Genesia Ventures, Inc. is an independent Japanese venture capital firm that invests at the seed round and states it will consider additional investment beyond Series A in its existing portfolio. Its stated geographies are Japan, Southeast Asia and India. The firm states its focus is the digital transformation of lifestyle infrastructure and of industry, and that it aims to build a space for new industry creation and co-creation between the Japanese and Southeast Asian markets. It operates offices in Tokyo, Jakarta, Ho Chi Minh City and Bengaluru, and manages the Genesia Venture Fund limited partnership series.
Genesia Ventures, Inc. (株式会社ジェネシア・ベンチャーズ) is established on 31 August 2016 by Soichi Tajima, previously Representative Director of CyberAgent Ventures.
2017
Genesia Venture Fund 1号投資事業有限責任組合 (Fund I) is listed by the firm at 40億円 (4 billion yen).
2018
Takahiro Suzuki, previously Indonesia representative of CyberAgent Ventures, joins Genesia Ventures in September 2018.
2020
Genesia Venture Fund 2号投資事業有限責任組合 (Fund II) completes its final close at a total of approximately 80億円 (8 billion yen).
2023
Genesia Venture Fund 3号投資事業有限責任組合 (Fund III) completes its final close; the firm announces the fund in English as $110M and in Japanese as 150億円 (15 billion yen).
2023
Genesiaventures India Private Limited is established in Bengaluru in November 2023, with Shunsuke Sagara as its representative.
2026
On 27 May 2026 Genesia Ventures announces the final close of Genesia Venture Fund 4号投資事業有限責任組合 (Fund IV) at approximately 180億円 (18 billion yen), stated in the firm's English release as $113M.