Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology has partnered Lifetime Ventures to raise a deep tech-focused fund with a target size of $40m.
Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) joined forces today with Lifetime Ventures to create the OIST-Lifetime Ventures Fund with a target size of ¥5bn ($40m).
The fund will focus on early-stage deep tech developers emerging out of OIST, as well Japan and globally. It will aim to support founders beyond capital, helping them commercialise research through access…