Innovate, Collaborate, Accelerate
We are an investment platform -- sourcing industry-changing startups and supporting their global growth through our network and corporate partners in Japan.

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Who We Are

Founded by Tak Miyata, a seasoned entrepreneur from Japan with startup and executive experience in Silicon Valley, Scrum Ventures is a diverse team with headquarters in San Francisco and Tokyo along with satellite offices in Minneapolis, Seattle, New York, and Illinois. While Japan is in our DNA, we are a global team with a wealth of international experiences, perspectives, and relationships.

We take a thematic approach to investing, identifying emerging trends, researching the landscape in detail, and discovering industry-changing startups. In addition to investing capital, we support our portfolio founders throughout their journey by providing direct assistance with hiring, strategic advice, fundraising, and more. Our partners understand the challenges of entrepreneurship and are fully committed to portfolio success.


Our partners include well established Japanese corporates who share our vision, such as Panasonic, Unisys, Fujitsu, and DeNA. They provide support and partnership opportunities for portfolio startups interested in the Japanese market and beyond.

What our founders say

Yumi Kawata

Yumi Kawata
CEO at Hedgehog MedTech

Scrum Ventures is an investor with a strong sense of integrity and leadership. From the first time ...

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Ryoma Inose

Ryoma Inose
President and CEO at amptalk

We are careful when we consider investments and talk in depth with potential investors when considering a ...

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Keitaro Mori

Keitaro Mori
President and CEO at Fast Accounting

The support we have received from everyone at Scrum Ventures has been invaluable. It is not just ...

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Ryosuke Nishiyama

Ryosuke Nishiyama
CEO at FOODCODE

From introducing us to Japanese corporations as potential partners to finding new startup technology, Scrum has been ...

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Amane Kimura

Amane Kimura
CEO at Algal Bio

The relationship with investors is an important factor for startups as it can influence how successfully a ...

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Kamal Mistry

Kamal Mistry
CEO at Arcturus

We've greatly enjoyed working with the Scrum team and value their industry relationships and expertise in the ...

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Scrum Ventures is a seed-stage venture firm investing across a range of industries in the U.S. and Japan. 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 Studio is a platform that connects global corporations with startups.