About us

Corporate information

Company name

DBJ Capital Co., Ltd.

Location

Otemachi Financial City South Tower, 9-6, Otemachi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8178, Japan

Capital

99 million JPY

Shareholder

Development Bank of Japan Inc. (100%)

Main business lines

Administration and management of venture funds and private equity funds.

Operating Fund
Fund name :  DBJ Capital Investment Limited Partnership
Fund size :  34.32 billion JPY
General Partner :  DBJ Capital Co., Ltd.
Limited Partner : only DBJ
Management Team

President

:Masahiko Niimi Career

After joining the Japan Development Bank (currently Development Bank of Japan, Inc.), he worked in the corporate finance and credit analysis department, and then has been in charge of investment, private equity, M&A finance and special situation finance for over 20 years. During this period, he was seconded to Japan Airlines Co., Ltd from 2010 to 2011.

2017
General Manager, Strategic Finance Department, Development Bank of Japan, Inc.

2023
President, DBJ Capital Co., Ltd.

Director

  :Tetsuaki Hirota Career

1994
Joined the Hokkaido-Tohoku Development Finance Public Corporation (currently Development Bank of Japan, Inc.).

2014
General Manager ,General Affairs Department and Real Estate Investment Management Department, DBJ Asset Management Co., Ltd.

2016
Deputy General Manager, Corporate Finance Department ,Development Bank of Japan, Inc.

2017
Director, DBJ Capital Co., Ltd.

2019
Deputy General Manager, Regional Research & Planning Department ,Development Bank of Japan, Inc.

2022
Director, DBJ Capital Co., Ltd.

Director

  :Akira Nagai Career

2005
Joined the the Development Bank of Japan (currently Development Bank of Japan, Inc.).

2019
Seconded to Solution Design Co.,Ltd..

2021
Manager, Strategic Finance Department, Development Bank of Japan, Inc.

2024
Manager, Growth & Cross Border Investment Department, Development Bank of Japan, Inc.
Director, DBJ Capital Co., Ltd.

Auditor

   :Tsuyoshi Sakuma Career

1988
Joined the Japan Development Bank (currently Development Bank of Japan, Inc.).

2016
Seconded to Chugoku Economic Federation.

2020
Joined the Socionext Inc..

2024
Auditor, DBJ Capital Co., Ltd.
President, Value Management Institute, Inc.

Investment Committee Members

Masahiko Niimi (President, DBJ Capital Co., Ltd. )
Akira Nagai (Manager, Growth & Cross Border Investment Department, Development Bank of Japan Inc.)

Advisor
Yasuhiro Yoshizawa Career

Director of Inclusion Japan K.K. He holds a Master of Engineering degree from the University of Tokyo. After working for P&G, he participated in the founding of Lifenet Insurance. After the company went public, he founded a venture capital firm, Inclusion Japan Inc.
His major venture support clients include Coconara, Japan's largest C2C marketplace, and i-Space, the largest space development venture in Japan. Currently, he is engaged in the management of ICJ2 Fund, a VC fund specializing in ESG, and focuses on investments in the decarbonization and ESG areas, including Zero Board and Sustainacraft.

2020
Advisor, DBJ Capital Co., Ltd.

Moriyoshi Matsumoto Career

Moriyoshi Matsumoto is Chairman and Managing Partner of WM Partners Inc. (WMP) Japan. Moriyoshi served as CEO and Chairman Japan Asia Investment Co., Ltd, (JAIC (8518)) from 2009 to 2012 after 23 years working experience with the company in private equity investment and fund management.
From 2002 Moriyoshi was an Executive Director and CIO of Private Equity Secondaries and Growth Capital Investment. Moriyoshi played an integral role, as Executive Director and advisor, in achieving IPO’s of numerous companies like Istyle (3660), as well as M&A support through companies like Rheos Capital Works (7330).
His investment experience also includes membership of DFJ-JAIC Technology Partners Investment Committee in USA, and CA-JAIC China Internet Investment Fund with CyberAgent. He was a member of the board of JVCA (Japan Venture Capital Association) till 2012 . He holds a CFA Japan and graduated from Keio University with a B.A. in law.

2015
Advisor, DBJ Capital Co., Ltd.

Number of capitalists

10 (in addition to the general managers)

DBJ Group Policy

Company history

1996
Started venture capital business at New Business Investment Co., Ltd. (currently DBJ Capital Co., Ltd. ),
a group company of the Japan Development Bank (currently Development Bank of Japan Inc.).
2010
New Business Investment Co., Ltd. reorganized as DBJ Capital Co., Ltd..
DBJ Capital Fund was established.

Access

Location

Otemachi Financial City South Tower, 9-6, Otemachi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8178, Japan

Access

Tokyo Metro Otemachi Station … Direct access from Exit A1 of Otemachi Station on the Marunouchi Line
Otemachi Station on the Toei Mita Line

Please come to the reception desk inside the DBJ Entrance on the 1st floor.