# Open Ventures

> Open Ventures is a VC fund in Tokyo backing Gaming and Software. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Nov 2022
- Lead investor: 67%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://open-ventures.fund/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/openventuresinc

Open Ventures is a VC fund in Tokyo focused on Gaming and Software. Open Ventures provide support for pre-seed and seed that is expected to bear the future of Japan with the vision of creating new value.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Open Ventures. Shizune tracks 2 team members at Open Ventures. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/open-ventures?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gaming | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |
| Blockchain | 1 | 33% |
| Online Games | 1 | 33% |
| Cryptocurrency | 1 | 33% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Private Equity | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 1 | 33% |
| Germany | 1 | 33% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kohei Imaizumi | Associate | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kohei-imaizumi |
| Takeyuki Ishii | President and CEO | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/takeyuki-ishii-3a6e |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| t3rn | t3rn offers fast, secure and cost-efficient bridging, optimizing cross-chain executions by leveraging the modular layers of the t3rn stack for storage, validation, settlement and consensus t3rn was founded in 2020 and is based in BVI | $6.5M | Private Equity | Nov 25, 2022 |  |
| Clitch | Clitch is an online platform that helps you connect with gamers that are suited for you through a setting called recruitment. |  | Seed | May 17, 2021 |  |
| Clitch | Clitch is an online platform that helps you connect with gamers that are suited for you through a setting called recruitment. |  | Seed | May 17, 2021 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Blockchange Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blockchange-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bware Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bware-labs) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [D1 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/d1-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Figment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/figment-networks) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Huobi Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/huobi-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Lemniscap](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lemniscap) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Open Ventures invest in?

Open Ventures invests primarily in Gaming, Software and Blockchain startups, most often at Seed and Private Equity 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.

### How do I contact Open Ventures?

Public channels for Open Ventures include the website linked on this profile and Facebook. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Open Ventures?

The team at Open Ventures includes Kohei Imaizumi (Associate) and Takeyuki Ishii (President and CEO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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