Scrum Ventures

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VCMatch tracks Scrum Ventures as an investor focused on Other companies, Seed and Series A rounds, and United States, Japan, and San Francisco markets. Upload your deck to compare your startup against the full private matching profile.

Check Size

Not specified

Stages

Seed, Series A

Focus Areas

Other

Geography

United States, Japan, and San Francisco

Investment Thesis

Scrum Ventures is an early-stage VC that leverages deep Silicon Valley and Japan networks to accelerate startups and drive corporate innovation. The firm focuses on helping portfolio companies pursue global opportunities (particularly between the U.S. and Japan) and pairs operator/investor experience with corporate partnerships and accelerator-style support to scale companies.

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Investment Focus

Who should take a closer look

Scrum Ventures is most relevant for founders raising Seed and Series A rounds in Other, especially across United States, Japan, and San Francisco.

Focus statement

Early-stage investing across a range of industries in the U.S. and Japan, with an emphasis on accelerating portfolio companies toward global opportunities and enabling corporate-startup collaboration through its Scrum Studio platform.

Value Add

Binational footprint and network: headquartered in San Francisco and Tokyo with satellite offices in Minneapolis, New York, and Illinois (site notes "headquarters in San Francisco and Tokyo, with satellite offices in Minneapolis, New York, and Illinois").
Corporate partnerships that open Japanese market access: partners include Panasonic, Biprogy, Fujitsu, and DeNA (site: "Our partners include well established Japanese corporates ... such as Panasonic, Biprogy, Fujitsu, and DeNA").
Studio model connecting corporates and startups: operates "Scrum Studio" as a platform to connect global corporations with startups (site: "Scrum Studio is a platform that connects global corporations with startups").
Operator-led team with M&A and accelerator experience: founded by Tak Miyata, described as "a seasoned entrepreneur from Japan with startup and executive experience in Silicon Valley," and team experience spans founding, investing, leading acquisitions, and accelerator programs.
Large mentor network: over 200 industry experts participate as mentors in studio programs (site: "Over 200 experts from various industries have joined our studio programs as mentors").