WERU Investment

Tokyo, Japan · VC · DeepTech Specialist

About

WERU Investment WERU Investment was founded in 1998 as Japan's first university-based independent VC, affiliated with Waseda University. Led by President Tadashi Takiguchi (ex-Nomura, founder of Accel Investments hedge fund), WERU has made 100+ investments with 20+ IPOs and 3 unicorn exits (GNI Group, Valuenex, FunPep). The 2024 launch of the Nippon Cyber Security Fund 1. targeting ¥10B as Japan's first dedicated cybersecurity fund. represents a strategic pivot into security technology. The "A

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LeoLabs
Novity
Valuenex

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