INVESTMENT STRATEGY
Stage:
Early-stage to growth.
Industry Focus:
Tech-enabled companies across the entire value chain in the New Media space.
Geography:
Global with a Japan emphasis.
OUR ADVANTAGE
FSA & SFC LICENSED
East / West Bridge
Deep Japan network, combined with global deal access.
Value-Add Strategic Partner
Corporate partners offer portfolio companies potential commercial partnerships, access to the Japanese market, and potential exits.
Operators
Team of former operators from the media industry. Deep understanding of the challenges faced by founders.
Unique Deal Flow
Access to select deals from corporate partners that may not be available to other funds.
Global Presence
On-the-ground presence in Japan, Hong Kong, and the US
STRATEGIC PARTNERS
Creating real marketing value for our portfolio companies
THE TEAM
High Powered Team with Commercial Success – Venture & Management
MOTOKI TANI
Co-Founder of Animoca Brands KK. Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager at Millennium. Global Head of JPY Bond Trading at JP Morgan.
TETSUO OCHI
Co-Founder of MCP Asset Management. 10 years of banking experience, including 5 years with Credit Suisse in Japan, prior to founding MCP in 1999.
KEI YAMASHITA
At Dymon Asia Capital Group, he established the Japanese branch and served as Representative Director for five years. Prior to joining Dymon Asia, he worked at J.P. Morgan's Investment Banking Division in Tokyo and London, where he successfully led numerous corporate acquisitions and IPOs.
BEN GRUBBS
2x co-founder of venture-backed startups，and an investor in over 20 startups in the global creator economy. Held leadership roles at Yahoo！， eBay, Turner Broadcasting and Google, and was the Global Director of Creator partnerships at Youtube.
KELLY LEUNG
25+ years of experience in TMT, focusing on big-data marketing, ecommerce , blockchain and AI. Led strategic partnerships at IClick Interactive and eBay HK/SEA.
Founding member of Animoca Brands KK. Invested and grew multiple creator economy-driven Web3 projects.
SHANE KOKKINES
Partner at MCP Alternative Asset Partners. Before joining MCP in 2013, he held positions in proprietary trading and equity research at DRW Trading and Coghill Capital. Shane leads the VC investment due diligence for the IPX Catalyst Japan Fund.
INVESTMENT MANAGER
Institutional, Established, VC Expertise
One of Asia’s largest independent alternative asset managers
Founded: December 1999
AUM: ~$2.5 billion USD（12/2023）
Clients: Banks, Insurance Co’s, Pensions, Public Sector
Offices: Hong Kong, Tokyo, Fukuoka, Chicago, Seoul
Employees: 88
Licenses: Hong Kong SFC& Japan FSA
VC Exposure: Two VC funds launched, one in 2021, and one in 2023
ADVISORS
Global and Local Leadership Network to Provide Advice and Re-Condensation to the GPS
IP & CONTENT ORIGINATION
Masaya Ochiai
Former Board Member at Cygames in charge of Alliance. Currently Anime Producer for CyberAgent
Yohei Sadojima
Founder of Cork Agency. Member of Japan Government, AI Strategic Advisory Committee, one of 8 members. Producer of Space Brothers, Dragon Zakura, etc
Masana Takahashi
SHUEISHA Director of New Business at Shueisha Shueisha Games Board Member
Shigeru Marusawa
Executive Managing Director In charge of Comic, Cross Media & Universal Media
TECH ADVISORS
ERIC PULIER
CEO & Founder of Vatom, a metaverse platform for creators and brands. Over 16 exits including listing on Nasdaq.
Yan Lee
Entrepreneur in the fields of Big Data and AI. As the Chief Product Officer and Head of International Business of iClick Interactive (Nasdaq: ICLK), his entrepreneurial successes led him to be included in Forbes’ “30 under 30 Entrepreneurs'' in 2012.
JV PARTNERSHIPS & OPERATING TEAM
Minoru Hagiwara
Ex Google/YouTube. Founded AnalyzeLog in Japan, holding a top share as agent among kid influencers. The shareholders include Toei Animation, Shogakukan， & Asahi Broadcasting，which invest in the digitalization of Japanese IP. Prior to Google, Minoru worked at Avex and ads agency as well.
CONTACT US
OFFICES
HONG KONG
18/F Lee Garden Three, 1 Sunning Road, Causeway Bay
JAPAN
18/F KDDI Otemachi Building 1-8-1, Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-004