, supply-chain infra.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionJapan

Funding StageSeed

Industry Focus

AI/ML

Energy Tech

Supply Chain

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Seed founder using AI to solve Asia supply constraints

AI for supply-side constraints

Southeast Asia + India

healthcare infra + prevention

seed-stage concentration

Asia structural change

Bullish Signals

10-year track record validates thesis consistencylinkedin

Fund IV capital deployment confirmed activelinkedin

AI supply-constraint thesis sharpened and refinedlinkedin

JIC sovereign anchor, $22.5M committedblog

4 offices, full-time local investors each marketblog

Follow-on in THE PHAGE validates AI healthcare thesislinkedin

Contrarian Signals

Fewer deals — concentration risk unprovenblog

No unicorn win yet from concentrated strategyblog

Founder Do's

Build AI solutions for supply constraints (healthcare, education, skilled labor)

Target Southeast Asia or India markets

Focus on fundamentals: what + who building it

Leverage Genesia's 10-year regional network

Expect disciplined, thesis-aligned partnership

Founder Don'ts

Pitch best-in-class AI model without supply-constraint focus

Assume excess-liquidity era playbooks still work

Enter without understanding local market structural gaps

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Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size$113M

Saves0

Website

People

Key People

Soichi Tajima

Soichi TajimaFounder & General Partner

Takahiro SuzukiGeneral Partner, Head of Overseas Investments

Backers

Known LPs

Japan Investment Corporation (JIC)Sovereign wealth fund

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