Dentsu Ventures is a corporate venture arm. Based in Minato-ku, Japan. The known portfolio counts 9 companies, including Forest, Fiddler Labs, CULTA, Metagen Therapeutics, Utaite and Kognitos.
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Who to pitch at Dentsu Ventures
Dentsu Ventures portfolio companies (9)
- Forest
- Fiddler Labs
- CULTA
- Metagen Therapeutics
- Utaite
- Kognitos
- Emole
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- HERALBONY
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About Dentsu Ventures
The firm's listing covers sectors AI, Consumer, FinTech and Hardware, and focus areas AdTech, Asset Management, Audio and Biotech; known deals cluster at Growth, Seed and Series A.
Of the 4 people on file at Dentsu Ventures, Kotaro Sasamoto (Managing Partner), Daiji Horibe (General Partner) and Daisuke Takemori (General Partner) are listed as the contacts to approach first.
Dentsu Ventures shares portfolio companies with 20 other investment firms, among them Sega Sammy Holdings, BGV and AngelList.
Frequently asked questions
What is Dentsu Ventures?
Dentsu Ventures is a corporate venture arm based in Minato-ku, Japan, with a known portfolio of 9 companies. The portfolio comes from public investment records rather than from the firm, so deals that never surfaced publicly are not in it.
What does Dentsu Ventures invest in?
Listed sectors include AI, Consumer, FinTech and Hardware; listed focus areas include AdTech, Asset Management, Audio and Biotech. Those tags come from the portfolio attached to the firm, so they describe what has been backed rather than a stated mandate for what comes next.
What stage does Dentsu Ventures invest at?
The known deals of Dentsu Ventures include Growth, Seed and Series A rounds. Check that against your own round before reaching out: stage mismatch is the most common reason a well matched sector still goes nowhere.
Who should I pitch at Dentsu Ventures?
3 of the 4 people on file at Dentsu Ventures are listed as contacts for the firm. All 4 have their own profile page.
How do I contact Dentsu Ventures?
Any email address on file for the firm is masked on this page and readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The 4 people attached to the firm have their own pages, each showing whether an address is on file for them.
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