DG Resona Ventures

DG Resona Ventures is a Tokyo, Japan-based corporate venture capital fund that invests in early-stage startups focused on financial technology, digital payments, and open innovation. The firm operates the DG Resona Ventures Fund I Investment Limited Partnership, which manages a ¥13 billion capital pool to generate both strategic and financial returns across the technology sector. The investment vehicle leverages the combined networks and resources of its corporate partners, Digital Garage and Resona Holdings, to support portfolio companies developing advanced digital data technologies. Key leadership steering the fund's investment strategy includes Digital Garage Senior Executive Officer Junichi Nakajima, Resona Holdings Executive Officer Hidefumi Kawabe, and DG Ventures Senior Director Wataru Ishii. DG Resona Ventures was founded in April 2024 as a joint venture established by parent organizations Digital Garage and Resona Holdings.