電通グループ金融子会社 (Dentsu Group Financial Arm)
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[!note] Naming note This legacy filename is retained, but the primary sources verified by this page concern only Dentsu Ventures, the Dentsu Group CVC. It does not identify a card issuer, finance subsidiary, captive-finance company, or separate legal entity.
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This legacy-path entry remains under card-issuers INDEX for route compatibility but records only the documented Dentsu Ventures CVC fund. Read it with Japan CVC landscape and contrast it with the actual financial-services operating-company entry Aeon Financial Service; it is not a card-issuer or captive-finance operating-company anchor.
TL;DR
Dentsu Group announced the Dentsu Ventures Fund 2 CVC fund on 2021-04-27. The official release states a 100 億円 fund, global investment in domestic and overseas startups, investment from seed through later stages, and planned operation through 2031-03. ✓
1. Parent company and group structure
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Parent company | Dentsu Group Inc. (holding company) |
| Parent securities code | TSE PRIME 4324 • |
| Parent establishment | 1901 (as the advertising agency Nihon Kokoku) • |
| Holding-company conversion | 2020-01 (Dentsu to Dentsu Group) |
| Overseas subsidiary | Dentsu International (overseas coordination after the Aegis Group integration) |
| Domestic operating company | Dentsu Inc. (the advertising-agency operating company) |
Sources: Dentsu Group company information and locations and Dentsu Group IR.
2. Dentsu Ventures
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Business type | CVC (Corporate Venture Capital) |
| Investment targets | Domestic and overseas startup companies |
| Investment stage | Broadly from seed to later stage |
| Investment region | Global, domestic and overseas |
| Fund scale | Cumulative managed-fund total of about 200 億円 (Fund 1: 100 億円, formed 2015-04; Fund 2: 100 億円, formed 2021-04; Dentsu Group official) |
| Stated objective | Strengthen business support for portfolio companies and accelerate co-creation |
Sources: Dentsu Ventures Fund 2 formation release, which identifies the fund, its 100 億円 scale, global scope, and seed-to-later-stage remit.
3. Verified scope
This page covers only the CVC fund’s size, targets, and period stated in the official release. It does not assert a Dentsu Capital subsidiary, advertiser billing and settlement, international cash management, foreign-exchange management, intra-group finance, or card-issuing business without a primary source.
4. Disclosed figures (release dated 2021-04-27)
| Metric | Scale |
|---|---|
| Dentsu Ventures fund scale | Cumulative managed-fund total of about 200 億円 (Fund 1 100 億円 plus Fund 2 100 億円) |
| Cumulative investments | More than 40 investments by Fund 1; Fund 2 count not disclosed |
Sources: Dentsu Ventures Fund 2 formation release. These are release-date figures, not current AUM or investment-count claims.
Related
- Dentsu Group (parent company, TSE PRIME 4324)
- Hakuhodo DY HD (advertising-industry peer)
- CyberAgent (digital-advertising peer)
- cvc-japan-landscape — Japan CVC landscape
- INDEX — FinWiki index
Sources
- Dentsu Group company information and locations: https://www.group.dentsu.com/jp/about-us/data-location.html
- Dentsu Group IR: https://www.group.dentsu.com/jp/ir/
- Dentsu Group, “Dentsu Ventures Fund 2” (Fund 1: 100 億円, formed 2015-04, over 40 investments; Fund 2: 100 億円; cumulative managed-fund total 200 億円): https://www.group.dentsu.com/jp/news/release/000439.html
[!info] Verification status confidence: likely (rechecked 2026-07-29). Fund scale, formation timing, target region, investment stage, and Fund 1 investment count are limited to Dentsu Group’s 2021-04-27 official release. This page does not assert a separate finance subsidiary, registered business, payment function, or treasury function.
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