DG Daiwa Ventures

DG Daiwa Ventures is a Tokyo-based venture capital firm founded in 2016 as a joint venture between Digital Garage and Daiwa Securities Group. The firm invests in startups developing next-generation technologies, including companies outside Japan, and supports their business development. Its stated technical domains are blockchain, artificial intelligence, virtual and augmented reality, security, and biohealth.

The firm's proposition rests on the complementary capabilities of its two founders: the Digital Garage Group's investment networks and incubation experience, and Daiwa Securities Group's fund management expertise. Portfolio support draws on DG Lab, an open innovation research and development organisation, alongside the firm's wider investment network - a structure that couples capital with research access and corporate partnerships at the point of business development.

Beyond initial investment, DG Daiwa Ventures works with later-stage investors and supports portfolio companies through to exit, whether by initial public offering or merger and acquisition. Investments span both Japanese and global startups. The firm does not publicly specify stage, sector allocation or check size.