Globis Incubation Fund (GIF)
GIF was established in 1996 as the first venture capital fund in Japan that incubated startups with JPY 540 million. The fund invested in 13 companies, which resulted in 4 successful IPOs. Example of the investee companies are below:
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Dream Corporation
Opened the first authentic bagle chain "Bagle & Bagle," and extended into "B&B kitchen" and "B&B cafe" in the metropolitan Tokyo area |
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Works Applications
Develops ERP software package for large Japanese corporations. The company went IPO in December 2001 on JASDAQ (4329) |
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Tokyo Kobetsu Shido Gakuin
Provides personalized education services. The company went IPO in March 2000 on JASDAQ(4745) |
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ngi group
Incubates e-businesses. The company went IPO on Mothers in August 2006(2497) |
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Fisco
Provides real-time financial information. The company went IPO on Hercules in June 2006 (3755) |
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