B Dash Ventures

What is B Dash Ventures?

B Dash Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Tokyo, Japan, specializing in seed, early, and later-stage investments in startup companies poised to become essential in the next generation of technology. With a focus on nurturing and investing in companies in both domestic and global markets, B Dash Ventures operates with capital sourced from Japan's most prominent telecom carriers, internet firms, financial institutions, government entities, and institutional investors.

Since its establishment, the firm has raised multiple funds, including B Dash Fund 1 in September 2011 with a focus on seed and early-stage investments, B Dash Fund 2 in July 2014, B Dash Fund 3 in March 2017, and B Dash Fund 4 in September 2020, all of which continued the mandate of supporting seed to later-stage companies.

B Dash Ventures extends its support beyond financial investment through B Dash Lab, an incubation office space dedicated to its portfolio companies to foster growth during earlier stages until they are ready to transition to their own spaces.

Utilizing their strategic presence in Japan, they host one of the country's largest invitation-only tech events, B Dash Camp, which convenes bi-annually and brings together senior tech industry executives and early-stage startup founders, boasting attendance exceeding 700 participants from Japan and overseas.

Hiroyuki Watanabe serves as the firm's CEO, indicating strong leadership and continuity in their investment strategy.