What Visionnaire Ventures does

Visionnaire Ventures is a private venture capital firm founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco (166 Geary Street), with a regional office in Tokyo (Stadium Place Aoyama, Minato-ku) operating through its Japanese subsidiary Visionnaire Ventures株式会社 (Visionnaire Ventures Inc.). The firm invests equity capital across all stages from seed to growth in technology companies developing next-generation capabilities in artificial intelligence, machine/deep learning, robotic automation, visual perception, agricultural and digital health technologies, mobile, Big Data, and IoT. Its stated portfolio includes Zipline, Zoox, Canvas, ModBot, Savioke, LeapMind, Square, and approximately 30 additional companies visible on its website, spanning logistics, e-commerce, fintech, IoT platforms, and digital health.

The firm is led by Chairman Taizo Son (founder of Gungho Online Entertainment, which IPO'd in 2005), Managing Partners Fuyuki Yamaguchi (Japan) and Susan Choe, Principal Kenta Adachi (Japan), and Advisor Atsushi Taira — an operator-heavy team drawn primarily from SoftBank, Yahoo!, NHN, Gungho, Bain, Roland Berger, KPMG, and other technology and consulting backgrounds. Multiple team members hold concurrent roles at Mistletoe Inc. (a Social Impact Studio founded by Taizo Son in 2013) and MOVIDA JAPAN (an incubation arm founded by Taizo Son in 2009), creating an integrated US–Asia venture ecosystem spanning deal sourcing, incubation, and capital deployment.

As a venture capital GP, Visionnaire Ventures generates revenue from fund management fees and carried interest on portfolio company exits. Investment terms, fund size, AUM, and financial performance are not publicly disclosed. The firm positions itself as a cross-border investor with primary deal flow across Silicon Valley, North America, Japan, and India, targeting visionary entrepreneurs building globally-scalable companies rather than specific named end-customer segments.

Name

Visionnaire Ventures

Legal name

Visionnaire Ventures, Inc.

Website

https://visionnaire.vc

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Visionnaire Ventures is a San Francisco–based venture capital firm (founded 2013) with a Tokyo office that invests seed-to-growth equity in technology companies across AI, robotics, IoT, digital health, and mobile, operating as part of Taizo Son's broader Mistletoe/MOVIDA ecosystem.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Venture Capital

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940), All Other Financial Investment Activities (52399)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Early-Stage Venture Capital (Series A/B) (FSANAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Sector-Focused Venture Capital (Vertical Specialists) (FSANAAAD)

Keywords

• Venture capital
• Technology investments
• Seed stage funding
• Growth stage capital
• Startup investment

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Investment Returns / Fund Management: Visionnaire Ventures generates returns through equity investments in early-stage to growth-stage technology companies. As a venture capital firm, revenue is derived from fund management fees and carried interest from successful portfolio company exits.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Visionnaire Ventures provides venture capital investment services, funding technology startups across all stages from seed to growth. The firm invests in companies leveraging next generation and disruptive technologies including artificial intelligence, machine/deep learning, robotic automation, visual perception, agricultural and digital health technologies, mobile, Big Data, and IoT. Portfolio companies include Zipline, Zoox, Canvas, ModBot, LeapMind, Savioke, Helpshift, Square, and others.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Investment Services Venture capital investment services funding technology startups across all stages from seed to growth, focused on companies leveraging next generation and disruptive technologies including AI, machine/deep learning, robotic automation, visual perception, agricultural and digital health technologies, mobile, Big Data, and IoT.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Mistletoe Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVisionnaire Ventures is closely affiliated with Mistletoe Inc., a Social Impact Studio led by Taizo Son (Visionnaire Chairman). Multiple team members hold dual roles - Fuyuki Yamaguchi serves as CIO/COO at Mistletoe and COO at MOVIDA (Taizo's investment/incubation arms). Kenta Adachi leads investment into technology-oriented startups at Mistletoe. The firm is positioned as part of the broader Mistletoe ecosystem focused on startup ecosystem development.
• MOVIDA JAPANcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMOVIDA JAPAN is an investment and incubation arm led by Taizo Son, Visionnaire's Chairman. Fuyuki Yamaguchi serves as COO at MOVIDA. Founded in 2009 with a vision to create a Silicon Valley-like venture ecosystem in East Asia by 2030.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• World Innovation Lab (WiL): Japan-US cross-border venture firm investing in enterprise and consumer technology with dual presence similar to Visionnaire; comparable because both bridge Japanese capital and US founders and target seed-to-growth tech deals.
• BEENEXT: Early-stage venture firm founded by Japanese serial entrepreneur Teruhide Sato with global tech focus and India/Southeast Asia presence; directly comparable as a founder-led, Japan-rooted cross-border seed-to-Series A investor in similar technology verticals.
• Globis Capital Partners: Tokyo-based venture capital firm investing in early-to-growth stage tech companies in Japan and the US; comparable because of similar stage range, technology focus, and cross-border US/Japan orientation.
• DNX Ventures: Japan-US focused early-stage B2B venture firm; directly comparable as a cross-border seed-to-Series A investor targeting enterprise technology with operating presence in both Tokyo and the San Francisco Bay Area.
• Incubate Fund: Japan-based seed venture firm investing in technology and internet startups with global ambitions; comparable because both focus on seed-to-early stage technology companies with Japan operational roots.

Broad incumbents

• JAFCO Group: One of Japan's largest venture and growth capital firms with broad tech and life-sciences exposure; comparable as a Japan-headquartered VC investing across stages in technology, though it operates at much greater scale and as a public company.
• 500 Global (500 Startups): Global early-stage accelerator and seed venture firm with programs across multiple geographies including Japan; comparable because both invest at seed stage in technology startups globally, though 500 operates at much larger fund scale.
• Techstars: Global accelerator-driven seed investor in technology startups; comparable because both invest at very early stages in tech founders and provide structured mentorship, though Techstars operates at far larger scale globally.

Regional players

• Sony Innovation Fund: Corporate venture capital arm of Sony investing in early-stage tech startups globally with strong Japan roots; comparable because both deploy capital into Japanese-rooted tech founders and startups across AI, IoT, and digital health.
• Asahi Kasei CVC / CVC Capital Partners (Japan activity): Strategic corporate investors deploying venture capital into Japanese technology and life-sciences startups; comparable as Japan-based capital sources competing for similar early-stage deals in adjacent verticals.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/visionnaire-ventures

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments56 records

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