Announced details
Semiconductor design, optoelectronic integration, heat-dissipation materials, next-generation semiconductor materials, next-generation semiconductor packaging technologies, semiconductor peripheral technologies, and deep-tech fields such as quantum technologies
The Company is investing in the fund as an anchor LP investor. This is the Company’s first LP investment in a VC fund.
An investment partnership specializing in VC investments in the semiconductor sector. Its investors are Motomura Ten (本村天), Chris Liao, and Omori Eisaku (大森栄作). With a mission to “strengthen Japan’s semiconductor technology ecosystem,” it invests in deep-tech fields, including semiconductors and quantum technologies, in Japan and overseas.
10-year fund term
The impact on results for the current fiscal year is minor.
The company does not address Contract Value / Offering price.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Names of Products / Services Covered | Taravine Partners No. 1 Investment Limited Partnership |
| Counterparty | Taravine Partners No. 1 Limited Partnership |
| Counterparty overview | An investment partnership specializing in VC investments in the semiconductor sector. Its investors are Motomura Ten (本村天), Chris Liao, and Omori Eisaku (大森栄作). With a mission to “strengthen Japan’s semiconductor technology ecosystem,” it invests in deep-tech fields, including semiconductors and quantum technologies, in Japan and overseas. |
| Relationship with the Company | The Company is investing in the fund as an anchor LP investor. This is the Company’s first LP investment in a VC fund. |
| Contract Date | 24 July 2026 (investment decision date) |
| Applicable area | Semiconductor design, optoelectronic integration, heat-dissipation materials, next-generation semiconductor materials, next-generation semiconductor packaging technologies, semiconductor peripheral technologies, and deep-tech fields such as quantum technologies |
| Location scale | 10-year fund term |
| Impact on Business Performance | The impact on results for the current fiscal year is minor. |
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.This investment forms part of the Company’s CVC investments under its medium-term management plan, “FY2025-2027,” and is intended to expand its business areas, strengthen its focus on advanced semiconductor fields, and reinforce its sales channels. The Company determined that leveraging Taravine’s market-scouting capabilities and network could strengthen its technological and sales capabilities.