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Global Brain Flagship Fund IX

Geography: Japan
Stage: Pre-Seed
Fund size: $220M
Focus: AI/ML
Signals: Published

N°01 / About

About Global Brain Flagship Fund IX

Global Brain Flagship Fund IX is a venture capital firm based in Japan, focusing on Pre-Seed stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in AI/ML, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionJapan

Funding StagePre-Seed

Industry Focus

AI/ML

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

AI/deeptech founders with IP; Japan market focus

IP creation

corporate venture

Japan-focused

deep tech

talent ops

startup acceleration

Bullish Signals

Active deal: AI IP startup Pictoriaexternal

Corporate fund: Canon MJ MIRAI activeexternal

LinkedIn post confirms Pictoria investment livelinkedin

Global Brain confirmed Pictoria via LinkedInlinkedin

Pictoria deal reconfirmed 4 days agolinkedin

Lead investor: Starlight Engine fusion July 2026external

FLASH Inc. investment: short drama/anime IPexternal

GB Innovators Lounge: 500+ registered talent poollinkedin

RightTouch portfolio company operating in ecosystemlinkedin

Two new GPs appointed: Ichimiya & Hosomuralinkedin

Expanded leadership signals scaling commitmentlinkedin

Contrarian Signals

Corporate-backed fund, strategic agenda likelyexternal

Diversifying beyond AI into deep techexternal

Expanding into consumer media/content IPexternal

Pivoting toward talent ops/recruitment serviceslinkedin

Founder Do's

Build AI-powered products

Target Japanese market

Seek corporate partnership potential

Deep tech with IP moat

IP creation in media/content

Hire post-career-move talent efficiently

Founder Don'ts

Neglect team trust-building post-hiring

Ignore Japanese talent ecosystem

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Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size$220M

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Website

People

Key People

Yasuhiko Yurimoto

Taito NagasakiCEO, RightTouch

Shouhei IchimiyaGeneral Partner

Takuya HosomuraGeneral Partner

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