Scrum Ventures

Scrum Ventures is a platform
for early-stage startups and
corporations to innovate together.

We are a team of founders accelerating our portfolio companies to achieve global opportunities by leveraging our extensive experience and networks in Silicon Valley and Japan.

In the News more

April 12, 2018 Nintendo is looking for startups to build new Switch accessories
April 12, 2018 Nintendo Teams Up With Venture Fund to Find New Tech for Switch
April 12, 2018 [Press Release] Nintendo Switch + Tech Program Launches Today to Find New Technologies
March 1, 2018 Japanese venture capital investment hits record levels
March 1, 2018 [Press Release] Panasonic and Scrum Ventures Announce a Joint Venture to Foster Innovation

Team

Our team is uniquely positioned between Silicon Valley and Japan to understand technology trends from a global perspective.

Tak Miyata

General Partner

Makoto Haruta

Partner

Hitoshi Hokamura

Partner

Austin Arensberg

Principal

Yohei Nakajima

Venture Partner

Hiroki Tanaka

Venture Partner

Kanafumi Furuichi

Associate

Ryan Mendoza

Associate

Akane Miura

VP of Marketing

Mie Yaginuma

Director of Marketing

Yu-hua Chiu

Analyst

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Investment

Our investments are early-stage and in a wide range of sectors.

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Studio

We bring startups and corporations together to foster innovative new businesses.

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Partners

We partner with global Japanese corporations to support and invest in innovative entrepreneurs.

Scrum Ventures is a seed stage venture firm investing across a range of industries in the U.S. and Asia. Based in San Francisco with extensive experience and networks in both Silicon Valley and Japan, Scrum Ventures accelerates portfolio companies with global opportunities and helps corporations innovate. Scrum Ventures recently announced Scrum Studios, a platform that connects global corporations with startups.

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