Scrum Ventures

Innovate, Collaborate, Accelerate

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

August 7, 2020 Japanese VC Global Brain invests in smart lock provider Photosynth.
May 13, 2020 FUTRSPRT Industry Insights: VC Perspective From Scrum Ventures As Sports Tech Pivots To It’s Social Distancing Future
April 28, 2020 Bruno Michieli Comments on Factors Driving Investment in Gaming Technology Sector
March 3, 2020 Panel conversation: “Digital Gastronomy in 10 key points: what experts think” – With LABe International Expert Network members
January 30, 2020 Digital Seat Media and Learfield IMG College Form Relationship Focused on Fan Engagment
January 14, 2020 Scrum Ventures 2020 Predictions: New Decade Brings the 5G Era Personalized Healthcare and a Reinvented VC Approach

From our Blog more

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

Shuji Nakata

Chief Financial Officer

Yohei Nakajima

Venture Partner

Hiroki Tanaka

Venture Partner

Akane Miura

VP of Marketing and Operations

Ryan Mendoza

Principal

Mie Yaginuma

Director of Marketing

Noriko Takagaki

Director of Business Development

Michael Proman

Managing Director

Tomoko Yoshioka

Marketing Manager

Saki Oshima

Business Development Associate

Jonathan L. Hua

Associate

Kensuke Kuroda

Associate

Ryo Hayashima

Associate

Akash Bhat

Associate & Program Manager

Michael Yan

Technical Associate

Ryan De Souza

Analyst

See More Team Members

Investment

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

See Investment Page

Studio

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

See Studio Page

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 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 Studios is a platform that connects global corporations with startups.

Twitter