Creating New Businesses Through Venture Capital Investments and Personnel Assignments
First written in FY2017. 7 of 8 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2023-Q2. Latest entry: FY2025.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2018: 1 of 6 companies on the "Worse" side.
11 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「To accelerate these initiatives, we will strengthen growth strategy investments through M&A, alliances with other companies, business succession and the CVC fund.」
Regarding CVC and open innovation, the company expanded into growth strategy investments combining CVC with M&A, alliances with other companies and a business succession fund. - FY2025-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「To strengthen our response to overseas customer markets, we entered into a comprehensive business partnership concerning customer referrals with WealthPark RealEstate Technologies株式会社, a subsidiary of WealthPark株式会社, an investee of our CVC (corporate venture capital) fund and the owner of a global platform for alternative investments, including real estate, art and wine.」
Regarding CVC and open innovation, the company entered into a comprehensive business partnership concerning customer referrals with a WealthPark investee's subsidiary, giving concrete form to its response to overseas customers. - FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition, with a view to transforming our business portfolio and creating new businesses toward 2030, the CVC (corporate venture capital) fund made a new investment in WealthPark株式会社 to provide and develop new digitally enabled services.」
Regarding CVC and open innovation, the company made a new investment in WealthPark株式会社 to provide and develop new digitally enabled services. - FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition, with a view to transforming our business portfolio and creating new businesses toward 2030, the CVC (corporate venture capital) fund invested in 6 companies. We also invested in クオン株式会社 and began considering the development of new customer relationships through communities in collaboration with the company.」
Regarding CVC and open innovation, the CVC fund expanded its investments to 6 companies, and the company invested in クオン株式会社 and began considering customer relationship development through communities. - FY2024-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition, with the aim of creating new businesses and advancing existing businesses through collaboration with other companies, we decided to invest in 4 companies through the CVC (corporate venture capital) fund established in September last year, and also decided to invest in 株式会社フィナンシェ, which operates a blockchain-based token-issuance crowdfunding service.」
Regarding CVC and open innovation, the company decided to invest in 4 companies through its CVC fund and also decided to invest in フィナンシェ, which uses blockchain technology. - FY2023-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition, we established the corporate venture capital fund “JFR MIRAI CREATORS Fund” jointly with other companies in September 2022.」
Regarding VC investments and open innovation, a CVC fund was actually established jointly with other companies in September 2022. - FY2023-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Looking ahead to 2030 and the transformation of our business portfolio, we are considering establishing a CVC fund, with a focus on expanding priority strategies, creating new business areas and developing the talent needed to lead the next generation.」
The VC and open innovation initiatives have progressed to consideration of establishing a CVC fund with 2030 in view. - FY2017First statedAnnual report
「While continuing to invest in venture capital (VC) funds, we will promote talent development, including seconding group personnel to VC firms. At the same time, through open innovation initiatives that draw on the advanced information and expertise of VC firms, we will work to develop new services and businesses.」
The company has outlined a strategy combining VC investments, personnel secondments and open innovation as means of incorporating advanced external information and expertise.