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Yamaha Music Innovations Fund to Begin Investing in Startup Companies in Silicon Valley
HAMAMATSU, Japan, May 08, 2025--Yamaha Corporation (TOKYO: 7951) announces that Yamaha Music Innovations Fund I, LP (YMIF), a corporate venture capital (CVC) fund run by U.S. subsidiary Yamaha Music Innovations, LLC (led by President and CEO Yusuke "Scott" Sugino), will begin to invest out of a dedicated US$50 million fund in May 2025.
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