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MEDIASEEK Capital

MEDIASEEK Capital is the venture-investment and business-incubation arm of Japan’s MEDIA SEEK Inc., founded in 2019 and led by Naoki Nishio.

MEDIASEEK Capital

General information

Firm type

Generalist

Year founded

2019

AUM

Undisclosed

Location

Region

Asia

Country

Japan

City

Tokyo

Corporate office

Shirokane 1-27-6, Shirokane Takanawa Station Building 5F, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0072, Japan

Principals

Naoki Nishio

Representative Director and President

Ikuko Eguchi

Director

Koji Ueda

Director

Sector focus

Venture Capital

Frequently asked questions

Who runs investment decisions at MEDIASEEK Capital?

Naoki Nishio, the firm’s Representative Director and President, leads investment decisions. He concurrently serves as Representative Director of the parent company MEDIA SEEK Inc. and of START MEDIA JAPAN, and as vice president of Solvvy Inc.

Is MEDIASEEK Capital structured as a venture firm or a corporate investment subsidiary?

It is a wholly owned corporate investment subsidiary of MEDIA SEEK Inc. It does not raise third-party funds and operates both venture investment and business-incubation services, supplementing those activities with a proprietary residential rental portfolio in Japan.

What investment stages does MEDIASEEK Capital target?

The firm targets advanced venture companies working on next-generation services. Public materials indicate an early-stage orientation within Japan’s digital-services sector, though specific stage boundaries are not published.

How is MEDIASEEK Capital related to Solvvy Inc.?

Solvvy Inc. is the ultimate parent company of MEDIASEEK Capital. Naoki Nishio, the Representative Director and President of MEDIASEEK Capital, also serves as vice president of Solvvy Inc.

Does the firm hold assets beyond venture investments?

Yes. It holds a residential rental portfolio of apartments located across Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka, Nagoya and Sendai. This real estate portfolio operates alongside its venture-capital activities.

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