Canon, Dai Nippon Printing, Gree, Hakuhodo DY, Marui, Mixi, Mizuho, Nihon Unisys, Oriental Land and Tokyu Fudosan all contributed to the venture firm’s $76.3m second fund.

Japan-based venture capital firm Genesia Ventures closed its second fund at roughly ¥8bn ($76.3m) on Monday, with several corporates chipping in as limited partners (LPs).

Canal Ventures, Canon Marketing Japan, Hakuhodo DY Ventures, Mizuho Capital, Oriental Land Innovations and TFHD Open Innovation Program invested on behalf of IT services firm Nihon Unisys, imaging technology producer Canon, marketing firm Hakuhodo DY, financial services firm Mizuho Financial Group, theme park operator Oriental Land Company and property developer Tokyu Fudosan Holdings respectively.

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Edison Fu

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