Kobayashi and Daikin Industries are among the limited partners for the investment firm’s latest fund, which has a target of about $74m for its final close.

Several corporates are among the limited partners that have contributed to the first close of a fund being raised by Japan-based investment firm Real Tech Holdings with an ¥8bn ($74.3m) target.

Real Tech Fund III Investment Business Limited Liability Partnership’s LPs include metal parts producer Kobayashi Industries, air conditioner manufacturer Daikin Industries, financial services firms Hamamatsu Iwata Shinkin Bank, Mizuho Bank, Senshu Ikeda Bank and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, and brokerage SMBC Nikko Securities.

Real Tech Fund was formed in…

Edison Fu

Edison Fu is a reporter and Asia liaison at Global Corporate Venturing.