Alumni Venture has formed a strategic partnership in Japan with KDDI, a Japan-based telecommunications companies, and UTokyo Innovation Platform Co., a subsidiary of the University of Tokyo, Japan’s premier public university focused on driving innovation, to accelerate cross-border growth of startups in Japan and the United States.
The firm also announced the opening of Alumni Ventures Japan in the Tri-Seven Roppongi building in Tokyo, marking a significant milestone in Alumni Ventures’ Asia-Pacific growth strategy. The office is led by Michael Phillips, head of Asia Pacific, chief legal officer and executive managing director at Alumni Ventures.
“Japan has world-class capital and world-class innovation, and the U.S. venture market has historically been difficult for Japanese institutions to access in a structured, meaningful way,” said Mike Collins, CEO, board chairman and founder at Alumni Ventures. “With our permanent office in Tokyo, we are building a rea
