Japan’s D4V closes debut venture fund at $46m
D4V, a firm set up by Japanese seed-stage investor Genuine Startups and US-based design consultancy Ideo, has closed its debut venture capital fund with more than JPY5 billion ($46 million) in commitments.
The fund was launched in 2016 as part of a collaboration that aims to combine Ideo's design expertise and Silicon Valley networks with Genuine's financial experience. It had initially targeted a final...
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