DG Daiwa Ventures

Est. 2016
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≥JPY 10B
Est. FUM (minimum)
Lower bound from one disclosed fund, not manager-wide FUM.
HQ
Japan
Founded
2016
Focus
Technology

About

DG Daiwa Ventures is a Japanese venture capital firm established by Digital Garage and Daiwa Securities Group that invests in startups with next-generation technologies and supports their business development.

Strategies

Venture Capital

Investment Focus

Sources

Profile sources

  1. dg-daiwa-v.com — Technology

Locations & investment markets

  • Office · Tokyo, Japan

  • Headquarters · Tokyo, Japan

  • Investment market · Japan

    The fund announcement says Fund III targets domestic and overseas seed- and early-stage startups. In this Japanese firm's announcement, “domestic” refers to Japan; this is a mandate claim, not an office claim.

Reported capital

  • ≥JPY 10B · Fund size

    DGDV Fund III E.L.P. Cayman · reported 2025-10-21

Capital and location details checked 2026-10-12.

Investment Criteria

Investment Geographies
Primary Markets
Japan
Coverage
Country-focused
Regions
Asia

Coverage is a guide only.

Location

Headquarters
Japan
Office Presence
No office countries recorded

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