Dentsu Ventures

Dentsu Ventures operates as a corporate venture capital fund, strategically investing in nascent companies. It primarily focuses on supporting entrepreneurs and their innovative ventures, aiming to foster synergistic collaborations and drive open innovation across the broader Dentsu Group. The fund's approach involves identifying and backing ambitious startups that demonstrate potential to reshape future industries and markets.

The fund was established in April 2015 by Kotaro Sasamoto. Prior to launching Dentsu Ventures, Sasamoto had a significant tenure within Dentsu, working across various advertising capacities. His insight centered on the critical need to engage with external innovation, leveraging promising startup technologies and business models to complement Dentsu's extensive service offerings and expand its strategic reach.

Dentsu Ventures' portfolio companies are primarily startup enterprises seeking capital and strategic partnership. The fund's overarching vision is to contribute to the creation of novel futures by empowering these entrepreneurs, thereby bringing groundbreaking innovation to a global scale. It remains dedicated to identifying and nurturing companies that can introduce transformative solutions to the market.