About

Purpose

Purpose

Turn academic research and invention
into a world-changing business.


Mission

Mission

Let us help your research, your invention, your innovation change the world.

Let us help your research, your invention, your innovation change the world.

Japan’s universities conduct a wide range of research.
Given a more visible platform, the invaluable results of this research
can make the world a better place.
But once they leave the safety of the lab
for the stormy seas of wider society,
these results need more than just dreams,
passion, and a solid scientific foundation to survive.

Technologies and inventions born in labs
need business expertise to change the world.
That’s where we can help.
With our know-how from the seed period
to post-listing management,
our diverse team of specialists supports each project
in the most suitable way to help it grow
and become fully independent.

“Study without application is like no study at all.”

As Yukichi Fukuzawa once said,
study becomes truly meaningful when it contributes to society.
Acting as a bridge between the worlds of academia and business,
the Keio Innovation Initiative will continue helping bring
exceptional technologies, inventions, and innovations into the world.

Japan’s universities conduct a wide range of research.
Given a more visible platform, the invaluable results of this research
can make the world a better place.

But once they leave the safety of the lab
for the stormy seas of wider society,
these results need more than just dreams,
passion, and a solid scientific foundation to survive.

Technologies and inventions born in labs
need business expertise to change the world.
That’s where we can help.

With our know-how from the seed period
to post-listing management,
our diverse team of specialists supports each project
in the most suitable way to help it grow
and become fully independent.

“Study without application is like no study at all.”

As Yukichi Fukuzawa once said,
study becomes truly meaningful when it contributes to society.
Acting as a bridge between the worlds of academia and business,
the Keio Innovation Initiative will continue helping bring
exceptional technologies, inventions, and innovations into the world.

MISSION

Company Profile

Company Profile

Company Profile

Name

Keio Innovation Initiative, Inc.

Address

Mita International Bldg. 10F, 1-4-28 Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan 108-0073

Establishment Date

December 17, 2015

Capital

100 Million JPY (Including a capital reserve of 50 Million JPY)

Shareholders

Keio Academic Enterprise Co., Ltd. 80% Nomura Holdings, Inc. 20%
Directors and Advisors

CEO

Kotaro Yamagishi

Director

Masaaki Sato (Managing Director, Keio Academic Enterprise Co., Ltd.)

Director

Shinji Yamawaki(Senior Managing Director of Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.)

Auditor

Yasumasa Kumabe (Lawyer, Haru Law Office)

Advisor

Masahiko Shimizu (Emeritus Professor, Keio University)

Advisor

Tsuyoshi Sugiyama (Corporate Officer Nomura Holdings, Inc. (Head of Sales Division))
Fund Profile

Name

Keio Innovation Intiative 1,LPS

Amount

4.5 billion yen

Founded

July 1, 2016
   

Name

KII 2, LPS

Amount

10.3 billion yen

Founded

January 24, 2020
   

Name

KII3, LPS

Amount

20 billion yen (target)

Founded

10 years from October 11, 2023 (possible extension of up to 2 years)

Network

Network


Access

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Mita International Bldg. 10F, 1-4-28 Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan 108-0073