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    Z Venture Capital

    Tokyo, JapanFounded 2012

    Z Venture Capital (ZVC) is the corporate venture capital arm of LY Corporation, formed in 2021 through the merger of YJ Capital and LINE Ventures. It invests across all stages in AI, fintech, deep tech, media, commerce, and robotics, with offices in Tokyo, Seoul, and San Francisco.

    They made 2 investments in the last 12 months. Average disclosed round size is $23.4M (across 25 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    40

    Fund Size

    $193.5M

    Top Stage

    Unknown

    Last 12 Mo

    3

    Team

    In Joon Hwang

    In Joon Hwang

    Managing Partner / CEO

    James Lim

    James Lim

    Managing Partner

    Kay (Eunkyu) Lim

    Kay (Eunkyu) Lim

    Managing Partner

    Koichi Matsudaira

    Koichi Matsudaira

    Managing Partner / CFO

    Hyung Kim

    Hyung Kim

    Partner

    Masaki Yuda

    Masaki Yuda

    Partner

    Chihiro Kameoka

    Chihiro Kameoka

    Principal

    Daniel Song

    Daniel Song

    Principal

    James (Yousik) Han

    James (Yousik) Han

    Principal

    Josh Jung

    Josh Jung

    Principal

    Taku Uchimaru

    Taku Uchimaru

    Principal

    Greg Eum

    Greg Eum

    Associate

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    41 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    Linqalpha logoLinqalphaSeries A$22MJul 2026
    RRLWRLD Inc.Seed$26MFeb 2026
    AB180 logoAB180Series C$15MJan 2026
    CCommmune Inc.GrowthSep 2025
    KIDENTIFY CORP. logoKIDENTIFY CORP.Series A$45MJun 2024
    Kk-IDSeries A$45MJun 2024
    TicketMe Inc. logoTicketMe Inc.UnknownJan 2024
    Linc Inc. logoLinc Inc.UnknownJan 2024
    UUtaite Co LtdUnknownOct 2023
    DRIVER Technologies Inc. logoDRIVER Technologies Inc.Unknown$6MJan 2023
    CCOUNTERWORKS Inc.UnknownJan 2023
    AKROS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. logoAKROS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Seed$2.3MDec 2022
    SmartBank,Inc. logoSmartBank,Inc.Series A$20MJul 2022
    ZZealsSeries E$38.8MMay 2022
    Mighty Jaxx International Pte. Ltd. logoMighty Jaxx International Pte. Ltd.Series A$20MMar 2022
    Monoxer logoMonoxerSeries BDec 2021
    Monoxer, Inc. logoMonoxer, Inc.Series BDec 2021
    Endowus logoEndowusSeries BNov 2021
    VIETCETERA PTE. LTD. logoVIETCETERA PTE. LTD.Seed$2.7MAug 2021
    Icart Group Pte. Ltd. logoIcart Group Pte. Ltd.Series D$65MJul 2021
    HHappyFreshUnknown$65MJan 2021
    CCHEQUER Inc.Seed$24.8MJan 2021
    VVietceteraSeries A$2.7MJan 2021
    Desty logoDestySeedJan 2020
    Bluepoint logoBluepointUnknown$4.1MJan 2019
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    Last updated: 8 September 2026