Japanet Pegasus Tech Ventures CVC Fund

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About Japanet Pegasus Tech Ventures CVC Fund

Japanet and Pegasus Tech Ventures quadruple their CVC fund to $200M after Anthropic and xAI bets paid off. Invests in AI and deep tech startups.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionJapan
Funding StageSeed
Industry Focus
Ai Ml
Deep Tech

Investor Signals Profile

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Sweet Spot

Early-stage founder in generative AI, robotics, or space tech seeking strategic Japanese corporate access

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corporate-venture

Bullish Signals

Fund quadrupled to $200M on back of Anthropic 690x and xAI outcomesblog
Actively deploying into physical AI and robotics at current inflection pointblog
Sole-LP structure means less committee friction and faster decisionsblog
290+ portfolio cos; 76 exits, 25 IPOsexternal
Portfolio includes SpaceX, OpenAI, Anthropic, Airbnbexternal
150+ pros across 7 countries; global reachexternal
Startup World Cup = top-of-funnel deal sourcing engineexternal
30+ international corporate partners for BDwebsite
Portfolio spans US, Europe, Israel, Asia, and beyondwebsite
Twitter/X also in portfolio; broad frontier betswebsite

Contrarian Signals

No US brand recognition; disadvantaged in most competitive roundsblog
Fund performance fully dependent on Pegasus deal access, not proprietary originationblog
Portfolio breadth (Airbnb, SoFi) suggests loose thesis disciplineexternal

Founder Do's

Pitch if building in generative AI, robotics, or space technology at seed to Series B
Highlight Japan/Asia distribution potential to leverage Japanet's retail reach
Engage Pegasus as connector to 40+ strategic corporate LPs, not just capital source
Target $100K–$1M ask at early stage; $1M–$5M for later rounds
Frame commercial partnership angles with Japanet's direct-to-consumer media network

Founder Don'ts

Expect brand-name VC signal — fund has no US ecosystem recognition
Assume fast access to most competitive rounds; Pegasus network drives allocation
Pitch outside generative AI, robotics, or space — fund thesis is tight

Key GPs & Partners

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Anis Uzzaman
CEO / General Partner
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Fund Overview

Fund Size$200M
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Key People

Anis Uzzaman

Anis UzzamanCEO / General Partner

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