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Across Ventures Launches Strategic Alliance with SBI Holdings to Establish New Micro VC-Focused Fund-of-Funds
SAN FRANCISCO, April 14, 2026--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.
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