Fund profile / Japan

Japanet Pegasus Tech Ventures CVC Fund

Geography: Japan
Stage: Seed
Fund size: $200M
Focus: AI/ML and Deep Tech
Signals: Published

N°01 / About

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.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionJapan

Funding StageSeed

Industry Focus

AI/ML

Deep Tech

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

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

generative-AI

physical-AI-robotics

space-tech

frontier-innovation

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

300+ investments; 88 exits, 29 IPOswebsite

Portfolio includes SpaceX, OpenAI, Anthropic, Airbnbexternal

150+ pros across 7 countries; global reachexternal

Startup World Cup = #1 global pitch competition, top-of-funnel enginewebsite

30+ international corporate partners for BDwebsite

Portfolio spans US, Europe, Israel, Asia, and beyondwebsite

VCaaS model powers innovation at scale across corporate networkswebsite

Silicon Valley based; world's leading VCaaS platformwebsite

Disciplined strategic approach to high-growth technology investingwebsite

World's leading platform for venture capital-as-a-servicefresh_website

Structured approach connecting corporates with emerging tech ecosystemsfresh_website

Strong track record of IPOs and strategic exits across key sectorsfresh_website

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

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Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size$200M

Saves0

Website

People

Key People

Anis Uzzaman

Anis UzzamanCEO / General Partner

Backers

Known LPs

Japanet HoldingsCorporate / Strategic

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