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Across Ventures Launches Strategic Alliance with SBI Holdings to Establish New Micro VC-Focused Fund-of-Funds
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Across Ventures, a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm founded by Managing Partner, Emi Yoshikawa, today announced that it
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[{"type":"text","content":" SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Across Ventures, a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm founded by Managing Partner, Emi Yoshikawa, today announced that it will enter into a strategic alliance with SBI Holdings, Inc., and will launch a new fund, Across Ventures Fund I, L.P. The fund is targeting approximately USD 100 million (approximately ¥16 billion) with an objective of connecting leading-edge U.S. innovation with Japanese enterprises.\"Across Ventures is committed to building a platform for co-creating next-generation industries together with Japanese enterprises.”Share This fund will operate as a Fund-of-Funds with an investment strategy focused across a diversified portfolio of “specialized micro VCs,” a segment that has rapidly gained prominence in the U.S. venture capital ecosystem. Through this structure, the fund aims to provide Japanese corporations with systematic access to early-stage innovation opportunities that have traditionally been difficult to reach. Accessing Emerging Innovation Through Specialized Micro VCs The U.S. venture capital landscape is increasingly characterized by a barbell dynamic, bifurcating into mega funds and micro VCs. Across Ventures believes mega funds (with fund sizes ranging from several billion to tens of billions of dollars) are shifting toward later-stage, large-scale investments, while highly specialized micro VCs (typically USD 20–50 million funds) are playing an increasingly critical role in backing high-potential startups at the pre-seed and seed stages. In Across Ventures’ view, these specialized micro VCs represent a compelling point of access to next-generation innovation, driven by deep domain expertise, close relationships with founders, and differentiated deal sourcing capabilities built on unique networks. Through this fund, Across Ventures intends to invest in a curated portfolio of more than 20 micro VC funds, and aims to provide Japanese enterprises with indirect access to hundreds of cutting-edge startups. This approach is designed to deliver both breadth and depth, with the goal of unlocking new open innovation opportunities. From AI to Quantum: Strategically Covering Frontier Industries The fund seeks to take a cross-sector approach to frontier technologies by investing in micro VC funds focused on areas such as AI / Physical AI, Fintech / Blockchain, ClimateTec...