Yamato Holdings is a Japanese logistics conglomerate that operates corporate venture capital funds (KURONEKO Innovation Fund I & II) managed by Global Brain, investing in startups with innovative technologies and business models that could transform logistics and adjacent sectors.
Their most common stage is series-a (54% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $182.2M (across 11 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
10
Fund Size
$51.5M
Top Stage
Series A
Last 12 Mo
0
Team
Christine Edman
Outside Director
Junichiro Ikeda
Outside Director
Masayoshi Fujimoto
Outside Director
Seiichi Awa
Director and Executive Officer
Tami Kihara
Outside Director
Toshiyuki Sakurai
Representative Director Executive Officer and President
Yin Chuanli Charles
Outside Director
Yutaka Nagao
Representative Director Chairman
Akihito Terada
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Masaru Nomura
Senior Managing Executive Officer (CFO,Head for overseeing Corporate)
Ryuji Matsuda
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Setsuko Ino
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
Portfolio
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 JIJ | Growth | $5.2M | Jan 2026 |
 Pale Blue | Series C | $1.5B | Aug 2025 |
 HIVED | Series B | — | Jul 2025 |
 Regent Craft | Series A | $60M | Oct 2023 |
| Regent Craft | Series A | $60M | Oct 2023 |
 SLAMcore | Series A | $16M | May 2022 |
| SLAMcore | Series A | $16M | Jan 2022 |
 iStore iSend | Series B | $5.5M | Jan 2021 |
| Regent Craft | Unknown | — | — |
 Mirairo | Unknown | $280M | — |
 Shinkei | Series A | $22M | — |
 Silc | Series A | $17M | — |
 Shinkei Systems | Series A | $22M | — |
Top Co-Investors
Last updated: 7 October 2026