Abies Ventures

Telexistence, a portfolio company of Abies Ventures, was selected as one of the Top 5 Robots of 2022 by NVIDIA in the U.S.

We invest in deep tech startups with unique technologies and high aspirations primarily in Japan and the United States, and proactively support the creation and development of startups that can solve issues on a global scale

We provide investment for startups with deep tech ×data science angle to accelerate the innovation

• Fuyuki YAMAGUCHI Managing Partner & Investment Committee Member Managing Partner & Investment Committee Member

• Taizo SON Investment Committee Member & Senior Advisor Investment Committee Member & Senior Advisor

• Hajime KIMURA Investment Committee Member & Senior Advisor 14 years experience in venture investment/incubation and private equity, and 12 years experience in management consulting

• Managing Partner and IC members at Visionnaire Ventures (US-Japan venture capital fund)

• Former CIO/COO at Mistletoe and COO at MOVIDA (Taizo’s investment/ incubation arms)

• Experienced consultant at Bain & Company and Roland Berger in TMT/manufacturing/environment

• Founding member and partner at a boutique PE/growth capital fund (Iwakaze Capital) Led a prominent venture company to cross border IPO combined with experience in finance / investment

• Board of Director, CFO

• , GLM Co

• , Ltd

• , an EV startup from Kyoto University Raised large amount of capital from Japanese and foreign sovereign/ family office investors

• Led 1

• 5B USD cross border M&A/IPO

• Promoted international marketing at GLM

• Raised large amount of capital from Japanese and foreign sovereign/ family office investors

• Led 1

• 5B USD cross border M&A/IPO

• Promoted international marketing at GLM

• Vice President at a boutique PE/growth capital fund (Iwakaze Capital)

• The youngest investment banker in the world as a DCM Capital Market Division

• , Deutsche Securities

• Registered Representatives certified by Japan

• The Pennsylvania State University, Smeal College of Business Administration A serial entrepreneur with extensive experience in investing and incubating IT related venture companies in Asia

• Founder of Mistletoe, as well as board member and advisor to various startup companies around the globe

• With a vision to create Silicon Valley-like venture eco-system in East Asia by year 2030, Taizo founded Mistletoe in 2013

• He strongly believes the World could be transformed into better place by nurturing entrepreneurs which would lead the creation of next generation

• Founded Gungho Online which is one of the most successful online gaming companies in Japan in 2002, which had its IPO in 2005

Led venture investment division and a new telecom company formation, and worked in North and Latin America at Mitsubishi Corporation Has extensive global network

• Senior Advisor, Mistletoe, Inc
• (Current)
• Senior Advisor, MOVIDA Japan Inc