CARTA VENTURES
Tokyo-based corporate venture capital firm within CARTA HOLDINGS, investing in unlisted internet businesses and supporting business partnerships with the group and among portfolio companies.
CARTA VENTURES is a corporate venture capital firm based in Tokyo and a wholly owned subsidiary of CARTA HOLDINGS. The firm invests in high-growth internet businesses, with a mandate that extends to seed and early-stage companies as well as later-stage opportunities; it targets unlisted internet-related businesses in sectors including online services and technology. Its stated investment activity is capital commitment to portfolio companies, supported by a second function: business collaboration and matchmaking between portfolio companies and CARTA HOLDINGS, together with introductions and networking among portfolio companies themselves.
The firm's approach pairs equity investment with commercial support. Rather than pursuing investment returns alone, CARTA VENTURES describes its objective as building mutually beneficial relationships with portfolio companies, with targeted support for the growth of internet businesses and an emphasis on business collaboration alongside capital. For a corporate venture capital vehicle, the practical distinction is the ability to draw on a parent company's operating relationships when structuring partnerships between portfolio companies and the group.
Geographic presence is Japan-based. Founding year, team size, fund size and check size are not disclosed in available materials.