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 campus. Photo courtesy of OIST.

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…

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Thierry Heles

Thierry Heles is the editor of Global University Venturing, host of the Beyond the Breakthrough interview podcast and responsible for the monthly GUV Gazette (sign up here for free).
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