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Z Venture Capital (ZVC) serves as the corporate venture capital arm of LY Corporation. Established in 2021 through the merger of YJ Capital and LINE Ventures, ZVC is strategically positioned with offices in Tokyo, Seoul, and San Francisco. We actively invest across Japan, Korea, the United States, and Southeast Asia. Our vision is to empower humanity through innovation. At ZVC, we invest in and support innovative startups driving transformative societal changes, leveraging proprietary resources, expertise and assets from the LY Corporation Group.

ZVC serves as the corporate venture capital arm of LY Corporation(an integrated entity of Z Holdings/LINE/Yahoo Japan, etc.), supporting startups with global potential. ZVC is the succeeding company of YJ Capital Inc., which was established in August 2012, following its merger with LINE Ventures Corporation in April 2021.

Funds under Management

Since 2012, we've managed around 185 billion yen in investments worldwide

• 2012

  YJ1 JPY3Bil.

• 2014

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  LVG US$100m

• 2015

  YJ2 JPY20Bil.

  LVJ 25億円

• 2018

  YJ3 10Bil.

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  EVG1 US$250m

• 2021

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  EVG2 US$400m

  ZVC1 JPY30Bil.

• 2025

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  ZVC2 JPY30Bil.

Partnership

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Company Overview

Representative	In Joon Hwang
Established	August 7, 2012
Shareholders	LY Corporation 100%
Address	102-8282 1-3 Kioicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Tokyo Garden Terrace Kioicho, Kioi Tower