Fund profile / Japan

Scrum Sports & Entertainment Fund I

Geography: Japan
Stage: Seed
Fund size: $68M
Focus: AI/ML
Signals: Published

N°01 / About

About Scrum Sports & Entertainment Fund I

Scrum Sports & Entertainment Fund I is a venture capital firm based in Japan, focusing on 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 StageSeed

Industry Focus

AI/ML

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Japan-based founder building validated health tech or longevity ventures

Japan-focused

Tokyo office

venture studio

Sports & Entertainment

Longevity/Health

Microplastics/Environmental Health

Therapeutic Plasma Exchange

Live TV/Interactivity

Commerce Tech

Professional Sports Leagues

AI Translation/Localization

Video Streaming Tech

Bullish Signals

Hiring Senior Associate & Studio rolesexternal

Active Tokyo office, expanding teamexternal

2 open roles, Tokyo team growinglinkedin

Portfolio company Circulate Health raising profilelinkedin

Sports & Entertainment Fund active deploymentslinkedin

Circulate Health first-in-human TPE microplastics study publishedlinkedin

Expanding clinic network US & UK marketslinkedin

Clinical validation in peer-reviewed research journalslinkedin

Portfolio TAPPP Inc. 5000 #8 Media & Entertainmentlinkedin

TAPPP fastest-growing live TV commerce platformlinkedin

TMRW Sports NFL partnership flagship sports leaguelinkedin

32 Equity $32M authorized investment flag footballlinkedin

Montana, Williams, major athletes as co-investorslinkedin

2028 Olympics flag football professional debut catalystlinkedin

Lingopal AI translation <10s latency sub-10 secondslinkedin

Lingopal 130+ languages real-time dubbing/subtitleslinkedin

Lingopal Signal new quality analysis tool launchedlinkedin

Lingopal streaming localization VOD capabilities expandinglinkedin

Contrarian Signals

No contrarian signals recorded.

Founder Do's

Build in Japan or Asia-Pacific region

Show clinic/network expansion potential

Focus on health & wellness themes

Pursue clinical validation & peer-reviewed research

Target environmental health & longevity markets

Blend entertainment with commerce/monetization

Demonstrate rapid growth trajectory

Tap sports/entertainment major league partnerships

Deploy AI for global content localization

Enable sub-10s latency streaming solutions

Founder Don'ts

Avoid unvalidated health claims

Skip clinic network strategy

Ignore unit economics at scale

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Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size$68M

Saves0

Website

People

Key People

Mike Roman, Kazuhiro Kiyoshige

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