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NOW Venture Capital (also known as NOW, Inc.)[1][2] is a venture capital (VC) firm headquartered at 1-5-5 Kudanminami, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan.[3] The firm is co-founded in 2017 by Kazuma Ieiri, recognized by Forbes in the 2020s as one of Japan's leading serial entrepreneurs,[4][5][6] and Ryosuke Kajitani, formerly of the Mizuho Securities investment banking division.[7][8][9]

Hiroki Nakajima is a Partner at this venture capital firm. He began his career in the international division of a Big Four accounting firm, where he was involved in auditing global investment funds and major general trading companies. He also provided advisory services to large listed companies, including support for building internal control systems and adopting IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards). He has been with this VC since 2018 and holds an MBA from London Business School in the United Kingdom and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), registered with the Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants.[10][11][12][13] Haruka Motohara is also a partner of this VC. While at Mizuho Bank, she worked in investment banking and played a role similar to that of a co-founder, supporting a wide range of fundraising and IPO processes—primarily as a coverage banker for the SoftBank Vision Fund and its international portfolio companies. She joined this VC in 2021 and holds a law degree from Hitotsubashi.[14][15][16][17][18][19][20]

The firm has launched its second fund, forming a VC fund with a total scale of approximately 15 billion JPY.[21]

Major Investments

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Since its establishment in May 2018, NOW Venture Capital’s first fund, Founder Foundry No.1 Investment Limited Partnership, has made approximately 100 investments—including follow-on investments—across more than 74 startups. NOW VC's second fund has invested in over 50 companies.[22][23][24][25][26][27]

Philosophy

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The name "NOW" stands for "Next One For The World.".[14]

References

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  2. ^ "VCのNOW、新生銀などが20億円出資". 日本経済新聞 (in Japanese). 2018-12-03. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
  3. ^ "NOW opens startup-focused office in Kudanshita in collaboration with Sumitomo Realty & Development". Nikkei (in Japanese). 2024-02-21. Retrieved 2025-05-23.
  4. ^ "Kazuma Ieiri of CAMPFIRE: From "Savior During the Pandemic" to Facing Defeat | Forbes JAPAN". forbesjapan.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-05-23.
  5. ^ "Kazuma Ieiri to become Co-CEO of MIKAWAYA21 starting June 2025". MIKAWAYA21 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-05-23.
  6. ^ "Kazuma Ieiri | Forbes JAPAN". forbesjapan.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-05-23.
  7. ^ "Kazuma Ieiri and others establish venture capital firm "NOW" with plans for a fund up to 5 billion yen". ITmedia NEWS (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-05-23.
  8. ^ "Seed-stage VC "NOW" receives approximately 2 billion yen in funding from Shinsei Bank, Daiwa Securities Group, and others". Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun. Retrieved 2025-05-23.
  9. ^ "Information Strategy Technology invests in "Founder Foundry Fund No. 3," formed by NOW". MARR Online (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-05-23.
  10. ^ "EYアクセラレータープログラム 第4期 参加者". www.ey.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-05-28.
  11. ^ "EYアクセラレータープログラム 第3期 参加者". www.ey.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-05-28.
  12. ^ "【8月28日開催】VCが教えるベンチャー企業の選び方：イベント情報". www.cpa-up.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-05-28.
  13. ^ "Hiroki Nakajima's Investing Profile - NOW (Japan) Investor | Signal". Signal: where top founders find and get introduced to the right investors. Retrieved 2025-05-28.
  14. ^ a b "About | NOW". NOW (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-05-23.
  15. ^ "NOWの特徴・評判・投資先実績・投資判断のフローを独自取材 | StartupList". www.startuplist.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-05-28.
  16. ^ "クリエイターや国内外コンテンツとの独自企画を手掛ける、灯白社が1億円の資金調達を完了". プレスリリース・ニュースリリース配信シェアNo.1｜PR TIMES (in Japanese). 2024-08-29. Retrieved 2025-05-28.
  17. ^ "TORYUMON 2023 Summer - シード期起業家の登竜門イベント". TORYUMON 2022 Summer - シード期起業家の登竜門イベント (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-05-28.
  18. ^ "VRウェアラブルデバイスを開発するDolami,Incが1億円の資金調達を実施。コアメンバーの採用を強化へ". STRAIGHT PRESS. 2022-12-25. Retrieved 2025-05-28.
  19. ^ "U25向けスタートアップの祭典『TORYUMON TOKYO 2023 Summer』7/22(土)に東京ミッドタウン日比谷で開催決定". F Ventures. Retrieved 2025-05-28.
  20. ^ "Tokyo Women in VC、現役VCと話せるキャリアイベント「VC Career Fair」を2025年6月14日(土)に開催：マピオンニュース". www.mapion.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-05-28.
  21. ^ "NOW launches second fund focused on seed and early-stage startups, with a maximum scale of 10 billion yen". PR TIMES (in Japanese). 2021-04-16. Retrieved 2025-05-23.
  22. ^ "NOW, Inc.｜INITIAL Startup Information Research". INITIAL (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-05-23.
  23. ^ "シードアーリーステージを中心としたベンチャーキャピタル「NOW」が2号ファンドを設立。最大100億円規模のファンドを組成". プレスリリース・ニュースリリース配信シェアNo.1｜PR TIMES (in Japanese). 2021-04-16. Retrieved 2025-05-28.
  24. ^ "Founder Foundry 1号投資事業有限責任組合への出資について | ニュース アーカイブ（2020年~2011年） | ニュース アーカイブ | 株式会社SBI新生銀行". corp.sbishinseibank.co.jp. Retrieved 2025-05-28.
  25. ^ kigoyama (2021-04-16). "シードVC「NOW」が2号ファンド設立、1号出資のヌーラボや「食べチョク」運営など躍進 - BRIDGE（ブリッジ）" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-05-28.
  26. ^ "Founder Foundry有限責任事業組合｜スピーダ スタートアップ情報リサーチ". スピーダ スタートアップ情報リサーチ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-05-28.
  27. ^ "シードVC「NOW」が最大100億円規模の2号ファンド設立、ブロックチェーン領域への投資も検討". あたらしい経済 (in Japanese). 2021-04-16. Retrieved 2025-05-28.
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