The entrepreneur community has secured $23m for its Chiba Dojo Fund from investors including DeNA, Mizuho Bank and Mixi, which has set a $46m target for its final close.
Japan-based entrepreneur support platform Chiba Dojo has raised ¥2.5bn ($23m) for the first close of its new fund, which counts corporates including internet companies DeNA and Mixi among its backers.
Chiba Dojo Fund’s other limited partners (LPs) include financial services firm Mizuho Bank, brokerage Daiwa Securities, deals database For Startups, educational seminar provider Leave a Nest and assorted angel investors.
The firm has placed a $46m ceiling for the vehicle expected by February 2020.
Chiba Dojo was founded in 2015…
