Fund profile / Japan

ZVC Fund II Investment Limited Partnership

Geography: Japan
Stage: Seed
Fund size: $190M
Focus: AI/ML and SaaS
Signals: Published

N°01 / About

About ZVC Fund II Investment Limited Partnership

ZVC Fund II Investment Limited Partnership is a venture capital firm based in Japan, focusing on Seed stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in AI/ML, SaaS, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionJapan

Funding StageSeed

Industry Focus

AI/ML

SaaS

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

AI/data founder building transformative societal impact startup

transformative societal impact

AI & data

voice AI

corporate CVC (LY Corp)

follow-on focused

fintech

deeptech

SaaS

Bullish Signals

IPO & M&A exits achievedexternal

Follow-on investments in portfolioexternal

2 new AI deals Apr 2026external

LY Corp proprietary resources backingexternal

Sygaldry & BALLAS deals Apr 2026website

Voice AI thesis actively pursuedwebsite

ZVC Connect Vol. 5 — community growingwebsite

Value beyond capital — founder supportwebsite

LinqAlpha fintech investment Jul 2026website

AB180 SaaS investment Jul 2026website

ElevationSpace deeptech investment Jun 2026website

3 fresh deals Q2 2026 — momentum confirmedwebsite

Ocean fintech investment Sep 2026website

MeLife investment Aug 2026website

ZVC Connect Vol. 7 — community scalingwebsite

QueryLift AI investment Sep 2026website

Contrarian Signals

CVC — strategic agenda may conflictexternal

LY Corp-tied deal filterexternal

Founder Do's

Leverage LY Corporation network & assets

Target societal-scale transformation

Engage ZVC Connect community events

Show AI or data-driven core

Apply to ZVC Connect speaker program

Founder Don'ts

Avoid non-tech or low-innovation plays

Don't skip corporate synergy angle

No pure lifestyle/SMB pitches

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Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size$190M

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Website

People

Key People

Joon Hwang, Koichi Matsudaira

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