Mizuho Capital Partners
VC Fund
Tokyo, Japan
Mizuho Capital Partners is a VC fund in Tokyo focused on Virtual Reality and Apps. Mizuho Capital Partners Co., Ltd. (MHCP) specializes in private equity investments and proprietary deals. As its name suggests, MHCP is an affiliate of the Mizuho Financial Group, one of Japan's top three financial service groups.Their company was founded in 2000 by the Group in response to calls for more diverse financing offerings gearedtoward the country's small and medium–sized businesses. Japan, a country known for its ingenious and diligent people, has over one million family–owned businesses, many of which have high growth potential in terms of skills, knowledge, and technology. However, especially after the economic collapse of the 1990s, many of these SMEs now face issues including generational transition, divestment, or other circumstances where a change in ownership is required.In light of these circumstances, in 2000, MHCP became the first among Japanese banking group companies to set up an entity specialized in MBOs. Since then, MHCP has been involved in four MBO funds (collectively called "MCP Funds"), which in total amount to 80 billion yen. Throughout the 2000s, where the Japanese economy in general remained sluggish, MCP Funds performed consistently well. In addition, MHCP was also first among Japanese banking group companies to set up a mezzanine fund (in 2005), and is now successfully managing three of these funds.MCP Funds have always reserved the right to independent decision–making. Each of the Funds invests only in companies that it judges worthwhile from the perspective of financial returns for its limited partners. MCP Funds take a long–term view on value creation, focusing on company growth via new market entry or new product lines without relying on such quick-fix solutions as arbitrary cost-cutting. Their policy goal is to enhance enterprise value for investees and to lead them to exit through an initial public offering (IPO). In fact, more than half of their investee companies have achieved IPOs—the best track record in the country.
- Total investments:
- 3
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
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Industries Mizuho Capital Partners invests in
Stages Mizuho Capital Partners invests in
Countries Mizuho Capital Partners invests in
Contacts
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Virtual Reality 2 (67%)
- Apps 1 (33%)
- Medical 1 (33%)
- Web Apps 1 (33%)
- Wearables 1 (33%)
Stage
- Series A 1 (33%)
- Series B 1 (33%)
- Debt Financing 1 (33%)
Country
- Japan 2 (67%)
- United States 1 (33%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Akira Ito
Managing Director
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Managing Director | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Hiroshi Tsuchida
Managing Director
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Managing Director | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Katsunori Nozawa
Director and Chief Executive Officer.
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Director and Chief Executive Officer. | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Kunihiko Tajima
Managing Director
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Managing Director | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Masahide Sato
Managing Director and Head of Buyout Funds
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Managing Director and Head of Buyout Funds | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 7 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Repro is a mobile analytics tool that offers insights into mobile app users through play-by-play videos of their behavior. It was launched in 2014 and is operated from Tokyo, Japan. | $6.3M / Debt Financing / Dec 31, 2019 | ||
| HoloEyes plans to use the funds raised this round to build the system and business base for HoloEyes VR and expand its staff.Collecting the data from CT scans, forming 3D human body models, and accumulating it creates a so-called medical VR database. | $2.2M / Series A / Apr 26, 2019 | ||
| InstaVR is out-of-box integrated SaaS Virtual Reality(VR) marketing solution. InstaVR enables anyone to quickly and easily author publish-ready interactive VR apps for all mobile and desktop platforms, and analyse user behaviours by using InstaVR heat-map display. | $5M / Series B / Jun 04, 2018 |
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FAQ
What does Mizuho Capital Partners invest in?
Mizuho Capital Partners invests primarily in Virtual Reality, Apps and Medical startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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Who are the partners at Mizuho Capital Partners?
The team at Mizuho Capital Partners includes Akira Ito (Managing Director), Hiroshi Tsuchida (Managing Director) and Katsunori Nozawa (Director and Chief Executive Officer.), among 7 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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