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DCI Partners

Japanese venture capital firm investing in life sciences and biotechnology startups in Japan and Taiwan

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About DCI Partners

DCI Partners is a venture capital firm that concentrates on life sciences. Its site describes more than twenty years of investing in biotechnology startups, going back to its former entity NIF Ventures. It is associated with Daiwa Corporate Investment.

The firm says it manages life science funds in Japan and supplies risk capital to promising young companies.

What DCI Partners does

  • Venture investment: funding for biotechnology startups.
  • Hands-on support: help with clinical development, intellectual property and business development.
  • Network access: links to academics, biotech firms and pharmaceutical companies, centred on Japan and Taiwan.
  • Company creation: acts as a platform to incubate promising research by forming new startups.

Clients

Biotechnology startups. Recent site news mentions portfolio companies AP Biosciences and Stemcyte International, both listed on Taiwanese exchanges, and Renascience.

Key facts

  • Experience: more than twenty years in biotech investing
  • Previous entity: NIF Ventures
  • Regions: Japan and Taiwan

Profile written by TrustList from the business's own published information, Sep 2026.

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Founded
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