Japanet Pegasus Tech Ventures CVC Fund

Japan

Seed

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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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

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

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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