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QB Capital
QB Capital invests in and supports the growth of university-originated and real-tech startups centered on the Kyushu region. It aims to move away from Tokyo...
QB Capital
QB Capital invests in and supports the growth of university-originated and real-tech startups centered on the Kyushu region. It aims to move away from Tokyo concentration and create regional innovation that utilizes university knowledge. The firm treats university-originated real-tech startups as important vehicles for regional and science-technology innovation, and provides businessization support from the technology-seed stage.
General information
Firm type
Private Equity
Year founded
2015
Location
Region
Asia
Country
Japan
City
Fukuoka
Corporate office
Fukuoka-shi, Japan
Principals
Tsuyoshi Sakamoto
Representative Partner
Takashi Hondo
Representative Partner
Noriyuki Kawata
Investment Manager
Mika Gushima
Senior Associate
Kenta Shiomi
Associate
Yudai Kunizaki
Associate
Sayoko Okabe
Associate
Miou Nagahama
Assistant (Back Office)
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who runs investment decisions at QB Capital?
Representative Partners Tsuyoshi Sakamoto and Takashi Hondo lead investment decisions. Sakamoto is a Kyushu University alumnus who teaches at the university's graduate school of business innovation; Hondo brings operating experience as an outside director at precision-instrument and biotech companies. They are supported by Investment Manager Noriyuki Kawata.
How does QB Capital source proprietary deal flow?
QB Capital sources through designated venture-capital certifications from Kitakyushu City and Hamamatsu City, and it serves as a commercialization-promotion organization under Japan's START program and the JST university-originated new-industry creation fund. The firm also holds comprehensive partnership agreements with institutions such as Kyushu Institute of Technology and participates in a national network of university-startup platforms stretching from Hokkaido to Hiroshima.
What investment stages does QB Capital typically target?
The firm targets early-stage and growth-stage rounds. Its strategy focuses on university-born, real-tech startups from the seed phase onward, often entering at the point where the technology still needs to cross the commercialization gap from research lab to market.
What is QB Capital's known posture on co-investments alongside external GPs?
QB Capital deploys directly from its own fund vehicles, often as a lead or sole institutional investor in pre-revenue rounds. It has not publicly described a co-investment program alongside external GPs; its model relies on proprietary university sourcing rather than syndicate participation.
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